By Freddie Ponton | 21st Century Wire | May 8, 2026
Before the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the international chemical weapons watchdog, claimed chlorine was likely used in the alleged April 2018 Douma attack in Syria, its own leaked original draft said the victims’ symptoms were inconsistent with chlorine exposure and that a non-chemical incident could not be ruled out. What followed was not a minor editing quarrel, but a decisive shift in how a murky event would be framed, institutionalized, and then absorbed into the Western case against Damascus. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 8, 2026
As ceasefire violations persist, Israeli forces continued their aggression on southern Lebanon on Friday, launching a series of airstrikes and drone attacks on multiple towns and villages.
According to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, four people were killed and three others wounded, while a woman remains missing after Israeli warplanes carried out two air raids targeting the town of Toura in the Tyre district.
In a separate attack, an Israeli drone struck a vehicle on the road between Kfar Shouba and Kfar Hamam, killing a member of Lebanon’s Civil Defense. … Full article
IMEMC | May 9, 2026
Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers injured a man and his child and carried out a series of additional attacks across the occupied West Bank on Friday, burning property, invading Palestinian communities, and targeting agricultural lands from the southern to the northern districts.
In Hebron in the southern West Bank, a man and his child were injured after Israeli colonizers attacked them with sharp tools in the village of Shweika south of the city.
Local sources reported that Murad al‑Battat and his child were assaulted while working on their land, sustaining head injuries that required hospital treatment. The attackers also smashed the windows of al‑Battat’s vehicle and caused extensive damage.
In a related incident, Israeli occupation forces invaded the town of Beit Ummar north of Hebron and deployed across several neighborhoods.
In the Bethlehem district in the southern West Bank, colonizers assaulted a resident in the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem city.
Media sources said the colonizers attacked Mohammad Abdul‑Fattah Deeriya while he was on his land in the Wadi Seef area and stole his mobile phone. … Full article
IMEMC | May 9, 2026
Nine Palestinians, including a child, were injured late Friday when an Israeli airstrike targeted a home in the Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, as Israeli bombardment and military violations continued across the Gaza Strip.
Medical and media sources in Gaza said the strike hit a house near Hamid Street in the Shati refugee camp, sparking a fire and causing multiple injuries.
The Palestinian Civil Defense reported that at 11:10 p.m., Israeli forces fired a missile at a single‑story home belonging to the Al‑Adham family in the “Block 9” area of the refugee camp, resulting in nine direct injuries.
The attack completely destroyed the targeted home and caused extensive damage to dozens of surrounding houses and buildings. Fires spread to nearby structures, leaving many families at risk of displacement due to the scale of destruction and the ongoing danger, according to the Civil Defense. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 8, 2026
Khalil al-Hayya, head of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, said Israel’s attempts to impose its will through assassinations and attacks on political leaders and their families “will fail,” following the assassination of his son Azzam al-Hayya in an Israeli strike on Gaza City.
Speaking during a memorial gathering on Thursday, al-Hayya described the martyrdom of his son, alongside several other Palestinians, including neighbor Hamza al-Sharbasi, as part of a continuing campaign targeting Palestinian families and resistance leaders.
He said the martyrdom of Palestinians would only strengthen the struggle for the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem, adding that Israel’s efforts to pressure negotiators through violence would not succeed.
Al-Hayya also linked the attack to previous Israeli strikes targeting Hamas negotiators in Qatar last year, saying the Movement continued negotiations “on behalf of its people and national interests,” despite ongoing attacks.
Meanwhile, Khaled Mishaal, head of the Hamas Movement abroad, praised al-Hayya’s resilience during the funeral gathering, describing the loss of multiple sons and relatives as “a great sacrifice.” … continue
Press TV – May 8, 2026
Former Palestinian detainees have come forward with disturbing firsthand accounts of the systematic torture inflicted on Dr. Hussam Abu Safia, director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, during his detention in an Israeli prison.
Rami Abu Amira, a former prisoner, described how interrogators stripped Dr. Abu Safia naked and set police dogs on his frail body, leaving deep wounds and scratches.
Ahmad Qaddas recounted that the prison cells echoed with the doctor’s screams as he endured severe beatings.
He said he could no longer recognize Abu Safia due to extreme weight loss and his dazed, barely conscious state.
“He was physically shattered,” Qaddas added. Another former detainee, Hamza Abu Amira, spoke of the “relentless humiliation” and combined physical and psychological torture carried out by specialized Israeli prison units. … continue
The Cradle | May 8, 2026
The UAE has sent $100 million to US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to fund the training of a new Palestinian police force for Gaza, the Times of Israel reported on 8 May, citing a US official and a diplomat from West Asia.
Setting up a security force to control Gaza on Israel’s behalf will reportedly allow Tel Aviv to sideline Hamas while reducing the presence of the Israeli army, which is suffering from manpower shortages.
The police force is being organized under the umbrella of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), a panel of Palestinian technocrats tasked by the Board of Peace and Israel to administer the Strip. … continue
MEMO | May 8, 2026
The UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has granted two new licences for the export of military equipment to Israel, including an £8.7 ($11.85) million licence covering “components and technology for targeting equipment”, the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) has revealed.
The licences were issued despite the British government’s September 2024 suspension of such exports over fears they would be used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. CAAT’s analysis of UK export licensing statistics for the fourth quarter of 2025, published on 30 April, found that the UK issued export licences worth £20.5 ($27.9) million in total for transfers to Israel during the quarter. … continue
The UK’s deep national unraveling
By Mikhail Afanasyev | RT | May 8, 2026
In 2026, the British monarch issued a public message marking Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, while Easter, unlike in all previous years, was no longer accompanied by a special royal address. Only a brief greeting on behalf of the royal family was published for the Christian holiday.
This pattern in the king’s addresses to his subjects reflects not only the increased demographic and political weight of the Muslim community, but also a clear setting of priorities. … continue
By Prof. Glenn Diesen | May 8, 2026
NATO was always destined to be a temporary military alliance, united by a common enemy and threat during the Cold War. Once that threat disappeared with the end of the Cold War and thereafter the collapse of the Soviet Union, the main question asked in the 1990s was: What would be NATO’s new reason to exist? The answer to this question was to pursue unipolarity / collective hegemony in the post-Cold War era through NATO expansionism and military interventionism (“out of area or out of business”). … continue
By Francis Goumain | Occidental Observor | May 7, 2026
Editor’s note: I have long resisted the climate manipulatioin idea but this seems convincing.
