(2024-05-23). Palm Beach residents sue county over its Israel investments. mondoweiss.net 
(2024-05-23). Jenin resistance defiant as Israeli army kills 12 Palestinians in raid. mondoweiss.net 
The Israeli army withdrew from Jenin refugee camp after a three-day incursion that left 12 Palestinians dead. But the armed resistance in the camp remains defiant, vowing to repel all invaders.
(2024-05-23). Biden and Congress are destroying International Law for Israel. mondoweiss.net 
The current American threats to sanction the ICC could spell the death of International Law. Whatever little hope people had for a just international system will disappear.
(2024-05-23). Gaza Encampments Have Spread Across The United Kingdom. popularresistance.org I'm an American PhD student here at Oxford and it's been very interesting talking to U.S. universities, coordinating with U.S. universities, and thinking about how to make our actions in the UK as effective as possible. | We put our encampment up here at Oxford at the same time as Cambridge, on May 6th. The momentum is tremendous and the coalition that we built at this university is absolutely unprecedented. | We're also facing repression, but the difference between here and the U.S. is that that U.S. repression is far more visible, the violence is far more visible. Here, especially at places like Oxford which ar…
(2024-05-23). 'Operation al-Aqsa Flood' Day 230: Israel lashes out at West Bank in wake of ICC request. mondoweiss.net 
Airstrikes continue across the Gaza Strip as the Israeli ground invasion continues in Jabalia and Rafah, displacing thousands. Meanwhile, the Israeli army launched a wide-ranging invasion of Jenin refugee camp, killing 12 people.
(2024-05-23). Block the Boat: End maritime arms transfer to Israel. bdsmovement.net 
(2024-05-23). Block the Boat: End maritime arms transfer to Israel. bdsmovement.net By: | Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC)
(2024-05-23). Hamas Denounces ICC Decision On Warrants Against Its Leaders. popularresistance.org The Public Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court issued arrest and detention warrants against a number of leaders of the Zionist occupation. | The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) followed up on the arrest and detention warrants issued today by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court against only two war criminals of the Zionist entity. They are "Benjamin Netanyahu" and "Yoav Gallant," who were proven to be involved in committing the crime of genocide, aggression and crimes against humanity against the Palestinian people. | The arrest and detention warrants against the aforementioned occupa…
(2024-05-23). The Threat Of Democracy On Campus At The University Of Massachusetts. popularresistance.org Before arriving at UMass Amherst last fall, Chancellor Javier Reyes was already notorious for his cavalier approach to critics. But few foresaw what he did on May 7. | Earlier that day, organizers from a coalition of campus solidarity groups had erected tents on a small section of the lawn by W.E.B. Du Bois Library. Like virtually all the recent encampments in this country, there was no hint of violence from the campers. | It was the latest tactic in a seven-month campaign to end UMass's complicity with the US-Israeli war on Gaza. The organizers had four demands: that UMass disclose its financial ties to weapons…
(2024-05-23). University Of California Student Workers Begin Historic Political Strike. popularresistance.org On May 20, University of California (UC) student and postdoc workers at the Santa Cruz campus began a historic strike against the repression of the student movement. UAW 4811, which represents over 48,000 workers, voted last week to authorize a strike in response to intense repression unleashed against students and faculty protesting for Palestine. Administrators at several University of California campuses invited in the police, who violently arrested and injured students, faculty, and staff. Many workers and students across the UC system also face disciplinary action from their universities, including suspensio…
(2024-05-23). Drexel Students Set Up Palestine Encampment, Call For Divestment. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, PA — Students at Drexel University established an encampment in support of divesting from Israel on May 18, following a rainy Nakba Day commemoration march from Center City that started around 4 p.m. Philadelphia and Drexel police officers quickly surrounded the encampment with a ring of metal barricades and largely barred additional people from entering; this was apparently at the orders of Drexel's campus police chief. | There was a brief struggle over the metal barricade components, and at one point an officer brandished a Taser at the crowd but was pulled back by another, shortly after our…
(2024-05-23). The Billionaires And Establishment Officials Unleashing Violence. popularresistance.org It has been weeks since the brutal state repression and right-wing violence unleashed against some of the most prominent Gaza Solidarity Encampments, including the encampments at the University of California — Los Angeles and Columbia University. | Since then, independent reporting has uncovered disturbing links between extreme-right counterprotesters and billionaire donors, as well as collusion between city officials and police conducting violent repression. At UCLA, Zionist counterprotesters conducted several rounds of attacks against the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. Student organizers reported counterprot…
(2024-05-23). Egypt might withdraw as a mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Egyptian authorities threatened to withdraw from Gaza ceasefire negotiations, following a report by CNN accusing Egyptian intelligence services of attempting to tank the latest truce proposal.The CNN report revealed that intelligence services in Egypt " quietly changed the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed off on earlier this month".Egypt's State Information Service, Diaa Rashwan, released a statement on social media commenting on the allegations made by CNN: "Attempts to cast doubt and offend Egypt's mediation efforts… will only lead to further complications of the situati…
(2024-05-23). Yes, Foreign Agents Try to Shape Your Opinion about Israel. dissidentvoice.org The merging of Zionist propaganda and anti-China hysteria should embarrass its proponents, but apparently there's a market for this conspiratorial drivel in the "post-truth" era promoted by the far right. They want us to believe the paid foreign agents we should be concerned about are students in $40 tents calling for university divestment, not those …
(2024-05-23). A Misplaced Purity: Democracies and Crimes Against International Law. dissidentvoice.org The application for arrest warrants by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A.A. Khan in the Israel-Hamas War gives us a chance to revisit a recurring theme in the commission of crimes in international humanitarian law. Certain states, so this logic goes, either commit no crimes, or, if they do, have good reasons …
(2024-05-23). Doctor, teacher and children killed by Israel in Jenin. electronicintifada.net Twelve Palestinians killed in Israeli military raid.
(2024-05-23). Israel is making life hell for Gaza's pregnant women. electronicintifada.net Shock and sadness on a maternity ward.
