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Ambulance Team Targeted in Maaroub as Israeli Strikes Intensify Across Southern Lebanon

Al-Manar | May 29, 2026

An Israeli drone strike targeted a Civil Defense team affiliated with the Islamic Health Authority in the town of Maaroub early this morning while they were carrying out their duties, killing one paramedic and injuring several others. The attack comes amid a heavy wave of Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling across southern Lebanon, particularly in the Nabatieh and Tyre regions.

According to our correspondent, Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes targeting the city of Nabatieh and the towns of Kfar Remman, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, and the outskirts of Shoukin. Artillery shelling also struck the town of Kfarjouz and the outskirts of Qatrani.

Warplanes carried out two consecutive waves of airstrikes on Kfarjouz, as well as strikes on the area between the towns of Ain Qana and Jbaa, and the town of Mayfadoun. The town of Arnoun al-Shaqif was also subjected to artillery shelling. … Full article

Israel Is Arming ISIS Linked Gangs With Military Drones To Help Carry Out Further Ethnic Cleansing In Gaza

The Dissident | May 28, 2026

Israel is going forward with its plan to force Gaza’s Palestinian population to flee to make way for Israeli annexation.

Israel Katz, Israel’s defence minister, said last week, “the voluntary emigration plan from Gaza will be implemented” , “everything at the right timing and in the right manner”, “voluntary emigration” being a euphemism for the complete ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

Benjamin Netanyahu has since stated that he ordered IDF militants to occupy 70 percent of the Gaza Strip, in violation of the so-called “ceasefire”.

Benjamin Netanyahu said , “At this point, we are fully in control of 60% of the territory of the Gaza Strip… and my directive is to get to… 70%”.

Netanyahu implied the end Israeli goal is to occupy all of Gaza, saying, “First 70%. We’ll start with that” in response to calls from audience members to occupy “100 percent”.

To aid in this genocidal campaign of ethnic cleansing and annexation, Israel has again tasked its criminal proxies in Gaza. … continue

Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries

By Ben Freeman | Responsible Statecraft | May 29, 2026

At a time when the American public is expressing unprecedented levels of distrust in the Israeli government, Congress just proposed tying the U.S. to the Israeli military more than ever before.

Buried in the House’s version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released on Tuesday, is section 224, entitled “United States-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.” The provision would arguably do more to intertwine the U.S. military with the Israeli military than the more than $200 billion (inflation adjusted) in military assistance Israel has received from the U.S. since its founding in 1948.

Section 224 lays the groundwork for bilateral research and development, co-production of weapons, joint ventures, licensing agreements, and seemingly every manner of U.S.-Israeli military-industrial complex cooperation. The U.S. and Israel already work together heavily on missile defense, but this provision would greatly expand coordination to seemingly every area of defense tech, including AI, quantum, autonomous systems, directed energy, cyber, biotech, and many more. It also proposes “network integration” and “data fusion.” In other words, the U.S. military’s data could soon be the Israeli military’s data. … continue

Israel Relaunches, Rebrands Online Propaganda Campaign

By Harrison Berger | The American Conservative | May 21, 2026

Israel has relaunched and rebranded Act.IL, an online campaign originally designed by Israeli intelligence officials at the Ministry of Strategic Affairs to harass and intimidate American critics of Israel. Such operations are generally referred to as “troll farming,” though the forces behind Act.IL use softer, more highfalutin language.

Rebranded as RiseApp, the program is operated by Israel’s Reichman University (IDC Herzliya) and, according to the project’s website, aims to mobilize Act.IL’s existing database of more than 40,000 pro-Israel online operatives to counter what it describes as “antisemitism” and “misinformation.” … continue

German politician blasts ‘totalitarian madness’ of sanctions on pro-Palestinian journalist

RT | May 29, 2026

Germany’s implementation of EU sanctions against a pro-Palestinian journalist whom Brussels has accused of fueling discord on Russia’s behalf has descended into “totalitarian madness,” German opposition politician Sahra Wagenknecht has said.

Wagenknecht has called for financial restrictions imposed on Huseyin Dogru and his Berlin-based family to be lifted. On Tuesday, Dogru said Comdirect bank had frozen the assets of his elderly mother, citing what it described as a “control relationship over the funds by [her] son.” His wife’s bank account was targeted in March, while his father is reportedly under investigation by the authorities.

“This is how dictatorships treat opposition figures,” the left-wing BSW party founder told Berliner Zeitung on Thursday.

