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![A Palestinian child stands amid the rubble of buildings, destroyed by Israeli strikes, in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip on May 21, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/GettyImages-1233026806-400x300.jpg)
The Difference Between Biden and Trump on Israel-Palestine Policy Is Rhetorical
Rising awareness of Israeli apartheid is making it impossible for Biden to maintain the same pro-Israel platitudes.
![Smoke billows above buildings after an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City in the Gaza Strip early on May 15, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/GettyImages-1232892569-400x300.jpg)
My Grandparents Lived Through the Nakba. Now It’s Happening Again.
The Israeli military is committing atrocities in Sheikh Jarrah and Gaza. This is the unending Palestinian catastrophe.
![Israeli security forces are pictured at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site of Islam, on May 21, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0521-al-aqsa-israeli-security-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Police Attacked Palestinians at Al Aqsa Mosque, Hours After Ceasefire
Israeli police fired stun grenades and tear gas at Palestinian worshipers on Friday, injuring over a dozen people.
![People gather for a demonstration to mark Nakba Day on May 15, 2021, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0517-palestine-protest-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Youth Are Leading a Popular Uprising to End Israeli Apartheid
Palestinians -- under occupation and in the diaspora -- are asking all of us to witness and share their realities.
![Angela Davis & Noura Erakat on Palestinian Solidarity, Gaza & Israel’s Killing of Ahmad Erekat](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/SEG3-Davis-Erakat-400x300.jpg)
Angela Davis and Noura Erakat Mourn Murdered Palestinians and Demand US Action
“All Palestinians are deemed a threat for their mere existence,” says Erakat.
![Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is seen as he delivers a speech to a group of American Evangelical Christian tourists and pilgrims during a visit to the ancient hilltop fortress of Masada in the Judaean Desert in Israel, on February 19, 2015.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0520-huckabee-israel-400x300.jpg)
Progressives Can’t Ignore Role of Christian Zionism in Colonization of Palestine
The forced displacement of Palestinians is funded by the millions of dollars Christian Zionists send to Israel yearly.
![A boy waves a Palestinian flag during a demonstration](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0519-palestine-boy-400x300.jpg)
What the Mainstream Media Never Told You About Palestine
“The state is personified and ascended, but people are dehumanized,” says Palestinian organizer Lea Kayali.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at a campaign rally in Queensbridge Park on October 19, 2019, in the Queens borough of New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0519-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-400x300.jpg)
AOC Moves to Block US’s $735M Weapons Sale to Israel Citing Human Rights Abuses
The sale was routine, but recent violence has led progressives to take action against Israel’s settler colonialism.
![People chant and hold signs while listening to a speaker during a pro-Palestine protest on the steps of City Hall on May 23, 2021, in Louisville, Kentucky. Louisville Students for Justice in Palestine held the rally to decry Israel's recent military action in Gaza and to condemn the U.S. government's continued support of Israel.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0527-pro-palestine-protest-400x300.jpg)
Zionist Groups in US Operate Campaigns to Quash Palestine Solidarity on Campus
Surveillance of and smear campaigns against student activists are common features of pro-Israel lobbying operations.
![President Joe Biden puts his arm around Rep. Debbie Dingell as he speaks to Rep. Rashida Tlaib, left, upon arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Detroit, Michigan, on May 18, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0519-tlaib-biden-400x300.jpg)
Rashida Tlaib Confronted Biden on His Weak Stance on Israeli Apartheid
The progressive lawmaker emphasized the White House can and should go further in protecting Palestinians’ human rights.