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![Two protesters hold signs - one reading "THIS ALUM SUPPORTS SJP + JVP" and the other reading "FREE PALESTINE" - while participating in an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1122-university-palestine-400x300.jpg)
The ADL Smears Anti-Zionist Jews Like Me While Overlooking True Antisemitism
I, like so many, was outraged when the head of the Anti-Defamation League slammed JVP and IfNotNow as “hate groups."
![A woman looks among the tents covering by nylon at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) refugee camp located in Khan Yunis, Gaza, where displaced Palestinian families take shelter and try to maintain their daily lives under harsh conditions amid the Israeli attacks on Gaza, on November 15, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1121-gaza-refugee-tents-400x300.jpg)
Nearly 80 Percent of Palestinians in Gaza Have Been Displaced, UN Reports
Meanwhile, the water supply has dropped to just 17 percent of pre-siege levels, Oxfam has found.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol to call for a ceasefire and end to the Israeli attacks on Gaza in Washington D.C., on November 13, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1120-aoc--400x300.jpg)
AOC, 20 NY Lawmakers Demand Columbia Reinstate Pro-Palestine Student Groups
Columbia University officials recently suspended two student groups over a walkout in support of Palestine.
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Gaza Death Toll Tops 13,000 as Israel Strikes UN Schools Housing Refugees
At least 82 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Jabaliya refugee camp over the weekend.
![A photo of traditional Palestinian foods are presented, overlaid over distressed image of smoke and devesatation in Gaza from Israeli airstrikes](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1120-gaza-food-400x300.jpg)
Gaza Used to Be a Thriving Spice Capital. Now There Is Neither Bread Nor Safety.
Israel’s siege and genocide in Gaza have rendered the vibrant spice capital of my father’s childhood unrecognizable.
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Israeli Deputy Speaker Nissim Vaturi Sparks Outrage With Disturbing Call
Israeli Deputy Speaker Nissim Vaturi faces backlash for advocating a more brutal approach to the war on Gaza.
![A pro-Palestinian student protester holds a sign saying "Stop bombing Gaza" at Columbia University](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1783869034-400x300.jpg)
Alumni Withhold Donations Over University Repression of Pro-Palestine Protests
“Columbia is punishing students for protesting ... ethnic cleansing and genocide,” reads a letter from 2,000+ graduates.
![Protesters wearing shirts that say "Not in our name" hold up a sign that says "Jews say ceasefire now" in a congressional office building](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1743282375-400x300.jpg)
I Am the Grandchild of Holocaust Survivors, and I Am Calling for Ceasefire Now
As anti-Zionist Jews, we oppose any nation that aims to expel, oppress, or wipe out another people.
![Smoke and fire rise from buildings as people gather amid the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on Gaza City on October 26, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1117-gaza-fire-400x300.jpg)
Palestinians File Emergency Motion to Block US Aid for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
A federal lawsuit accuses Biden, Blinken and Austin of failure to prevent genocide and complicity in genocide.
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to reporters in the spin room at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County on November 8, 2023, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1117-ron-desantis-400x300.jpg)
Pro-Palestine Student Group Sues Ron DeSantis for Violating Free Speech Rights
“We have every right to engage in human rights advocacy” on behalf of Palestinians, the student group said.