Silencing lawyers and other voices of justice is just another sign the state of Israel is not the democracy it claims to be.
UN and WHO officials report horrific stories of Palestinian survivors of Israeli bombings in Al-Maghazi refugee camp, while Yahya Sinwar says Hamas fighters are inflicting heavy damage to Israeli forces. In Hebron, the Israeli army kills two people.
Since October 7, at least seven Palestinians have been held in administrative detention in ’48 Palestine, an unprecedented move being used to repress political expression.
Christians in Palestine called on the world to not celebrate Christmas this year in solidarity with Gaza. Yet many Christian leaders choose to stand with Israel without caring about the land of the man they are supposedly celebrating.
On Christmas Eve, congregants gathered at the New Birth Missionary Baptist church for a service unlike any other: the church choir wore keffiyehs, Palestinians shared stories of the Nakba, and the pastor’s call was clear: a ceasefire in Gaza.
At least 100 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Khan Younis and Al-Maghazi refugee camp, as a new Euro-Med Monitor report documents brutal Israeli crimes against civilians sheltering in Palestinian schools, including executions.
I’m hopeful that this is too big a moment for some westerners to turn back to complicit persecution. I’m hopeful that the long Palestinian spirit of sumud, or steadfastness, is an infectious spirit.
Palestinian-Americans in Clifton, New Jersey share the hope they find in the steadfastness of their people in Palestine, giving them strength to keep fighting for the liberation of their homeland.
The Canadian tax code has long been used to subsidize projects in Israel and pro-apartheid groups have been the beneficiaries.