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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
We can't look away from Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians — or the movement for a free Palestine.
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This Weekend’s DC Protest Was Largest Pro-Palestine Mobilization in US History
"We feel that there is a turning point and that the liberation of Palestine is inevitable," one protester said.
![A supporter waits for a a rally to begin after a student walkout in solidarity with Palestine on October 25, 2023, in Santa Ana, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1746238028-400x300.jpg)
Harassment of Palestinian Students and Staff Is Spreading in US Grade Schools
Schools are proving ill-equipped to protect students who have experienced increased bullying and harassment.
![Demonstrators rally to show support for the Palestinian people following the Gaza City hospital blast, on October 18, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1103-palestine-protest-400x300.jpg)
Biden Is Losing Support From Muslim Voters as Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 9,000
The National Muslim Democratic Council issued an ultimatum to the White House calling on Biden to back a ceasefire.
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500 Protesters Disrupt Train Station in Philly, Demanding Israel Ceasefire
Around 350 participants were arrested, including dozens of faith leaders, according to a press release from organizers.
![Students from New York University hold signs that read "Divest" and chant during a rally as students call for a ceasefire in Gaza, in New York, on October 25, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1102-divest-400x300.jpg)
Advocacy for Palestinians Has Been Outright Criminalized, Warns Academic
U.S. students and faculty are facing harsh reprisals for speaking out against Israel’s mass killing of Palestinians.
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Calls Grow for Prisoner-Hostage Exchange as Israel’s War on Gaza Escalates
Thousands of Palestinians are arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned under the occupation’s military court system.
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Judith Butler: Palestinians Are Not Being “Regarded as People” by Israel and US
Judith Butler calls for immediate ceasefire, Palestinians’ right of return and the dismantling of colonial structures.
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Palestinians Face Genocide. Now Is Not the Time for Academic Neutrality.
“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor,” Desmond Tutu once warned us.
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Biden’s Backing of Israeli War Crimes Carries on a Sordid US Tradition
This is not the first time the U.S. has used disinformation to justify a political ally’s targeting of civilians.
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken make statements to the media, inside The Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defense, after their meeting in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1719919909-400x300.jpg)
Israel Is Using Disinformation and Deflection as a Foreign Policy Stratagem
Israel is using defamatory attacks against its critics and a strategic deployment of disinformation to shape discourse.