“The EU’s scandalous overreach against a German journalist and the German government’s complicity in breaking the law and collective punishment must finally stop,” she added. “If the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution were doing its job, this totalitarian government extremism would actually be a case for them.” … continue

Avoiding Catastrophic Failure in Cuba

SONAR21 | May 28, 2026

ALERT MEMORANDUM FOR: The President

FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS)

SUBJECT: Avoiding Catastrophic Failure in Cuba

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Iran shoots down trespassing US drone near Bushehr: Report

Press TV – May 28, 2026

Iranian forces have shot down an American drone violating the Islamic Republic’s airspace near the southern city of Bushehr, a report says a day after the servicemen turned away an American tanker trying to illegally cross the Strait of Hormuz.

Tasnim News Agency published the report on Thursday, citing a military source.

The source “confirmed the interception of a trespassing American drone in the vicinity of Bushehr,” the report read. … Full article

Russia warns US against sending more troops to its borders

RT | May 28, 2026

Russia has warned that deploying additional US troops near its borders would be “unacceptable,” after Washington pledged to send more soldiers to Poland.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a press briefing on Thursday that reducing the number of US personnel stationed in Europe would be a “rational, justified, and long-overdue” step toward stabilizing what she described as an “imbalanced” security situation created by NATO policies.

Deploying more American troops in the region, on the other hand, would place them within striking distance, Zakharova added.

She said such a move would only increase tensions in Europe and compel Russia to respond with “military-technical measures.” Zakharova accused NATO of pushing the continent toward a “suicidal” conflict. … continue

Dead Silence: UN, OSCE Ignore Russian Appeals Over Ukraine’s Slaughter at Starobelsk

Sputnik – 28.05.2026

MOSCOW – There has been no response from the UN, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), or other international organizations to Russia’s appeals regarding the Ukrainian strike on Starobelsk, Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova told Sputnik.

Lantratova previously reported that she had sent letters to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the OSCE Secretary General, the President of the UN Human Rights Council, and other international organizations regarding the Ukrainian strike on a college and dormitory in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR).

“We sent letters immediately after the tragedy occurred. We have not yet received any response. We are awaiting it, and hope for an objective assessment of these events by the international public… We hope for a response, and moreover, we will send [letters] to all our counterparts in various countries around the world so that people know the truth,” Lantratova said.

On May 22, Ukrainian forces attacked an academic building and a dormitory of the Starobelsk Professional College of Lugansk State Pedagogical University. Twenty-one people were killed and 44 others wounded.

Trump Administration’s DOJ Filing in Supreme Court ‘Sharp Betrayal’ of Religious Freedom

By Jefferey Jaxen | May 27, 2026

In a stunning reversal the Department of Justice under President Trump has filed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to deny review in John Doe et al. v. Kathy Hochul, No. 24-1015. The case involves former New York healthcare workers fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccination on religious grounds under the state’s now-repealed Section 2.61 mandate, which allowed medical exemptions but barred religious ones.

The move is in stark contrast to the COVID-era legal momentum across the board seeing courts rule in favor of employees fired for religious vaccine refusals. … continue

Ocean “Acidification” — Another Fake Scare That Won’t Go Away

By Francis Menton | Manhattan Contrarian | May 26, 2026

… my conclusion is that the whole “ocean acidification” thing is no more than an effort to play on the idea that people will find the word “acid” scary. – Read full article

The Weaponization of Gene-Edited Mosquitoes. Will It Save Lives?

By F. William Engdahl | Global Research | May 27, 2026

There are several dimensions to the mosquito crisis.

The release of gene-edited male mosquitoes, coupled with the development of a dengue and malaria vaccine.

But that is but the tip of the iceberg.

According to F. William Engdahl in 2018, the weaponization of insects is on the drawing board of the Pentagon… continue

The US Military Keeps Blowing Up Small Boats in the Caribbean and Pacific

By Adam Dick | Peace and Prosperity Blog | May 28, 2026

Suppose a Latin American nation’s military kept blowing up private American small boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, killing nearly all the United States citizens on them in the process. The Donald Trump administration and a horde of US Congress members would be shouting about terrorism and supporting major responsive military actions. However, the actual perpetrator of the blowing up of small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September has been the US government and the victims have been mainly residents of Latin American nations, so the destruction and killing just keeps going on with little pushback from politicians in Washington, DC.

At The Intercept, Nick Turse is keeping a tally of the ongoing slaughter at sea. He counts, relying on information derived from US government sources, 60 strikes killing 197 people. The number of survivors of the strikes is just six.