(2024-05-23). Democracy Now! 2024-05-23 Thursday. democracynow.org Headlines for May 23, 2024; Irish Lawmaker: Recognizing Palestine as a State Is Rooted in Our History of Colonization & Famine; Dr. Adam Hamawy Describes Desperate Conditions at Gaza Hospitals Amid Attacks & Lack of Supplies; "Power": Yance Ford on His New Documentary & Why "Violence Is Part and Parcel" of U.S. Policing | Headlines for May 23, 2024; Irish Lawmaker: Recognizing Palestine as a State Is Rooted in Our History of Colonization & Famine; Dr. Adam Hamawy Describes Desperate Conditions at Gaza Hospitals Amid Attacks & Lack of Supplies; "Power": Yance Ford on His New Docum…
(2024-05-23). Irish Lawmaker: Recognizing Palestine as a State Is Rooted in Our History of Colonization & Famine. democracynow.org 
Three European nations have announced plans to recognize the State of Palestine, joining 143 other countries around the world in formal recognition. Leaders in Ireland, Norway and Spain cited a desire to support a political solution to the ongoing conflict in Gaza as the driving force behind the announcements, while Israel responded by recalling its ambassadors from all three countries. Israel's Ambassador to Ireland Dana Erlich called the move a "prize for terrorism." Catherine Connolly, an independent member of the Irish parliament, rejects Erlich's characterization, instead calling reco…
(2024-05-23). Health Workers Rank-and-File Committee in Australia demands the release of Ukrainian socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk. wsws.org "Socialist opponents of the Ukraine war are being demonised as traitors just as opponents of the Gaza genocide are being slandered as antisemitic and terrorist supporters." — Dr Zewlan Moor…
(2024-05-23). Students set up pro-Palestine protest camp at Frankfurt's Goethe University. wsws.org Despite attacks by the police and slanders in the media, protests against Israel's genocide in Gaza are continuing to spread globally and across Germany.
(2024-05-23). Berlin police brutally assault students occupying Humboldt University to protest against the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org On Wednesday, dozens of students occupied Humboldt University's Department of Social Sciences to protest against the genocide in Gaza and the complicity of the university administration.
(2024-05-23). War on Gaza: ICJ to rule on new measures in Israel genocide case. middleeasteye.net 
War on Gaza: ICJ to rule on new measures in Israel genocide case | South Africa said last week that the court's initial measures were 'not effective' and demanded a halt to Israel's offensive on Rafah | | Palestinian official Ammar Hijazi (left) with South Africa's Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusim…
(2024-05-23). ICJ to rule on Friday on measures over Israel's military offensive in Rafah, Gaza Strip. haaretz.com South Africa asked the court to order Israel to withdraw from Rafah; to take measures to ensure unimpeded access for UN officials, humanitarian organizations and journalists to the Gaza Strip…
(2024-05-23). US-Europe Divisions Deepen Over Palestinian Statehood Issue. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Norway, Ireland and Spain decided to recognize Palestine as a state, marking a significant shift in European policy more than seven months into the current Israeli offensive against Gaza. | RELATED: | However, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan dismissed the three nations' move as "unilateral recognition", asserting that President Joe Biden believes the two-state solution should be achieved "through direct n…
(2024-05-23). CJ Hopkins: Hamas used well-known asymmetric warfare tactics. expose-news.com CJ Hopkins, like most of us, has been seeing mindless gibberish about what happened on 7 October in Israel and the aftermath for seven months now. As he explains, Hamas' attack on …
(2024-05-23). UK complaint alleges politicians' complicity in Israeli 'war crimes'. aljazeera.com UK police say they are assessing the claims made by International Centre of Justice for Palestinians.
(2024-05-23). FIDH welcomes the ICC Prosecutor's historic requests for arrest warrants in the Palestine situation. fidh.org
(2024-05-23). Follow the Money: How Israel-Linked Billionaires Silenced US Campus Protests. scheerpost.com 
(2024-05-23). Israeli soldier filmed burning Quran in Gaza. middleeasteye.net 
Israeli soldier filmed burning Quran in Gaza | Social media footage shows the soldier throwing pages of the Muslim holy book into a fire inside a bombed-out mosque | | A still from a social media video shows an Israeli soldier burning a Quran (X) | A video published on social media appears to show an…
(2024-05-23). May 23, 2024. sitrepworld.info 
Seo Linn — àìró Sé do Bheatha Bhaile It's Not Unusual That We're Being Lied To, It's Unusual That People Are Noticing, by Caitlin Johnstone A war of values: How the Western woke agenda is pushing nations towards multipolarity, by Lucas Leiroz CN Live! — 'A Turning Tide? Assange & Netanyahu' (Video) Israeli Scholar Sees Hope for Democratic Palestine 'To Replace This Apartheid State,' by Edward Carver Criticize Israel? You're fired — The Intercept Pal Chron, Day 229: Ben-Gvir Storms Al-Aqsa — 'Complex Operation' in Beit Hanoun Spain, Ireland and Norway Recognise Pa…
(2024-05-23). Rights groups file complaint against Booking.com for listing Israeli settlements. middleeasteye.net 
Rights groups file complaint against Booking.com for listing Israeli settlements | Dutch NGO Somo reported finding at least 70 listings on Booking.com in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank | | Children wave Israeli flags in Mehola, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, on 3 Fe…
(2024-05-23). Biden Should Oppose US Sanctions on ICC. hrw.org Click to expand Image | International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, April 30, 2024. | © 2024 Peter Dejong/AP Photo | (Washington, DC) — US President Joe Biden should oppose threats and calls for punitive actions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), 121 human rights and civil society groups said today in a letter to President Biden. On May 20, 2024, the court's prosecutor announced that he was seeking arrest warrants for three leaders of Hamas and two senior Israeli officials. Some members of the US Congress have threatened to retaliate against the ICC, including by imposing sa…
(2024-05-23). Israel intensifies Rafah offensive and enters the north of the Gaza Strip. indybay.org The Israeli offensive has caused massive damage to schools, homes, communication and energy systems, roads and much more, according to Oxfam, the UK-based aid organization. The destruction of key water and sanitation infrastructure by Israeli forces, as well as overcrowding in camps, malnutrition and summer heat, are bringing Gaza to the brink of a deadly epidemic.
(2024-05-23). Meta removes accounts of Israeli group attacking Gaza aid convoys. middleeasteye.net 
Meta removes accounts of Israeli group attacking Gaza aid convoys | Tzav 9 were banned from Facebook and Instagram for using the platforms to plan raids on aid convoys to Gaza | | Israeli border guards and police speak with right-wing protesters blocking the road for Jordanian trucks c…
(2024-05-23). Israel's war cabinet instructs negotiating team to renew talks for hostage deal. haaretz.com Report: Two Hezbollah members killed in Israeli drone strike in Lebanon ‚ñ Families of five IDF spotters allow release of footage showing their abduction by Hamas ‚ñ Israel recalls ambassadors to countries which recognized Palestinian state ‚ñ Three IDF soldiers killed in north Gaza combat…
(2024-05-23). Israeli Scholar Sees Hope for Democratic Palestine 'To Replace This Apartheid State'. scheerpost.com 
(2024-05-23). Resistance Front Officials Convene in Tehran: Exclusive. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The representatives of the region's anti-Israeli resistance groups held a meeting in Tehran, attended by senior commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
(2024-05-23). Israel agrees to perform autopsy on Gazan doctor who died in Israeli custody. haaretz.com Dr. Adnan Al-Bursh, 53, was the father of six and head of orthopedics at Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. His wife, Yasmin, submitted a request for an autopsy with a representative of Physicians for Human Rights Israel…
(2024-05-23). Richard Beck: Bidenism Abroad. newleftreview.org Panoramic survey of US foreign policy as Washington attempts to maintain its global hegemony in conditions of faltering growth. Containing China, confronting Russia, driving decarbonization: each of Biden's stated aims has been beset by insoluble contradictions from the outset, Richard Beck argues, now compounded by Israel's punitive war on Gaza.
