(2026-05-12). Majid Freeman walks free but Starmer regime will reprosecute in 2027. thecanary.co 
Anti-genocide activist Majid Freeman walked free from court on Monday after jurors decided they could not reach a verdict on terrorism charges. The Starmer government had prosecuted Freeman for expressing his support for Palestine's right of resistance to Israeli oppression and genocide. Supporters say the jury saw through the transparently political nature of the charges. Majid […] | By
(2026-05-12). Protesting Rutger Engineering's Cancellation of Rami Elghandour's Graduate Address over Palestine. juancole.com — | Letter regarding the cancellation of Ramy Elghandour's graduate address at the School of Engineering because of his views on Palestine: | Francine Conway | Chancellor, | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | nbchancellor@rutgers.edu | Jason Geary | Provost, | Rutger…
(2026-05-12). Lamine Yamal waves Palestine flag during Barcelona victory parade. thecanary.co 
Eighteen year old Lamine Yamal raised the flag of Palestine from Barcelona's open-top victory parade, a gesture which has been shared widely online, further cementing him as the best young player on the planet, not only for his ability on the field but also his principles off it. Barcelona's parade was the morning after the […] | By
(2026-05-12). EU Breaks Political Deadlock to Punish Violent Israeli Settlers. thinktank.pk The decision by the European Union to approve new sanctions against violent Israeli settlers may appear limited on the surface, but politically it represents one of the strongest signals yet that Europe's patience with the current trajectory of the Israel-Palestine conflict is rapidly eroding. For years, divisions inside Europe prevented unified action against Israeli settlement …
(2026-05-12). Palestine's flag becoming a regular sight at European football stadiums. thecanary.co 
The presence of the Palestinian flag in European stadiums is no longer an exceptional event or a fleeting snapshot linked to a match or celebration. Rather, it has become a recurring sight within the wider world of football, reflecting the transformation of the sport from a game into an open space for the expression of […] | By
(2026-05-12). Lamine Yamal attacked by Israeli media and politicians. thecanary.co 
Muslim footballer Lamine Yamal raising the Palestinian flag during celebrations after Barcelona won the Spanish league title has sparked a wave of outrage and incitement in the Israeli media. Yamal, 18, stole the spotlight during Barcelona's La Liga victory parade on an open-top bus after he appeared waving the Palestine flag. However, Israeli media outlets, as […] | By
(2026-05-11). Thursday 5/14: Albany & El Cerrito for Palestine – Human Billboard for Gaza. indybay.org El Cerrito Plaza, San Pablo & Carlson…
(2026-05-11). Peter Tatchell assaulted at Rally Against Antisemitism. thecanary.co 
Veteran human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell was assaulted and forced out by a mob at the Rally Against Antisemitism in Whitehall on Sunday 10 May. He described attendees at the rally wrestling and shoving him and stealing a Free Palestine badge. He also received threats of violence if he attempted to rejoin the rally. And […] | By
(2026-05-11). Direct action is a weapon of the people. electronicintifada.net Prisoner linked to Palestine Action has spent many months in detention without trial.
(2026-05-11). Democracy Now! 2026-05-11 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for May 11, 2026; Far-Right Anti-Immigrant Party Surges in U.K. Elections; Calls Grow for Labour PM Starmer to Resign; Meet Guido Reichstadter, the Marine Veteran Who Scaled D.C. Bridge to Protest Iran War & AI; Canceled over Palestine: Biotech CEO Rami Elghandour on Rutgers Disinviting Him as Graduation Speaker | Headlines for May 11, 2026; Far-Right Anti-Immigrant Party Surges in U.K. Elections; Calls Grow for Labour PM Starmer to Resign; Meet Guido Reichstadter, the Marine Veteran Who Scaled D.C. Bridge to Protest Iran War & AI; Canceled over Palestine: Biotech CEO Rami Elghandour on Rutgers Disinvitin…
(2026-05-11). Milwaukee4Palestine: 78 Years of the Ongoing Nakba May 15-17, 2026 (Event Listings). wibailoutpeople.org 
Contact Milwaukee4Palestine Milwaukee4Palestine, USPCN Milwaukee, Great Ride MKE, and BintJamila's Table are proud to present a weekend of events to commemorate 78 years of the ongoing Nakba. Please join us for as many events as you'd like…hopefully all of them! We've tried to make this email as easy to read as possible — it's a …
(2026-05-11). Palestinian Evacuees: Escaping Ordeal in Gaza, Entering Another in France. ummid.com A Palestinian family evacuated from Gaza to France says French authorities have separated three children from their parents after allegations of abuse that the family strongly denies and courts have not substantiated with evidence.
