Lawmakers, diplomats and public figures criticized the international response to the Gaza crisis, calling for stronger coordinated political action and condemning perceived inaction and double standards by global institutions, Anadolu reports.

Parliamentarians, diplomats and public figures from across multiple continents gathered in Brussels on Wednesday for the Global Sumud Parliamentarians Congress.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260422-lawmakers-officials-call-for-coordinated-international-response-on-gaza-criticize-inaction/

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The Strokes' lead singer Julian Casablancas slammed the "white privilege" of Zionists in the United States during an extended episode of the viral online talk show SubwayTakes.

On board the New York City subway for comedian Kareem Rahma’s programme, where guests declare and defend their oft-humorous, sometimes serious "takes", the band’s frontman shared a series of opinions.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/trending/strokes-lead-julian-casablancas-calls-out-us-zionists

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MPs have called for sanctions against an Israeli charity, after it was caught on camera by Declassified offering to help UK citizens move to an illegal settlement in the West Bank.

Last week, our undercover investigation revealed how Shivat Zion bragged about “awesome” settlements – and told supporters it could benefit from UK tax subsidies.

https://www.declassifieduk.org/uk-politicians-call-for-sanctions-on-israeli-charity/

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Twelve British universities have been criticised for paying a private firm run by former military intelligence officials to spy on student protesters and academics.

Horus Security Consultancy Limited, has been paid at least £440,000 ($594,000) by universities since 2022 for going through through the social media feeds of students looking for expressions of solidarity with Palestine, and making counter-terror threat assessments.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/jeremy-corbyn-slams-uk-universities-which-paid-firm-spy-pro-palestine-students

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Jewish Labor Bund groups are springing up throughout the United States and Europe.

Until recently, this was a phrase you could only have found in a primary historical document, perhaps a newspaper in 1905. The Jewish Labor Bund, once a collection of anti-Zionist, democratic socialist organizations largely concentrated in Eastern Europe, was all but destroyed by the Holocaust and postwar Stalinist repression.

https://jacobin.com/2026/04/jewish-labor-bund-crabapple-review

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Pennsylvania’s third congressional district (PA-3) has become a hotspot for activity in a primary race defined largely by Palestine and questions about what truly constitutes progressive domestic and foreign policy.

With only a few weeks left in a heavily contested primary, three candidates are poised to possibly win a race that they view as the primary hurdle before an expected low-energy general election.

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/philadelphia-primary-race-becomes-the-latest-democratic-party-battle-between-the-pro-palestine-left-and-israel-lobby/

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The US downplayed Iran's seizure of two European-owned vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as both sides sought the upper hand in their rival maritime blockades, with a stalemate in negotiations to end the war showing no sign of breaking.

Iran attacked three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday and escorted two of the vessels to Iranian waters.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-downplays-irans-seizure-european-owned-vessels-strains-appear-hormuz-blockades

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US officials are drawing up what diplomats describe as a “naughty and nice” list ranking NATO allies based on their support for the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The proposal, developed ahead of NATO chief Mark Rutte’s visit to Washington this month, would place member states into tiers and outline potential consequences for those who refused to participate in military operations against Iran.

https://thecradle.co/articles/white-house-devises-naughty-and-nice-list-to-rank-nato-allies-by-military-support-report

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Donald Trump’s musings about dictatorship once sounded almost funny.

Trump has not created a dictatorship. He has, however, dragged the US further toward authoritarian rule than many of us thought possible.

His corruption of the legal system, subordination of Congress, embrace of state violence, and hostility toward free elections led the sober-minded centrist Jonathan Rauch to write earlier this year: “Yes, it’s fascism.”

https://zeteo.com/p/trump-authoritarian-playbook

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On Sunday, Israeli prosecutors charged two Israeli citizens with espionage for Iran — 19-year-old Sagi Haik, who had been in contact with an Iranian handler for months through Telegram, and 21-year-old Asaf Shitrit, who was allegedly recruited by Haik to carry out tasks under Iranian direction.

The months-long contact included plans for the two men to travel to an Arab country for “training.”

https://mondoweiss.net/2026/04/israelis-are-being-recruited-as-spies-for-iran-in-what-security-experts-call-an-espionage-epidemic/

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