Tag: Palestinians
The fuel to my revolutionary optimism
As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.
Gaza: Deal or no deal?
Prisoners have been released, the bombings have stopped. But Palestinians are no closer to determining their own future
More Americans now sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis
For the first time, the percentage of Americans who say they sympathize with Palestinians exceeds the percentage who sympathize with Israelis.
The United States is the main obstacle to peace in Palestine
What's the role of the United States in the crisis between Israel and Palestine.
US and its politicians defend Israel’s occupation and civilian casualties in...
As the international community awaits the ICJ's verdict, the U.S. position underscores the complex diplomatic landscape surrounding the Israeli occupation and the search for a sustainable peace solution.
Gaza’s youngest bear the brunt: 1 in 10 children under 5...
The war has severely impacted Gaza's food supply, which was already reliant on imports and humanitarian aid.
US Supreme Court upholds free speech in Palestinian rights advocacy case
Does the high court's decision mark a significant moment for free speech and Palestinian rights advocacy in the U.S.?
Israel’s standoff on Gaza displacement and hostage dynamics
The decision to bar Palestinians from returning to their homes raises significant concerns under international humanitarian law.
We need to hear more Palestinian voices
The march in Philadelphia with hundreds of others calling for an end to the violence and freedom for the Palestinian people was absent from news coverage.
‘Outrageous’: Sanders rips Netanyahu for sending Covid vaccines to foreign allies...
The U.S. senator from Vermont denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for sending spare vaccines overseas “while so many Palestinians in the occupied territories are still waiting.”
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Apathy in the American Medical Association
It is well past time that they break their silence.
Native American tribes came together to secure their rights to Colorado River water. Four...
If passed into law, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act would resolve the largest outstanding claim on the Colorado River while providing about $5 billion in federal funding to build infrastructure to transport the water across the reservations.
A mulish fool, a farce-spoiled pool and more swill from staggering misrule
No matter the mayhem, great or small,/ Dredge up “vandals did it” protocol.
Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
The conservative ‘plan’ to dismantle public schools is entering the home stretch
The Republican Party’s crusade to cap or abolish local property taxes is the latest tactic in their effort to drain funding from public education.