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Like Many Palestinians, US Medical Workers Now Trapped in Gaza Face Dehydration
Adam Hamawy is one of around 20 American medical workers trapped in Gaza after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing.
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This Nakba Day, Palestinians Remind the World We Will Not Be Erased
Palestine’s Nakba has gone on for 76 years, but even in my nightmares, I never imagined the carnage currently unfolding.
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Palestinian Feminists Speak Out Against Reproductive Genocide
Decolonial feminism forcefully opposes the colonial politics of death, says the Palestinian Feminist Collective.
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Biden Advances $1.2B Transfer of Ground-Based Weapons to Israel Amid Rafah Raid
The deal would reportedly provide tank ammunition and tactical vehicles — equipment Israel could use in an invasion.
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Some Unions Are Supporting Student Protesters as Campus Crackdowns Continue
Crackdowns on encampments have become issues of contract violations and workplace safety for some unions.
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Palestinian Health Minister: 80 Percent of Health Centers in Gaza Have Shut Down
Neither northern Gaza nor Israel’s “humanitarian zone” in southern Gaza have functioning hospitals.
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Top Israeli Official Calls for Israeli Settlement of Gaza in Chilling Remarks
Ben-Gvir called for the “voluntary departure” of Palestinians from Gaza — a euphemism for ethnic cleansing.
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Report: Israel Has Bombed Known Aid Worker Sites in Gaza at Least 8 Times
At least one of the incidents involved what is likely a U.S.-made aircraft and bomb kit, aid groups say.
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Union Theological Seminary Votes to Divest From Israel’s War on Gaza
The Columbia-affiliated seminary is one of the first schools to begin divesting from companies that profit from the war.
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450,000 Civilians Flee as Israeli Assault on Rafah Enflames Tensions With US
For weeks, Rafah’s fate has driven a wedge between Israel, the US and the rest of the world.