Below is an automated translation of an article from the French weekly RIVAROL, one of the last far-right publications in France, which is beset by lawsuits and has lost its press accreditation (and the tax advantages that came with it). It is a paper publication, but it can no longer appear on newsstands, so Rivarol has opted for the PDF format.
The article deals with a subject that we don’t see surfacing much in the American far-right press: drought and climate control as an already existing weapon, discreetly – but intensively – used by the Americans against Iran.
RIVAROL is not a scientific journal, but that being said, the facts are troubling and we must force our opponents to respond:
Why is it that the end of the Iranian drought coincides with the destruction of the ring of American radar installations in the Arabian Peninsula? Doesn’t this confirm what President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had already said long ago about manipulating climate to pursue political interests?
While Iran rains missiles down on its enemies, the rain returns to Iran. Coincidence?
Read article
Press TV – May 8, 2026
A Saudi official has denied reports that Riyadh opened its airspace for US military aggression against Iran, saying such claims are being circulated in the media for “suspicious reasons,” a report says.
A Saudi official told Al Arabiya on Thursday that Riyadh is pursuing de-escalation and supports Pakistan’s mediation efforts aimed at reaching an agreement to end the US-Israeli imposed war on Iran.
“The Kingdom did not allow the use of its airspace to support offensive military operations,” the source was quoted as saying on condition of anonymity.
“There are parties trying to give a misleading image of Saudi Arabia’s position for suspicious reasons,” claimed the official.
The report comes after the Wall Street Journal claimed that Saudi Arabia and Kuwait had lifted restrictions on US military use of their bases. … Full article
Press TV – May 8, 2026
Unknown traders placed nearly $920 million in short positions on crude oil on May 6, just minutes before Axios published a report saying Washington and Tehran were nearing a deal to end their two-month war, according to data from Unusual Whales, a trading surveillance platform that monitors unusual market activity.
The Axios report, written by Barak Ravid—a journalist with close ties to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump—said the one-page memorandum would end the war.
Ravid is a former member of Israel’s elite Unit 8200 intelligence corps. His reporting consistently relies on “unnamed US officials” and has been described as “basically representing the American voice”.
The concern extends beyond journalistic accuracy to potential market manipulation. Each Axios report has been preceded by massive, suspiciously timed trades betting on falling oil prices.
Axios has reported on five separate occasions within a 19-day span that a deal with Iran was “close” or “imminent” — yet no agreement has materialized. … continue
A “calibrated escalation” is likely to follow the overnight US-Iran clash in the Strait of Hormuz, veteran war correspondent Elijah J. Magnier tells Sputnik.
“Return to full-scale war remains possible, but neither side appears eager for an immediate all-out confrontation,” Magnier says.
“What is more likely in the near term is a continuation of calibrated escalation, which means maritime incidents, allies being attacked, cyber operations, targeted strikes, and limited exchanges designed to impose pressure without triggering a wider or regional war.”
Both sides assess different forms of leverage, according to the pundit:
- The US can escalate vertically by deploying additional military forces and intensifying confrontation
- Iran can escalate horizontally by widening pressure geographically and economically without engaging in direct confrontation
- Both sides show restraint, but prolonged escalation increases the risk of miscalculation
“Therefore, one strike causing mass casualties, damage to strategic energy infrastructure, or a direct attack on senior leadership — such as targeted assassinations — could rapidly push both sides beyond the current threshold,” Magnier warns.
Press TV – May 8, 2026
Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned US acts of aggression against Iranian oil tankers and coastal infrastructure, describing the attacks as a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement.
The US military attacked two Iranian oil tankers near the port of Jask and the Strait of Hormuz late Thursday and early Friday, while also carrying out attacks on several coastal sites overlooking the strategic waterway. … continue
Press TV – May 7, 2026
A spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said on Thursday that Iranian forces gave an immediate and decisive response to a series of US military aggressions in the strategic waters of the Strait of Hormuz and along the country’s southern coastline.
In a statement, Ebrahim Zolfaghari noted that the “aggressive, terrorist, and outlaw” US military, in violation of a ceasefire, targeted an Iranian oil tanker.
The vessel was transiting from Iran’s coastal waters in the Jask region, heading towards the Strait of Hormuz.
In a separate but simultaneous incident, another Iranian ship came under attack while entering the Strait of Hormuz, directly opposite the UAE’s Fujairah port.
Concurrent with these fresh acts of aggression, the spokesperson said that US forces, operating in coordination with certain countries in the region, launched airstrikes against civilian areas in the coastal provinces.
These aerial attacks reportedly targeted locations along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.
According to the statement, Iran’s response was immediate and decisive. … continue
By Kyle Anzalone | The Libertarian Institute | May 6, 2026
A US F-18 attacked and disabled an Iranian-flagged civilian ship in the Gulf of Oman.
“US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces observed M/T Hasna as it transited international waters enroute to an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman,” a statement from CENTCOM published on Wednesday said. “After Hasna’s crew failed to comply with repeated warnings, U.S. forces disabled the tanker’s rudder by firing several rounds from the 20mm cannon gun of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from USS Abraham Lincoln.” … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 7, 2026
The US-Israeli war on Iran has created what Maersk termed a “new wake-up call” for global trade, with the shipping giant warning that financial and operational pressures could intensify in the coming months.
Speaking to CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe after Maersk released its first-quarter earnings, CEO Vincent Clerc said the company is facing significant cost increases driven largely by rising energy prices.
“We are a highly energy-intensive industry, and that has created a whole new set of circumstances that we now have to deal with,” he said. “That will have an important impact on the second and third quarters.”
Maersk warns of $500M monthly cost increase
Clerc highlighted that the surge in oil prices following the US aggression on Iran is significantly increasing operational expenses across the shipping sector.
“What this energy shock is going to mean is about $500 million of extra costs per month for as long as the oil remains around in the in the $100 per barrel neighborhood, that is significant,” Clerc told CNBC. … Full article
Press TV – May 7, 2026
A new poll has shown growing public anger toward President Donald Trump’s war on Iran, with most Americans saying the illegal war has “done more harm than good,” weakened the United States’ global standing, and worsened economic hardship at home.
