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‘Wounded child, no surviving family’: The pain of Gaza’s orphans
Medics working in the Gaza Strip are using a specific phrase to describe a particular kind of war victim.
National Statement from Jews for Palestine
We are a coalition of Jewish and Israeli students and affiliates from Harvard, MIT, the University of Pennsylvania, and Jewish and Israeli organizations across the United States. In the past two months, there have been grave and chilling instances of antisemitism on our campuses. But when universities and political representatives wrongfully deploy the serious charge of antisemitism as a tool to silence criticism of the Israeli government and calls for Palestinian liberation, they undermine the severity of those horrific incidents. We are disturbed and frustrated by this dangerous conflation.
How the U.S. has fueled Israel’s decades-long war on Palestinians
The skewed numbers of those killed in and around the Gaza Strip so far — around 1,200 Israelis and 15,000 Palestinians — in the latest phase of a more than century-long conflict point to the enormous disparity between these two sides.
‘Death corridor’: The al-Samounis recall terror of ‘safe passage’ in Gaza
Three brothers belonging to al-Samouni family were kidnapped by the Israeli army on ‘safe corridor’ leading south of Gaza City.
United Auto Workers calls for ceasefire in Gaza – the largest union to do so
UAW, representing 400,000 in the US and over 580,000 retired workers, makes announcement as military operations resume
Destroying Gaza’s cultural heritage is a crime against humanity
Over the past several weeks, Israel’s assault on Gaza has unleashed all sorts of violence — and not just the obvious kind. As of this writing, the death toll from….
Why Does Israel Have So Many Palestinians in Detention and Available to Swap?
The last week has seen, as of November 28, the release of 69 civilians held hostage in Gaza in exchange for 180 Palestinian prisoners as part of a short-term cease-fire agreement between Israeli authorities and Palestinian armed groups.
Nearly 100,000 Gaza buildings may be damaged, satellite images show
Satellite images commissioned by the BBC reveal the extent of destruction across Gaza, showing that nearly 98,000 buildings may have suffered damage. The satellite images were taken last Thursday –….
The Right to Speak for Ourselves
For far too long, Palestinians have been denied the freedom to tell our own story.