This is a killing spree, not an ordinary drug interdiction effort. … continue

A Nation of Suspects

By Andrew P. Napolitano | Ron Paul Institute | May 28, 2026

Some of the recent legal challenges to the use of surveillance by the Department of Homeland Security upon Americans have resulted in the revelation of truly terrifying behavior by the government, in direct defiance of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution. We now know that the federal government spies on innocent Americans without suspicion and without warrants. … continue

Trump Administration Targets Americans Opposed to Zionism

Constitutionally protected speech critical of Israel may be considered incitement of violence

By Kurt Nimmo | Another Day in the Empire | May 28, 2026

Gabrielle Cuccia, a MAGA influencer and former chief Pentagon correspondent for One America News (OAN), was hired earlier this year to write a script for Vine & Fig Tree Institute (VFT), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization “that combats antisemitism and hate.” The image of “vine and fig tree” is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. References appear in Kings, Micha, and Isaiah.

“VFT is a pro-Israel organization with ties to the administration,” Cuccia posted to X on May 22. “Earlier this year, VFT was at the White House meeting with Sebastian Gorka.”

Shortly after that White House meeting, I was contacted through a third party and asked to script-write for VFT. The individual who contacted me is publicly very Christian and widely perceived as America First. I was told the script would be used to create an AI-generated video on behalf of the White House, specifically for NSC and Sebastian Gorka.

Zettawire characterizes VFT as a “pro-Israel nonprofit… [that has] conducted domestic surveillance on conservative voices from inside the White House, using AI propaganda.”

An investigative report alleges that pro-Israel nonprofit Vine & Fig Tree (VFT) runs a domestic surveillance and propaganda campaign targeting America First conservatives from inside the White House, using AI media and data operations, and that VFT recently met with NSC counterterror director Sebastian Gorka.

Gorka, as I pointed out in an earlier post, is deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism. He said speech critical of the White House and Israel may be considered “incitement of violence under government standards” and linked to Iran and Russia.

Cuccia was told VFT worked covertly with the Trump administration and was provided with a link to a Dropbox account. “Inside the Dropbox were 7 folders,” she writes. “Through those documents, I learned more about what this organization actually does. Their reports monitor major conservative and ‘dissident-right’ accounts and frequently frame those accounts as vulnerable to, or participating in, foreign influence operations.”

The reports contain information on Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Ian Carroll, Jackson Hinkle, Dan Bilzerian, Mario Nawfal, Joe Kent, and others. “In another report, they argue that distrust surrounding Charlie Kirk’s assassination was mostly due to Americans falling for Russian, Iranian, and Pakistani propaganda networks” Cuccia writes. ‘In another report, they argue that distrust surrounding Charlie Kirk’s assassination was mostly due to Americans falling for Russian, Iranian, and Pakistani propaganda networks.” … Full article

The Popular Scapegoats: How Israel Is Pushing Its New ‘Bad Apples’ Hasbara Strategy

By Robert Inlakesh | Palestine Chronicle | May 28, 2026

A revived attempt to scapegoat a handful of Israeli officials for the crimes of its entire regime structure has again taken off, especially in light of the recent diplomatic fallout over Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s public humiliation of Gaza aid flotilla activists. The idea behind this Hasbara campaign is to normalize Israel’s actions.

When Itamar Ben-Gvir posted the video of him mocking the brutal treatment that foreign activists were being subjected to – after being kidnapped in international waters – entitling it “welcome to Israel”, it understandably triggered a diplomatic firestorm. However, the Western leaders who summoned their envoys in response haven’t dared to address the treatment of the activists, including their own citizens, since.

All of this begs the question as to how much authenticity came along with these stances. One point of note is that even Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined in with the chorus of condemnation, as did his Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and others. Since that time, at least 15 activists who were part of the latest Global Sumud Flotilla have accused the Israeli military of committing different forms of sexual assault against them, including rape. … continue

Death toll of Israeli attack on Gaza City rises to 10, including children

Al Mayadeen | May 28, 2026

The Israeli aggression on a house in Gaza City on Thursday night has killed 10 people, including 4 children, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in the Gaza Strip. […]

In response, the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas published a statement condemning the massacre as “another crime committed by the fascist occupation army” and a renewed violation of the ceasefire agreement signed in Sharm el-Sheikh.