According to the results of a PBS News/NPR/Marist poll published on Wednesday, a clear majority of Americans now reject Trump’s handling of the unprovoked war that began on February 28, was waged in close collaboration with Israel, and lasted for the next 40 days.
According to the poll, over 60 percent of respondents disapproved of Trump’s policy, while only 33 percent supported his confrontational policy, which risks global isolation of Washington. … Full article
By Thanvir Khan | MEMO | May 7, 2026
Activist and humanitarian aid worker Majid Freeman is due in court this week as the final phase of his landmark case comes to an end.
Freeman was charged with encouraging terrorism over social media posts in which he allegedly invited support for Hamas and expressed support for the group. He was arrested in July last year.
Freeman has pleaded not guilty, with the jury expected to reach a decision as early as this week, amid a widening crackdown on pro-Palestinian sentiment across the country.
The allegations against Freeman do not accuse him of committing any physical act of terrorism, operational involvement or financial support. The charges relate directly to social media posts which prosecutors claim could indicate sympathy with, or vocal support for, Hamas and Palestinian resistance.
Anas Mustapha, head of public advocacy at the international advocacy organisation CAGE, said: “Majid Freeman is a community activist, a humanitarian and a man of conscience who refused to be silent about the genocide in Gaza. He has been a target ever since his exposure of Leicester’s former failed Labour MP, Jonathan Ashworth, and his subsequent unflinching campaigning for the Palestinians in Gaza.
“This is the security state seeking to discipline the entire Muslim community by targeting one of its most active voices for justice. To do so in defence of a genocide makes this prosecution all the more dubious and its motives entirely political.
“Regardless of the outcome, Majid has consistently upheld the truth: occupied people have the right and obligation to resist their occupiers. Supporting that can never be a crime.”
Critics say Majid’s trial could become a landmark case. Amid a widening crackdown on pro-Palestinian slogans such as “globalise the intifada” and calls by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban certain protests, this case could become a litmus test for free speech on Palestine.
It may also send a clear signal to the prime minister and other politicians that there is no straightforward legal framework to ban pro-Palestinian slogans or sentiments outright, and that attempts to do so could face serious challenges in court.
The case may also test whether expressions of support for the right of occupied peoples to resist can be prosecuted as terrorism in the UK. If Freeman is convicted, critics are likely to argue that the ruling places UK courts at odds with international law, UN resolutions and the Geneva Conventions, which affirm protections and rights for peoples living under occupation. … Full article
The Cradle | May 7, 2026
An Israeli “double tap” strike targeted paramedics in the southern Lebanese town of Toul on 7 May, coinciding with brutal attacks across southern Lebanon and just hours after Tel Aviv’s first attack on Beirut since the start of the so-called “ceasefire.”
“An enemy drone struck the Toul area. After the attack, the Islamic Health Authority’s Civil Defense team went to inspect the site, before enemy warplanes launched another raid on the area, which resulted in the injury of two members of the rescue team and significant damage to the ambulance,” Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Video footage captured the exact moment the Islamic Health Authority’s vehicle was bombed by the occupation army. Over 100 Lebanese medics have been killed by Israel since the war began. … continue
IMEMC | May 7, 2026
On Wednesday, Israeli occupation forces invaded the Al‑Baq’a area east of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank’s southern region, and carried out a large‑scale destruction of Palestinian agricultural land, uprooting thousands of grape vines and bulldozing more than 200 dunams of privately owned farmland over the past three days, in one of the largest agricultural demolitions reported in the district this year.
Eyewitnesses said multiple military units accompanied Israeli bulldozers as they invaded the area at dawn, sealed all access roads, and prevented Palestinian farmers from reaching their land while the machinery destroyed entire vineyards, vegetable fields, and irrigation networks. … continue
Palestinian Information Center – May 7, 2026
GAZA – Three Palestinian police officers were killed and several others were injured on Thursday in an Israeli strike targeting a security site west of Gaza City, amid ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement and growing threats to resume the war on the Gaza Strip.
A local source said an Israeli Apache helicopter fired at least one missile at a room used by Gaza’s security services in the Ansar area west of the city, following intense low-altitude flights and widespread drone activity overhead.
The dead and wounded were transferred to Al-Shifa Medical Complex, while one injured person was taken to the Palestinian Red Crescent field hospital in central Gaza City.
Gaza’s Interior Ministry later announced that three security officers and personnel were killed in the Israeli strike on a guard post belonging to a security headquarters west of the city. A fourth officer was critically injured, along with several civilians. … Full article
Al Mayadeen | May 7, 2026
Azzam al-Hayya, the son of Khalil al-Hayya, leader of the Hamas Resistance movement in Gaza, was martyred on Thursday after succumbing to wounds he sustained in an Israeli attack on Gaza City on Wednesday evening, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent.
The correspondent reported on Wednesday night that Hamza al-Sharbasi was killed and Azzam Khalil al-Hayya was injured in an Israeli airstrike near the Jabalia bus stop in the al-Daraj neighborhood, in central Gaza City.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement condemned the assault, saying, “The government of war criminals in the occupying entity continues to escalate its crimes against the Gaza Strip.”
In a statement, the movement noted that “the occupation army is carrying out ongoing assaults aimed at assassinating Resistance forces and their leaders, particularly within Islamic Jihad and Hamas.”
It further highlighted that the latest in these assassinations was “the treacherous airstrike that targeted Hamza al-Sharbasi, a leader in the al-Qassam Brigades, yesterday.”
“The attack also injured several others, including the martyr Azzam, the son of Khalil al-Hayya, the head of the Hamas movement in Gaza, who succumbed to his wounds this morning,” the movement added. … continue
… Azzam was the fourth son of Khalil al-Hayya to be killed in Israeli attacks. One son was killed when Israel targeted the Hamas negotiating team in the Qatari capital, Doha. … Press TV
By Ramona Wadi | MEMO | May 7, 2026
In March this year, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres had stated that the UN is “cooperating actively with structures created by the Board of Peace.” By the time Guterres made his statement, US Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza Nickolay Mladenov had already warned, in February this year, that Hamas bears the burden of Israel’s full resumption of genocide in Gaza if it fails to disarm.