(2026-05-12). Weaponised antisemitism joins Israel's genocide denial tactics. newarab.com 
Genocide denial frameworks identify recurring strategies: minimising victim numbers, victim-blaming, questioning witnesses, and reframing violence as unavoidable. Contemporary discourse surrounding Gaza reproduces many of these strategies, but also extends beyond classical typologies of denial. | Unlike historical cases of genocide, which relied on reconstructing past events, Gaza has been a battlefield of competing narratives in real time. Instead of withholding information, Israeli and pro-Israeli systems of denial have reinterpreted and reconstructed information as it emerged. Even after major hostilities in G…
(2026-05-12). 61st Venice Biennale: Cultural workers and artists strike and protest against the Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org The strikers and demonstrators were responding to a call from the organisation Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA), supported by a number of other activist groups.
(2026-05-11). War, genocide and the weaponization of healthcare: An interview with Bilal Irfan. wsws.org Bilal Irfan is a US‚Äëbased medical and bioethics researcher working on Gaza and Palestinian health.
(2026-05-12). Gaza's survival economy: Small businesses rise from war rubble. newarab.com 
(2026-05-12). I Was Kidnapped by Israel in Int'l Waters, Jailed for 10 Days: Gaza Flotilla Activist Saif Abukeshek. democracynow.org 
"We were hearing, every day, the screams of other Palestinians who were being tortured inside this investigation center." | Spanish citizen Saif Abukeshek, an activist of Palestinian origin, speaks with Democracy Now! about spending 10 days in Israeli detention after he was abducted in international waters. He was among 175 international activists sailing to Gaza as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which has for years tried to breach Israel's maritime blockade of Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
(2026-05-12). Israel deports Gaza flotilla activists Avila, Abu Keshek. newarab.com 
(2026-05-11). From Shireen Abu Akleh to Amal Khalil, the killer is the same. mondoweiss.net 
Four years ago today, Shireen Abu Akleh was assassinated by an Israeli soldier. Since then, Israel has killed more than 275 journalists in Gaza and Lebanon. The world that let Shireen's killer walk free made all of this possible.
(2026-05-11). How strength bolsters resistance. electronicintifada.net Muhammad Shehada tells EI how a stormy meeting in Cairo exposed the real agenda behind the latest Gaza "peace" proposals.
(2026-05-11). At Least Two Palestinians Killed in Gaza as Israel Continues Daily Attacks. news.antiwar.com Israeli forces killed at least two Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, as the IDF continues its daily attacks and constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. WAFA reported that one Palestinian was killed by Israeli army fire in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City and another was killed …
(2026-05-11). Israel's war on Gaza fuels surge in babies born with deformities. newarab.com 
Aya waited three years before becoming Israeli airstrikes targeted near her home, windows shattered, and the sounds of explosions became constant. | "One night, a missile struck a house just meters away from us, and our home filled with black smoke and dust. I couldn't breathe for several minutes," Aya Mohammed Abu Shamala, now 2…
(2026-05-11). Gaza: Doctors under Attack wins BAFTA despite BBC censorship only to be censored again. thecanary.co 
The BBC has once again been exposed as being entirely at odds with the interests of the British public after Gaza: Doctors Under Attack won a BAFTA at the 2026 ceremony. The previously censored documentary won in the current affairs category — a result that further highlights how biased the licence-funded broadcaster has become in […] | By
(2026-05-11). How smokers in Gaza are using molokhia instead of tobacco. newarab.com 
In the war-torn What began as an improvised response to scarcity has evolved into a fragile and unregulated micro-market. | In the…
english.palinfo.com (2026-05-11). Gaza: Several civilians injured, two martyrs recovered as Israeli ceasefire violations enter day 214
Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip left several Palestinian civilians wounded, while the bodies of two martyrs were recovered on Monday, marking yet another violation of the ceasefire now in its 214th consecutive day.
(2026-05-12). Headlines for May 12, 2026. democracynow.org Trump Warns Iran Ceasefire Is "On Life Support", Saudi Aramco Warns Of "Catastrophic Consequences" Unless Strait of Hormuz Reopens, Israeli Military Issues New Evacuation Orders for Residents of Southern Lebanon, Israeli Forces Continue Deadly Violations of U.S.-Brokered Ceasefire, Palestinian Family Says Israeli Settlers Forced Them to Exhume West Bank Gravesite , EU to Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settlers in the Occupied West Bank, Protests Erupt at Real Estate Expo Advertising Properties for Sale in the Occupied West Bank, SCOTUS Allows Alabama to Adopt Congressional Map Eliminating a B…
(2026-05-11). EU agrees sanctions on Israeli West Bank settlers, Hamas leaders. aljazeera.com The long-awaited agreement comes after Hungary's new government dropped the country's veto.
