Israel strikes southern Lebanon after ordering evacuations of nine villages
William Christou & Lorenzo Tondo
The Guardian / June 5, 2026
Thousands flee including from village hosting at least 2,500 displaced people, one day after Hezbollah...
On the fifty-ninth year of the Naksa of 1967
Palestine-Global Mental Health Network
CounterPunch / June 5, 2026
On June 5, 1967, over six days, some three hundred thousand Palestinians were driven from the West...
The Palestine industry: the rats of Gaza and the opportunists among us
Ramzy Baroud
CounterPunch / June 5, 2026
It all started with a call to my family in a displacement camp in northern Gaza.
Since internet lines rarely...
Congress wants to tie the United States to Israel with this new legislation –...
Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick
The Guardian / June 5, 2026
Israel and its lobby will use section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act to...
Trump and Netanyahu: the odd couple
Jamal Kanj
Middle East Monitor / June 5, 2026
“He’ll do whatever I want him to do,” Donald Trump declared recently about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Iran strikes US military in Kuwait, major media fail to provide key detail
Eric Draitser
CounterPunch / June 5, 2026
Major news outlets have reported on the US and Iran exchanging attacks overnight and early morning on June 3,...
Oman resists US pressure to break ties with Iran over Strait of Hormuz
Patrick Wintour
The Guardian / June 4, 2026
Sultanate says talks with Tehran are limited to lawful management of waterway, but Washington has doubts about neutrality.
Oman...
What the US-Israel war on Iran will not change in the Middle East
Mohamed Elmenshawy
Al-Jazeera / June 4, 2026
The war may redraw alliances and shift balances of power, but geography, Palestine and political identity will endure.
In every...
Gaza is being offered coercion, not reconstruction
Said Arikat
Al-Jazeera / June 4, 2026
Mladenov’s plan turns rebuilding from a humanitarian obligation into a weapon of political control.
For months, Gaza has all but...
The real ‘divide’ among Democrats over Israel is between party leadership and voters
Adam Johnson
The Intercept / June 4, 2026
Supporting Israel is now a fringe position among Democratic voters. Why does the media keep covering it like...