“The escalation by the criminal Zionist occupation government against civilians across the Gaza Strip indicates its attempt to return to the pace of ethnic cleansing,” the statement read. … Full article

Jewish Settlers attack Palestinian families east of Ramallah

Palestinian Information Center – May 28, 2026

RAMALLAH – A horde of extremist Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian families on Wednesday in the Khalayfa area east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

Local activist Fares Kaabneh said that the settlers assaulted Palestinian families in the Khalayfa area near the village of Taybeh, east of Ramallah.

Kaabneh explained that the settlers deliberately brought herds of sheep and camels into the vicinity of residents’ homes, damaging property and destroying trees in the area.

He added that the settlers encircled Palestinian homes during their attack.

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Two in Sidon, Hit Multiple Southern Lebanon Sites

Al-Manar | May 28, 2026

Two people were martyred in a preliminary toll following an Israeli occupation airstrike that targeted a residential apartment in the Qiya’a area inside the city of Sidon, southern Lebanon. Rescue teams are still searching for people trapped under the rubble.

Our correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes also struck Deir al-zahrani with several airstrikes. Additional strikes targeted the town of Burj al-Shamali in the Tyre district, as well as multiple locations inside the city of Tyre: a building in the archaeological area, another in the Rifai neighborhood, and a third on Halwani Street.

In Adloun, an Israeli drone targeted a car on the Sidon-Tyre highway near the shrine of the Prophet Sari, according to the same source.

Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on the Kfarjouz area in the Nabatieh district. In a related development, strikes also hit the town of Haboush, the city of Tyre (further attacks), the town of Kfar, Tell Ali al-Taher in the Nabatieh district, and the towns of Zghrine and Sajd in the Jezzine district. In the western Bekaa Valley, warplanes targeted the area surrounding Wadi Barghaz. … Full article

IRGC oversees safe passage of another 26 vessels through Hormuz in past 24 hours

Press TV – May 28, 2026

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) says 26 commercial ships and oil tankers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours after coordinating with its Navy, warning that any attempt to disrupt the strategic passage will prompt a “decisive response.”

In a statement issued on Thursday, the public relations office of the IRGC Navy said it is exercising “smart control” over the strait with “full authority,” emphasizing that all vessels must secure permission and coordinate with the naval force before transiting the vital corridor.

“Smart control of the Strait of Hormuz is being carried out with full authority, and during the past 24 hours, 26 commercial vessels and oil tankers passed through the secure corridor after obtaining permits and coordinating with the IRGC Navy,” the statement read.

The Navy reiterated that authorization and coordination are mandatory for transit.

“As previously announced, passage through other routes will be considered a disruption and will be dealt with accordingly,” it warned.

According to the statement, several ships attempted to enter the Persian Gulf illegally after disabling or manipulating their navigation systems, prompting IRGC intervention.

“Last night, several vessels attempted to enter the Persian Gulf illegally by manipulating or turning off their navigation systems. After several radio warnings, IRGC Navy fighters stopped two of them in place, while the others were forced to turn back,” it added. … Full article

IRGC targets US military base in response to attack on Bandar Abbas

 Al Mayadeen | May 28, 2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a stern warning on Thursday following a US military violation and aggression near the Bandar Abbas Airport, stressing that any further aggression “will not go unanswered.”

In a statement released by its public relations office, the IRGC said the US military launched aerial projectiles at a location on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas before dawn. It added that Iran responded by targeting the US air base from which the attack originated at approximately 4:50 am.

The operation comes as a “serious warning,” the IRGC said, adding that the response was intended to demonstrate that any aggression against Iran would be met with retaliation, warning that any repeat attack would provoke “a more decisive response.” … continue

Iran condemns US aggression on Bandar Abbas, supports Oman

Al Mayadeen | May 28, 2026

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei condemned US military strikes targeting areas near Bandar Abbas in the early hours of Thursday, describing them as a “blatant violation” of international law and the United Nations Charter.

Baghaei said the attacks represented an act of aggression and stressed that the UN Security Council bears a legal responsibility to hold the United States accountable.

He also affirmed Iran’s determination to take “all necessary measures” to defend the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Tehran denounces US threats against regional states

The Iranian official additionally condemned threatening rhetoric by US officials directed at Iran and other countries in the region, expressing solidarity with Oman following remarks by US President Donald Trump concerning the Strait of Hormuz.

Baghaei stated that threatening to “destroy” a UN member state that has historically played a constructive and responsible regional role constitutes not only a violation of the principle prohibiting the threat or use of force, but also “another dangerous indication of the normalization of lawbreaking and bullying in international relations.” … Full article

Strategic rebound: How Iran turned military aggression and economic siege into lasting leverage

By Mohammad Molaei | Press TV | May 27, 2026

The US military aggression and economic strangulation ended in a ceasefire, not because of American goodwill, but because the war objectives failed and the aggression backfired.

