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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)
![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.
![Israeli left-wing activists gather with Palestinian activists at the Al-Haq Foundation in the West Bank city of Ramallah to denounce Israel's decision to declare six Palestinian human rights groups as "terror organizations," on October 27, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1236157958-400x300.jpg)
I Studied With a Palestinian “Terrorist” Organization. This Is What I Learned.
The organization played a key role in documenting Israel's human rights abuses for the International Criminal Court.
![Manal Tamimi protests against settler-only roads in 2013 in Nabi Saleh, Palestine. The Israeli military denies Palestinians free use of these roads that are built on stolen land.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/07/2022_0728-palestine-400x300.jpg)
In the Face of Israel’s Violence, Being a Good Parent Means Fighting Colonialism
Parents living under settler-colonial violence are repeatedly robbed of their capacity to protect their children.
![A woman holds up a portrait of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during a protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1240711222-400x300.jpg)
Journalists Accused Israel of Targeting Them 2 Weeks Before Killing of Abu Akleh
Israel killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as she was documenting Israeli war crimes.
![A woman holds up a key during a rally marking the 74th anniversary of what Palestinians call Al-Nakba, or "the catastrophe," which refers to campaign of ethnic cleansing led by Zionist militias that preceded Israel's establishment in 1948, in front of the UNSCO offices in Gaza City, Gaza, on May 15, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-1240682315-400x300.jpg)
People in US Don’t Support the Gaza Blockade. Why Won’t Congress Take Action?
Congress has chosen to remain willfully oblivious to the suffering of Palestinians living under Israel's cruel blockade.
![A little boy holds a Palestinian flag while on someone's shoulders at a rally](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0404-palestine-rally-400x300.jpg)
US Charitable Donations Are Funding Displacement of Palestinians
Facing Israeli state violence, Palestinians refuse to concede their land and continue to organize against colonization.
![A funeral ceremony held for 80-year-old Palestinian Omar Asad, at Jaljulia village in Ramallah, West Bank, on January 13, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/01/2022_0120-omar-asad-funeral-400x300.jpg)
The IDF Killed a Palestinian US Citizen. Why Is the US Doing Nothing?
It's imperative we demand accountability from the source of funding for Israel’s war crimes -- the U.S. itself.