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Flotilla Boats Again Under Attack By Israeli Forces

May 18, 2026 James Marc Leas, Substack. , , , , , ,
At this moment Israeli military forces are illegally attacking and boarding the sailboats of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) in international waters east of Cyprus. As this article is being written, the heavily armed Israeli commandos are seizing control of one boat after another and detaining its participants in a large prison ship. 25 U.S. citizens are among the over 500 participants from 45 countries on the nearly 60 boats of the 2026 flotilla to Gaza. Flotilla organizers are reaching out with an URGENT REQUEST for solidarity and action.

Global Sumud Land Convoy Advances Overland To Break Siege On Gaza

May 17, 2026 Global Sumud Flotilla. , , , ,
Zalitan— At a press conference held today in Zalitan, Libya, international human rights leaders and grassroots advocates united to declare that "Gaza is not alone" as the Global Sumud Land Convoy advances overland toward Rafah. Moving in tandem with the Global Sumud Flotilla at sea, the convoy’s speakers addressed the critical urgency of the mission, the complicity and participation of global governments, and the growing, unstoppable civil society movement to confront israel’s illegal siege and ongoing genocide in Gaza, and the 78 years of ethnic cleansing in occupied Palestine. 

Statement On 78th Anniversary Of The Ongoing Nakba

May 17, 2026 Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, Orinoco Tribune. , , , ,
Seventy-eight years have passed since the Palestinian Nakba: the displacement, uprooting, massacres, Zionist settler-colonialism, and attempts to erase Palestine from history, geography, and consciousness. Yet our Palestinian people have proven, time and again, that the will of free peoples is stronger than all projects of genocide and oppression. Despite massacres, siege, wars and displacement, the Palestinian people, together with all the free people of the world, continue to impose their just national cause upon the world through their steadfast popular will, refusing submission, surrender, or acceptance of the colonial reality.

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants For Five Additional Senior Israeli Officials

May 17, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued secret arrest warrants for three Israeli politicians and two military officials, Haaretz reported on 17 May, citing diplomatic sources. The timing of their issuance is unknown. The ICC has often issued arrest warrants in secret, publicly announcing them only later to enable a possible arrest of the suspect. Israel’s Foreign Affairs Ministry and State Attorney’s Office do not respond immediately to requests for comment. The Hague-based court issued arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former War Minister Yoav Gallant in November 2024.

For Palestinians, The Nakba Isn’t Just History

May 16, 2026 Hend Salama Abo Helow, Truthout. , , ,
When I first watched the trailer of the prize-winning film All That’s Left of You by the brilliant Palestinian American filmmaker Cherien Dabis, tears streamed down my face and my heart raced. The nearly three-minute video opened the wound of decades of displacement, unending tragedy, and the collective trauma Palestinians have passed down through generations. In the film, Dabis traces the life of a three-generation family from the devastating Nakba in 1948 to the present day, while Israel tightens its grip on the West Bank and completely flattens the Gaza Strip.

The History Of National Resistance Movements In Palestine

May 14, 2026 The Chris Hedges Report. , , , , , ,
Dr. Ramzy Baroud, a Palestinian historian and author, in his new book, “Before the Flood: A Gaza Family Memoir Across Three Generations of Colonial Invasion, Occupation, and War in Palestine,” traces the long arc of Palestinian resistance to the Zionist settler-colonial state leading to its current form in Hamas. It is resistance, defined by Palestinians themselves, as Dr. Baroud explains, that is the “sole leverage” of the Palestinian people in their struggle for existence, which began before the Nakba of 1948. In this episode, Chris Hedges speaks with Professor Baroud about his deep personal connection to this struggle.

Global Sumud Flotilla: The Siege Will Break

May 14, 2026 Global Sumud Flotilla. , , , ,
The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) issued a definitive declaration today from the port of Marmaris, confirming that its nonviolent mission to break israel’s illegal siege of Gaza will proceed. The fleet departs tomorrow, joining forces with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition to launch 54 boats carrying nearly 500 participants from 45 countries. As the world mobilizes after 78 years of Palestinian dispossession, occupation, and erasure, the flotilla will be at sea, sailing toward Gaza, maintaining that commemoration without action is no longer enough.

BDS Movement Makes Significant Strides Across Europe

May 12, 2026 Ana Vracar, People's Dispatch. , , , , , , ,
Fiona Ben Chekroun, European co-coordinator of the BDS National Committee (BNC), recently visited Ljubljana, Rijeka and Zagreb, where she met with local Palestine solidarity groups and discussed Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaigns in Slovenia and Croatia. Peoples Dispatch spoke with Ben Chekroun about changes and breakthroughs in this arena since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza in October 2023. For the past 20 years, people around the world have responded to the BDS call launched by Palestinians to pressure Israel to comply with international law.

