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This Easter, Let’s Denounce the Christian Zionism That Helps Destroy Palestine
Christian Zionism turns Palestine and its people into an abstract idea disconnected from its real existence.
Safety Is a Practice We Enact Together: Building Solidarity Under Trump 2.0
As authoritarian forces try to fracture our communities, we must remember that our collective survival is intertwined.
Mahmoud Khalil Writes From Prison: “Democracy for Some Is No Democracy at All”
“I lie sleepless … in Jena, Louisiana, far from my wife, Noor, who will give birth to our baby in two weeks,” he wrote.
UN Expert: Israel Has “Decimated” Gaza Health System, Leaving “Zero” Options
“The options for health care — especially emergency care — for the people of Gaza are reduced to zero,” the expert said.
Israel Executed Paramedics in Gaza With Gunshots to the Head, Autopsies Show
The autopsies also found evidence that medics were shot with bullets that explode on impact, shredding their victims.
Israeli Minister Vows Permanent Occupation of Buffer Zone Spanning Half of Gaza
The defense minister also pledged to continue the total aid blockade, as humanitarians warn Gaza is now a “mass grave.”
Jewish Demonstrators Hold “Emergency Passover Seder” Outside NYC’s ICE Offices
Thousands of demonstrators spoke out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the US's detention of student activists.
Jewish Organizations Are Fighting Back Against Khalil Deportation
As the Trump administration weaponizes accusations of antisemitism to justify repression, the Jewish left is rising up.
“We Can Only Survive This Together” — Refusing Trump’s Campus Repression
“What we're seeing is one of the oldest tricks in the authoritarian handbook,” says Palestinian scholar Eman Abdelhadi.
Human Rights Defenders Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions on ICC Prosecutor
The suit argues it is unconstitutional for Trump to block humanitarian groups in the US from working with the ICC.
UN Chief Says Israel Has Made Gaza Into “a Killing Field”
“Gaza is a killing field — and civilians are in an endless death loop,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Israel Now Occupying Over Half of Gaza After Expanding Bulldozed Buffer Zone
One soldier said they’re directed to make the buffer zone look like the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Trump Administration’s Food Aid Cuts “a Death Sentence for Millions,” WFP Says
Termination notices said that the contracts were being canceled “for the convenience of the US Government.”