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Protesters gather outside the U.S. State Department to demonstrate against Israel's assault on Gaza

US Unions Are Voicing Unprecedented Support for Palestine

While some national labor groups remain silent, union locals across the country are speaking out to defend Palestinians from Israeli aggression.

Jeff Schuhrke ·

Israeli security forces raid Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound

'Mowing the Grass' No More: How Palestinian Resistance Altered the Equation

The incredible amount of global solidarity which made headline news all over the world was a clear indication that the many years of preparedness at a grassroots level have paid off.

Ramzy Baroud ·

Leader of the Israeli Yemina party, Naftali Bennett, delivers a political statement at the Knesset

Why Proposed New Israeli PM—Extreme-Right Naftali "I've Killed a Lot of Arabs" Bennett—Is Even Worse for Palestinians Than Netanyahu

Bennett openly advocates annexing all of the Palestinian West Bank to Israel.

Juan Cole ·

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in support of the Palestinians at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

DC March for Palestine Demands Biden and Congress 'Hold Israel Accountable for Its War Crimes in Gaza'

"We just want the world to recognize that we are human beings," said a participant of Palestinian origin who now lives in Virginia.

Jessica Corbett, staff writer ·

Jared Kushner, senior adviser to President Donald Trump, sits in on a meeting with Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Ministry of Defense in Baghdad, Iraq, April 3, 2017.

Kushner's Abraham Accords Didn't Produce Israel-Palestine Peace and Are Increasingly Irrelevant

When the Palestinian-Israeli conflict blew up this spring, the Palestinians showed that they were refusing to go quietly and to just drop dead, as Mr. Kushner clearly desired from them.

Juan Cole ·

Palestinian first responders search through the rubble of a family's home in Beit Lahia, Gaza following Israeli bombing on May 13, 2021. The body of a child—one of at least 27 killed by Israeli bombing—was recovered from the home's ruins. (Photo: Mustafa Hassona/Andalou Agency via Getty Images)

This Time, the World and the International Criminal Court Is Watching

Despite attacks against the ICC, the court is proceeding with its investigation of war crimes in Palestine.

Mark Kersten ·

'This Is the Price of War': Israeli Newspaper Publishes Photos of All 67 Palestinian Children Killed in Gaza Onslaught

"Conversations around Israel/Palestine are changing in Jewish communities across the globe," said rabbi and author Abby Stein. "It's about time."

Julia Conley, staff writer ·

A Palestinian child collects debris from the rubble of a destroyed mosque in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on May 27, 2021. (Photo: Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza 'May Constitute War Crimes,' Says UN Human Rights Chief

"Unless the root causes of this violence are addressed, it will sadly be a matter of time until the next round of violence commences," said Michelle Bachelet.

Kenny Stancil, staff writer ·

Palestinians protest U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to the occupied West Bank

'Appalling': Biden State Department Quietly Grants Boeing an Export License for $735 Million Bomb Sale to Israel

"Remember that these are weapons of war and destruction that will be used to kill children, bomb hospitals, homes, and schools—lives literally hang in the balance."

Jake Johnson, staff writer ·

Thousands of Jamaat-e-Islami supporters hold protest rally against Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Karachi, Pakistan on 23 May, 2021. (Photo: Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Palestine's Moment: Despite Massive Losses, Palestinians Have Altered the Course of History

This is the first time that Israel is forced to accept that the rules of the game have changed, likely forever.

Ramzy Baroud ·