(2024-05-23). Families of Israeli hostages release video of female soldiers being captured by Hamas. scmp.com The captives' families hoped the footage would increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree a truce with Hamas and secure the hostages' release.
(2024-05-23). Israeli Footage of Hamas Captives Fuels New Negotiation Efforts. devdiscourse.com Israeli television aired previously withheld footage on Wednesday of five pyjama-clad female army conscripts being seized by Hamas gunmen during the Oct. 7 raid that triggered the Gaza war. The captives' families hoped the footage would increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree a truce with Hamas and secure the hostages' release.
(2024-05-23). All Out For Gaza – The Anger Continues. indybay.org Over a thousand march to Israeli consulate, again…
(2024-05-23). Nikki Haley slams 'foolish' Biden over Israel arms pause, says will vote Trump in November. haaretz.com Endorsement from former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Trump's most prominent opponent of the 2024 primary season, is a blow for Biden's campaign…
(2024-05-23). Video of captive women soldiers exposes Israel's most horrific failure of October 7. haaretz.com One of the most obvious things in the film was the indifference of the spotters' Hamas captors, who appeared to have all the time in the world. Those responsible for the failings cannot remain in power for much longer…
(2024-05-23). Video of captive IDF spotters is more proof of Netanyahu's failure. He has to go. haaretz.com The Israeli prime minister continues to swamp the public with slogans about 'total victory,' while the female Israeli soldiers shown in the video are still being held in Gaza. Their eyes should haunt his every waking moment…
(2024-05-23). University of Barcelona Breaks Ties With Israeli Institutions. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities of the University of Chile (UC) severed collaboration agreements with Israeli institutions. | RELATED: | This occurred as a form of protest against the killing of over 35,700 Palestinians during the offensive that Israeli occupation forces are carrying out in the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian authorities have also recorded over 8…
(2024-05-23). Israel's Gaza war is unwinnable. greenleft.org.au 
Barry Sheppard and Malik Miah argue that Israel will fail in its military objectives in Gaza because of the Palestinian people's resistance, which is buttressed by an growing anti-war movement in the United States and the condemnation of the world's majority.
(2024-05-23). The U.S. Weapons That Are Destroying Gaza. progressive.org Biden's pause on sending arms to Israel must be seen in the context of the destruction those weapons have already caused.
(2024-05-23). The Rages of Equivalence: The ICC Prosecutor, Israel and Hamas. counterpunch.org 
The legal world was abuzz. The diplomatic channels of various countries raged and fizzed. It had been rumoured that Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, along with his cabinet colleagues, had been bracing themselves for a stinging intervention from the International Criminal Court, a body they give no credence or respect to. Then came the words from the Prosecutor of
(2024-05-23). Pro-Israel groups fund one-third of Conservative MPs, report reveals. middleeasteye.net 
Pro-Israel groups fund one-third of Conservative MPs, report reveals | Lobby groups have paid for Tories to visit Israel 187 times, including during Israel's ongoing war on Gaza, according to a Declassified report | | Former UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman is a prominent supporter of Israe…
(2024-05-23). Gaza's Christian Community Dwindles as More Than Half Have Fled the Israeli Onslaught. news.antiwar.com More than half of Gaza's Christians have fled the enclave since Israel unleashed its onslaught, and the Catholic Church is fearful about the future of the ancient community, Haaretz reported on Wednesday. Before October 7, about 1,700 Christians were living in Gaza, and that number has shrunk to about 650. The Haaretz report said 450 …
(2024-05-23). Gaza: 154 Palestinians killed, 348 injured by Israeli bombings last 48hrs. muslimnews.co.uk By Abdul Adil (The Muslim News): 154 Palestinians have been killed and 348 others injured in Israeli Defence Forces' indiscriminate bombings in Gaza Strip in the last 48 hours, reports Ministry of Health. The Palestinian death toll has therefore mounted to 35,800 by relentless Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since last Oct. 7, the …
(2024-05-23). Palestinians stranded in Gaza after paying Egypt $5,000 each to flee. middleeasteye.net 
Palestinians stranded in Gaza after paying Egypt $5,000 each to flee | Hundreds of Palestinians were due to leave the enclave this month, but the Israeli seizure of the Rafah crossing has left them in limbo | | Palestinians ride on a vehicle as they flee Rafah after Israeli forces launche…
(2024-05-23). Israeli Accusations Against UNRWA Debunked as Gaza Needs Grow. indybay.org In examining its role in Gaza since the October 7 invasion into Israel by Hamas and its aftermath, on May 20 a distinguished panel of experts at the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank, stressed both the agency's importance and how it has responded to Israel's continued accusations of being complicit with the terrorist organization.
(2024-05-23). Western Nations Move To Recognize Palestine & Israel Caught Lying About Viral Video Of IDF Detainees. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (5/23/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth
(2024-05-23). Biden's approach to Rafah and Gaza aid is 'monument to American fecklessness'. middleeasteye.net 
Biden's approach to Rafah and Gaza aid is 'monument to American fecklessness' | Analysts say President Joe Biden has failed to use any substantive leverage on Israel to prevent harm to Palestinians | | Pro-Palestine protesters hold up red hands as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken test…
(2024-05-23). Headlines for May 23, 2024. democracynow.org Israel Continues to Decimate Gaza's Hospitals, Storming Al-Awda and Bombing Kamal Adwan, Mike Johnson Pressures Schumer to Endorse Netanyahu Invitation to Congress Amid Democratic Objections, U.S., Israel Condemn Recognition of Palestinian State, as Colombia Announces Embassy in Ramallah, Two Progressive Dems Lose Oregon Primaries After AIPAC-Tied Group Funds Opponents, China Starts Major Military Drills Around Taiwan After Inauguration of New President, U.K. Prime Minister Calls Surprise July Election, Maritime Tribunal Issues Ruling Holding Governments Responsible for Ocean Pollution, Judge Blocks Part of…
(2024-05-23). Dr. Adam Hamawy Describes Desperate Conditions at Gaza Hospitals Amid Attacks & Lack of Supplies. democracynow.org 
When a group of volunteer doctors with the Palestinian American Medical Association traveled to Gaza last month, they were prepared to treat some of the most horrific injuries caused by Israel's relentless assault on civilians in Gaza. But they were not prepared to be stranded under the bombardment for over a week after the Israeli military seized and closed the border crossing into the southern end of the besieged region, preventing people and supplies from getting in or out. Dr. Adam Hamawy, a plastic surgeon and Army veteran from New Jersey, has now evacuated Gaza after he was trapped at European Hospita…
(2024-05-23). Rutgers president to testify before Congress on campus protests. whyy.org House Republicans have summoned the leaders of Northwestern University and Rutgers University to testify about concessions they gave to The chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles, also was scheduled to appear Thursday in the latest in a series of hearings by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce into how colleges have responded to the protests and allegations of antisemitism. Tensions over the Israel-Hamas wa…
(2024-05-23). Israeli Government Seizes AP's Media Equipment in Latest Act of Censorship. scheerpost.com 
(2024-05-23). Palestine state recognized by European trio. ecns.cn The recognition of the state of Palestine by more European countries points to wider support for a two-state solution to the Middle East crisis, though Israel, in defiance, continues to block aid to people in Gaza while continuing its bombings.