This outcome reflects a new strategic reality that emerged during the war itself.

Facing the biggest military assault in its history, with Western and Arab countries complicit in arming and supporting the enemy across multiple fronts, Iran not only avoided strategic collapse but imposed a new balance of power on the battlefield.

Against overwhelming odds and coordinated pressure, Iranian resistance transformed what was meant to be a war of submission into a demonstration of enduring national strength.

What has emerged now is far more than the end of a military aggression against the Islamic Republic. It is the failure of a campaign designed to weaken Iran, isolate it from other nations, drain its economic strength, and ultimately force it into strategic retreat. … continue

Empire with a Humanitarian Face: Democrats Rebrand

By Matt Wolfson | The Libertarian Institute | May 27, 2026

American political successions in recent years happen counterintuitively: implicit hand-offs between two nominally opposing sides. This strange reality is where we derive our notion of “the uniparty” and the media its notion of “partisanship.” Through the “partisan” lens favored by media, our politics appears divided between a party, the Republicans, in hock to Israel, the “big five” weapons contractorsreal estateWall Street, and Silicon Valley; and a party, the Democrats, in hock to powerful “progressive” or “Left” nonprofits like ActBluethe Southern Poverty Law Centerthe Center for American Progress, and the Open Society Foundations.

But the “uniparty” theory of the case shared by many politically disenfranchised Americans is a more accurate read of our political reality. Indeed, Democrats are as in hock to corporate and military interests as Republicans, and the newer “New Democratic” Party they are promising as a replacement to Donald Trump is his mirror image—there to serve the same interests under a different and deceptive cultural guise. Tracing the development of the modern Democrats from the late 1980s and early 1990s, and how that development shapes them today, shows that every sector of the party—from “neoliberals” to “progressives” to the Left—is de facto arbitered by military corporate interests which determine its policies and propaganda. … continue

From Fantasy to Historical Fact in Two Moves

By Dr Clare Craig | Health Ethics Advocacy & Research Team | May 27, 2026

The first move is to build a mathematical model based on assumptions that cannot be verified and are often highly contestable.

The second is to present the model’s output in an official report in a form that ordinary readers will naturally interpret as an established historical fact.

That is how estimates become “evidence”, and how speculation can harden into public memory.

The UK Covid Inquiry’s Module 4 report provides a striking example. It stated:

“Analysis of data from the World Health Organization estimated that, by March 2023, the lives of about 475,000 people aged 25 years or older had been saved as a result of Covid-19 vaccinations in England and Scotland. In Wales, the number of lives saved was estimated to be about 7,000 by June 2022.” […]

Lockdowns are widely accepted to have failed to prevent spread but, despite almost every vaccinated person having had covid, there is continued protection of the narrative that the vaccine saved lives.

The WHO-style “lives saved” model that the Inquiry relied on assumed that mortality would have been very high in the absence of vaccines. However, real world evidence simply does not back that up. … Read full article

European “Expert Commission” Urges COVID-19-Like Global Climate State Of Energency!

By P Gosselin | No Tricks Zone | May 26, 2026

Germany’s online WELT (published mid-May 2026) outlines a major health and climate policy demand made by a “high-level expert commission” to the World Health Organization (WHO).

According to WELT, a pan-European expert commission on health and sustainable development, appointed by the WHO and chaired by former Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, is urging the WHO to declare the climate crisis a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” This is the WHO’s highest level of alert, which was previously triggered during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Climate change an acute “medical emergency”?

In its report, the commission emphasizes that the climate crisis is no longer an abstract threat to future generations. Instead, it is an acute danger to global health, security, social cohesion, and human rights.

Former German Federal Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach (SPD socialists) is a member of this commission, and he strongly supports the proposal, calling climate change an acute “medical emergency.” … Full article

Germany Considers Law to Force Social Media Algorithm Boost for State-Approved News

Regulators who would decide what counts as “reliable” news are appointed through a chain that starts with the same politicians whose coverage they’d be curating

By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | May 27, 2026

Germany’s state media regulators are building a system that would force social media platforms to boost content from government-approved news outlets in their algorithms.

A leaked document, obtained by Apollo News, lays out the plan and if it goes ahead, a state authority will decide which media organizations count as “reliable,” and platforms like X, Facebook,

Instagram, and TikTok will be legally required to make those outlets’ content more visible in users’ feeds.

