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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.
![Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0622-palestine-1200x675.jpg)
![Protest At The Killing Of Al Jazeera Reporter Shireen Abu Akleh In London](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1396904222-400x300.jpg)
1 Year Ago Israel Killed Shireen Abu Akleh. We Won’t Forget Her, or the Nakba.
Palestinian journalists and human rights workers are a pervasive threat to Israel’s myth of national innocence.
![Israeli protestors hold flags and a placard in Hebrew that reads 'Shame' during an anti-government demonstration in the city of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/2023_0424-israel-400x300.jpg)
Even as They Protest, Israeli Liberals Reject Solidarity With Palestinians
Israel’s far right is growing, fueled by propaganda. Meanwhile, liberal protesters are tearing down Palestinian flags.
![Two IDF officers harrass a young woman in a hijab](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/2023_0412-palestine-ramadan-400x300.jpg)
Settlers Get Away With Terrorizing Palestinian Children Under Israeli Apartheid
Under a militarized legal system, Palestinians face mass incarceration and torture as settlers attack with impunity.
![A girl in a hijab walks past Israeli Defense Force cops carrying automatic rifles](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/2023_0405palesitne-400x300.jpg)
Our Vision of Liberation This Passover Must Include Palestinians
The anti-government protests within Israel embody liberal Zionism rather than liberation for all. Let’s dream bigger.
![Rep. Hakeem Jeffries speaks at the 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on March 25, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/03/2023_0314-hakeem-jeffries-400x300.jpg)
Pro-Israel Lobby Doesn’t Deserve Exemption From Criticism of Money in Politics
Making pro-Israel lobby contributions off-limits to scrutiny only serves the agenda of apologists for Israeli apartheid.
![Pro-Palestine activists attend a rally at Grand Central Terminal in New York on January 21, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0213-palestine-protest-400x300.jpg)
We Can’t Let Antisemitism Be Weaponized to Criminalize Solidarity With Palestine
A recent Department of Education decision marks a victory for Palestine solidarity organizing, but the fight isn’t over.
![Palestinians mourn during the funeral of Abdullah Sami Qalalweh at his village of al-Judaydeh south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, on February 4, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1246782263-400x300.jpg)
New Israeli Regime Moves Toward “Cleansing” All Palestinians From Palestine
Israel’s new fascist government has increased the collective punishment of Palestinians — a war crime.
![Antony Blinken stands in front of U.S. and Israeli flags while delivering a speech](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0208-antony-blinken-400x300.jpg)
We Can’t Just Let Blinken Give Israeli Apartheid the US Stamp of Approval
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says “shared values” bind the U.S. and Israel. He must mean settler-colonialism.
![Hundreds of people gather in front of the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, California, on May 18, 2021, to protest in solidarity with Palestinians on strike in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1212-palestine-protest-400x300.jpg)
Several US Cities Have Increased Policing of Palestine Solidarity
Multiple U.S. cities have adopted a definition of antisemitism that silences Palestinians and expands surveillance.
![Uniformed police officers drag away a limp protester wearing a blue jacket and jeans](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/2022_1012-palestine-protest-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Hunger Strikers Are Facing Harsh Retaliation Inside Israeli Prisons
Hunger strikers, including a prominent human rights attorney, demand an end to Israel’s system of arbitrary detention.