(2026-05-25). Why Trump's draft peace pact with Iran threatens Netanyahu's Middle East plans. scmp.com For decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has preached a mantra of peace and stability in the Middle East through the destruction of Iran's Islamic Republic. | The obliteration of the ayatollahs, he prophesied, would lead to the normalisation of relations between Israel and the wider Arab-Islamic world — with Israel emerging as the Middle East's dominant power and indispensable security provider.
(2026-05-25). 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.
(2026-05-25). Deadly Israeli strikes pound south, east Lebanon. newarab.com 
Israeli strikes pounded south and east Lebanon Sunday despite a ceasefire as Hezbollah's chief expressed hope for an agreement between Iran and the United States to Lebanon's health ministry raised the overall toll in the war since March 2 to 3,123 killed. | It said two people including a paramedic from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee were killed on Sunday in Israeli raids. | A day earlier 11 people including six women and a child were killed in…
(2026-05-25). Migrants step up to support community in war-hit Beirut. al-monitor.com At a busy Beirut centre, migrant volunteers stirred pots of okra soup and shaped balls of the African staple fufu, keeping food coming for those caught between the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.Here, Lebanon's migrant workers, among those hit hardest by the fighting, have stepped up to support others in their community now struggling to get by. People drifted in and out, collecting bags of food or hot plates, as the air filled with the scent of cooking.
(2026-05-25). Iran hangs another protester as dozens more risk execution: rights groups. al-monitor.com Iran on Monday executed a man on charges related to protests this year, the latest in a spree of hangings on political or security accusations since the start of the US-Israeli war with dozens more risking execution, rights groups said.Some three dozen men have been hanged on charges related to protests, membership of banned opposition groups, or espionage since wartime executions resumed in March, according to rights groups.
(2026-05-25). Rising unemployment in Australia points to Iran war's deepening impact. wsws.org These results provide an indication of the worsening price being paid by working-class households, and especially young people, for the criminal US-Israeli war on Iran.
(2026-05-25). Trump demands widespread sign-up to Abraham Accords as part of Iran peace deal. al-monitor.com US President Donald Trump on Monday urged Muslim-majority nations across the Middle East and beyond to normalize relations with Israel as part of the emerging Iran peace deal. In a lengthy social media post, Trump listed countries whose leaders he spoke with in a conference call on Saturday about efforts to end the war with Iran."After all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together, it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords."
(2026-05-25). Gaza's 'orange line': How Israel is expanding permanent control. newarab.com 
Since a ceasefire was reached on 9 October 2025, Israel has been steadily working to impose new territorial realities on the ground in Gaza, expanding westward beyond the agreement's initial Israeli forces withdrew behind a 'yellow line' as part of the US-mediated truce deal, which saw
(2026-05-25). How Janez Jansa's return could reshape Slovenia stance on Israel. newarab.com 
Lawmakers voted 51-36 in favour of returning the three-time prime minister to power, a day after his nationalist Slovenian Democratic Party sealed a coalition agreement with several centre-right groups. | Slovenia's liberal former prime minister Robert Golob narrowly won March's parliamentary election but failed to form a government. | Jansa's SDS came…
(2026-05-25). Israel's Arab parties push to revive Joint List amid persecution. newarab.com 
Three of Israel's main Arab-majority parties have announced plans to reunite under a revived Hadash, Ta'al and Balad said on Sunday they had agreed to form a joint slate and called on the United Arab List (UAL), led by Mansour Abbas, to joi…
(2026-05-25). Israel debates bombing Beirut after Hezbollah drone kills troops. newarab.com 
(2026-05-25). Trump links Abraham Accords to Iran deal. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday it should be mandatory for countries including Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey to join the Abraham Accords en masse as part of an effort to reach a deal with Iran.Trump said he spoke on Saturday to leaders of those countries, as well as Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, which already have signed the accords, a set of agreements to normalize relations with Israel.
(2026-05-25). 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.
(2026-05-25). Israeli fire kills six-year-old girl and a woman in Gaza, medics say. al-monitor.com CAIRO/GAZA, May 25 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike on a tent in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday killed two people including a six-year-old girl and wounded 17 other people, including children, Palestinian health officials said.Medics said the Israeli airstrike on a tent encampment of displaced families in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, had killed six-year-old MennatallahAbu Libda and a 31-year-old woman, Hanan Mahmoud.The attack was carried out by two helicopters, witnesses said.
(2026-05-25). Gaza freedom flotilla reluctance of the West to protest Israel's thuggery enabled the abuse. asiapacificreport.nz 
The failure of Australia and Western governments to hold Israel to account has enabled the abuse of Gaza flotilla detainees, including New Zealanders, argues Jerusalem Peace Prize recipient Stuart Rees in Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Professor Stuart Rees If bullies notice that no one intervenes to stop their behaviour, they may interpret such non-intervention…
(2026-05-25). 'Israel wanted to shame us, but the shame is Israel's,' says climate activist Violet Coco. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Mark Nagalazas Kudos to the returning Australian pro-Palestinian flotilla activists for not simply focusing on their mistreatment at the hands of the Israeli Defence Force but for acknowledging the suffering of Palestinian prisoners. "What got me through is thinking about coming home, and now I'm home I can't stop thinking about my brothers…
(2026-05-25). Israeli right-wing ministers urge Netanyahu to resume Beirut strikes to counter Hezbollah drone attacks. al-monitor.com By Steven Scheer and Maya GebeilyJERUSALEM/BEIRUT, May 25 (Reuters) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resume bombing Beirut in response to increased explosive drone attacks by Hezbollah on Israeli troops and northern Israel towns.Smotrich's comments came after an Israeli soldier was killed by a Hezbollah drone attack on Sunday. Israeli media reported that Smotrich made similar remarks at a cabinet meeting on Sunday.
(2026-05-25). Israel Advances Plan to Displace Palestinian Bedouin Communities in West Bank. truthout.org Salem al-Jahalin, 73, also known as Abu Nayef, circles his home in the Jabal al-Baba Bedouin community outside the town of al-Aizariya, east of Jerusalem. His eyes scan the surrounding terrain as far as he can see, bracing for any incursion by the Israeli army. This is the fourth time the military has threatened to demolish his home, delivering, once again, a notice informing him that his land had… |
(2026-05-25). Canada CLC Breaks with Zionist Histadrut at Their 2026 Congress. indybay.org The Canadian Labour Congress at their 2026 convention after a struggle ended their relationship with the Israeli Zionists corporate trade union the Histadrut. Hassan Husseini with Labour For Palestine made a report to the Labor For Palestine committee.
(2026-05-25). Thursday 5/21: Webinar: Blocking the Bombs: How Far Will Democrats Go on Israel? indybay.org Online | www.crowdcast.io/c/democrats-military-ai……