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It’s worth bearing in mind the activities of Palestine Action were already illegal. But it wasn’t enough to jail them for the things they actually did, such as burglary and criminal damage. They also had to jail them for things they didn’t do. www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/the-decisi...

The decision to uphold the proscription of Palestine Action is completely undemocratic

When the High Court ruled in February 2026 that the proscription of Palestine Action was disproportionate and therefore unlawful, it was somewhat of an anomaly.

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I utterly reject the premise that criticising Israel delegitimises you as a political actor. The idea that you cannot participate in politics, that you cannot stand for parliament, because you made an accusation against a genocidal rogue state is ludicrous. www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/the-establ...

The establishment just used antisemitism smears against Chris Kennedy and the Greens fell for it

Chris Kennedy, the Green Party’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election, has stood down for “family reasons”.

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How British politics is going to go over the next few years: - Greens announce candidate - Establishment unearths tweets critical of Israel - Candidate apologises and stands down - Greens kill their own momentum dead Absolutely nothing has been learned from the Corbyn years.

Once, when it could be presented as a distant threat, the danger of reaching a climate tipping point made front pages. Now, as that threat nears, the media – owned by the very corporations destroying the planet – grow ever quieter. Media Lens explain: medialens.substack.com/p/media-myop...

Media Myopia As We Hurtle Towards Climate Oblivion

Any aliens who have been monitoring radio and television transmissions streaming outwards into space from Planet Earth over the past few decades will likely be intrigued, bemused or simply horrified a...

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US threatens to revoke Palestinian UN ambassador's visa, report says - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-threatens-revoke-palestinian-un-ambassadors-visa-report-says

US threatens to revoke Palestinian UN ambassador's visa, report says

<article data-history-node-id="440727" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-threatens-revoke-palestinian-un-ambassadors-visa-report-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-threatens-revoke-palestinian-un-ambassadors-visa-report-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US threatens to revoke Palestinian UN ambassador's visa, report says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/us" target="_blank">US</a>&nbsp;is threatening to revoke the visas of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinian&nbsp;</a>delegation to the United Nations unless the Palestinian ambassador to the UN,&nbsp;Riyad Mansour, withdraws his candidacy for vice-president of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/tags/un-general-assembly-1374803955" target="_blank">UN General Assembly</a>, NPR&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-5828826/us-palestinians-un" target="_blank">reported&nbsp;</a>on Thursday.</p> <p>A US State Department cable obtained by the publication instructed US diplomats in Jerusalem on Tuesday to pressure Palestinian officials to withdraw their bid ahead of the elections scheduled on 2 June for one of the assembly’s 21 vice-president posts.</p> <p>The cable accused&nbsp;Riyad Mansour of having a history of "accusing Israel of genocide" and claimed that his candidacy "fuels tension" and undermines US President Donald Trump's plans for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-genocide-gaza" target="_blank">Gaza</a>.</p> <p>"A bully pulpit for Mansour would not improve the lives of Palestinians and would significantly damage U.S. relations with the PA [Palestinian Authority]. Congress will take it extremely seriously," the cable said.</p> <section data-scroll-anchor="false" data-testid="conversation-turn-8" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-WEB:dd7923b9-e14d-46c5-9412-13aad470f5f3-3" data-turn-id-container="request-WEB:dd7923b9-e14d-46c5-9412-13aad470f5f3-3" dir="auto"> <p data-end="157" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="0">In February, Mansour withdrew his candidacy for the presidency of the UN General Assembly after US lobbying, according to the US cable.</p> <h3 data-end="157" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="0">Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-threatens-revoke-palestinian-un-ambassadors-visa">US threatens to revoke Palestinian UN ambassador's visa, report says</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on 18 February 2026 (Charly Triballeu/AFP)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="2a99e5d2-3603-4ef0-8911-b14579f906ea" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/Palestinian-Ambassador-United-Nations-Riyad-Mansour-2026.%20AFP.jpg" width="1024" height="682" alt="Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on 18 February 2026 (Charly Triballeu/AFP)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on 18 February 2026 (Charly Triballeu/AFP)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></section> </div> </div> </article>

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Itamar Ben Gvir is not an extreme outlier in Israeli society. He is a very normal, typical, regular, average, every day Israeli. His views are perfectly mainstream over there. 90% of Israelis are just like him. This is what our government supports.

Just imagine the "I" in AIPAC stood for Iran. Imagine the American Iran Public Affairs Committee just spent record sums of money to defeat a congressman who exposed a paedophile ring that blackmailed US politicians. But it's fine when Israel does this...

Capitalists keep telling you socialism can't work, but socialism in defiance of US hostility was still better for the Bolivian people than capitalism with US support. Now imagine how socialism could thrive without US interference... www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/it-only-to...

It only took six months for the US puppet regime in Bolivia to fall apart

We were told for years that Bolivia was under socialist dictatorship because Evo Morales would not allow the US to plunder his country's resources.

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BREAKING: Venezuela has highlighted irregularities in the Kentucky primary and demanded a recount. It is preparing an invasion force to restore democracy if the matter is not urgently rectified. It has explained that Juan Guaido is the rightful Congressman of Kentucky.

Just imagine the "I" in AIPAC stood for Iran. Imagine the American Iran Public Affairs Committee just spent record sums of money to defeat a congressman who exposed a paedophile ring that blackmailed US politicians. But it's fine when Israel does this...