The proposal could become law within months. Thorsten Schmiege, head of Germany’s Landesmedienanstalten (state media authority) and president of Bavaria’s media regulator, said the German states plan to present a first draft of the Digital Media State Treaty this summer. Part of it would address “how reliable information can be pushed more prominently into feeds.” […]

Since 2025, outlets granted “public value” status have already gotten preferential placement in app stores and smart TV interfaces, with ARD and ZDF ranked at the top. The new proposal extends that system directly into social media feeds.

The regulatory apparatus making these decisions already has a track record of targeting inconvenient outlets. … Full article

Hebrew Language Israeli Media Is Boasting About Buying U.S. Congress

The Dissident | May 26, 2026

The Hebrew version of the Israeli newspaper Ynet, the online version of one of Israel’s largest newspapers, Yedioth Ahronoth, put out a shockingly blunt article written by its U.S. correspondent, Tzippy Shmilovitz, boasting that “the lobby is embarking on an all-out war to oust rebellious politicians on both sides of the fence”.

The article not only admitted that the Israeli lobby was behind Thomas Massie’s loss in Kentucky, but also behind primary campaigns against Israel-critical progressives in the Democratic Party, such as Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman. […]

Had this article been published in English by a critic of Israel, it would be branded as an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, and yet in Hebrew, the Israeli media is openly boasting about the Israel lobby’s effort to buy Congress. – Full article

Defining Dissent: How the Federal Crackdown on Anti-Semitism Redefines the Boundaries of Speech

The Lancaster Patriot | May 21, 2026

A dual-track federal offensive aimed at combating anti-semitism is rapidly altering the landscape of American public discourse, civil rights enforcement, and immigration policy.

The strategy is unfolding simultaneously across both the executive and legislative branches. On May 19, 2026, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism officially launched a 15-city “National Awareness & Action Tour.” Concurrently, Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the bipartisan Jewish American Security Act, a comprehensive bill that seeks to mandate strict Title VI frameworks on college campuses, boost nonprofit security funding to $1 billion, and force social media platforms to disclose their moderation algorithms.

At the core of this sweeping nationwide push is a highly controversial legal mechanism: the codification of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) “working definition” of anti-semitism into federal civil rights investigations. By linking this specific definition to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, federal agencies are increasingly treating political criticism of the State of Israel as potential instances of unlawful discrimination. … continue

Israel Lobby Seeking to Revamp U.S. Aid as ‘Partnership’ Immune to Political Shifts

By Chris Menahan | InformationLiberation | May 27, 2026

The Israel Lobby wants to revamp US aid to Israel by permanently ensnaring the Pentagon in a “partnership” with the Jewish state involving opaque contracts and minimal oversight and accountability, the Quincy Institute reports. … continue

How Israel’s Resettlement Demands Shifted Toward Europe

By Jose Nino | Occidental Observer | May 25, 2026

Long before Israel declared independence, Zionist leaders openly discussed what they termed “transfer,” the organized removal of the Palestinian Arab population. David Ben-Gurion, who would become Israel’s first prime minister, stated as early as 1937, “The compulsory transfer of the Palestinians from the valleys of the proposed Jewish state could give us something we never had.” He added, “With compulsory transfer we would have a vast area for settlement. I support compulsory transfer. I don’t see anything immoral in it.”

These pre-state declarations established the ideological foundation that would resurface throughout Israeli political history, eventually extending from proposals to relocate Palestinians within the Middle East to explicit demands that Western nations absorb them. … continue

Hezbollah battles invading Israeli troops at ‘zero distance’, thwarts attempts to expand occupation of Lebanon

The Cradle | May 27, 2026

Direct confrontations between Hezbollah fighters and Israeli occupation troops were reported on the morning of 27 May on the outskirts of Zawtar al-Sharqiya in southern Lebanon, amid a brutal carpet-bombing campaign that has killed dozens of Lebanese over the past 48 hours.

According to a statement from the Lebanese resistance, the “zero distance” clashes took place after “intense preparatory fire that included airstrikes and artillery shelling” from the occupying army.

In response, Hezbollah engaged Israeli troops with “rockets, artillery shells, and drones,” destroying at least one Merkava tank. The Lebanese resistance also released footage on Wednesday of its most recent drone attack on an Iron Dome battery.

Full article

Israel orders forced evacuation of Lebanon’s Tyre ahead of new carpet bombing campaign

The Cradle | May 27, 2026

On 27 May, the Israeli military issued forced displacement orders for the entire population of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre (Sur) and the surrounding neighborhoods and Palestinian refugee camps, ordering residents to flee north of the Zahrani River immediately.

