Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-24 at 12:02

HEADLINES
Kurdistan Under Fire as Iran Intensifies Attacks
Netanyahu Offers Campaign Role to Film Creator
ActBlue Drops Galindo Over Zionist Prisons Calls

The time is now 12:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Kurds continue to be under fire even amid ceasefire, fear new deal may not stop Iranian attacks, Kurdish communities in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq say a potential deal between the US and Iran could pressure Iraq's central government to rein in Iranian-backed militias and may fail to stop Iranian attacks on Kurdish groups. Since the war began in late February, there have been more than 810 attacks on the Kurdistan Region by Iran and Iranian proxies in Iraq. On May 24, Rudaw reported that two Iranian Kurdish armed groups said Iran targeted their bases in Erbil province with drones, striking the Komala Party base in Khalifan district with at least four attack drones; no casualties were reported. The Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) was also targeted in Erbil's Darashakran area, with four drones attacked at the site; no casualties were reported by the morning. Panahi said that since the outbreak of the Iran war with the US and Israel on February 28, Iran has targeted their bases with 79 missiles and drones.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, Netanyahu offered Likud campaign role to creator of Oct. 7 atrocities film, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered Yuval Horowitz, one of the creators of the IDF’s October 7 atrocities film, the role of managing Likud’s election campaign, though the appointment now appears unlikely to move forward. Horowitz, who is vice president of creative in Keshet’s commercial division, joined the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit in the war’s early days and later received a Chief of Staff’s Award for his work. The film Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre was assembled from Hamas body-camera recordings, dash cams, CCTV footage, and victims’ phone videos, and because of its graphic nature has been shown only in private, invitation-only screenings for policymakers, journalists, and diplomats. Separately, Israel risks possible Eurovision expulsion over Kan budget bill, with the European Broadcasting Union warning that placing Kan’s budget under government control could undermine its independence, damage Israel’s democratic image and threaten its place in international events.

In Antisemitism and Anti-Jewish Hate, ActBlue cuts off Texas politician Galindo after call to imprison Zionists, Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue ended the facilitation of donations for Texas-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo, with her campaign stating the donation page was not accepting contributions and noting that this may be temporary. Galindo’s remarks, including calls to imprison Zionists and to turn facilities into prisons for “American Zionists and former ICE officers,” drew condemnation from Democratic figures, and her fundraising shifted to another platform as scrutiny grew. Separately, Medical union supports terrorists, excludes Israeli workers, Jewish American cardiologist says, Dr. Jacob Agronin testified before a US Congress subcommittee that his union, the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR), publicly supports terror sympathizers and formally endorses excluding Israeli colleagues based on national origin, has declared the State of Israel guilty of apartheid and genocide as part of its doctrine, and uses compelled dues from federally funded trainees to advance that agenda, a concern he says affects all Americans.

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https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-897157
https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-897145