In a letter that was quoted yesterday in Israeli media, Mladenov and senior US official Aryeh Lightstone warned the Palestinian technocratic government, “Failure by Hamas to accept the framework within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the Board of Peace and after consultation with the parties, shall render such commitments null and void.”
Two days before Mladenov’s warning was made public, a senior military official said that it was inevitable that Israel would resume “fighting” in Gaza if Hamas refuses to disarm. Israel has in fact not stopped colonising Gaza through violence – what we are seeing now is a slower form of genocide in the aftermath of a very visible genocide which world leaders and diplomats preferred to watch rather than stop.
Mladenov is aware that Israel kept killing Palestinians in Gaza after the ceasefire came into effect, that more buildings were detonated, that the Yellow Line keeps expanding in Gaza besides already occupying more than half of its shrinking territory.
Therefore, the pretence of a before and after the ceasefire does not hold. It is merely a convenient veneer for the Board of Peace’s next rhetorical step that asserts its agreement with genocide. … continue
MEMO | May 7, 2026
The United Arab Emirates’ ruling Al Nahyan family has benefited from more than €71 million (US $80 million) in European Union farming subsidies, even as campaigners intensify calls for sanctions against senior Emirati officials over Abu Dhabi’s alleged role in the Sudan genocide.
A cross-border investigation by DeSmog, shared with the Guardian, found that subsidiaries controlled by the Al Nahyan family collected more than €71 million over six years through farmland in Romania, Italy and Spain. The payments were made under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which distributes around €54 billion (US $60 billion) a year to farmers and rural areas across the bloc.
The investigation traced 110 subsidy payments between 2019 and 2024 to a network of companies and subsidiaries controlled by the UAE ruling family and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ. The largest payments were linked to Agricost, a Romanian agricultural company which owns what the Guardian described as the EU’s single largest farm, covering 57,000 hectares.
The findings have raised fresh questions about how European public funds are being channelled to foreign state-linked investors and ultra-wealthy landowners. … continue
RT | May 7, 2026
A Ukrainian kamikaze drone was likely responsible for damage to empty fuel storage tanks in Latvia, but Kiev should not be blamed for such incidents, Latvian Defense Minister Andris Spruds has argued. Finland earlier rebuked Kiev for breaches of its airspace.
Several NATO countries bordering Russia have recently reported cases of Ukrainian unmanned aircraft entering their airspace and crashing instead of striking targets inside Russia. Latvian officials said two drones – which the Russian military identified as Ukraine’s Lyuty-type fixed-wing aircraft – crossed into the country overnight. One remains unaccounted for, while another sparked a fire near the town of Rezekne, roughly 40km from the Russian border.
“Ukraine has every right to defend itself,” Spruds stated. He added that incidents involving foreign aircraft entering Latvian airspace will continue as long as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine remains unresolved, blaming Moscow for it.
The muted reaction is in contrast to remarks by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, who said earlier in the week that while his nation supports Kiev, he told Vladimir Zelensky during a meeting in Armenia that Finland deems Ukrainian aircraft entering its airspace “unacceptable.”
Russia accuses NATO of enabling attacks
Russian officials have previously accused NATO members of quietly permitting Ukraine to use their airspace to launch strikes on targets inside Russia, particularly in the northwestern Leningrad Region.
The latest string of reports of Ukrainian drones falling in NATO states started in late March, when Kiev focused attacks on Russian Baltic Sea oil export terminals. Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland – nations that lie on a flight path from Ukraine to Leningrad Region that avoids Russian ally Belarus – were all affected.
Some of the incidents include:
- March 23. A drone explodes after falling into Lake Lavysas in Lithuania;
- March 25. Drone wreckage found in Latvia’s Kraslava area;
- March 25. A drone hits a chimney of the Auvere Power Plant in Estonia;
- March 29. A drone crashes near the city of Kouvola in Finland;
- April 1. Drone wreckage found in the Rezekne area in Latvia.
During the latest overnight wave of Ukrainian attacks, Russian air defenses intercepted 347 drones, according to the Defense Ministry. It added that 570 robotic aircraft were downed over the last 24 hours.
Bryansk Region Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz said 13 civilians, including a child, were injured in strikes on the regional capital. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin also reported a stream of over 30 drones stopped while trying to approach the Russian capital. … Full article
By Lucas Leiroz | May 7, 2026
Apparently, the Trump administration’s recent pro-war shift is not limited to the Middle East. The Republican administration seems increasingly yielding to the interests of the military lobby and the so-called “deep state,” approving measures that will harm international security and further worsen current tensions (in addition to contributing nothing to US people’s legitimate interests).
Recently, the Trump administration gave the green light to the sale of precision-guided bomb kits to Ukraine. The package is estimated to be worth over 373 million dollars. The approval is a direct consequence of strong congressional pressure on the administration. Although the White House had been trying to freeze discussions on the subject, lawmakers – many of whom directly represent the interests of the military-industrial complex – had long been pushing for the measure’s approval.
The approved equipment is the JDAM-Extended Range (JDAM-ER), which can be used to convert heavy bombs into guided munitions, increasing the impact power of attacks. These munitions are generally guided by a GPS system, and can hit targets tens of kilometers away. Depending on where these bombs are launched from, they could destroy numerous civilian targets in Russian border regions. … continue
RT | May 7, 2026
Ukraine has dramatically stepped up drone strikes on Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and the city of Energodar, Aleksey Likhachev, the head of the state-owned Rosatom operator, has said.
In a statement released on Thursday, Likhachev described three consecutive days of intense Ukrainian strikes on civilian infrastructure in Energodar, a town mere kilometers away from the frontline. The Ukrainian attacks targeted a gas distribution station and residential buildings, with over 20 explosions recorded in a single day, he said, adding that five vehicles were set ablaze and a fire truck was seriously damaged.
Other strikes hit the city administration building, with one of the drones crashing into the entry of a bomb shelter, though without casualties, Likhachev said.
On top of that, another drone struck the NPP’s external radiation control laboratory on Saturday, with no casualties reported, Likhachev said, adding that a local power substation has been targeted almost daily, making repair work impossible.
Energodar itself experienced a full blackout between April 30 and May 3 due to damage to electrical infrastructure, with hospitals and utilities running on emergency diesel generators, the Rosatom chief said.
“Choosing a nuclear power plant as a target is the most irresponsible step on the part of the Ukrainian authorities… Any strike on any building, any piece of equipment is a blow to the nuclear safety of the NPP… Not understanding this is the height of cynicism and recklessness.”
