First, a link to a report from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 6-3-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli settlers burn Palestinian homes and property in West Bank town, by Fayha Shalash | Middle East Eye  RAMALLAH, occupied Palestine  Israeli settlers set fire to several Palestinian properties and injured dozens of residents in the occupied West Bank town of Deir Dibwan, east of Ramallah, on Wednesday evening. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to reports from the Cradle, the Associated Press and Reuters, and to an article of commentary from the Cradle; others or headlines of others accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON 6-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Lebanese army may partially ‘freeze cooperation’ with U.S.-led ceasefire committee. From the Cradle. The Lebanese Armed Forced this morning released a statement warning it could potentially “freeze cooperation” with the US-led ceasefire monitoring committee regarding site inspections, due to constant Israeli violations. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 5  Israel strikes Beirut’s suburbs to target what it says is Hezbollah drone production, by Abby Sewell | AP  BEIRUT — The Israeli military on Thursday struck several sites in Beirut’s southern suburbs that it said held underground facilities used by Hezbollah for drone production — marking the first time in more than a month that . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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FROM JUNE 5  Threats of another Israeli war in Lebanon are just noise, by Qassem Qassem | The Cradle  In recent months, anxiety and anticipation have gripped the Lebanese public, stoked by some political analysts aligned with the Lebanese resistance who have publicly speculated about the possibility of a new war. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to reports from Antiwar.com and Reuters, and to commentary via Countercurrents.org; others or at least headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 6-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, LEBANON and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israel is arming an ‘ISIS-affiliated’ gang in southern Gaza, by Dave DeCamp | Antiwar.com / ScheerPost  Israeli opposition leader and former Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said on Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was arming a gang in southern Gaza that’s affiliated with ISIS, a charge that has been confirmed by Israeli officials. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for June 6 report from Middle East Eye.

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U.S.-backed Gaza aid group says all distribution sites closed after shootings, by Ahmed Elimam and Alexander Cornwell | Reuters  DUBAI  — A U.S.- and Israeli-backed group handing out aid in Gaza said today all its distribution sites were closed until further notice, urging residents to stay away from these venues “for their safety” after a series of deadly shootings. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 4  Israel is fully integrating its Gaza ‘food aid hubs’ into the genocide, by Jonathan Cook | Countercurrents.org  Israel claimed it had not fired at starving Palestinians queueing on Sunday morning to get food from one of its highly militarised “aid distribution hubs” – a system Israel imposed on Gaza in place of a long-established and successful aid network run by the United Nations. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, the Moscow Times, and Tass, and to an article of commentary from Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 6-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, LEBANON and GAZA entry for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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A Russian missile and drone attack across Ukraine kills 4 in the capital Kyiv, by Hanna Arhirova and Vasilisa Stepanenko | AP  KYIV — A nighttime missile and drone attack on Ukraine killed at least four people and injured 20 others in Kyiv, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said today, as Russia targeted at least six regions across the country with 407 drones and 44 missiles in one of its largest coordinated attacks of the three-year war. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Independent.

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Ukraine targets Russian airbases, defense plant in overnight drone strikes. From the Moscow Times. Ukrainian drones struck two Russian airbases, a fuel depot and a missile and aviation plant overnight, Ukraine’s military claimed Friday, as both sides ramp up long-range attacks. READ MORE . . .

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Russian troops liberate seven communities in Ukraine operation over week — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated seven communities in the Sumy Region and the Donetsk People’s Republic over the week of May 31 – June 6 in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Profiles in courage: Trump & Eisenhower, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  President Donald Trump had a difficult week. No, this isn’t about Elon Musk or Harvard University. On Wednesday,  his call to Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t go well. It turned . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to ten reports: from Middle East Eye, Reuters, Middle East Monitor, the Cradle, and the Associated Press; others or just headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 6-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, SYRIA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli strike on al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City kills journalists, by Mera Aladam | Middle East Eye  At least four Palestinian journalists were killed today in Israeli strikes targeting a group of media workers in Gaza City’s al-Ahli Arab hospital’s courtyard, local reporters said. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. group distributing aid in Gaza reopens sites. From Reuters. A U.S. and Israeli-backed organisation distributing aid in Gaza said today it was reopening two distribution sites a day after shutting them following a series of deadly shootings close to its operations. READ MORE . . .

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Gaza doctors give their own blood to patients after scores gunned down seeking aid, by Olivia Le Poidevin | Reuters GENEVA — Doctors in the Gaza Strip are donating their own blood to save their patients after scores of Palestinians were gunned down while trying to get food aid, the medical charity Doctors Without Borders said today. READ MORE . . .

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Rate of Gaza children suffering acute malnutrition nearly triples, survey shows, by Emma Farge | Reuters  GENEVA — The rate of young children suffering from acute malnutrition in Gaza has nearly tripled since a ceasefire earlier this year when aid flowed more freely, according to data collected by humanitarian groups and released by the U.N. today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel opposition leader says Netanyahu arming ‘equivalent of ISIS’ gangs in Gaza. From Middle East Eye. Israeli opposition leader Avigdor Lieberman has accused Israeli forces, under the approval of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of arming “crime families” in Gaza. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Monitor and the Cradle. 