(2024-05-23). No Aid Unloaded at US Pier Has Reached Gaza: Pentagon. scheerpost.com 
(2024-05-23). A Palestinian state is being recognized by Spain, Norway, and Ireland. indybay.org Have You Ever Noticed That The Mainstream Media Never Asks If The Palestinians Have A Right To Fight Back Against The Illegal Occupation Of Gaza Or The West Bank?>
(2024-05-23). Wednesday 5/22: The Anti-Defamation League, Counterinsurgency, and the Palestinian Liberation Movement. indybay.org Virtual Event. Register here: http: //tinyurl.com/BXH749NY…
(2024-05-23). Pride and Palestine. indybay.org The 41st Pride Parade in Long Beach was generally a joyous occasion. But naturally, amid the party atmosphere was serious subjects like AIDS prevention/treatment, parents supporting their LGBTQ offspring, Planned Parenthood, and sobriety. There was also sponsorship by local businesses such as Hamburger Mary's as well as corporations including Disneyland, Walmart, Boeing, Gelson's, and major banks. But attention was also drawn by to Palestine (apparently by unaffiliated activists). See video at very bottom of article/pix.
(2024-05-23). Friday 5/24: Richmond Banner Drop for Palestine and Peace Vigil. indybay.org RICHMOND I-80 PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS at | Sacramento Ave between San Joaquin St and San Luis St…
(2024-05-23). Thursday 5/23: Virtual Teach-In about Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | http: //tinyurl.com/PalestineThursday…
(2024-05-23). Wednesday 5/22: Webinar: Mobilizing for Gaza: Speaking Truth to Power. indybay.org Zoom (Registration link is below)…
(2024-05-23). UC Santa Cruz Students Move Encampment to Support UAW Strike Picket Line. indybay.org On May 20, UAW 4811 kicked off its Unfair Labor Practices strike on the UC Santa Cruz campus. Shortly after the strike commenced, students camping at Quarry Plaza packed up equipment from the Gaza Solidarity encampment, which was established by UC Santa Cruz Students for Justice in Palestine on May 1, and then marched to the base of campus for UAW's noon rally. A new encampment was established next to the Barn Theater.
(2024-05-23). For Many American Jews Protesting for Palestinians, Activism is a Journey Rooted in Their Jewish Values. counterpunch.org 
For Rebekah and many other American Jews, the cultural memory of the Holocaust, and the common refrain "Never Again," inspires their activism for Palestinian rights. "Growing up in Hebrew schools, you grow up with the nightmarish Holocaust films," she stressed. "The conclusion of this education should have been clear: 'You can't do it to another group of people!'"
(2024-05-23). Oxford students arrested after violent crackdown on pro-Palestine protest. middleeasteye.net 
Oxford students arrested after violent crackdown on pro-Palestine protest | Over a dozen people detained during sit-in demanding negotiations with university administrators | | Pro-Palestinian supporters sit in front of a police van in Oxford, central England, on 7 May 2024 (Screengrab/X/Madeleine Ja…
(2024-05-23). UK Labour MPs 'could lose seats' in areas with high Muslim populations. middleeasteye.net 
UK Labour MPs 'could lose seats' in areas with high Muslim populations | Several lawmakers have 'fight on their hands' in general election next month, say Labour sources, due to stance on war in Gaza | | Labour leader Keir Starmer speaks to the press in Blackpool, north-west England, on 3 May (AFP/Ol…
(2024-05-23). Iranian press review: Authorities face backlash for allowing Turkish drone into airspace. middleeasteye.net 
Iranian press review: Authorities face backlash for allowing Turkish drone into airspace | Meanwhile, a jailed journalist dedicates a press award to journalists in Gaza, and conservative clerics argue that designating Saturday a day off is against Islam
| | Turkish combat…
(2024-05-23). Palestine solidarity organizers to convene in Detroit. peoplesdispatch.org From May 24 to May 26, hundreds of Palestine solidarity organizers and supporters will convene in Detroit, Michigan for the People's Conference for Palestine. "This moment calls on us to strengthen our relationships, our strategies, our tactics, and our unity for the struggle ahead," write conference organizers. "We must build a shared assessment of the moment, and chart out the next phase of our struggle." | Notable speakers include world-renowned British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah, who has operated in numerous conflict zones including post-October 7 Gaza, Palestinian scholar and activist Rabab Abdul…
(2024-05-23). Irish and Palestinian leaders talks about situation in Gaza. plenglish.com Dublin, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris spoke, on telephone, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas about the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip and the prospects for lasting peace.
(2024-05-23). The working class must organize to defeat injunction threat against the University of California Gaza strike! wsws.org The ruling class wants to set a precedent to ban all political activity in the working class and rip up the core First Amendment right to free speech.
(2024-05-23). Academic workers speak out on the University of California picket line: "We should be pushing for a general strike" wsws.org The strike by 2,000 academic workers at the University of California, Santa Cruz against the crackdown on Gaza protests continues through Wednesday amidst the threat of an injunction to ban the action.
(2024-05-23). Ayatollah Khamenei Hails Lebanon's Role in Recent Events in Palestine. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Lebanon's involvement in the recent events in Palestine and Gaza had a profound impact, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday.
(2024-05-23). On EU's 'Day Against Impunity,' Stand for Equal Justice. hrw.org Click to expand Image | European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. | © 2020 Yves Herman/Pool Photo via AP | Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell showed what a principled commitment to justice looks like, on May 7, when he pushed back against threats aimed at undermining the International Criminal Court's (ICC) Palestine investigation. "If we respect the ICC, it has to be in any case, on any occasion, with respect to anyone," he said. On May 23, the EU marks its ninth Day Against Impunity, shortly after the ICC prosecutor's application for arrest warrants for grave int…
(2024-05-23). Blinken Urges Egypt To Facilitate Humanitarian Aid to Gaza. themedialine.org 
(2024-05-23). "Things Happen, As They Do in War": From Chaucer's Siege of Troy to the Siege of Gaza. publicbooks.org "Troilus and Criseyde" is not often regarded as war poetry. But in 2024, it's impossible not to see the truth at the poem's core: it's a work about a city under siege.
(2024-05-23). Colombia's Petro orders opening of embassy in West Bank's Ramallah. aljazeera.com Petro had recalled the Colombian ambassador from Tel Aviv, where the embassy was closed on May 3.