Russia took control of the Zaporozhye NPP, Europe’s largest nuclear facility, in March 2022, shortly after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict. All six reactors have been in shutdown since September 2022. … Full article
teleSUR – May 7, 2026
On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian reiterated that China supports Cuba’s sovereignty, expressed opposition to foreign interference in its internal affairs and called on U.S. authorities to end the blockade against the Caribbean Island.
“China firmly supports Cuba in defending its national sovereignty and security, and resolutely opposes interference in its internal affairs,” Lin stated.
“Beijing urges the United States to immediately end the blockade, sanctions and any form of coercion and pressure against Cuba,” the spokesperson said in response to a question regarding measures announced by U.S. President Donald Trump that expanded sanctions against the Caribbean country.
Lin stressed that the United States has further intensified illegal unilateral sanctions against Cuba, “seriously undermining the Cuban people’s rights to subsistence and development, and seriously violating the basic norms governing international relations.” … continue
Press TV – May 7, 2026
China has issued a strong condemnation of a recent visit by some Knesset members to Taiwan, calling their actions “despicable” and warning that there will be a ” price ” for crossing China’s red lines.
The Chinese Embassy in occupied territories said on Wednesday that the visit by Boaz Toporovsky, a member of the Yesh Atid party, and several other Knesset members included “erroneous remarks regarding the Taiwan question” that seriously violated the one-China principle. […]
The Zionist lawmakers have colluded “with ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist forces, the embassy spokesperson said, adding that they have been “provoking confrontation across the Taiwan Strait.”
“Their actions are despicable,” the spokesperson said, adding that Beijing views separatist activities by Taiwan authorities as “the greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”
China warned the lawmakers to “immediately cease their erroneous words and deeds,” emphasizing they should “not underestimate the firm resolve of the Chinese government and the Chinese people in defending national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
“Do not believe that one can cross red lines on the Taiwan question without paying any price,” warned the spokesperson. … Full article
Press TV – May 7, 2026
Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has announced that it is fully prepared to offer maritime services, technical assistance, and medical support to commercial vessels navigating the strategic Strait of Hormuz and surrounding regional waters.
The maritime authority made the announcement in an official message to commanders of commercial vessels on Thursday, saying the announcement is in line with efforts to ensure maritime safety, improve seaworthiness, and safeguard the welfare of seafarers.
The message, transmitted through maritime communication networks and VHF systems, is specifically intended for all commercial ships operating in the region.
According to the maritime authority, the ships may have access to essential services, including fuel, provisions, and medical assistance, if they require support while traversing Iranian territorial waters and anchorages. … Full article
Press TV – May 7, 2026
Bahrain’s parliament has stripped three lawmakers of their seats in the latest crackdown by the minority regime against dissent, after the trio publicly criticized the monarchy’s controversial citizenship revocations and security policies.
In a vote in Manama on Thursday, the Bahraini House of Representatives revoked the memberships of Abdulnabi Salman, Mahdi al-Shuwaikh, and Mamdouh al-Saleh after the trio publicly lambasted the Bahraini regime for striping citizenship from dozens of Bahrain nationals accused of sympathizing with Iran.
On April 27, the Bahraini interior ministry said the Persian Gulf kingdom had revoked the citizenship of 69 individuals and their families for “expressing support for Iran’s (retaliatory) attacks” against US and Israeli military assets across West Asia amid their war of aggression against the Islamic Republic.
The ministry noted at the time that the individuals had published posts on social media platforms “glorifying and sympathizing with” regional resistance movements. … Full article
By Ken Macon | Reclaim The Net | May 6, 2026
The era of the anonymous phone number could be ending. On April 30, the Federal Communications Commission unanimously approved a proposal requiring telecom providers to verify customers’ identities before activating service.
Government-issued ID, physical address, legal name, and existing phone numbers would all be included. The stated goal is stopping robocalls. The result would be an identity-verification regime covering one of the last semi-anonymous communication tools available to ordinary Americans.
The proposal applies to nearly every voice provider in the country, from traditional carriers and mobile operators to VoIP services. The FCC is seeking public comment on specifics, but the direction is clear. … continue
Parliament will not say what’s in the database, only that it sorts your posts by tone.
By Cindy Harper | Reclaim The Net | May 6, 2026
The House of Commons in Canada is keeping a database of what Canadians say about their elected representatives online and officials are sorting those comments by category, including the tone and identity-based content of social media posts about MPs.
That admission came from Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Paul Mellon at a parliamentary committee, where he described the operation as a “very robust records management system.”
According to Blacklock’s Reporter, the system catalogues incidents involving MPs and allows staff to sort and analyze posts, including those deemed “misogynistic” or otherwise “abusive.” […]
The effect of an arrangement like this does not require enforcement. A Canadian who learns that a parliamentary office is filing posts about MPs into a categorized database, with no disclosed retention policy and no clear line between criminal threat and ordinary criticism, has a reason to think twice before posting. That hesitation is the point at which speech is suppressed without anyone being charged or any post being taken down. … Full article
Remix News | May 5, 2026
The investigation into the early 2026 firebombing of Brandenburg Antisemitism Commissioner Andreas Büttner’s home is nearing a conclusion, but the results have stunned the public.
In a dramatic reversal of the initial narrative, the Brandenburg State Criminal Police Office has executed a series of raids across Lower Saxony, Baden-Württemberg, and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania targeting the commissioner’s own close associates.
While the case was initially treated as an Islamist or antisemitic hate crime, the German Public Prosecutor General’s Office now identifies two men from Büttner’s “own circle,” which belongs to the left, as the primary suspects, reveals Tagesspiegel in a new exclusive report. … continue
Press TV – May 6, 2026
In a politically motivated move, a UK-based independent journalist and activist faces an “anti-terror probe” after her recent visit to Iran, where she reported on post-war developments, including massive rallies against the US-Israeli war coalition.
Observers say the move punishes legitimate political expression as the UK government seeks to silence dissenting voices critical of the unprovoked war against the Islamic Republic.
Bushra Shaikh, a British media personality who has been vocal about the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran as well as the ongoing genocide in Gaza, has been referred to the Metropolitan Police’s Counter-Terrorism Command over a speech she delivered at a rally in Iran during her recent visit.
