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Trump Says US Giving $10B to “Board of Peace” — 12 Times US’s UN Contribution
Critics have said Trump is angling to replace the UN with the “Board of Peace,” which he is in charge of.
Our Mosques Are Rubble, But We Are Determined to Create Joy for Ramadan in Gaza
This year families are creating makeshift spaces for prayer and planning communal meals on the wreckage of our homes.
Campaigns Against Occupation and Genocide Are Winning Divestment of Israel Bonds
Minnesota, Michigan, and North Carolina have dropped approximately $27 million in bonds following pressure campaigns.
Palestine Action Defeats Ban in UK Court
Supporters of the organization are now calling for terrorism charges against anti-genocide protesters to be dismissed.
Israel Destroyed Gaza’s Hospitals. Now It’s Banning Doctors Without Borders.
Israel says it will start enforcing its ban on 37 aid groups in Gaza in March, putting more Palestinian lives at risk.
AOC Says Cuba Blockade Part of “New Era of Depravity” Ushered by Gaza Genocide
Ocasio-Cortez said the precedent set by the Gaza genocide has endangered civilians across the globe.
Palestinians Returning to Gaza Endure Violent Interrogation at Rafah Crossing
Elderly women report being shackled, blindfolded, and berated for hours by Israeli soldiers for attempting to return.
San Jose Is Displacing Its Unhoused Residents to Prepare for Super Bowl Tourism
The city’s use of temporary shelters harms affordable housing efforts and merely delays displacement of unhoused people.
State Department Bars Citations of Human Rights Reports From NGOs Promoting DEI
This guidance could deem groups like Amnesty International as not “credible” on human rights violations.
Inside a West Bank Community Encircled by an Illegal Israeli Settlement
Even as Israel advances its colonial project on the ground piece by piece in Umm al-Khair, Palestinians refuse to leave.
Israeli Soldiers Bulldozed Graves of Allied WWII Soldiers in Gaza, Images Show
Many of the soldiers buried in the cemetery died before the state of Israel was established, some decades earlier.
After HRW Blocks Report on Right of Return, Group’s Israel-Palestine Team Quits
“We have once again run into Human Rights Watch’s systemic ‘Israel Exception,’” said a former HRW employee.
With Desalination Plants Destroyed, Families in Gaza Are Drinking Salty Water
“The water is salty, and sometimes it smells strange, but we have no other choice,” 17-year-old Ruba Al-Amsha said.