(2024-05-23). Tamils call for permanent settlement, express solidarity with Palestine. greenleft.org.au 
(2024-05-23). Drexel returning to normal operations Thursday amid pro-Palestinian campus protest. whyy.org
(2024-05-23). Pro-Palestinian protesters at Drexel leave encampment as police arrive. whyy.org This story originally appeared on Pro-Palestinian protesters at Drexel University have cleared out from the campus encampment in Philadelphia's University City section, without incident. | Shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday, Drexel police gave a warning to protesters to clear the encampment before Philadelphia police arrived to assist. | Officials said the protesters then began to leave on their own almost immediately. | "Fortunately, looks like we're going to be able to complete this operatio…
(2024-05-23). The billionaires and establishment officials unleashing violence against the student movement. mronline.org 
Behind the efforts of the powerful to unleash chaos against students protesting for Palestine.
(2024-05-23). 'Extremely harrowing': British surgeon's Gaza testimony buried by the 'MSM'. mronline.org 
Propaganda by omission is a dominant feature of the 'mainstream' news media.
(2024-05-23). Students for Gaza Are Undeterred. yesmagazine.org Beaten, doxxed, threatened, arrested, and suspended, college students learned from past movements to put their bodies on the line for Gaza.
(2024-05-23). Minuto a minuto del asedio israelí contra la Franja de Gaza. telesurtv.net En varios países continúan realizándose actividades para expresar apoyo al pueblo palestino y condenar el genocidio que comete Israel.
(2024-05-23). CIJ emitirá decisión sobre solicitud de alto el fuego en Gaza. telesurtv.net Sudáfrica denunció que la "impunidad institucionalizada" de Israel está permitiendo la "aniquilación" de los palestinos, con la ofensiva en Rafah como "fase final" de esa "destrucción".
(2024-05-23). Erdogan culpa a Occidente por masacres israelíes en Gaza. telesurtv.net El gobernante dijo que desde el 7 de octubre "se ha cometido en Gaza ante los ojos de todo el mundo uno de los genocidios más brutales del siglo".
(2024-05-23). El "nuevo macartismo": Profesores en EE.UU. pierden sus empleos por oponerse a la masacre de Gaza (I parte). cubadebate.cu Muchos estudiantes comprometidos con la liberación del pueblo palestino ya no pueden hacer sus labores habituales. Esto se debe a que una parte de los profesores que más apoyan a Palestina ya no tienen trabajo.
(2024-05-23). Hamás afirma que Irán continuará apoyando la lucha palestina. telesurtv.net Jefe del Buró Político de Hamás, Ismael Haniyah, ofrece condolencias a nombre del pueblo palestino tras martirio de Ebrahim Raisi.
(2024-05-23). Incursión israelí deja 12 muertos en Jenín, Cisjordania. telesurtv.net Según informó un portavoz castrense, la operación militar israelí concluyó esta madrugada, a casi 48 horas desde su inicio.
(2024-05-23). Genocidio sionista deja por ahora 35.709 palestinos asesinados. telesurtv.net El norte del territorio palestino se ha visto afectado en las últimas semanas por una intensa ofensiva del Ejército sionista sobre ciudad de Gaza y el campo de refugiados y la ciudad de Yabalia.
(2024-05-23). Estudiantes expresan respaldo a Gaza en universidad de Alemania. telesurtv.net Los estudiantes se solidaron con Gaza y condenaron el genocidio Israel,…
(2024-05-23). Universidades de Barcelona y Chile rompen vínculos con Israel. telesurtv.net Adoptan tal decisión en protesta por los más de 35.700 civiles palestinos asesinados y más de 80.000 heridos provocados por las fuerzas de ocupación israelíes en Gaza.
(2024-05-23). Israel y la Resistencia palestina reanudarán diálogos en Egipto. telesurtv.net Desde el inicio de la escalada sionista en Gaza, el 7 de octubre pasado, han muerto más de 35.709 palestinos y 79990 han resultado heridos, además alrededor de 10.000 se encuentran todavía bajo los escombros.
(2024-05-23). PMA: operaciones humanitarias en Gaza están a punto de colapsar. telesurtv.net Cerca de 800.000 personas del territorio de Rafah han huido ante la situación provocada por los recientes ataques de Israel contra esa zona.
(2024-05-23). Activistas propalestinos interrumpen discurso de Blinken. telesurtv.net "Hind Rajab tenía 6 años cuando los israelíes la mataron", dijo un activista propalestino al interrumpir al secretario de Estado estadounidense, Antony Blinken.
(2024-05-23). The student movement for Palestine is now spreading everywhere, inspiring resistance to the barbarism of our times… cadtm.org
(2024-05-23). Egypt denies CNN claims on Gaza ceasefire's deal manipulation. newarab.com 
A high-level Egyptian security official denied a "The Israeli side has been pointing accusing fingers at Egypt…
(2024-05-23). Egyptian intel official 'changed' Gaza ceasefire deal: CNN. newarab.com 
An Egyptian intelligence official secretly changed the terms of a The deal would have seen a truce in Gaza and the exchange of Israeli and foreign hostages for
(2024-05-23). Mia Khalifa: Don't buy Israeli 'blood diamonds'. newarab.com 
Mia Khalifa has urged fans and followers this week to avoid purchasing diamonds linked to Israel, citing concerns over conflict 'blood diamonds' and human rights abuses amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza. | Mia Khalifa is a Lebanese-American former adult film actress turned "Israel owns the most diamond mines in the world. How many mines are in Israel? ZERO. It's just another example of genocidal colonialism exploiting resources and dehumanizing the population of an occupied land.
