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More Sanctions and Military Pressure Won’t Improve North Korean Human Rights
Current U.S. policy justifies an arms race and keeps families separated while risking nuclear conflict with North Korea.
40 Percent of Bombs Israel Has Used on Gaza Are Type That Boost Civilian Harm
Israel has been making extensive use of unguided bombs, which lack precision technology.
Protesters Shut Down Los Angeles Highway to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza
“No more business as usual,” the organization leading the protest said on social media.
Civilians Reportedly Killed Execution-Style While Sheltering in a Gaza School
Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Ministry says Israeli forces shot Palestinians after ordering them to leave a hospital.
Sanders Calls on Biden to Reverse Course on US Veto of UN Ceasefire Resolution
“Israel’s military campaign will be remembered among some of the darkest chapters of our modern history,” Sanders said.
US Palestinians Feel Helpless as Our Tax Dollars Fund Our Families’ Destruction
The Palestinians who are suffering and being killed in Gaza are our families. They are people we know and love.
Heads of Humanitarian Groups Say Gaza “Nightmare” Is Worst They’ve Ever Seen
“In no other war we can think of in this century have civilians been so trapped,” they wrote in an op-ed.
There Is Power in Grief. We Must Resist the Normalization of Mass Death in Gaza.
Sarah Kendzior discusses genocide, the demonization of children and dissent, authoritarianism and the 2024 election.
US Veto of Ceasefire Resolution Reflects Its Colonial View on Whose Lives Matter
Centuries of colonialism and orientalism have shaped U.S. leaders’ calculus on who deserves the right to live.
18 Jewish Elders Arrested Following Gaza Ceasefire Protest Outside White House
The protest took place hours before a Hanukkah event that was held at the White House on Monday evening.