AIPAC’s War Chest Is Growing as the War on Gaza Rages
Since the war on Gaza began, the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC has reaped $90 million in fundraising. The organization is using that massive haul to lobby against a cease-fire.
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Cuts to UNRWA Are Devastating Gaza
UNRWA, the United Nations Palestinian refugee relief agency, has faced severe funding cuts after Israel dubiously accused the organization of ties to Hamas. We spoke with a director of UNRWA in Jordan about the impact of the cuts.
Israel’s Rule Over the West Bank Is an Apartheid Regime
World attention has understandably focused on the horrific violence Israel is inflicting upon the people of Gaza. But the brutal apartheid system in the West Bank has also been intensifying, along with the lethal violence used to enforce it.
Hungary’s Support for Israel Exposes Its Fake Pacifism
Far-right Hungarian premier Viktor Orbán has claimed that his refusal to help Ukraine is a “pro-peace position.” Yet Hungary is also the only EU state that openly backs an Israeli attack on Rafah — showing the hypocrisy of Orbán’s supposed pacifism.
Jewish Australians Are Rejecting the Zionist Establishment
Inspired by anti-fascist organizing in the 1940s, a group of progressive Jewish activists have formed the Jewish Council of Australia. Its goal is to challenge the hegemony of right-wing, Zionist groups that claim to speak for all Jewish Australians.
Israel Is Carrying Out a Horrific Ground Invasion of Rafah
Israel has begun a ground assault on Rafah, where 1.5 million Palestinians have sought refuge from the brutal war on Gaza. International observers say the attack on Rafah, now the most densely populated place on Earth, will mean mass killings of civilians.
In Australia, Students Are Standing in Solidarity With Gaza
Over the last semester, students at Australian universities established camps in solidarity with Gaza. In the face of baseless accusations of antisemitism, they are demanding that universities cut ties with arms manufacturers.
Soccer Under Israel’s Assault
Israel’s bloody attack on Gaza has been unsparing and unceasing. It hasn’t stopped the Palestine Football Association from playing soccer.
Why Egypt Is Complicit in the Genocide in Gaza
Throughout Israel’s brutal campaign in Gaza, Egypt has presented itself as a friend of the Palestinians. In reality the Egyptian government, against the will of its citizens, continues to enforce the blockade of Gaza and offer tacit support to Israel.
US Officials and Media Keep Spreading False Gaza Death Info
Pro-war voices spent the past few days gleefully seizing on an erroneous report to claim that the UN had cut the death toll for Palestinian women and children in half. The lie is still spreading like wildfire as you read this.
Israel’s Horrific Attack on a Refugee School in Gaza
This week, Israel bombed an UNRWA-affiliated school in a central Gaza refugee camp where thousands of Palestinians were sheltering. The attack killed dozens of civilians, mostly children — just one among several civilian massacres in the past 48 hours.
California’s Academic Strike for Free Speech and Palestine
The recent violence against Palestine encampments across the University of California system has led to an unprecedented labor response: a strike by UAW Local 4811 over alleged violation of rights to free speech and peaceful protest.
The Socialist Running for Congress in South Florida
Florida’s 25th Congressional District is currently represented by Jared Moskowitz, one of the most conservative members of the Democratic caucus. Socialist candidate Oliver Larkin is hoping to change that.
Netanyahu’s Speech Is a Gift to Future Genocide Historians
Everything about Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress yesterday was grotesque. But it will at least provide a historical document that clearly identifies which American elected officials were enthusiastic backers of genocide.
Josh Shapiro’s Palestine Record Should Disqualify Him as VP
Joe Biden stepping down offered a chance for Kamala Harris to reset the worst of his bloody complicity in Israel’s Gaza genocide. Harris picking Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro as vice president would signal a doubling down on Palestinian slaughter.
Israel Is Begging for a Brutal Regional War
The United States is largely acting like it’s business as usual in the Middle East and Iran right now. But Israel’s assassinations of top leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah have brought us to the precipice of an absolutely disastrous war throughout the region.
Netanyahu Is Blocking a Hostage Deal
Who’s to blame for the failure to bring Israeli hostages home safe? Israeli officials have been telling us for months it’s Benjamin Netanyahu.
One Year on, Gaza Is Democrats’ Far-Right War
The world feared what Donald Trump would do to Muslims upon winning the presidency in 2016. But in the year since October 7, a genocide of a mostly Muslim population has been overseen and made possible by his liberal opponent, Joe Biden.
Can There Be a Guernica for Gaza?
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Israeli Fans Meant It When They Chanted “Death to Arabs”
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans rioting in Amsterdam chanted slogans like “There are no schools in Gaza, as there are no children left.” Far from just extremist provocations, their slogans tell the truth about Israeli war aims.