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UN Food Chief Warns Famine Is Underway in Northern Gaza — and It’s Headed South
Dozens have already died of malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza, the vast majority of them children and infants.
Don’t Buy the Right-Wing Disinformation Campaign on “From the River to the Sea”
This phrase was never about killing Jews. It emerged in the 1960s as a call for equal rights within a democratic state.
As Israel Vows “Annihilation” of Rafah, Democrats Urge Biden to Withhold Aid
The lawmakers say Biden must withhold weapons that could be used for an assault on Rafah.
Amnesty International: Israel Repeatedly Committed War Crimes With US Weapons
The human rights group called on the US to immediately suspend arms shipments to Israel.
Top UN Human Rights Official Raises Alarm Over Repression of Student Protests
Over 1,200 protesters have been arrested across dozens of campuses just over the past two weeks.
Pro-Palestine Protesters Occupy University Hall After Columbia Refuses to Divest
Protesters renamed the building “Hind’s Hall” after Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Gaza.
UN Official Says Clearing Gaza of Unexploded Bombs Could Take 14 Years
There is currently 40 million tons of debris in Gaza, a UN Mine Action Service official said.
Activists in Freedom Flotilla Blocked From Sailing to Gaza
“If Israel thinks that this is the end of our effort … they are sadly mistaken,” says one organizer of the flotilla.
Leaked State Dept. Memo: Israel Likely Violates International Law Using US Arms
A report by 4 State Department bureaus found the Israeli government's assurances “neither credible nor reliable.”
20 Years After Abu Ghraib, Its Victims Take Their Torturers to Court
Survivors exposed the violence of the “war on terror,” refusing to let it be relegated to the dustbin of history.