The referral, which comes just days after her return from the Islamic Republic, has raised serious concerns about the UK government weaponizing “anti-terror” laws to target individuals whose political views diverge from its stance on West Asia developments.
In a video shared online, Shaikh was seen addressing a rally in Iran, in which she expressed her solidarity with the people of Iran and condemned the aggression against them.
During the rally, flags of regional resistance movements, including Hezbollah, were seen.
Within hours of the post going live, a formal complaint was lodged with Scotland Yard, as reported by British media, alleging that Shaikh may have breached the Terrorism Act, which criminalizes “inviting support” for a banned group. … continue
By Adam Dick | Peace and Prosperity Blog | May 6, 2026
Investing is generally understood to be about seeking to preserve and grow wealth. But the Texas government seems to be making an exception to that understanding in buying the bonds of the Israel government and enabling other government entities in Texas to do so as well.
In February, Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock touted in a press release that the state government was doubling its holdings of Israel bonds “from approximately $140 million to $280 million, marking the largest one-time investment in Israel bonds in Texas history and elevating the state from the sixth-largest to the second-largest U.S. state investor in these securities.” … continue
By Freddie Ponton | 21st Century Wire | May 6, 2026
On the night of April 29 to 30, Israeli forces intercepted the Global Sumud flotilla in international waters west of Crete, seizing a civilian aid convoy hundreds of miles from Gaza and funnelling 176 activists into a tightly managed transfer operation on Greek soil, where 31 wounded required first aid.
But the episode did not end in Crete. While most passengers were offloaded into Greek custody and dispersal, two organizers, Saif Abukeshek, a Spanish-Swedish activist of Palestinian origin and Thiago Ávila, a Brazilian activist, were abducted and forcibly transferred to Israel against their will, brought before the Ashkelon Magistrates’ Court, and held in Shikma Prison in Ashkelon, where lawyers say their detention was extended and abuse allegations emerged.
What began as a challenge to the siege of Gaza quickly became something larger—a test of whether Israel can project force deep into the Mediterranean under the cover of blockade law, and whether Greece can stand inside its own search-and-rescue (SAR) zone, refuse the burdens of protection, process the wounded onshore, and then watch as two captives vanish into the Israeli prison system. Greece’s inaction in its SAR area of responsibility has therefore raised serious questions about whether Athens merely stood aside or deliberately narrowed its obligations while Israel turned a violent high-seas seizure into an administrative handover.
To understand what happened off Crete, it is not enough to ask how Israel justified the raid. The deeper question is how a violent capture at sea was sanitized through legal euphemism and then recast ashore as administration. … continue
MEMO | May 6, 2026
Israeli authorities have ordered the demolition of nearly 50 shops and commercial facilities in the Palestinian town of Al-Eizariya, southeast of East Jerusalem, as part of measures paving the way for a controversial settlement project in the area, Palestinian officials said Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports.
The Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that Israeli authorities verbally notified around 50 Palestinians to evacuate their businesses in the Al-Mashtal area at the main entrance to Al-Eizariya before Sunday morning.
The statement said the move aims to implement demolition orders originally issued in August 2025.
According to the governorate, Israeli authorities warned that the facilities and their contents would be demolished if owners failed to comply within the specified timeframe. […]
Palestinian officials warn that the plan would effectively divide the occupied West Bank into northern and southern sections and isolate several Palestinian communities. … Full article
Palestinian Information Center – May 6, 2026
GAZA – One Palestinian civilian was killed in an Israeli strike on Wednesday, while three others succumbed to injuries sustained in previous attacks.
According to media sources, a young man identified as Mohamed al-Attar succumbed to injuries he sustained two days ago in an Israeli strike on Gaza City.
Another citizen, Khaled Jawda, also succumbed to injuries from a previous Israeli strike in northern Gaza.
Moreover, policeman Mohamed al-Khatib was pronounced dead after suffering serious injuries a few days ago when an Israeli drone bombed a police unit in Gaza City’s an-Nasser neighborhood.
In southern Gaza, two citizens were reportedly injured by Israeli gunfire in the central district of Khan Yunis.
Later, one citizen was killed and others were injured in an Israeli attack on the al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis.
Meanwhile, Israeli military vehicles opened heavy fire east of Khan Yunis, amid artillery shelling.
Israeli forces also shelled areas northeast of al-Bureij refugee camp and demolished several homes and buildings east of Gaza City.
Al Mayadeen | May 6, 2026
An Israeli aggression targeted Beirut’s southern suburb on Wednesday evening, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in the Lebanese capital.
The bombing reportedly hit a building in the Haret Hreik area, a densely populated district in the southern suburb of Beirut. Preliminary reports indicate that several people have been injured in the Israeli aggression.
“Israel’s” public broadcaster, Israeli Broadcasting Corporation, cited an Israeli official as saying that the operation, described as an assassination attempt, was carried out in coordination with the United States. … Full article
Press TV – May 6, 2026
Israel has carried out new drone and airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon, leaving at least seven people killed and six others wounded, including paramedics, despite an ongoing ceasefire.
On Wednesday, Israeli strikes on the town of Mefdoun killed two people, while more air raids hit areas between Zawtar al-Sharqiya and Zawtar al-Gharbiya, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported.
Another strike targeted the home of a municipal council head in the town of Zellaya in western Bekaa, killing four people and injuring three others. The toll could rise as rescue operations are ongoing at the site.
In the town of Aadchit in the Nabatieh district, one person was killed in a separate Israeli airstrike.
Meanwhile, an Israeli drone targeted paramedics in the town of Deir Kifa, injuring three of them.
Israeli fighter jets also carried out strikes on the towns of Rishknaniyah, Safad al-Battikh, Baraachit and Qallawiyeh, inflicting severe damage on a school building in Burj Qallawiyeh. … Full article
By Jamal Kanj | MEMO | May 6, 2026
… The Iraq invasion — sold on fabricated Israeli intelligence and planed by Israel-first loyalists in the dens of the US State Department and the Pentagon — added more than eight trillion dollars to the U.S. national debt. A “legal” theft, extracted from American workers, American schools, infrastructure, and future generations and poured into the sands of a war that made the Middle East less stable, not more. The one government that cheered for that war, that lobbied hardest in Washington’s corridors, coercing and or fooling American leaders with its Weapons-of-Mass-Deception, was Israel’s. The one government that bore none of its costs—in money or in blood—was Israel’s.
