Truthout
Op-Ed
More Than 1,000 Gazan Children Are Dead. How Can We Even Begin to Mourn?
In my career as a Gazan American physician, I’ve delivered 1,000 babies. Israel has killed that many children in a week.
This Could Be My Last Report From Gaza. Keep My Stories Alive.
“Today I’m telling you the news. Tomorrow, I may be the news,” writes Tareq S. Hajjaj.
Gaza Is a Prison Under Siege. This Is My Letter to the World Outside.
Ahmed Abu Artema, a founder of the Great March of Return, on facing Israel's genocidal assault on Gaza.
The US Government Has Abandoned the Nation’s Poor
Poverty is a policy choice — one the U.S. continues to make despite the suffering of millions.
“Coming Out” Isn’t an Option for Every LGBTQ Person. Some of Us “Invite In.”
It’s vital for queer communities to hold non-shaming space for people living outside the “coming out” paradigm.
I Wish Americans Could See the Humanity of Palestinians as They Do With Israelis
As a Palestinian American, I am heartbroken to watch U.S.-backed war crimes unfolding in Gaza.
Even as US Jews Mourn Israeli Dead, We Must All Decry US-Backed Genocide in Gaza
As a rabbi, I see clearly how the Jewish community is faced with a profound moral challenge. We must oppose genocide.
There’s No Path to Ending Bloodshed If Palestinian Rights Continue to Be Denied
The U.S. must stop enabling Israel’s brutal collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War Against the Palestinian People
A full-scale ground offensive on Gaza is imminent, even as Palestinians are already suffering collective punishment.
What Preceded the Killings in Israel and Gaza Was Not “Peace” — It Was Apartheid
Israel’s plan to treat Palestinians in Gaza as “human animals” and starve them reflects the conditions of apartheid.