(2024-05-23). ICJP files Gaza war crimes complaint against British officials. newarab.com 
A leading UK legal centre that advocates for the rights of Palestinians has issued a formal complaint accusing a number of British government officials of complicity in facilitating war crimes in The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has The latest entry f…
(2024-05-23). Israeli drone strike injures schoolchildren in south Lebanon. newarab.com 
Three schoolchildren were lightly wounded in an The students sustained minor injuries from shards of glass which hit them from the force of the impact. Photos of the incident sh…
(2024-05-23). Republicans want 'same benefits' for Americans in Israel army. newarab.com 
(2024-05-23). Israel moves to 'limited' Rafah attack, US to not object: report. newarab.com 
Israel will reportedly not carry out a large-scale The US news website said that Israel's previous plan to send two divisions into Should the limited as…
(2024-05-23). Gaza assault intensifies as Israel attacks Rafah, Jabalia. newarab.com 
Israel's preparations for an assault on
(2024-05-23). The systematic torture of Gazans in Israel's secret prisons. newarab.com 
On 11 May, CNN exposed Israel's harrowing treatment of dozens of Gazan prisoners held hostage in the In the report, which stirred When The New Arab interviewed several of the 76 Gazan prisoners…
(2024-05-23). How France is cracking down on solidarity with Palestine. newarab.com 
On 12 May, unions representing Radio France, a French public broadcaster, called for strike action after comedian Guillaume Meurice was suspended for repeating a joke about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu live on air. | As a result, all programmes on France Inter were suspended for the entire day. | The joke in question was told live on the same show on 23 October and the comedian faced legal proceedings for "public insults of an anti-Semitic nature". The complaints were dismissed by a Nanterre court. | The incident led to varying reactions, from public condemnation to solidarity based on freedom of…
(2024-05-23). Israel raid on Jenin enters second day after eight killed. newarab.com 
An Explosions and gunfire were heard from inside the adjacent Jenin refugee camp, the AFP correspondent said. | The Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah said Israeli troops had killed eight peop…
(2024-05-23). Pro-Palestine groups file Booking.com 'war crimes' complaint. newarab.com 
Several pro-Palestinian international rights groups have filed a criminal complaint to the Dutch Public Prosecution Service connecting the hotel reservation site Booking.com to The complaint concerns Booking.com's alleged involvement in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and is based on research purporting to show how it profits from facilitating the rental of holiday homes built on land belonging to Palestinians. | T…
(2024-05-23). UK Labour reaffirms ICC support as court mulls Israel warrants. newarab.com 
The UK's The Labour Party's shadow secretary, David Lammy, defended the world court and argued the importance of the ICC…
(2024-05-23). Netzah Yehuda radical involved in Armenian Quarter standoff. newarab.com 
[This article is the fifth part of The New Arab Investigative Unit can reveal that a veteran of the notorious Netzah Yehuda battalion was involved in confrontations with the Armenian community in Jerusalem. | He is among more individuals identified by The New Arab's Investigative Unit present at the confrontations between representatives of Israeli Xana Gardens Ltd, and members of the local Armenian community, in the Old City of Je…
(2024-05-23). Palestinians escape 'Israeli massacre' at Kamal Adwan Hospital. newarab.com 
On a long and narrow, winding road surrounded by The scale of destruction and death is a painful and daily reality facing the residents of the northern region of the besieged Gaza Strip since the launch of I…
(2024-05-23). ICC arrest warrants put Israel's Western allies at a crossroads. newarab.com 
The International Criminal Court (ICC) made a historic step this week as chief prosecutor Karim A. A. Khan KC sought Beyond adding further political pressure on Israel over its
(2024-05-23). What do the ICC warrants on Israel mean for US policy. newarab.com 
(2024-05-23). Extremists attacking Gaza aid trucks 'tipped off' by Israel army. newarab.com 
(2024-05-23). Dozens killed in new Israeli assaults on Gaza. newarab.com Twenty-six Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza city, according to Gaza's civil defence agency, as its health authorities announced that in the last 24 hours 91 have been killed. | The civilian casualties comes as Israel's preparations for an assaul…
(2024-05-23). Only 30 to 35% of Hamas fighters killed in Gaza war: report. newarab.com 
Only about a third of Hamas' fighters have been killed and around the same fraction of "Although Hamas' communications and military abilities have been degraded, only 30 to 35 percent of its fighters…have been killed and about 65 percent of its tunnels are still intact, U.S. intelligence indicates," the report says. | Israeli officials have alleged that a significant number of those killed in Gaza are Hama…
(2024-05-23). Can Karim Khan and the ICC survive the West's double standards. newarab.com 
Karim Khan's They signal an end to decades of entrenched Israeli exceptionalism and impunity on the world stage, where Israel's powerful Western allies have disabled any attempt to hold Tel Aviv to the same legal and political standard as other states. | Israeli exceptionalism has paralysed international mechanisms, including the United Nations Security Council, and maintained that the destiny of the Palestinians is beyond reach. | Now, wi…
(2024-05-23). Jenin's residents pick up the pieces after Israel's 72nd raid. newarab.com 
(2024-05-23). 12 killed in Jenin amid ongoing Israeli raids on West Bank camps. newarab.com 
Israeli forces killed 12 Palestinians in a two-raid raid on the city of
(2024-05-23). Why I called out Suella Braverman's gaslighting live on TV. newarab.com 
Last week former UK government minister Suella Braverman tried to jumpstart her stalling career. She attempted to pick a fight with pro-Palestine So, to up the stakes, she decided to debate me, a member of the Revolutionary Communist Party (RCP), live on
(2024-05-23). Modern McCarthyism: France's crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices. newarab.com 
(2024-05-23). UK charges pro-Gaza protester over PM Sunak 'coconut' placard. newarab.com 
A A Metropolitan Police spokesperson told The New Arab that Marieha Hussain, 37, had been informed of the decision by post. Hussain denied she had received any written correspondence from the London police force, Al Jazeera reported. | The w…
(2024-05-23). Hundreds attend funeral of British aid worker killed in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2024-05-23). New routes planned for halted Gaza aid from US-built pier. newarab.com 
The The temporary pier was anchored to a
(2024-05-23). How UK pro-Gaza student protests are key to Palestinian justice. newarab.com 
(2024-05-23). Germany would 'arrest Netanyahu' if ICC issues warrant. newarab.com 
(2024-05-23). UCLA removes police chief over handling of Gaza protests. newarab.com 
(2024-05-23). IMF: financial reforms, Gaza war weigh on Lebanese economy. newarab.com 
Ernesto Ramirez Rigo, the head of the IMF mission visiting Lebanon, said in a statement that Lebanon's ongoing refugee crisis, fighting with
(2024-05-23). Nicki Minaj Festival sparks boycotts in Morocco amid Gaza war. newarab.com 
In Rabat is set to host the first edition of the international festival Mawazine late in June, which is the first since the COVID-19 pandemic. | The music festival, orga…
(2024-05-23). ICC seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant. presstv.ir The International Criminal Court is currently seeking arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes., amid calls to probe UK officials for Gaza genocide complicity.
(2024-05-23). May 22: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation. presstv.ir Amid Israeli genocide in Gaza, Palestinian and regional resistance groups continued their operations against the regime and its Western backers on Wednesday, May 22.
(2024-05-23). London-based pro-Palestine group holds UK ministers complicit in crimes of Israel. presstv.ir The International Center of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has submitted a criminal complaint against senior British politicians.
(2024-05-23). Gazans search rubble for survivors after Israeli strikes on Jabalia. presstv.ir Gazans search through the rubble for survivors following Israeli strikes on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-23). Israel kills over 60 civilians in Gaza in single day. presstv.ir Israeli forces kill 62 Palestinians and injure at least 138 others in six massacres in the Gaza Strip in a single day.
(2024-05-23). Israel uses US weapons to kill 'children without restraint': Rights group. presstv.ir A rights group says Israel is using US weapons to kill Palestinian "children without restraint."
(2024-05-23). Gaza Health Ministry: Israel kills 62 Palestinians in 24 hours. presstv.ir "Many people are still trapped under rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them."
