Israel escalates attacks on Gaza and the West Bank as Trump intensifies crackdown on Palestine activism and free speech.
Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has visited the country 100 times and calls himself an “unapologetic, unreformed Zionist.”
Israel resumes its genocidal assault on Gaza as Netanyahu rejects ceasefire, ethnic cleansing continues in West Bank, and U.S. crackdowns on Palestine activism intensify.
Political conflict was never the choice of Palestinians. It was and still is the ocean that separates them from their houses, their trees, and the graves of their elders, from Gaza all the way to Jenin.
Israel officials say that the Trump administration gave them the “green light” to break the ceasefire and resume attacks on Gaza. And recent U.S. war crimes haven’t been limited to Palestine.
Columbia University is getting most of the attention, but the Trump administration is targeting universities across the nation over Palestine activism. So far, universities are complying.
Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian activism targets free speech, academic freedom, and civil liberties, with little resistance from Democrats complicit in Israel’s oppression.
Mahmoud Khalil’s case represents a horrifying precedent, but it is not developing in a vacuum. The Trump administration’s unprecedented assault on Khalil is one of many efforts to stifle dissent and stave off justice for Palestine.
The crackdown on pro-Palestine students intensifies as Columbia faces funding cuts, Gaza endures Ramadan under siege, and an Oscar-winning film sparks debate.
The Trump administration wasted no time wielding its power to target pro-Palestine students.