Activists Are Risking Their Lives To Break The Brutal Blockade On Gaza

May 11, 2026 Margaret Flowers, Clearing the FOG. , , , , , , ,
Under international law, all countries that have signed onto the Genocide Convention are mandated to both prevent and stop genocides, and yet the genocide of Palestinians, particularly in Gaza, has continued unabated. Given the failure of most governments to fulfill their duties, civilians from around the world are organizing humanitarian flotillas to break through the blockade on Gaza. Clearing the FOG speaks with James Marc Leas, a lawyer and Palestine solidarity activist who is in Italy to support the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. He discusses the conditions in Palestine, the laws, and Israel's illegal seizure of Global Sumud Flotilla boats and activists.

Israel-Made Famine Pushes Palestinian Women, Children Into Malnutrition

May 8, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
On 7 May, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) disclosed data indicating that Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has led to severe malnutrition among pregnant women, newborns, and infants, with a significant increase in deaths and premature births during times of intensified siege. "The malnutrition crisis is entirely manufactured. Before the war, malnutrition in Gaza was almost non-existent," MSF medical adviser Mercè Rocaspana revealed. “For two and a half years, the systematic blockade to humanitarian aid and commercial goods, on top of insecurity, have severely restricted access to food and clean water.

Shared Ideology Behind Settler Colonialism In Native America And Palestine

May 2, 2026 Eric Cheyfitz, Mondoweiss. , , ,
The United States was founded and exists on stolen Native American land, taken in the course of an ongoing national genocide. Israel was founded and exists on stolen Palestinian land, taken in the course of an ongoing national genocide. In both nations, these genocides are a structural part of settler colonialism. And as I will argue in what follows, the ideology grounding settler colonialism in both nations comes from the same source, helping to cement a long-standing relationship between Israel and the United States. Settler colonialism is a variation of colonialism.

‘Spring 2026’ Flotilla Sets Sail From Sicily To Break Gaza Blockade

April 27, 2026 The Palestinian Information Center. , , , ,
The “Spring 2026 mission,” part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, set sail on Sunday from the Italian island of Sicily, aiming to break the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians. According to flotilla sources, the vessels had arrived in Sicily on 23 April after departing from Barcelona on 12 April. They were later joined by additional boats and activists from across Italy, particularly through the ports of Syracuse and Augusta. The number of participating vessels rose to 65 boats at the Augusta marina before completing final departure procedures.

132 Academics, Writers And Public Figures Risk Terror Charges

April 25, 2026 The Canary. , , , ,
In an unprecedented action, more than 130 leading scholars and public figures are risking arrest on terror charges after writing an open letter to the Court of Appeal concerning Palestine Action. The letter, dated 24 April 2026, simply reads: We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action. The words that have become synonymous with the campaign to Lift the Ban. Sally Rooney, Greta Thunberg, and Judith Butler were among the first to put their names to this defiant declaration. Joining them are prominent artists and musicians such as Nadine Shah, Brian Eno, Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja, the actor Billy Howle

Taxpayer Revolt Grows Against Funding War, Empire, Genocide, And ICE

April 23, 2026 Taxpayers Against Genocide and US Palestinian Community Network, Popular Resistance. , , ,
Last week, on Tax Day, April 15, thousands of taxpayers took to the streets nationwide to demand: no more tax dollars for war, empire, genocide, and ICE. Coordinated actions took place in New York, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Illinois, Minnesota, California, and other states. The nationwide Day of Action was initiated by the US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) and Taxpayers Against Genocide(TAG) as a Pledge of Action. Dozens of other major civil society and human rights organizations signed the pledge and endorsed the Day of Action. Additionally, individual actions were planned by coalitions of local activists and groups, particularly those organized by the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC), demonstrating the breadth and diversity of the emerging alliance around this issue.

Global Sumud Flotilla Expands By 50% In Italy

April 23, 2026 Global Sumud Flotilla. , , , , ,
Siracusa, Italy – On Thursday, April 23, 2026, the Global Sumud Flotilla enters a new phase of escalation as vessels from Barcelona and across Italy converge at Marina di Siracusa, forming a significantly expanded unified fleet preparing to continue its journey toward Gaza. With 25 additional boats joining in Italy, the flotilla now exceeds the size of last year’s entire mission, signaling growing international participation and intensifying civilian pressure to challenge Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza. With two additional ports still ahead, the mission continues to build in scale, coordination, and global visibility.
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