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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.
Israeli Forces Bomb, Loot, Vandalize Our Homes in Gaza. We Long for Normal Life.
When a home is destroyed, entire worlds of safety, love, and identity crumble with it.
The World Has Failed to Stop Israel. Our Only Choices Now: Leave or Die.
I soon face the possibility of never being able to return to Gaza City.
Gaza Mental Health Professionals Warn of Urgent, Widespread Trauma Crisis
“We have entered a stage of chronic trauma fatigue, where people live in a state of emotional numbness,” a doctor warns.
Israel’s Attacks on Seed Banks Destroy Millennia of Palestinian Cultural Heritage
When Israel targets Palestinian seed banks, it’s not just destroying buildings. It’s attacking the future itself.
Olive Trees Tie Palestinians to Our Homeland. Israel Treats Them as a Threat.
I gifted a bottle of olive oil to a doctor who visited Gaza on a medical mission. Israeli officers confiscated it.
Egypt Has Leverage Against Israel. Why Doesn’t Sisi Use It?
Rhetorical solidarity isn’t enough. Egypt can use its leverage to help stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
In Gaza, Even the Cost of a Grave Has Become a Luxury
We tear up chairs for firewood. Soap is watered down to make it last. Basic necessities are increasingly out of reach.
25 Artists in Gaza Stage Exhibition of New Works Expressing Grief Amid Genocide
Even as they struggle to access food, art supplies, and shelter, Palestinian artists put the burdens of war on canvas.
We Have No Shelter and No Escape as Israel Prepares to Invade Gaza City
We have no real options: stay in the north and suffer, or flee south and suffer all the same.
More Western Activists Are Traveling to Palestine — and Israel Is Deporting Them
Activists say Israeli officials identify them before they arrive, and harass them about their work as they are detained.