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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)
![A Palestinian woman, who specializes in conservation, restoring and digitizing manuscripts and rare books, works at a laboratory within the Eyes on Heritage institute, in Gaza City, on July 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0827-books-400x300.jpg)
Librarians Resist Israel’s Efforts to Destroy Palestinian Cultural Heritage
A global network of librarians and archivists is organizing in solidarity with their Palestinian colleagues.
![People holding placards and waving Palestinian flags march during a pro-Palestinian protest as the Democratic National Convention takes place in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0823-dnc-march-1-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Tuned Out Gaza Protests at the DNC. History Won’t Forget.
Gaza was barely mentioned in the convention hall, but protesters centered Palestine as they took to Chicago's streets.
![Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest at Union Park as the Democratic National Convention takes place on August 21, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0822-pro-palestine-400x300.jpg)
Spurned by the DNC, the Uncommitted Movement Is Staging a Sit-In for Palestine
If Democrats won't let a Palestinian speak at the convention, it's futile to expect a policy shift, said a spokesperson.
![Police stage near Pro-Palestine protesters demonstrating near the Consulate General of Israel during the second day of the Democratic National Convention on August 20, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0822-dnc-police-400x300.jpg)
Hundreds of Police Smother Palestine Solidarity Protests Outside DNC
Police have managed to make dozens of arrests despite protests remaining largely peaceful.
![Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold a student-faculty rally at Dickson Plaza at an encampment on the UCLA campus on April 29, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0820-student-protest-400x300.jpg)
CA Educators Are Resisting Anti-Palestine Bills Pushing “Academic Police State”
Activists say the bills will make public education more hostile for people already targeted by anti-Palestinian racism.
![A Chevron gas station is seen on August 2, 2024, in Cedar Park, Texas.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165026514-400x300.jpg)
Want to Support Palestinian Liberation? Boycott Chevron.
From California city councils to Uber drivers, people are backing the BDS movement’s call.
![Far right Israelis and relatives of soldiers gather in front of the military court building and stage a protest against the arrest of nine soldiers accused of sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee at Sde Teiman Prison in the Negev desert, in Netanya, Israel on July 30, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2163919674-7-400x300.jpg)
Israel Is Torturing Palestinian Prisoners to Death — With US Complicity
Some Israeli leaders are pushing to legalize the torture and rape of Palestinians to avoid accountability.
![Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, holding a banner saying ''Free Palestine'' gather, to protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza and show solidarity with Palestinians as they march with Palestinian flags and banners in Utrecht, Netherlands, on August 10, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-2165672909-2-400x300.jpg)
Palestine Has Mobilized a Global Movement. For It to Last We Must Get Organized.
Past solidarity movements teach us that organization is just as important as mobilization.
![Prime Minister of Israel Ben Gurion, accompanied by Abba Eban, meeting the President of the United States, Harry Truman, at the White House.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0807-truman-israel-400x300.jpg)
Decades of US Arms Deals With Israel Paved the Way to Genocide in Gaza
The US has long assisted Israel in its ruthless war against Palestinian self-determination while posing as a mediator.
![Afnan al-Hashim is pictured at the apartment she rents in Cairo.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/08/2024_0805-gazans-displaced-01-400x300.jpg)
Trauma of Palestinians Who Fled Gaza for Egypt Is Compounded by Legal Woes
The tens of thousands of Palestinians now in Egypt may be safe from Israel’s bombs, but are still stuck in legal limbo.