2026-05-28: Palestine Roundup

So far today: 2026-05-28 3:14pm GMT

Editor (2026-05-28). Why didn't Iran put Gaza on the table? A difficult answer. mronline.org From Gaza to Tehran, from the politics of resistance to the limits of regional diplomacy, a pressing question has resurfaced amid the 2026 war: why was Palestine not explicitly placed at the center of Iran's ceasefire framework? In this critical reading, Ramzy Baroud challenges the assumption of abandonment, arguing instead that the answer lies in the fragmented nature of Palestinian representation and the uneven political architecture of the resistance camp itself.

Hikers for Palestine (2026-05-28). Sunday 5/31: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with the Children of Palestine. indybay.org Strawberry Creek Park, 1250 Addison Street in Berkeley.

Richard Falk (2026-05-28). Euro-Med Monitor Under Attack for its Exemplary Human Rights Effort to Document Wrongdoing in Occupied Palestine. richardfalk.org Video on Behalf of Euro-Med Monitor 5/27/2026 My name is Richard Falk, a retired professor of international law at Princeton University. I speak here as the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, a civil society organization based in Geneva, that reports on human rights throughout the Middle East and North …

News Desk, The Cradle. (2026-05-28). Gaza Genocide Survivors File Criminal Complaint Against Top Israeli Officials. popularresistance.org Two Polish-Palestinian survivors of the Gaza genocide filed a criminal complaint with Polish prosecutors in Wroclaw against Israeli officials for using starvation as a war weapon and obstructing the delivery of humanitarian aid, Middle East Eye (MEE) reported on 27 May. | The complaint, filed by Amjad Agha and Dr Ahmed Elsaftawy, names prominent Israeli figures such as former defense minister Yoav Gallant, current Defense Minister Israel Katz, and the leadership of Cogat, the agency overseeing aid access into the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.

Mansoor Malik, Mondoweiss. (2026-05-28). Why Did The American Psychiatric Association Cancel My Lecture On Gaza? popularresistance.org When the American Psychiatric Association invited me to deliver the Chester Pierce Human Rights Lecture at its annual meeting this month, I believed the organization was affirming a foundational principle of medicine and psychiatry: that human suffering deserves recognition regardless of politics, nationality, religion, or ideology. The lecture was intended to examine the psychological consequences of mass violence, especially for children and civilians trapped within conditions of war and collective trauma in Gaza. | Hours before it was scheduled to begin, the lecture was suddenly canceled.

newleftreview (2026-05-28). Nancy Fraser: Gaza as World Event. newleftreview.org The global reverberations of Israel's destruction of Gaza, understood as world event—an epochal turning point which serves to reveal the changing nature of the times. Philosophical reflections on the rise of a new-era McCarthyism in Germany and the US.

Alaa Shamali (2026-05-28). Ireland coach describes Israel match as a 'war to be won'. thecanary.co The Republic of Ireland's national football team coach, Icelandic Heimir Hallgrímsson has described the upcoming matches against Israel in the UEFA Nations League as a 'war to be won,' amidst mounting political and public pressure in Ireland to boycott the Israeli team due to the war in Gaza. Israel match a war to be won […] | By

Amina Arshad (2026-05-28). Billions Promised, Nothing Delivered: Is Trump's Peace Board Failing? thinktank.pk Donald Trump's ambitious "Board of Peace" initiative for Gaza reconstruction is increasingly facing accusations of dysfunction, confusion, and political overreach before any meaningful rebuilding process has even begun. What was initially presented as a historic diplomatic breakthrough designed to stabilize Gaza after years of war is now confronting growing criticism over empty funding accounts, unclear …

Codepink (2026-05-28). Friday 5/29: Calling Party for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | www.codepink.org/cp529

Elfadil Ibrahim (2026-05-28). Nothing more dangerous than a Netanyahu scorned. responsiblestatecraft.org

presstv.co.uk (2026-05-26). Finger on trigger: Iran pursues diplomacy to end imposed war, yet military stands locked and loadedThis is not a posture of aggression but credible deterrence, a strategic doctrine Iran has operationalized in the three months since the US-Israeli military aggression.

newarab (2026-05-28). Ceasefire fragile as US, Iran trade hits; Israel attacks Lebanon. newarab.com Here are the latest updates: | Back and forth contradictory statements between Iranian and US officials about the deal and what it entails
| Meanwhile, the United States has carried out new strikes on an Iranian military site near the Bandar Abbas port, causing no damage or casualties
| In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched an attack on an "American airbase". For its part, Kuwait's military said its air defences confronted "hostile" missiles and drones
| The Israeli military has struck Beirut's suburbs, claiming to be targeting a missile commander for Hezb…

Revolutionary Chalk Brigade, NAG (2026-05-28). Friday 5/29: Demonstration against genocide at the israeli consulate. indybay.org 456 Montgomery St | San Francisco…

newleftreview (2026-05-28). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.

newarab (2026-05-28). Ceasefire fragile as US and Iran trade hits, Israel attacks Leb. newarab.com Here are the latest updates: | Back and forth contradictory statements between Iranian and US officials about the deal and what it entails
| Meanwhile, the United States has carried out new strikes on an Iranian military site near the Bandar Abbas port, causing no damage or casualties
| In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched an attack on an "American airbase". For its part, Kuwait's military said its air defences confronted "hostile" missiles and drones
| The Israeli military has issued forced displacement orders for the entire population of southern Lebano…

aljazeera (2026-05-28). US returns Palestinian rights expert Francesca Albanese to sanctions list. aljazeera.com Trump administration has sought to pressure international officials who scrutinise reported abuses by Israeli forces.

newarab (2026-05-28). UN blacklists Israel over sexual violence against Palestinians. newarab.com The The UN's move follows mounting documentation by human rights organisations accusing Israel of the systemic use of rape and sexual violence by Israeli forces and pri…

Skwawkbox (2026-05-27). US drops charges against Israeli whose illegal biolab left neighbours 'deathly ill'. thecanary.co The US government has dropped all federal charges against Ori Solomon, who is now free to leave the US and return to Israel. Solomon's hidden, illegal biolab in a rental lock-up left neighbours and the police who entered it "deathly ill". However, the only charges he now faces relate to illegal waste disposal. The official […] | By

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