“Out of concern for your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately according to the area shown on the map and move north of the Zahrani River,” the Israeli military’s Arabic spokesman, Avichay Adraee, said via social media.

“Your presence near Hezbollah elements, their facilities, or their combat means puts your lives at risk. Any building used by Hezbollah for military purposes may be subject to targeting,” Adraee added. […]

Prior to the war, the metropolitan area of Tyre and its surrounding Palestinian refugee camps were home to about 200,000 people. Israel’s forced evacuation orders in Lebanon have displaced over 1.2 million people across the country.

Tyre, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, has been a constant target of the Israeli military over the last several years. … Full article

Qassam Leader Among 11 Palestinians Killed In 24 Hours In Gaza

IMEMC | May 27, 2026

The Israeli military continued its violations of the ceasefire agreement for the 230th consecutive day on Wednesday, carrying out multiple strikes across the Gaza Strip that killed eleven Palestinians—including a senior Al‑Qassam Brigades leader—and wounded several others, in 24 hours.

Family sources confirmed the killing of Mohammad Odah (Abu Amro), described as the general commander of the Al‑Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, along with his wife and their son Yasser, after Israeli warplanes targeted a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City.

A Palestinian woman and her child were also killed while passing beneath the building at the moment of the assassination strike.

Israeli aircraft conducted two strikes on the Rimal neighborhood within a short interval, with the second attack causing additional injuries among nearby residents. … continue

Palestinian killed by IOF gunfire in Jenin

Palestinian Information Center – May-2026

JENIN – A Palestinian man was shot and killed by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday in Jenin refugee camp, north of the West Bank.

The Red Crescent reported that its teams received a body from inside the camp and transferred it to Jenin Hospital.

Local sources identified the martyr as 45-year-old Nasser as-Saadi.

The Israeli military campaign in Jenin started on January 21, 2025, turning Jenin refugee camp into a sealed military zone, killing dozens of people, displacing thousands, and causing widespread destruction.

Israeli Colonizers Torch Palestinian Car Near Jenin

IMEMC | May 27, 2026

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers burned a Palestinian vehicle and part of a home on Wednesday morning in Khirbet Masoud, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.

Local sources said the colonizers attacked several homes in the area, which lies near the village of Zibda, and set fire to part of the home of Husam Amarna in addition to torching his vehicle.

The colonizers also spray‑painted racist slogans on the walls of nearby homes before fleeing the area.

In a separate incident, Israeli occupation forces invaded the towns of Meithalun and Qabatia, both located south of Jenin, at dawn on the first day of Eid al‑Adha.

Local sources reported that soldiers deployed infantry units throughout the old town of Meithalun and along the main café street before breaking into a home near the fuel station and converting it into a military post. … Full article

Israeli forces restrict access to Ibrahimi Mosque, attack Muslim worshipers

Palestinian Information Center – May 27, 2026

AL-KHALIL – A limited number of Muslim worshipers observed the Eid al‑Adha prayer at the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil City, south of the occupied West Bank, amid tight Israeli security measures. […]

Soldiers fired stun grenades around the Mosque during “Takbeerat al-Eid” (Allahu Akbar chants), sparking panic among worshipers.

Al-Khalil governor Khaled Dudin told Anadolu Agency that Israeli forces closed the gates of the Ibrahimi Mosque and fired stun grenades at worshipers, accusing the Israeli occupation army of practicing “religious replacement and terrorism in all its forms at the Ibrahimi Mosque.” … Full article

Israeli police assault, kidnap Palestinian girl near Aqsa Mosque

Palestinian Information Center – May 27, 2026

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM – The Israeli occupation police kidnaped a Palestinian girl after assaulting her and forcibly removing her hijab near the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Tuesday morning.

A video showed the moment police officers chased the girl near the Bab al-Hitta area outside the Mosque before slapping her in the face and tearing off her hijab as she screamed and cried.

Meanwhile, Israeli police forces arrested a Jerusalemite young man identified as Islam Eid near Jaffa Street in the holy city after extremist Jewish settlers assaulted him.

The Israeli police also handed Jerusalemite journalist Saif al‑Qawasmi an order banning him from the Aqsa Mosque for one week after arresting him inside the holy site.

The police released Firas al‑Dibs, an Islamic Awqaf employee, on condition of staying away from the Aqsa Mosque for one renewable week. He had been arrested on the Mosque’s grounds during the Eid al‑Adha khutba (sermon) in the morning.

