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![A digital illustration of the late Aaron Bushnell, set against a rising sun and a starry sky](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0226-aaron-bushnell-400x300.jpg)
US Airman Self-Immolates in Front of Israeli Embassy, Yelling “Free Palestine”
“This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal,” said Aaron Bushnell, who was 25.
![Unhoused people bed down for the night outdoors in the alcoves of the Sarasota County Jail building in Sarasota, Florida, on April 8, 2016.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0224-unhoused-400x300.jpg)
New Florida Bill Could Force Unhoused People Into Encampments
The bill would prohibit cities from allowing unhoused people to sleep or camp on public property and rights of way.
![Locals conduct search and rescue operations among the rubble of buildings destroyed by an Israeli attack on Nuseirat camp in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on February 20, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0223_gaza-rr-400x300.jpg)
US Anti-Terror Law Has Stigmatized Palestinians as “Terrorists” Since 1969
A new report outlines how Palestinian dehumanization is foundational to decades of US anti-terrorism law.
![A view of the destruction as a result of Israeli attacks at the UNRWA headquarters, which provides assistance to millions of Palestinians and is affiliated with the United Nations in Gaza City, Gaza, on February 21, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0223_unrwa-400x300.jpg)
UNRWA Has Reached “Breaking Point” Due to Israel’s Attacks, Agency Chief Says
Israeli officials have thus far refused to provide any evidence of their claims against the agency, he said.
![Jewish Voice for Peace protesters and their allies, many holding signs, demonstrate outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) headquarters in New York City on February 22, 2024, calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0223-aipac-400x300.jpg)
Jewish Voice for Peace Demands Gaza Ceasefire Outside AIPAC’s NYC Headquarters
“We refuse to let AIPAC speak in our name as Jews,” one demonstrator said.
![A Palestinian child sits among the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli attacks in Rafah, Gaza, on February 21, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0222-gaza-y-400x300.jpg)
Doctors Without Borders Slams US for Ceasefire Veto in Devastating UN Address
Children as young as five years old have told aid workers they want to die, Doctors Without Borders’ chief said.
![Palestinian women and children look on as they stand at the structure of a heavily damaged building on February 22, 2024, following overnight Israeli air strikes in Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0222_gaza-2-400x300.jpg)
“Gaza Has Become a Death Zone,” World Health Organization Director Warns
Officials have warned that Israel’s starvation campaign threatens the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
![U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield casts a veto vote during a UN Security Council meeting on the Israel-Hamas war, at UN Headquarters in New York City on February 20, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/2024_0220-un-400x300.jpg)
With 700K on Verge of Starving to Death in Gaza, US Vetoes Ceasefire Yet Again
Gaza officials have warned that 700,000 Palestinians in the north are at risk of death by Israel’s starvation.
![Army Veteran Ronald Payne packs his belongings in preparation for an eviction due to paperwork issues on November 17, 2023, in Houston.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1864931164-400x300.jpg)
Eviction Filings in Major Texas Cities Soar Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
Legal aid groups and housing advocates say there simply aren’t enough lawyers to keep up with eviction filings.
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Palestine Lawyer at ICJ Says US Continues to Shield Israel From Accountability
The US has shown it is willing to go “very far indeed” in disregarding international law, said attorney Paul Reichler.