(2024-05-23). Bodies at morgue after Israeli raid on West Bank's Jenin. presstv.ir People transport and gather around bodies at a morgue in Jenin.
(2024-05-23). Gaza Health Ministry: Israel kills 62 Palestinians in 24 hours. presstv.ir "Many people are still trapped under rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them."
(2024-05-23). Gazans search rubble for survivors after Israeli strikes on Jabalia. presstv.ir Gazans search through the rubble for survivors following Israeli strikes on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.
(2024-05-23). Bodies at morgue after Israeli raid on West Bank's Jenin. presstv.ir People transport and gather around bodies at a morgue in Jenin.
(2024-05-23). Israel hasn't achieved any 'strategic goals' of war on Gaza: Top official. presstv.ir Israeli official admits that the regime has fallen short of realizing all the "strategic goals" that it has been seeking to achieve through its war on Gaza.
(2024-05-23). Israel hasn't achieved any 'strategic goals' of war on Gaza: Top official. presstv.ir Israeli official admits that the regime has fallen short of realizing all the "strategic goals" that it has been seeking to achieve through its war on Gaza.
(2024-05-23). Death toll from Israeli assault on Jenin climbs to 12. presstv.ir The death toll from an Israeli assault on the city of Jenin in the northern part of the occupied West Bank climbs to 12.
(2024-05-23). Pro-Palestinian protest at Penn leads to multiple arrests. presstv.ir Police dismantled protest camps and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Pennsylvania.
(2024-05-23). Several detained at Texas Capitol rally condemning police violence at pro-Palestine demos. presstv.ir Several protesters were detained outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin during a pro-Palestine rally.
(2024-05-23). Ireland, Norway, Spain 'on right side of history,' Arab world hails pro-Palestine move. presstv.ir The three European Union nations are the latest to formally recognize a Palestinian state.
(2024-05-23). Iraq, Kuwait, KSA welcome European trio's decision to recognize State of Palestine. presstv.ir Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have both issued statements, expressing their support for recent decisions made by three European countries to recognize the State of Palestine.
(2024-05-23). Pro-Palestinian protest at Penn leads to multiple arrests. presstv.ir Police dismantled protest camps and arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Pennsylvania.
(2024-05-23). Ireland, Norway, Spain 'on right side of history,' Arab world hails pro-Palestine move. presstv.ir The three European Union nations are the latest to formally recognize a Palestinian state.
(2024-05-23). UK Jewish Students Union should decouple from Zionism. presstv.ir The transatlantic student protest movement, which is demanding an end to the fiscal relationship between many universities and the Zionist entity, illustrates the urgent need to 'de-zionize' the UK Union of Jewish Students.
(2024-05-23). Several detained at Texas Capitol rally condemning police violence at pro-Palestine demos. presstv.ir Several protesters were detained outside the Texas State Capitol in Austin during a pro-Palestine rally.
(2024-05-23). UK Jewish Students Union should decouple from Zionism. presstv.ir The transatlantic student protest movement, which is demanding an end to the fiscal relationship between many universities and the Zionist entity, illustrates the urgent need to 'de-zionize' the UK Union of Jewish Students.
(2024-05-23). 'They Can Get Pregnant…': Inside IDF Base, How Hamas Took Women Soldiers – Hostages' Kin Show Video. hindustantimes.com The Hostages and Families forum released a three-minute-long clip showing five female IDF soldiers in Hamas' captivity. The footage is from Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel's Nahal Oz military base. The footage showed the young women, all of them stunned and some bloodied, being bound and bundled into a jeep. It also showed women soldiers lined up against a wall with their hands tied. Meanwhile, Hamas, in a statement on May 22, accused Israel of promoting "fabricated narratives."
(2024-05-22). PDF of May 23 print issue. workers.org 
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Hezbollah launches drones at Israel following Thursday assassination | Israel is expected to present its defence over new hearings ordered by the International Court of Justice | | Smoke rising above the northern Israeli town of Metula following an attack from Lebanon amid cross-border fighting betwe…
For many people, the question is inflammatory. The crimes of the German Nazis were of such magnitude that comparison with any other historical violence is invidious. The genocide of the Jews was deliberate and methodical and intended to eliminate every last one. The goal was the same with the Romani and Sinti people. By comparison, the Israelis — currently accused of genocide — are rank amateurs. They have so far killed some 35,000 Palestinians in Gaza out of a population of 2.3 million. 
Cad é sin don té sin — Caladh Nua Mario Savio's Call to Arms: "Put Your Bodies Upon the Gears and Upon the Wheels" by Mike Whitney The Hill's cheap, cowardly shot at people of conscience who support Palestine, by Don Hank PalChron Day 223 — New ICJ Hearing | Abbas Blames Hamas | More Soldiers Killed, Injured 'Most Thorough Legal Analysis' Yet Concludes Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza, by Yves Smith, Jessica Corbett Israel's Brutal Rafah Invasion, Interview with Student Protestors, and More — Richard Medhurst (Video) MoA: The Al-Aqsa Flood Operation Is — Despi…
From Joseph Kessler Godin claiming that Teaneck High School's decent test scores and college acceptance rates depend on its Jewish students (despite them being a very small minority of the student population), to Deborah Hartman Blaiberg openly saying "we want this district like Tenafly not like Newark", to Aviva Angel (executive member of Bergen County Jewish Action Committee aka BCJAC) shamelessly pinkwashing the Palestinian genocide, last night's Board of Ed. meeting was loaded. Albeit repulsive and painful to hear, none of it was surprising. | The situation escalated when Orly Kessler Godin and Avital Kessler…
"Judaism cannot be separated from Israel. Zionism is, simply put, the manifestation of that belief," stated a recent message from Jewish students at Columbia University. Israel's politics are closely intertwined with its religious beliefs. Since 2018, Israel legally considers itself a Jewish nation-state with no separation between religion and politics. That explains why Israelis consider 
Khaled Ghannam tells his story, inspired by events in eastern Rafah last week, when 25 families followed a street cat to safety during an Israeli bombing attack.
The lies. The packs of lies—deliberate, filthy, and deadly.
Syracuse University sent an email to students taking part in the protest the following represents "our response to their concerns." According to the University. | The Email ends with, "the University expects you to bring the encampment to a close." | Dear Students: | As senior staff in Syracuse University's Student Experience Division, we write to follow up on the meeting you requested with us, held on Monday (May 13). Although we have areas of disagreement, we share a concern for the ongoing loss of life on all sides in the Israel/Hamas war and recognize its impact on members of our community. | With respect…
Seattle The U.S. has always enlisted Israel as a militarized pawn to protect its oil interests in the region. This has been the position of the Workers World Party since it held perhaps the only demonstration in the U.S. against Israel's infamous six-day war in 1967. In that blitzkrieg, Israel, . . . | 
Since October 7, the Biden administration has approved more than 100 Foreign Military Sales arms transfers to Israel. Two of the shipments used an emergency authority to circumvent Congressional review. The surge of weapons transfers to Israel began in early October and so much material was being shipped that the Pentagon had a difficult time finding enough cargo aircraft to deliver them. 
