Truthout
Interview
The First US Diplomat to Resign Over Gaza Speaks Out
Hala Rharrit says she could no longer promote the US’s “failed policy” that helps neither Palestinians nor Israelis.
Workers Rallied in New York City on May Day in Solidarity With Palestine
Demonstrators called for unions to apply political pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to US arms to Israel.
300+ Arrested in Police Raids on Columbia and CCNY to Clear Gaza Encampments
Columbia University's president asked for continued police presence to ensure encampments aren't reestablished.
Students Sue After CUNY Folds to Backlash Against Muslim Commencement Speakers
CUNY's law school canceled student commencement speeches after Muslim women used the platform to criticize Israel.
Scholar: Why Is Israel Targeting the Families of Those It Already Killed?
Jehad Abusalim, friend of late Palestinian poet Refaat Alareer, discusses the deaths of Alareer’s daughter and grandson.
Vermont Farmworkers Go to Amsterdam to Fight for “Milk With Dignity”
Stonewalled by a US supermarket chain, farmworkers took the struggle to its parent company in Amsterdam.
Activists in Freedom Flotilla Blocked From Sailing to Gaza
“If Israel thinks that this is the end of our effort … they are sadly mistaken,” says one organizer of the flotilla.
Berkeley’s Free Palestine Encampment Draws on Legacy of Palestinian Protests
Student organizer Malak Afaneh discusses the demands of the movement and calls for students everywhere to organize.
Police Violently Crack Down on Emory University’s Gaza Solidarity Encampment
Police used tear gas and stun guns to break up the encampment as they wrestled people to the ground.
Across the US, Campus Protests for Palestine Face Intensifying Police Crackdowns
Student protests calling for university divestment from Israel and the US arms industry continue coast to coast.