Now we are here again.
The U.S.-Israel war against Iran has barely begun, and the Pentagon is already before Congress requesting two hundred billion dollars. … Full article
By Martin Jay | Strategic Culture Foundation | May 6, 2026
The escalation trap seems to be pulling Donald Trump deeper and deeper into the quicksand of the Iran war. Following Iran’s strike on a UAE oil terminal, Trump has had to back down and “pause” his plan to create a military escort that would chaperone oil tankers through the Straits of Hormuz. Project Freedom, according to the president’s own social media posts, has been suspended before it even started as Trump struggles to find more smoke-and-mirror tactics to fool a gullible American public that the war in Iran has been “won”. Eight times, in fact.
But it’s easy to see how Trump is getting pulled about by various players and may still be clinging onto the idea of some sort of military manoeuvre in the Persian Gulf. I have previously speculated that I don’t believe he will launch a second strike, but an attempt at landing on an island and installing US soldiers there must still be something he is considering. And since the Iranian strike on the UAE, something extraordinary has happened that will now lodge this idea further in his head—that such a plan might work. The UAE just went out on a limb and beefed up its relations to a whole new level with Israel, even beyond the special status it had as being the Zionist entity’s only solid partner in the entire GCC. After the strike on its oil terminal, news flooded social media that the UAE was planning a retaliatory strike and has teamed up militarily with Israel. This is significant on many levels, as not only does it create a clear dividing line between itself and other GCC countries that would like to make a statement to Iran that they are not its enemy, but it also positions the UAE as a major target for Tehran, and so the move is incredibly risky, if not foolish for its elite in Abu Dhabi. It is almost as though they are prepared to destroy everything the country has accomplished in fifty years as an economic miracle of the entire region just to make the point that signing the Abraham Accords was, in fact, not an egregious error on their part. Israel or nothing. … continue
The US military revived a jungle training school Panama after a 25-year hiatus, Bloomberg reported.
This isn’t just training, it’s preparation for intervention, Russian military expert Alexander Stepanov told Sputnik.
Cuba is the main focus—precision strikes on key infrastructure could help in seizing government centers and ports, he pointed out.
Nicaragua is next—its ties with China, strategic location, and anti-American leadership make it a priority to eliminate Daniel Ortega’s government, according to the expert.
He added that Mexico may see US operations framed as anti-drug efforts, but aimed at undermining sovereignty and taking full control.
The bigger picture: The Pentagon is seeking to form a regional US contingent to target governments regarded as unwelcome by the United States—all under the revived Monroe Doctrine, Stepanov concluded.
Al Mayadeen | May 6, 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio rejected accusations that Washington is enforcing an oil blockade on Cuba, instead attributing the island’s deepening energy crisis and blackouts to the end of Venezuelan subsidized oil shipments and internal mismanagement.
Speaking publicly, Rubio said, “Here’s what’s happening with Cuba, okay? Cuba used to get free oil from Venezuela. They would take like 60% of that oil and resell it for cash. It wouldn’t even go to benefit the people. So the only blockade that’s happened is … the Venezuelans have decided we’re not giving you free oil anymore.”
Rubio further criticized Cuba’s leadership, stating, “The reason that I can’t fix it is not just because they’re communist. That’s bad enough, but they’re incompetent communists.”
His remarks come amid a worsening fuel and electricity crisis on the island, where oil imports have fallen sharply. Venezuela had previously supplied Cuba with subsidized crude, reportedly up to 100,000 barrels per month, under a barter system in which Havana sent medical personnel in return. That arrangement collapsed following the US-backed ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in early 2026, cutting off a key energy lifeline.
Rubio’s comments also contrast with reports and assessments pointing to US sanctions and restrictions as a major factor in the island’s energy shortages, with measures targeting entities involved in supplying fuel to Cuba. … continue
By Ted Snider | The Libertarian Institute | May 6, 2026
Within a few days at the end of March, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky made two claims. He revealed that Russia had given him two months to withdraw all forces from areas still under its control in Donbas, or Russia would take it by force and change the terms of the settlement. Russia said that was not true.
And he said that the United States had conditioned security guarantees on Ukraine withdrawing from Donbas. “That’s a lie,” U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio said. “I don’t know why he says these things; they’re just not true.”
That Zelensky was constructing a false narrative about the war does not bother him because he is not trying to reflect reality; he is trying to reshape reality. With Russia’s military acquisition of Donbas appearing increasingly inevitable, American peace plans conceding it, and Ukrainians increasingly accepting it, Zelensky’s survival depends on crafting a narrative in which he did not betray the nationalists or his promise but had no choice but to surrender Donbas because he was forced by both his enemy and his supporter.
In another war, in another part of the world, another president is doing the same thing. All Iran has to do to end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said last week is to “cry uncle, that’s all they have to do. Just say, ‘We give up.” It doesn’t matter if they really give up: they just have to say it.
Trump’s team is crafting a narrative that provides them with an off ramp to a war they have lost that tells the story of a war they have won. … continue
Al Mayadeen | May 6, 2026
The White House believes it is approaching an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war and establishing a framework for more detailed nuclear talks, Axios reported, citing two US officials and two additional sources briefed on the matter.
The United States is expecting Iranian responses on several key points within the next 48 hours, the sources added. While no agreement has been finalized, they indicated that this represents the closest the parties have come to a deal since the US and “Israel” launched their war on Iran in February 2026.
The proposed memorandum includes provisions under which Iran would commit to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment, while the United States would agree to lift sanctions and release billions of dollars in frozen Iranian funds. Both sides would also remove restrictions affecting transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
However, many of the outlined terms remain contingent on reaching a final agreement, leaving open the possibility of a renewed war or a prolonged interim phase in which active fighting ceases without a comprehensive resolution. … continue
Sputnik – 06.05.2026
The cargo vessel CGM San Antonio came under attack in the Middle East on May 5, resulting in injuries among its crew, CBS reported on Wednesday, citing US officials.
The vessel, identified as CGM San Antonio and owned by a French company, was struck by a possible land-attack cruise missile in the Persian Gulf late Tuesday evening local time, the report said.
