Op-Ed | Human Rights US Veto of Ceasefire Resolution Reflects Its Colonial View on Whose Lives Matter Centuries of colonialism and orientalism have shaped U.S. leaders’ calculus on who deserves the right to live. By Aviva Chomsky , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights 18 Jewish Elders Arrested Following Gaza Ceasefire Protest Outside White House The protest took place hours before a Hanukkah event that was held at the White House on Monday evening. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights IDF Shot at Pregnant Civilian Outside Gaza Hospital Under Siege, Staffer Says Meanwhile, a health crisis is escalating near the Egypt border as displaced civilians flee airstrikes in Khan Yunis. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace World Health Organization Accuses Israel of Obstructing Ambulances In the latest incident, the delay of an aid and ambulance convoy resulted in at least one death. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 12, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace “We Will Remember”: Tlaib Slams Biden for Skirting Congress to Send Israel Ammo The lawmaker warned that the administration is putting the U.S. at risk of being prosecuted for war crimes. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 11, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace Israel Used 22,000 US-Provided Bombs on Gaza in Just Six Weeks, Report Reveals With extensive help from the U.S., at least 18,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel’s assault on Gaza. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 11, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Does Israel Really “Keep Jews Safe”? It’s time to reexamine the truism that an ethnonationalist state keeps Jews safe. By Carolyn L. Karcher , Truthout December 11, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Human Rights The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity The biased chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court condemns Hamas but ignores Israel’s atrocious crimes. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout December 10, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council Amid Genocide in Gaza The U.S. blocked the resolution on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the U.N. Genocide Convention. By Julia Conley , CommonDreams December 9, 2023 Truthout
News | Human Rights Biden Risking Losing Wave of Young Voters With Gaza Policy, IfNotNow Leader Says “I have seen distrust and disappointment in President Biden reach an all-time breaking point,” she wrote. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 8, 2023 Truthout