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Jewish-Led Protesters Storm Wall Street, Demanding Arms Embargo on Israel
“Stocks are rising while children are dying,” said one member of Jewish Voice for Peace.
Protests Surge as Governments Support Genocide and Climate Catastrophy
As violence escalates in Gaza and Lebanon, protests against government support for genocide grow worldwide.
Acclaimed Palestinian Journalist Motaz Azaiza on Photographing Genocide in Gaza
For the first 108 days of Israel’s brutal assault on Gaza, Azaiza risked his life to show the world what was happening.
Post-WWII “Never Again” Pledge Is Being Broken in Gaza, UN Experts Say
Israel’s “genocidal offensive” puts at risk the very basis of international humanitarian law, they said.
Israel Attacks UN Peacekeeper Headquarters in Lebanon for Second Time in 2 Days
Human Rights Watch has called for an urgent UN investigation into Israel’s escalation against UN peacekeepers.
Israel’s Blockade Bars WFP From Distributing Food “in Any Form” in North Gaza
Israel’s aid blockade has reached its worst point in months, the group warned as Israeli forces assault northern Gaza.
Israel Carries Out 3 Attacks on UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon
One attack on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon’s headquarters injured two peacekeepers.
Israel Has Created “Extermination Zone” in North Gaza, Advocates Warn
Israel is effectively trapping hundreds of thousands in north Gaza and is systematically killing them all.
Critics May Face Repression in Azerbaijan Amid COP29, Human Rights Watch Warns
The 20-page UN agreement with Azerbaijan “is replete with ... ambiguities on the protections for participants’ rights.”
I Gave Birth During Genocide, Into a World I No Longer Know
My child is 8 months old. Surviving the genocide in Gaza is the only life he knows. I fight every day to keep him alive.
Israeli Troops Have Repeatedly Filmed Themselves Committing War Crimes
“Investigating War Crimes in Gaza,” a new documentary by Al Jazeera, examines social media posted by Israeli soldiers.
WHO: Disease Outbreaks Imminent in Lebanon With Over 1M Displaced by Israel
All of Lebanon’s over 900 shelters are full, officials have said, with 1.2 million displaced by Israel’s assault.
As Israel Extends Its Genocide Into the West Bank, It Targets and Kills Children
Israel is killing scores of Palestinian children, Defense for Children International-Palestine’s Miranda Cleland says.