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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 protester waves a Palestinian flag at a protest against police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-453740014-400x300.jpg)
St. Louis’s Ceasefire Resolution Is a Testament to Black-Palestinian Solidarity
St. Louis is the 16th US municipality to pass a resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza.
![NYPD officers stand guard as people gather to protest the banning of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) at Columbia University on November 20, 2023, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0118-student-palestine-protest-400x300.jpg)
DOE Investigations of Campus “Antisemitism” Suppress Criticism of Gaza Genocide
As Israel’s genocide in Gaza continues, Department of Education investigations are chilling dissent at US campuses.
![A man carries a child injured during Israeli bombardment in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 14, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0117-palestinian-man-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Women and Children Don’t Deserve to Die in Gaza. Neither Do Men.
We can’t let Western media continue normalizing the acute dehumanization and pathologization of Palestinian men.
![A little boy with soot on his face chews on the top of an unopened formula container](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2023_0110-palestine-starvation-400x300.jpg)
Famine in Gaza Is a Culmination of Israel’s Long War on Palestine’s Food System
At least 18 percent of all agricultural land in Gaza has been damaged as a result of the war.
![Palestinians are seen next to the rubble of a buildings destroyed by Israeli attacks in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on January 5, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0105-gaza--400x300.jpg)
Biden Sticks by Israel as Bloody War on Gaza Threatens to Expand
Three months later, the White House still backs Israel as the war on Gaza threatens to devolve into broader chaos.
![Demonstrators participate in a candlelight vigil organized by New York University students in support of Palestinians, at Washington Square Park in New York City, on October 17, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0104_palestine-prot-400x300.jpg)
There’s Great Power in Grief. Will We Use It to Fuel Solidarity With Palestine?
Grief can be transformative, and it compels me to imagine a world where freedom is possible -- in Palestine and beyond.
![Palestinian children look up into a destroyed apartment building](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2023_0103-gaza-bombed2-400x300.jpg)
The “Transfer” of Palestinians Out of Gaza Is Not a “Voluntary Migration”
A retired IDF leader said Israel’s goal is a humanitarian crisis to make Gaza “a place where no human being can exist.”
![Wael al-Dahdouh speaks to grieving Palestinians](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1227-wael-al-dahdouh-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Journalists Are Exposing How “Objectivity” Is Used to Silence Them
Arab journalists are frequently viewed in the West as unreliable storytellers of our own struggles.
![A mother in northern Gaza covers her child's face for protection against smoke as Palestinians flee from Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip on November 10, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1226-gaza-c-400x300.jpg)
We Won’t Have True Reproductive Justice Until Palestine Is Free
A basic tenet of reproductive justice is the right to choose the circumstances in which to have and raise children.
![Palestinians inspect the rubble of destroyed buildings after heavy Israeli bombardment of the Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1225-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Christmas Wishes for “Peace on Earth” Are Empty Without Ceasefire in Gaza
How can so many US Christians sing “peace on Earth” without opposing US support for the genocide unfolding in Gaza?