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![Israeli security forces walk in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site of Islam, on May 14, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0514-israeli-security-force-400x300.jpg)
This Isn’t a Civil War, It Is Settler-Colonial Violence
The Palestinian struggle for decolonization is stronger when the fragmentation of Palestinians is resisted.
![Palestinian civil defense teams take part in rescue works at the rubbles of a building belonging to a Palestinian family after Israeli fighter jets conducted airstrikes in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on May 13, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0514-palestinian-civil-defense-400x300.jpg)
As Israel’s Attack Mounts, Biden Says It’s “Not Been a Significant Overreaction”
Biden faces growing calls from U.S. lawmakers to speak forcefully against Israel's bombardment of residential buildings.
![A Palestinian woman inspects her destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Beit Lahia, on the northern Gaza strip, on May 13, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0513-gaza-d-400x300.jpg)
The US Must Finally Acknowledge That Israel Is an Apartheid State
The inhibition on describing apartheid as “apartheid” has been eroded by two 2021 reports confirming the allegation.
![Palestinians Face Mob Attacks Inside Israel as Assault on Gaza Escalates](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/SEG3-Settler-Mob-Attack-1-400x300.jpg)
Palestinians Face Mob Attacks Inside Israel as Assault on Gaza Escalates
Even as Israeli media condemn the lynch mobs, they ignore the state-sponsored violence that fuels them.
![Juthaporn Chaloeicheep, 44, and son Douglas Jones, 5, stand for a portrait in the courtyard of Arnett Watson Apartments, a permanent supportive housing community where they reside in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, California, on March 16, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0513-mother-child-400x300.jpg)
Honoring Mothers Must Include Environmental Justice and Raising Wages
Now is the time to raise wages, ensure vaccine equity and lift from the bottom so that all of society can rise.
![Palestinians gather at the site where buildings and houses were hit in Israeli air strikes in the northern Gaza Strip on May 13, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0513-gaza-airstrike-400x300.jpg)
AOC: In Refusing to Condemn Israel’s Attacks, Biden Sides With Occupation
By only naming Hamas's actions, Biden reinforced the false idea that Palestinians instigated this cycle of violence.
![Buildings are bombed](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0512-palestine-bombing-400x300.jpg)
Chomsky: Without US Aid, Israel Wouldn’t Be Killing Palestinians En Masse
We must examine the Israeli government's U.S.-backed policy of using strategies of terror to expand its territory.
![A man carries bags out of a destroyed building](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0512-palestine-rubble-400x300.jpg)
Biden Admin Reportedly Blocking UN Ceasefire Statement as Israel Bombards Gaza
Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressives are urging Biden to take action to halt Israel's latest attacks on Gaza.
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Israeli Forces Kill Dozens in Gaza, Including 9 Children
The tension in Jerusalem has been mounting for weeks as Palestinians have been organizing against forcible evictions.
![Smoke billows from homes bombed by Israeli forces](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/05/2021_0511-palestine-bombing-400x300.jpg)
Three Children Are Reportedly Among Those Killed by Israeli Forces in Gaza
Netanyahu has vowed to respond to rocket attacks by Hamas, which have not killed anyone, with “great force.”