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AOC, 20 NY Lawmakers Demand Columbia Reinstate Pro-Palestine Student Groups
Columbia University officials recently suspended two student groups over a walkout in support of Palestine.
Gaza Death Toll Tops 13,000 as Israel Strikes UN Schools Housing Refugees
At least 82 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on Jabaliya refugee camp over the weekend.
Gaza Used to Be a Thriving Spice Capital. Now There Is Neither Bread Nor Safety.
Israel’s siege and genocide in Gaza have rendered the vibrant spice capital of my father’s childhood unrecognizable.
Alumni Withhold Donations Over University Repression of Pro-Palestine Protests
“Columbia is punishing students for protesting ... ethnic cleansing and genocide,” reads a letter from 2,000+ graduates.
I Am the Grandchild of Holocaust Survivors, and I Am Calling for Ceasefire Now
As anti-Zionist Jews, we oppose any nation that aims to expel, oppress, or wipe out another people.
Palestinians File Emergency Motion to Block US Aid for Israel’s Genocide in Gaza
A federal lawsuit accuses Biden, Blinken and Austin of failure to prevent genocide and complicity in genocide.
Pro-Palestine Student Group Sues Ron DeSantis for Violating Free Speech Rights
“We have every right to engage in human rights advocacy” on behalf of Palestinians, the student group said.
Israel’s Attempt to Push Palestinians Into Egypt Is Longtime “Colonial Fantasy”
Journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous calls out Israeli ethnic cleansing and the media’s silence in the face of genocide.
Humanitarian Crisis in Congo Is the Sinister Underbelly of “Green Tech”
The “green tech” industry is reproducing the same colonial and extractive patterns that got us to the climate crisis.
Israel Raids Hospital Again, Demands Palestinians Evacuate Southern Gaza
Meanwhile, Israel ignores a legally binding UN Security Council resolution calling for extended humanitarian pauses.