Earlier, police forces kidnaped two Jerusalemite citizens from their homes in the town of Anata and Qalandia refugee camp.

The extremely harsh life of those who tried to stand up to the United States at the UN

By Eduardo Vasco | Strategic Culture Foundation | May 27, 2026

From Guantánamo to Palestine, Washington has a long, brutal history of silencing, blacklisting, and deporting rapporteurs who dared tell the truth. … continue

How Can the Small Island of Cuba Threaten a Nuclear Superpower? – Cuban FM

Sputnik – 27.05.2026

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla slammed US propaganda portraying Cuba as a threat to the United States, exposing the absurdity of Washington’s narrative.

“Well, just imagine Cuba is a small island, 100,000 square kilometers and 10 million inhabitants. Based on what logic, what would be the common sense behind the idea that Cuba could threaten a nuclear superpower?” Rodríguez Parrilla said.

He also blasted US Secretary of State Marco Rubio for “lying on and on regarding this issue.”

For months, Washington has pressured Cuba’s fuel lifelines — targeting shipments, threatening supply routes, and using economic collapse as a regime-change tool.

Rubio earlier claimed there is “no oil blockade on Cuba,” even though US President Donald Trump bragged that Cuba had “no oil,” “no money,” and “no anything” under the US embargo.

India-Israel-UAE: An Alliance of Many Anxieties

By Salman Rafi Sheikh – New Eastern Outlook – May 27, 2026

The I2U2 — that much-heralded “West Asian Quad” of India, Israel, the UAE, and the United States — is gathering dust. Launched with fanfare in July 2022 and billed as a transformative framework for regional integration, it has produced little of consequence since its inaugural summit.

Progress stalled through 2024, and its April 2025 revival dialogue in New Delhi was notably described as the first convening of the group in almost two years. Without sustained American engagement, the scaffolding has simply collapsed. What remains, however, is something more durable and more troubling: an informal troika of Israel, the UAE, and India, joined not by shared ambition but by a shared phobia. … continue

US, Israel root cause of insecurity in region, have no place in its future: Iranian official

Press TV – May 27, 2026

The vice secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has denounced hostile measures by the United States and the Israeli regime as the root cause of insecurity in West Asia.

Ali Bagheri-Kani made the remarks in a Wednesday meeting with head of the International Security Division at Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Gabriel Luchinger, on the sidelines of the 14th International Meeting of High Representatives Responsible for Security Issues in the Russian capital, Moscow.

Bagheri-Kani said the root cause of insecurity and instability in the region is the Israeli regime’s and the United States’ aggressive measures, emphasizing they will have no role in its future.

For his part, Luchinger expressed his deep condolences over the assassination of former secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani in an Israeli airstrike on March 17, stating that Bern is prepared to cooperate with Tehran to resolve regional and international issues. … continue

Iran TV shows details of unofficial preliminary US-Iran MoU framework

Al Mayadeen | May 27, 2026

The Iranian state television has unveiled a preliminary and unofficial draft memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, outlining potential arrangements on maritime activity and regional security.

The draft framework, as per the broadcaster, suggests that the United States would commit to lifting a maritime blockade on Iran. In return, Iran would agree to restore commercial shipping through key maritime routes to pre-escalation levels within one month.

The reported arrangement does not apply to military vessels.

The report also said the draft includes provisions placing the management and regulation of maritime transit routes under Iranian oversight, in coordination with the Sultanate of Oman. … continue

Al Jazeera Claims The US-Iran Deal is Done… Not So Fast

By Larry C. Johnson | SONAR21 | May 27, 2026 

Notwithstanding the Al Jazeera report, there are still significant areas of disagreement that make a deal between Iran and the US unlikely. The Pakistan-Qatar mediation channel toward a possible memorandum of understanding remains active. But “active” does not mean “settled.” The unresolved center of gravity remains sequencing. The following is based on information I received from a knowledgeable source with access to the negotiations. It mirrors my analysis.

Washington and Israel want Iranian concessions first, while Tehran wants tangible, front-loaded economic and security relief before it gives ground on anything that matters. That is the heart of the present deadlock.

Iran’s position is not theatrical. It is rooted in a clear strategic doctrine: after decades of sanctions, pressure, assassinations, sabotage, and military threats, Tehran will not trade hard leverage for verbal assurances or a memorandum of understanding.

Promises are not enough. Mechanisms matter. Sequencing matters. Asset movement matters. Enforcement matters. The central judgment is this: Iran is not blinking. … continue