News | Politics & Elections As Israel Begins “Final Phase” of Genocide, Biden Slams Pro-Palestine Protests Just two months ago, Biden said that the invasion of Rafah is a “red line” Israel must not cross. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 7, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Effectively Blocked After Israel Seizes Rafah Crossing This closing of the crossing could mean the end of humanitarian aid operations in Gaza, experts warn. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 7, 2024 Truthout
News | Education & Youth University Students in Mexico Launch Gaza Solidarity Encampment, Call for BDS In demanding divestment from Israel, students in Mexico City build on a vibrant history of activism at their university. By José Luis Granados Ceja , Truthout May 7, 2024 Truthout
News | War & Peace Tlaib Says Rafah Invasion Is Directly Connected to Approval of US Military Aid There is nowhere safe in Gaza for displaced people to go, said the representative, echoing humanitarians' warnings. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 7, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Jewish Prof Body-Slammed by Police Tells Biden to Stop Weaponizing Antisemitism “We don’t want this genocide in Gaza in our name,” says Annelise Orleck, who was brutalized by police at Dartmouth. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! May 7, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights Israel Orders Evacuation in Rafah, Hours After Raiding Al Jazeera Offices “The biggest genocide will take place, the biggest catastrophe will take place in Rafah,” one Palestinian said. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 6, 2024 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Facing PR Crisis, UT Austin Administrators Manufacture Myth of Outside Agitators Organizers say UT is avoiding the truth about its crackdown on students by calling the protesters “outsiders.” By Candice Bernd , Truthout May 6, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Regional Response to Gaza Genocide Threatens Israeli Plan for Economic Dominance Plans for a key Israeli transportation hub just suffered a major setback due to the regional blockades against Israel. By Ahmed Alqarout , Mondoweiss May 5, 2024 Truthout
News | Human Rights UN Food Chief Warns Famine Is Underway in Northern Gaza — and It’s Headed South Dozens have already died of malnutrition and dehydration in Gaza, the vast majority of them children and infants. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams May 5, 2024 Truthout
Op-Ed | Human Rights Don’t Buy the Right-Wing Disinformation Campaign on “From the River to the Sea” This phrase was never about killing Jews. It emerged in the 1960s as a call for equal rights within a democratic state. By Stephen Zunes , Truthout May 5, 2024 Truthout