Throughout history, fringe religious Zionist parties have had limited success in achieving the kind of electoral victories that would allow them an actual share in the country's political decision-making. The impressive number of 17 seats won by Israel's extremist religious party, Shas, in the 1999 elections, was a watershed moment in the history of these 
In a long oped on Sunday titled "Biden's Error in Pausing Military Aid," Thomas Friedman buys into Israeli propaganda that describes Iran as an "existential threat," and harshly denigrates President Joe Biden for announcing a pause in U.S. weapons sales to Israel. Friedman is critical of Biden for announcing the pause in the transfer of 
Our guest is the Haaretz correspondent Amira Hass, the only Israeli Jewish journalist to have spent 30 years living in and reporting from Gaza and the West Bank. She is the recipient of the 2024 Columbia Journalism Award, and on Wednesday she addressed the graduating class of the Columbia Journalism School in New York City. Hass discusses the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, why journalists should "resist the normalization of evil and injustice," Israel's recent censorship of Al Jazeera, its maintenance of a strict apartheid system, its complete rejection of the prospect of Palestinian statehood and…
US billionaires joined Whatsapp group to 'change Israel narrative' | Business leaders spoke to senior Israeli officials and New York mayor during Columbia encampment, according to Washington Post | | Pro-Palestinian student protestors wave a Palestinian flag on the front steps of Hamilton Hall at Col…
This statement was issued by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Office of Martyrs, Prisoners, and Wounded on May 11, 2024. The international institutions, especially the Red Cross, are completely complicit in these heinous crimes. What has been revealed about secret detention centers where brutal practices are committed . . . | 
Cleveland After 11 defiant days, students at Case Western Reserve University closed down their Palestine Solidarity Encampment on May 9. Activists from the Palestinian community and the progressive movement assisted in a well-organized and disciplined take-down. Nevertheless, CWRU President Eric Kaler reiterated his threats that students who participated in the . . . | 
From triumph to defeat to defiance: A brief history of the Pan-Arab ballad | Music has been a way for Arab artists to express their common hope of unity and a Palestine free from occupation | | The legendary Egyptian singer Abdel Halim Hafez features in the song 'Al-Watan Al-Akbar'
The International Court of Justice ( The proceedings are set to begin at 3pm on Thursday with an oral argument given by 
As Palestinians in On Wednesday, the State Department held a news briefing to share details and answer questions about the new sea corridor that aims to facilitate international food aid to Palestinians. | "Humanitarian cond…
The Israeli army's further destruction of schools and health centres in Gaza is an "additional manifestation of genocide", the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has said. | Israel withdrew from Gaza City's The Palestinian Civil Defence teams said ten bodies were recovered from the r…
The South Africa wants the court to order a halt to the military operation in Rafah and Israel to allow unimpeded access to Gaza for UN officials, organisations providi…
The plan, he said, would be submitted to the cabinet for app…
FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 25 to make a decision on a FIFA president Gianni Infantino outlined the plan at the FIFA congress on Friday after representatives of the Palestinian and Israel football federations had a chance to speak in front of the 211 member associations. | "FIFA will mandate as of now, independent legal expert…
This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the fighting between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and Sudanese government forces in Darfur, a spat between Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the 'day after' plan in Gaza, and the upheaval created in Kuwait with the news that both parliament and the constitution had been suspended. | Joining us, we have The New Arab's journalist and reporter Oliver Mizzi ( O…
The Lebanese group The attack wounded three soldiers, one of them seriously, according to the Israeli military. | Hezbollah has regularly fired missiles across the border with Israel over the past seven months, but the one on Thursday appears to have been the first successful missile airstrike it has launched from wit…
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday that "additional forces will enter" Rafah and "this activity will intensify". | "Hundreds of targets have already…
Three men in their 20s – Mohamad Youssef Nasr Allah, 27, Ayman Ahmed Mubarak, 26, and Hossam Emad Deabes, 22 – were killed during an Israeli military raid on The raids c…
Juhjouh was killed in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City, when a bomb struck his family home. | The journalist worked for the Palestine Post Network. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says that at least 103 journalists have been killed in Is…
Israeli air strikes on Friday hit an area of southern Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, has traded cross-border fire with Israeli forces almost daily since the Palestinian group's October 7 attack on southern Israel. | The Iran-backed Lebanese movement has 
In the face of Israel's ongoing attacks on The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the announcement on Tuesday, stating that the country will contribute US$25 million to UNRWA. | Omar Al-Barzanji, the Deputy Minister of…
Humanitarian workers already face a slew of challenges getting aid to civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip, and fear that as the Aid groups say the humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, where the The Israeli military has launched what it called a "limit…
Esmail Qaani, head of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) – the foreign arm of the organisation – also issued warnings to 
The According to local Arabic media, Sabreen Masarwa, from the city of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, was expelled from her rol…
Preparatory meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday for an Abu Dhabi reserved support for two important items…
The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via "Today at approximately 9 a.m. (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement, adding that no US troops went ashore. | "This is an ongoing, multinational effort to deliver additional aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza via a mari…
French police on Friday shot dead a man armed with a knife and a crowbar who tried to set fire to a The French Jewish community, the third largest in the world, has for months been on edge in the face of a growing number of attacks and desecrations of memorials. | Emergency services were alerted after a fire was detected at the synagogue, with the man spotted on its roof brandishing an iron bar and a kitchen knife, the prosecutor handling the case said. | Smoke was coming…
A professor at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has garnered praise across social media, following her rousing speech during her arrest by police forces at a The professor, who was later identified as Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, UCI's associate professor of African American Studies, was among three faculty members arrested during the police raid. | This comes…
Normally, when students in the United States start protests towards the end of the Spring semester, administrators try to stall. | The presidents and deans know that in May the students start to think about their summer plans and then retreat back to their homes, often far from the campus. | Then, during the long summer, which comes to end only in the early weeks of September, the students are absorbed in internships and jobs, lives of love and lives of anxiety about the precarious world that awaits them. | The high officials of the colleges and universities know that once the students return to campus, the mo…
He emphasised that any post-war plans in "Hamas exists to stay," he said. "The movement [Hamas] will decide, along with all national factions and the administration of the Gaza Strip after the war." | During his speech, Haniyeh blamed <...
The other day, I did an interview with a podcaster, Mr. Sarp Sinar Harici, based in Türkiye. I must applaud him for his ability to dig into video archives, and boy, the opening is a trot down memory lane. The introduction contains a montage of testimony and interviews I did over the last 30 years. You won't recognize the young Larry Johnson. Hell, I barely recognized me. | The interview is in English with Turkish subtitles. It is being well received by viewers in Türkiye. I discuss the plight of the Palestinians and the start of the collapse of the Ukrainian military.