(2026-05-11). Israeli settlers force Palestinian family to rebury dead father. newarab.com 
Palestinian Mohammad Al-Asaasa never imagined that the first hours of grief following his elderly father's death, Haj Hussein Mohammad Hussein Al-Asaasa (Abu Ezzat), from the village of Al-Asaasa, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank, would turn into a nightmare. | Mohammad was forced to exhume his father's body from its At noon on Friday, 8 May, the…
(2026-05-12). Watch: Netanyahu begs, tries to con China into ending support for Iran. thecanary.co 
Wanted Israeli war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has been given yet another soft-soap interview by Zionist-run CBS. In it, Netanyahu railed about the US public's supposed hate for Israel but then turned, 'panicked', to first beg and then try to con China into ending its support for Iran. China has supplied Iran with high-grade satellite intel […] | By
(2026-05-11). Possibility Of Operation To Retrieve Iran's Enriched Uranium Appears To Rise As Negotiations Sputter (Updated). twz.com 
Both Trump and Netanyahu made comments in the last 24 hours that point to a possible high-risk operation to snatch Iran's nuclear material.
(2026-05-11). Iran war 'not over,' uranium must be removed: Netanyahu. newarab.com 
"It's not over, because there's still nuclear material ⚪ enriched uranium ⚪ that has to be taken out of Iran. There's still enrichment sites that have to be dismantled," Netanyahu said in an interview that aired Sunday on the C…
(2026-05-11). Israeli Army: We destroyed a Hezbollah tunnel measuring 120 metres in length in southern Lebanon using more than 20 tonnes of explosives. ecns.cn Israeli Army: We destroyed a Hezbollah tunnel measuring 120 metres in length in southern Lebanon using more than 20 metric tons of explosives.
(2026-05-12). Israeli soldiers are hiding behind 'dummy troops' in Lebanon. newarab.com 
(2026-05-12). Lebanese in south refuse to flee again despite escalating Israeli strikes. aljazeera.com Obaida Hitto reports from southern Lebanon, where residents say they will not leave again despite intensifying strikes.
(2026-05-12). Acquitted Filton 24 member calls for support at comrades' sentencing. thecanary.co 
Jordan Devlin was one of six 'Filton 24' activists retried by the Starmer regime for damaging an Israeli weapons factory. Devlin and Zoe Rogers were acquitted. Their four comrades were convicted after the trial judge forbade any mention of the jury's legal right to acquit on conscience. The government wants those four — Samuel Corner, […] | By
(2026-05-12). An Israeli 'Excursion' in Babylon. newarab.com 
The New Arab/Al-Araby Al-Jadeed Cartoon of the Day by Palestinian-Jordanian editorial cartoonist Emad Hajjaj.
(2026-05-12). Israel approves kangaroo court to impose death penalty on 7 Oct detainees. thecanary.co 
Members of Knesset (MKs) in Israel have passed a bill establishing a so-called 'special tribunal' for Palestinians detained on 7 October 2023. The tribunal is designed to strip fair trial rights and has the power to impose death penalties on detainees. The bill passed without a single dissenting vote. A total of 27 MKs in […] | By
(2026-05-11). Israeli soldiers jailed for desecration of Virgin Mary statue in Lebanon. scmp.com Two Israeli soldiers will spend weeks in military prison for desecration of a Christian object after one stuck a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon and the other photographed it. | The photo of the soldier, a cigarette dangling from his own mouth, went viral and sparked widespread outrage.
(2026-05-11). Israeli strikes on S. Lebanon kill 4, wound 19. ecns.cn BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, May 10 ⚪ Four people were killed and 19 others wounded on Sunday in Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah announced attacks targeting Israeli troops and military equipment along the border.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran.
(2026-05-11). 'There is absolutely no division at all'. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Yousef Pezeshkian, son of Iran's president, has dismissed reports of divisions between his father and military commanders, amid stalled efforts to bring the US-Israeli war that began on February 28 to a lasting end.
(2026-05-11). Israeli ally UAE quits OPEC, OPEC. ummid.com The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of the Israeli allies in the Middle East, has announced to quit OPEC and OPEC+ amidst the crisis the world is facing because of the US-Israel led Zionist war on Iran.
(2026-05-11). Interfaith Pilgrimage From Oakland City Hall to Airport to Protest Israeli Crimes. indybay.org FedEx goes into hidihg…
(2026-05-11). A Sad and Beautiful World: "When things get better, we'll come back to Beirut" wsws.org Beirut has been subjected to repeated, brutal Israeli bombing raids throughout the current conflict.
(2026-05-11). Andy Burnham is not the answer. thecanary.co 
With Keir Starmer in meltdown mode, Andy Burnham is being presented as Labour's saviour. Last time he stood for leader, in 2015, Burnham promised that his first trip overseas would be to the Israeli settler-state. This would be his third attempt at securing the top job at Labour, but does Burnham really represent a change […] | By
(2026-05-11). The Town That Wouldn't Die: A View from the Streets of Bint Jbeil. thecanary.co 
If you want to understand the soul of Bint Jbeil, you don't look at a map. Instead, you look at the Israeli artillery left in our town square — a sign of liberation from the occupation after the year 2000. Our town centre was a graveyard of Israeli hubris. We kept the rusted skeletons of […] | By