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![Police make arrests during a pro-Palestine rally at Union Square in San Francisco, California, on December 23, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0305-palestine-sf-400x300.jpg)
Opponents of Bay Area Police Training Center Mobilize for Palestine
Stop Cop City Bay Area organizers say their fight for abolition is intertwined with Palestinian liberation.
![UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini speaks to the press after a briefing to diplomats on the situation in Gaza, at the United Nations Offices in Geneva, on February 13, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0305-unrwa-400x300.jpg)
Head of UNRWA Says Netanyahu and Allies Aim to Deliberately Destroy Aid Agency
Philippe Lazzarini described “a deliberate and concerted campaign to undermine its operations, and ultimately end them."
![President Joe Biden stops to talk to reporters as he departs the White House on March 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0304-joe-biden-r-400x300.jpg)
DSA Endorses “Uncommitted” Nationwide, Condemning Biden Support of Gaza Genocide
“Defeat is certain” if Biden fails to change course on Gaza between now and November, the group said.
![Palestinian children, holding empty pots, wait in line to receive food prepared by volunteers for Palestinian families displaced to Southern Gaza due to Israeli attacks, in Rafah, Gaza, on February 10, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0304-gaza-children-400x300.jpg)
There Are 1 Million Cases of Infectious Disease in Gaza, Health Ministry Says
Israel has dismantled the health and hygiene systems in Gaza, making even basic illnesses potentially deadly.
![Vice President Kamala Harris is seen attending the 2024 Munich Security Conference on February 16, 2024, in Munich, Germany.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/2024_0304-kamala-harris-400x300.jpg)
Harris “Ceasefire” Call Actually Same “Pause” Biden Called for Weeks Ago
“What she asked for isn’t a ceasefire, it’s a pause to the genocide,” one advocate said.
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US Aid Withdrawal Is Starving Gaza. It Must Be Restored.
To feed children, treat the wounded, and save innocent lives, the US must restore UNRWA’s funding.
![Palestinians wait for a humanitarian aid airdrop at the beach in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on February 27, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2035900156-400x300.jpg)
More Palestinian Children Die of Starvation as Israel Continues to Block Aid
Critics call Biden's aid airdrops “humanitarian aid theatre” that does little to end Israeli bombardment and starvation.
![A picture taken on February 15, 2024 shows the heavily damaged building of Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, amid the continuing Israeli war on Gaza.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2012554702-400x300.jpg)
Academic Institutions in the West Can No Longer Remain Silent on Gaza
Israel is targeting Palestinian universities and scholars in Gaza and the West Bank. All academics should speak out.
![U.S. Rep. Cori Bush speaks at a news conference calling for a ceasefire in Gaza outside the U.S. Capitol building on November 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1792227193-400x300.jpg)
Just 2 US Lawmakers Sign International Statement Demanding Israel Arms Embargo
Reps. Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib were among 200 lawmakers who issued the demand in the wake of the latest IDF massacre.
![A Palestinian injured in Israeli air strikes arrives for treatment at Kuwait Hospital on March 1, 2024, in Rafah, Gaza.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-2051109659-400x300.jpg)
As a Palestinian With Family in Gaza, I Don’t Want Sympathy. I Want Solidarity.
To engage in true solidarity, people in the West need to read up on the history and conditions that preceded October 7.