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![An aerial view of Al Faw Grand Port as the Development Road Project, a Memorandum of Understanding for Joint Cooperation signed between Turkiye, Iraq, Qatar and the UAE, starting at the Port, is under construction in Basra, Iraq, on April 23, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2149384921-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Children in Rafah queue to receive a bowl of food for their families from charity organizations, in Rafah, Gaza, on May 3, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-2150689784-400x300.jpg)
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.
![A pro-Palestinian activist holds up a sign reading 'From The River To The Sea Palestine Will Be Free' during a sit-down protest inside Charing Cross railway station to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on November 4, 2023, in London, United Kingdom.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1767735727-400x300.jpg)
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.
![Members of Jewish Voice for Peace join activists shutting down traffic in front of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, while protesting President Joe Biden's continued support and funding for Israel's assault on Gaza, on February 7, 2024, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1989085585-400x300.jpg)
To Confront Antisemitism, Stand With the Oppressed, Not Today’s Pharaohs
Groups like the ADL actually add fuel to antisemitism by conflating it with critiques of Israel.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a pen and pad news conference at the U.S. Capitol on October 8, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0503-bernie-sanders-400x300.jpg)
Sanders: Gaza “May Be Biden’s Vietnam”
“Biden is putting himself in a position where he has alienated not just young people, but a lot of the Democratic base.”
![NYPD officers arrive in riot gear to evict a building that had been barricaded by pro-Palestinian student protesters at Columbia University, in New York City, on April 30, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0503-nypd-400x300.jpg)
NYPD Officer Fired Gun During Violent Raid of Columbia Hamilton Hall Protest
Police officers had entered Hamilton Hall with guns raised as they brutalized student protesters on Tuesday.
![Police react while pro-Palestinian students stand their ground after police breached their encampment at the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, early on May 2, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0503-pro-p-400x300.jpg)
Journalists Covering Campus Antiwar Protests Must Be Safeguarded, CPJ Says
Student journalists “must be allowed to cover campus protests without fearing for their safety,” the group said.
![Press members gather to stage a demonstration in front of the Aqsa Martyrs Hospital to commemorate World Press Freedom Day in Deir-Al Balah, Gaza, on May 2, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0503-gaza-press-400x300.jpg)
World Press Freedom Day Is Marked by Mourning of Journalists Killed in Gaza
Press freedom advocates called for world leaders to step up pressure on Israel to end the war and protect journalists.
![The First US Diplomat to Resign Over Gaza Speaks Out](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/SEG1-Halarubble-400x300.jpg)
The First US Diplomat to Resign Over Gaza Speaks Out
Hala Rharrit says she could no longer promote the US’s “failed policy” that helps neither Palestinians nor Israelis.
![Elon Musk attends the 2024 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/05/2024_0502-elon-musk-400x300.jpg)
“Free Speech Absolutist” Elon Musk Wants to Deport Protesters Who Remove US Flag
Hours after making the proposal, Musk said he would reinstate the account of white nationalist Nick Fuentes.