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FROM JUNE 4  U.S. vetoes UN Security Council demand for Gaza ceasefire, by Michelle Nichols, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer | Reuters  UNITED NATIONS / CAIRO / JERUSALEM — The United States on Wednesday vetoed a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza and unhindered aid access across the war-torn enclave. The other 14 countries . . . READ MORE . . .   Click HERE and HERE for report from AP and the Cradle.

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For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, and Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 6-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, SYRIA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Russian strike kills 5 in Ukraine, including a 1-year-old, hours after Trump-Putin call, by Vasilisa Stepanenko | AP PRYLUKY, Ukraine — At least five people, including a 1-year-old child, his mother and grandmother, were killed today in a pre-dawn Russian drone attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Pryluky, officials said. READ MORE . . .

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Damage, disruptions reported following explosion on train tracks in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast, official claims, by Dmytro Basmat | The Kyiv Independent  An explosion on a rail line in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast today caused damage to the track and disrupted train travel along the line, regional Governor Alexander Gusev claimed. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Tass.

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Russia strikes Ukrainian attack UAV workshops, launch sites over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces struck Ukrainian attack unmanned aerial vehicle assembly workshops, storage and launch sites over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE. . . .

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FROM JUNE 4  Putin rejects Zelensky’s call for peace talks, accuses Ukraine of deadly bridge attack in Russia, by Olena Goncharova | The Kyiv Independent  Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday questioned the value of ongoing peace talks with Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of orchestrating deadly attacks on infrastructure in Russia that killed seven people and injured . . . READ MORE. . . .

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FROM JUNE 4  Ukraine seeks air defense systems as Western backers meet without the Pentagon chief, by Lorne Cook | AP  BRUSSELS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenshyy on Wednesday urged Western backers to speed up deliveries of air defense systems to counter Russian missile strikes and to help boost weapons production. He said emphasis should . . . READ MORE . . .

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Highlights from the Black Sea Forum 2025, by Sergii Kostezh and Bohdan Nahaylo | Kyiv Post  Hundreds of participants gathered over the weekend for the second annual Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa’s crown jewel — the National Opera House — in defiance of  Russian missile threats. Attendees included . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to four reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (SYRIA 5-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.   GAZA, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 4  Israel bombards southern Syria after rocket fire at occupied Golan Heights. From the Cradle. The Israeli army carried out a wave of artillery shelling and airstrikes across southern Syria late Tuesday shortly after the launching of two projectiles at the occupied Golan Heights, which marked the first rocket fire from the country toward Israel in a year. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 3  U.S. army continues drawdown of Syria occupation bases. From the Cradle. The U.S. military has begun a significant reduction of its presence in Syria, withdrawing from two major occupation bases in the country’s northeast under plans to retain just one. READ MORE . . .

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U.S. lawmaker says Syrian president ‘open to peace with Israel.’ From the Cradle. A U.S. congressman told Israeli media on Wednesday that Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa is “open to peace with Israel,” after recently meeting with him. READ MORE . . .

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Trump re-imposes sweeping travel ban, excludes Syria. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday reinstated a travel ban on multiple countries while pointing to national security concerns following the Boulder attack. To take effect on Monday . . . READ MORE . . .

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Llink to a conversation from the Chris Hedges YouTube Channel via ScheerPost and Consortium News; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names above and below. (MEDIA 6-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 2  The shared mythologies of Israel & the U.S. Chris Hedges of the Chris Hedges YouTube Channel talks with Joan Scott, adjunct professor of history at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. They explore how Amy Kaplan’s book Our American Israel: The Story of an Entangled Alliance,* and other authors’ work show how dominant Western narratives about Israel took root. Click HERE for intro, video, and transcript.

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* Published in 2018 by Harvard University Press, which published it this spring in paperback.

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NOTE: This will be the only entry for this date.

A link to an essay via the Post Carbon Institute; others are accessible by clicking on its name or the author’s name below. The author of this one says it is one of  his “most depressing,” so HERE is the second most recent in his Museletter series. (HEINBERG 3-28-25 and NATURE 2-15-25 are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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A dead world, shrink-wrapped to preserve freshness, by Richard Heinberg | Post Carbon Institute  In the classic 1967 film “The Graduate,” a family friend of lead character Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman) offers him career advice . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to four reports: from Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, the Cradle, and Mondoweiss; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (WEST BANK 6-2-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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U.S. warns UK and France not to recognise Palestinian state. From Middle East Eye. The U.S. has warned Britain and France against recognising a Palestinian state at a UN conference to be co-hosted later this month by France and Saudi Arabia. READ MORE . . .

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Record number of demolitions of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem in May: Israeli group. From Middle East Monitor. Left-wing Israeli organisation Ir Amim revealed yesterday that a record number of Palestinian homes were demolished by Israeli occupation forces in East Jerusalem in May. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 2  West Bank settler attacks reach 20-year high, over 220 Palestinians injured in 2025. From the Cradle. Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has reached unprecedented levels in 2025, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JUNE 2  Meet the Palestinian Bedouin community that no longer exists, by Qassam Muaddi | Mondoweiss  May 22, 2025, was the last day of life as they knew it for the Bedouin community of Maghayer al-Deir, which until recently used to reside east of Ramallah, in the central occupied West Bank. The 24 Palestinian families . . . READ MORE . . .

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