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Israel’s Restrictions on Gaza’s Banking System Have Led to a Currency Crisis
Cash has become excruciatingly difficult to access in Gaza, even if you have money in the bank.
UW Removes Middle East Center Director After Criticizing War
“There’s a chilling effect on not just my academic freedom, but that of my colleagues,” Aria Fani said after his removal.
Gaza Farmland Is Destroyed, But Some Are Growing Food Even While Displaced
In Gaza, war is not measured only by the number of airstrikes, but by the number of trees that no longer bear fruit.
ICE Arrests Palestinian Activist Who Leads Wisconsin’s Largest Islamic Group
Supporters of Salah Sarsour, who was brutalized by Israeli police as a teen, say his arrest is politically motivated.
Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out
“ICE dungeons are systematically ... built to break people mentally,” Kordia said.
No Kings Must Mean No War: Foreign Policy Is Least Democratic Space in Politics
A movement in the name of democracy must resist imperial ambition done in our name and with our money.
Israel’s Palestinian-Only Death Penalty Law Draws on Britain’s Colonial Playbook
The widened application of capital punishment in colonial courts gave license to more violence by British soldiers.
Advocates Condemn New Israeli Law Instituting Death Penalty for Palestinians
Discriminatory Israeli military courts, which have a 99 percent conviction rate, can now mandate death by hanging.
Activist Nerdeen Kiswani Speaks Out After Being Targeted in Assassination Plot
Kiswani says she has been “screaming into the void” about the way Palestine activists have been targeted with violence.
With Gaza Still Under Blockade, Recycling Has Become a Matter of Life and Death
As Israel continues to deny essential supplies to Gaza, Palestinians are inventing new forms of creative reuse.