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![Hundreds of people gather in front of the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, California, on May 18, 2021, to protest in solidarity with Palestinians on strike in Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1212-palestine-protest-400x300.jpg)
Several US Cities Have Increased Policing of Palestine Solidarity
Multiple U.S. cities have adopted a definition of antisemitism that silences Palestinians and expands surveillance.
![Police put together barricades in anticipation of a protest outside Twitter corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, on January 11, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1207-sfpd-400x300.jpg)
After Backlash, San Francisco Board Backtracks Police Use of Exploding Robots
City lawmakers voted to move the matter back to a rules committee, which could propose exploring it again in the future.
![Monitors show imagery from security cameras seen at the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative on April 23, 2013, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-167275759-400x300.jpg)
We Are Living in a Digital Police State. You Can Thank Big Tech.
DHS and Silicon Valley have dumped money and new surveillance tech into local police departments across the country.
![A tent from the homeless encampment is destroyed as New York City police work with the Department of Sanitation to clear a homeless encampment near Tompkins Square Park on April 6, 2022, in the Manhattan borough in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1205-nypd-homeless-400x300.jpg)
New York Mayor’s Plan to Round Up Homeless People Is a Trauma-Inducing Horror
It is a horrific rights violation to give police the power to forcibly hospitalize people for being homeless.
![Illustration of person cutting chain attaching another person to COVID molecule](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1203-covid-prison-400x300.jpg)
Prison COVID Policies Fell Short. Incarcerated Activists Fight for Their Lives.
Incarcerated organizers are still in fight mode against lethal COVID policies.
![San Francisco Police Chief William Scott speaks during a press conference to present 2021 crime statistics on violent crimes and property crime at the San Francisco Police Department Headquarters on January 26, 2022, in San Francisco, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1130-sfpd-400x300.jpg)
San Francisco City Board Approves Use of Police Robots to Kill Suspects
“I’m really just stunned that we’re here talking about this,” an opposing member of the city board of supervisors said.
![A man pays his respects and kneels in front of a mural of George Floyd in Houston, Texas, on June 8, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1129-floyd-mural-400x300.jpg)
The 2020 BLM Uprising Lives On in Houston’s Struggle Against Police Violence
Against the growing and deadly profile of the far right, a BLM campaign in Houston is showing where we go from here.
![Silhouettes of person checking phone and police officer watching in foreground](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1122-police-monitoring-400x300.jpg)
Police Are Increasingly Monitoring Social Media to Identify and Harass Activists
The trial of a climate activist highlights how online surveillance by law enforcement inhibits First Amendment rights.
![Community members and organizers submit petition signatures to the board of elections in downtown Chicago, Illinois, on August 8, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1118-treatment-1-400x300.jpg)
Chicago Votes in Favor of Removing Police From Mental Health Crisis Response
The response to the referendum was a victory for organizers who have fought to get police out of mental health.
![Police stand guard on a bridge as protestors block the road on the fourth day of protests following Rayshard Brooks's shooting death by police, on June 16, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1118-police-officers-400x300.jpg)
Major Corporations and Institutions Are Helping to Build “Cop City” in Atlanta
Police foundations act as a back channel for corporate and wealthy interests by adding to already overinflated budgets.