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Sunday night, Israeli forces pounded a tent camp housing displaced people in a designated safe zone in north Rafah, killing at least 45 Palestinians, most of

As students rise up across the U.S., Said’s words resonate as a scathing condemnation of the hypocrisy and corruption of liberal institutions, writes Seraj Assi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cp1n2ac7ds By Seraj Assi Common Dreams Students across the United States are rising up against Isra

Palestine Rally End The Siege, Stop the War on Gaza via By Seraj Assi / Common Dreams As a Palestinian who was born two generations apart from the Nakba, I have never imagined that one day I would witness the genocide of my people unfold before my eyes in broad daylight. While I always feared the prospect of a Second Nakba, as many Palestinians do, I have never dreamed, not even in my worst nightmares, that I would live it, witness it, and write about it. In my happy Palestinian innocence, I

Judith Butler calls for immediate ceasefire, Palestinians’ right of return and the dismantling of colonial structures.

Palestine Is Witnessing the Daily Brutalities of an Occupying Power What we’re seeing is the brutal reality of an occupying power exercising its military might over a people stripped of their human rights. Palestinians look on as they stand at the site where a building was destroyed by Israeli air strikes in Gaza City May 11, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa It has been a brutal week for Palestinians in Jerusalem. As hard-line Israeli settlers prepared a provocative parade through...

Thursday, 29 April 2021, 9:19 am At a recent virtual J Street Conference, US Senators, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another political taboo when they expressed willingness to leverage US military aid as a way to pressure Israel to respect Palestinian human rights. Sanders believes that the US “must be willing to bring real pressure to bear, including restricting US aid, in response to moves by either side that undermine the chances for peace,” while Warren showed a willing...

At a recent virtual J Street Conference, US Senators, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another political taboo when they expressed willingness to leverage US military aid as a way to pressure Israel to respect Palestinian human rights. Sanders believes that the US “must be willing to bring real pressure to bear, including restricting US aid, in response to moves by either side that undermine the chances for peace,” while Warren showed a willingness to restrict military aid as a...

April 27, 2021 at 12:12 pm At a recent J Street Conference online, US Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another political taboo when they expressed willingness to leverage US military aid as a way of putting pressure on Israel to respect Palestinian human rights. Sanders believes that the US "must be willing to bring real pressure to bear, including restricting US aid, in response to moves by either side that undermine the chances for peace." Warren, meanwhile, showed ...

Grassroots activism behind America’s pro-Palestine shift Ramzy Baroud April 27, 2021 22:32 Democrat Cori Bush celebrates after unseating incumbent Congressman Rep. William Lacy Clay, in St Louis, Missouri, U.S. Aug. 5, 2020. (Reuters) Short Url https://arab.news/5b93r At last week’s virtual J Street conference, US Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke a political taboo when they expressed a willingness to leverage US military aid as a way of pressuring Israel to respect Palestinia...

Bottom-up politics: Grassroots activism behind pro-Palestine shift in the US  Apr 28,2021 - Last updated at Apr 28,2021 At a recent virtual J Street Conference, US senators, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another political taboo when they expressed willingness to leverage US military aid as a way to pressure Israel to respect Palestinian human rights.  Sanders believes that the US “must be willing to bring real pressure to bear, including restricting US aid, in response to mo...