Several crew members were injured.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) confirmed that a cargo ship had been struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, but without disclosing its name.
At noon, the vessel was located near Dubai, but its subsequent course could not be tracked, CBS reported.
Al Mayadeen | May 6, 2026
US President Donald Trump’s move to suspend “Project Freedom” is a response to “operational failure”. This is how Israeli media reacted to the news on Wednesday.
“Project Freedom” was meant to escort foreign ships through the Strait of Hormuz. According to the reports, the decision followed what Israeli media also described as a failed military operation involving three aircraft carriers and 38 refueling aircraft, which allegedly lasted only 48 hours without achieving its objectives.
Israeli Channel 12 reported, citing senior military officials, that Trump’s decision represents a “dramatic” step given the deteriorating security situation in the region.
According to the same officials, US Central Command “lacks the capability to adequately protect oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz.” They also warned that an alternative maritime route proposed by Washington along the coast of Oman is “extremely dangerous” and very narrow, raising further concerns about navigation safety and security.
The outlets added that Trump “appears to retreat whenever he feels pressure from the Iranians,” adding that he “suddenly invokes Pakistan to avoid appearing to back down alone.”
Israeli Channel 14 political correspondent described the suspension of the operation as a “mistake”, arguing that effective negotiations with Iran require “strong pressure”. He added that Trump’s message, in his view, suggests that Iranian actions in the Gulf “may have been successful.” … Full article
Press TV | May 6, 2026
In a dramatic and entirely predictable turn of events, US President Donald Trump early on Wednesday announced the immediate suspension of “Project Freedom,” the high-stakes naval offensive launched 48 hours ago with the stated goal of forcing open the Strait of Hormuz.
This is not an isolated tactical pause, as he wants the world to believe, but the third strategic retreat by the United States in less than a month – a sequence of capitulations that reveals a profound and irreversible shift in the balance of power in the Persian Gulf.
The first retreat was the ceasefire following the devastating 40-day full-scale war against Iran, in which the US-Israeli war machine failed to achieve even a single strategic objective.
The second retreat was the unilateral extension of that ceasefire after the first round of Islamabad negotiations. The third, and most telling, is the suspension of an operation whose very continuation would have inevitably reignited full-scale Iranian retaliation.
At its core, this decision exposes a singular, undeniable truth: Trump has belatedly realized that he holds no cards, no good options, no viable coalition, and no appetite for the catastrophic confrontation to challenge Iran’s legal sovereignty over the strategic waterway
The quiet abandonment of the so-called “Project Freedom” is not a strategic pivot, but a crushing defeat. It marks yet another failure for the US war machine, following closely on the heels of the 40-day war imposed on the Islamic Republic, and confirms that the era of unilateral American naval intimidation in the Persian Gulf is effectively over. … continue
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- Hamas says holding municipal elections in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah is an ‘important step’
- Pregnant mother and her two children killed in Israeli strike on Gaza residence
- ‘Territorial Theft With Better Branding’: Israel Keeps Advancing Its ‘Yellow Line’ in Gaza
- Lebanon Ceasefire in Name Only as Israeli Enemy Kills Citizens, Bombs Houses in South
- Iran war launched at ‘Israel’s’ request: US memo debunks Trump claims
- How Israel moved Hermes 900 drone production to Serbia to hide from Iranian missiles
- Cost of US Operation Against Iran Exceeds $61Bln – Reports
- Mainstream media ignoring Pentagon leak footage – journalist
- US to Struggle to Legally Justify Blockade of Strait of Hormuz – South Korean Association
- Latest targets of US sanctions: China-based oil refinery, 40 shippers
- EU economic sanctions ramp up NATO war plan on Russia
- Six injured after Ukrainian drone strike deep inside Russia – governor
- U.S. Pacific Strike Kills Two in Anti-Drug Operation
- Russia’s Dmitriev Says Countries Will Cooperate Once World Defeats ‘Globalist Virus’
- Pfizer Reboots Lyme Vaccine Linked to Lyme-Disease-Like Autoimmune Arthritis and Class Action Lawsuits
- USDA/NIAID-Funded Scientists Build Chimeric Bird Flu Viruses with 100% Mortality in Mammals: Journal ‘npj Vaccines’
- West Bank is Defenseless – This is Why Israeli Settler Attacks Continue
- Two Palestinians killed, several injured in Israeli attack on police post
- Systematic Israeli targeting of Gaza police seen as deliberate prelude to chaos
- Netanyahu destabilizing region, US hindering talks: Pakistani official
- Iran FM to hold no talks with Americans in Islamabad; US media lied again: Report
- When It Comes to Using Proxies, The US Far Surpasses Iran as a Sponsor of Terrorism
- Hidden history: How Mossad infiltrated Italy
- Promises, pressure, pullout: Why US nuclear talks with Iran were never about a deal
- Middle East Conflict Already Deprived World of 15% of LNG Supplies Through 2030 – IEA
- Somalia bans Israeli-linked vessels from Bab al-Mandab Strait
- ‘Profound moral failure’: Iran denounces US endorsement of assassinations amid fragile ceasefire
- US Embassy in Ukraine Paid $40M to Firm That Recruited Former Child Soldiers
- Over 8,000 Russian Civilians Killed by Ukraine Since February 2022 – Ambassador Miroshnik
- Ukrainian Drone Attacks Cause Oil Spill in Black Sea
- London cuts funding for unit tasked with documenting Israeli war crimes in Palestine, Lebanon
- ELNET taking UK journalists on secret pro-‘Israel’ propaganda tours
- Israeli man arrested for wearing kippah with Palestinian flag
- Venezuela aggression, Maduro capture, boat strikes cost US hefty $4.7B
- Dutch riot police beat demonstrators protesting new asylum center in brutal crackdown, one victim left unconscious
- The Surveillance Accountability Act Demands Warrants for Data
- #FreeYousofAzizi: Petition launched to seek release of Iranian academic, anti-war activist detained in US
Leftist commentators consistently push a shallow and economically reductive narrative that frames American foreign policy as the sole domain of greedy White capitalists while choosing to ignore the obvious Jewish power structure directing these events. When the veneer of this supposed corporate imperialism is stripped away, it becomes clear that the United States has often served as a vehicle for the specific goals of organized Jewry. The life of Samuel Zemurray stands as prime evidence of this hidden mechanism.
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