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![Protesters in Philadelphia marched on City Hall on April 15, 2024, to protest the genocide in Gaza.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_04-16-philly-a15-protest-400x300.jpg)
Demonstrators Across the World Disrupt Cities in Protest of Gaza Genocide
Protesters across 50 cities waged an economic blockade, blocking highways and shutting down arms manufacturers.
![Pro-Palestine activists march in front of the New York Times headquarters as they participate in a Global Strike for Gaza on December 18, 2023 in New York City, New York.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_04-16-nyt-palestine-400x300.jpg)
Leaked Document Shows NYT Censorship of Words Like “Genocide” in Gaza Coverage
The Times discourages references to “Palestine,” in a refusal to acknowledge the state Israel has been occupying.
![A view of the University of Southern California, as seen beneath arches](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0416-university-of-so-cal-400x300.jpg)
University of Southern California Cancels Muslim Valedictorian’s Speech
Asna Tabassum, who minored in genocide studies, says she feels her university has abandoned her.
![Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) (C) and Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) hold up signs as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on March 07, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_04-15-cori-bush-stop-bombing-400x300.jpg)
Cori Bush: Lawmakers’ Warmongering Against Iran Is “Blatantly Unconstitutional”
“We cannot let the warmongers win; our country and our world are calling for restraint,” said Rep. Cori Bush.
![Three women in hijabs hold a banner reading "Free Palestine from the guilt of Germany" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0415-palestine-iran2-400x300.jpg)
Calls Grow for De-escalation as Israel Vows to Retaliate Against Iran
Progressives say along with a Gaza ceasefire, diplomacy and restraint are needed to stop a region-wide war.
![Missiles are seen in the skies of Gaza City following the attack from Iran, in Gaza, on April 14, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-2147785648-400x300.jpg)
Iran Launches Retaliatory Strikes on Israel, Signals US Should Avoid Escalation
As Israeli defenses intercepted the missiles Saturday, Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians across the West Bank.
![A picture shows the destruction in the dialysis unit at Gaza's devastated Al-Shifa hospital on April 3, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-2128594530-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Forces Massacred Hundreds at Al-Shifa Hospital. Here’s How It Happened.
Eyewitnesses report the IDF shot patients in their beds and summarily executed hundreds of government employees.
![Ambassador Carlos José Argüello Gómez of Nicaragua provides a response following the second day of hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the case brought by Nicaragua against Germany regarding financial and military assistance to Israel, as well as the cessation of subsidies to the aid organization UNRWA.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-2144483435-400x300.jpg)
Nicaragua Takes Germany to the World Court for Facilitating Israel’s Genocide
Germany is second only to the US as the largest supplier of weapons to Israel.
![Zionists encircle anti-Zionist protesters standing with keffiyehs and a sign reading "Waterfront properties built upon bulldozed bodies" outside of Shomrei Emunah in Baltimore, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/IMG_9733-1-400x300.jpg)
Israeli Firms Are Working Overtime to Sell Stolen Palestinian Land to US Jews
The real estate events peddling land in Israeli settlements in the West Bank appear to flout US and international law.
![Sen. Bernie Sanders questions witnesses during a hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 14, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/04/2024_0412-bernie-400x300.jpg)
Sanders: “History Will Judge” US’s Backing of Israel as It Destroys Gaza
Sanders’s op-ed comes just after Israel completed its total annihilation of Gaza’s largest hospital.