In a war of ongoing genocide, ethnic cleansing and other war crimes, the most recent horror is the Israeli targeting of 15 emergency responders and burying them in a mass grave.
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Israel Kills Journalist Hossam Shabat
"If you're reading this, it means I have been killed-most likely targeted-by the Israeli occupation forces. When this all began, I was only 21 years old-a college student with dreams like anyone else." Hossam Shabat
BREAKING: DHS enters Columbia dorms
Columbia University has long been the laboratory testing government repression against the pro-Palestinian movement. The most recent was the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents entered non-public areas at Columbia to search two student rooms.
Temporary Memorial for the Children of Gaza
I am very moved by the "Temporary Memorial for the Children of Gaza" by Behn Samareh in Bombay Beach in California, where he created a temporary memorial by drilling a hole for every child killed in the war, symbolizing the immense loss.
Stop Famine in Gaza
One thing that hasn't changed is the humanitarian crisis there. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) that has been the backbone of the provision of humanitarian aid has been the target of false claims and political attacks aimed at defunding the agency. You can use the tool described below to send a message about the need for humanitarian relief in Gaza, and supporting the work of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to you Congressional representatives.
Using AI to repress dissent
An excellent article yesterday in AXIOS, written by Marc Caputo, explains how the Trump administration is using AI to find 'resident aliens' who have participated in pro-Palestinian activities in order to deport them.
Protest Rights at Stake
Today, a civil trial against Greenpeace begins. As the article says, “protest rights are at stake as pipeline company brings Greenpeace to trial.”
A Message for the Bowdoin Encampment from Birzeit University in the West Bank
Greetings Everyone. This is a short note from Birzeit University, here in occupied Palestine to your wonderful and beautiful encampment. We woke up this morning to find the news of your encampment and we've been following the news of the solidarity referendum at Bowdoin and the Students for Justice in Palestine.
Bowdoin student solidarity camp
The first student pro-Palestinian solidarity encampment under the Trump administration has begun in the past few days. I've been wondering when these solidarity encampments would appear again. In many ways the Trump administration has resulted in such actions carrying significantly greater risks.
What happens to the money?
We can object to many of these policies on grounds of the impacts on social services, or being unjust, but I think that when the actual negative impact of these policies is felt by the public, that will be far more likely to result in resistance to those policies.