[VIDEO] Far-right Israeli minister [Ben-Gvir] condemned for taunting detained Gaza activists – Emma Graham-Harrison

The Guardian  /  May 21, 2026 Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists...

Israel is reviving a 58-year-old government order to seize vital Palestinian properties in Jerusalem

Qassam Muaddi Mondoweiss  /  May 21, 2026 Israel is reviving an obscure 1968 government order to unilaterally seize some 50 properties directly adjacent to the Al-Aqsa...

[VIDEO] In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as...

Jon Gambrell AP  /  May 21, 2026 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members now regularly show the public in Tehran how...

Taunting and degrading civilians in armed conflict is a clear violation of international law

Shannon Bosch The Conversation  /  May 21, 2026 In a video posted by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday night, detained activists from dozens...

Israel has a master plan to relocate thousands of Palestinian Bedouins to a giant...

Shatha Hammad Mondoweiss  /  May 21, 2026 The “Shami neighbourhood project” will ethnically cleanse the Bedouin population of Jerusalem’s eastern wilderness as part of Israel’s plan...

US puts pressure on Palestinian leaders to withdraw bid for UN vice-presidency role

Joseph Gedeon & Julian Borger The Guardian  /  May 20, 2026 Jerusalem embassy told to issue protest to Palestinian Authority leaders, warning ‘consequences will follow’ if...

Jewish groups launch new diaspora movement rejecting Israel’s ethno-nationalism

Middle East Monitor  /  May 20, 2026 A new coalition of Jewish organisations has launched under the banner of the Jewish Diaspora Movement (JDM), seeking...

What happens if Israel ends the Oslo Accords ?

Mohammed Omer The New Arab  /  May 20, 2026 A new bill in Israel seeks to cancel the Oslo Accords. Though defunct in practice, their formal...

Joe Kent: Trump can’t end war until Israel taken out of the loop

Kelley Beaucar Vlahos Responsible Statecraft  /  May 20, 2026 In a wide-ranging interview the ex-counterterrorism chief also balks at arguments that Americans need to 'sacrifice' in...

[VIDEO] Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

Julia Frankel & Menelaos Hadjicostis AP  /  May 20, 2026 JERUSALEM – Israeli forces on Tuesday intercepted all remaining vessels from an activist flotilla attempting to...