Israeli forces besiege Indonesian Hospital in north Gaza. Meanwhile, two Lebanese journalists were killed by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, and Palestinian prisoners continue to face humiliation, abuse and torture inside Israeli prisons.
Ayah Sha’ban was among 14 of her martyred family members in Gaza City. She was presumed dead and wrapped in a white shroud, but a security guard at Al-Shifa’ noticed her breathing and saved her. She still doesn’t know about her family’s fate.
In an Op-Ed titled “Let’s Not be Intimidated by the World,” Israeli ret. Major General Giora Eiland argues that all Palestinians in Gaza are legitimate targets and that even a “severe epidemic” in Gaza will “bring victory closer.”
Following Israel’s brutal attack on Al-Shifa Hospital, Israeli forces have set their sights on the Indonesian hospital, besieging it and shooting at anyone who tries to leave.
A Doctors Without Borders convoy was targeted by Israeli fire as Palestinians describe the “humanitarian” route to flee south as a “corridor of death and humiliation.” Israeli forces raid Jenin and Bethlehem.
Civilians flee Al-Shifa’ Hospital carrying people in wheelchairs and gurneys as Israeli forces order an immediate evacuation on Saturday morning. Only 120 patients in a critical state reportedly left, with five doctors to care for them.
Israeli police continue to detain students over social media posts in what critics say is a coordinated campaign to crush the Palestinian student movement.
Israeli forces besiege Indonesian Hospital in north Gaza. Meanwhile, two Lebanese journalists were killed by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon, and Palestinian prisoners continue to face humiliation, abuse and torture inside Israeli prisons.
Ayah Sha’ban was among 14 of her martyred family members in Gaza City. She was presumed dead and wrapped in a white shroud, but a security guard at Al-Shifa’ noticed her breathing and saved her. She still doesn’t know about her family’s fate.
Tel Aviv police refused to allow a silent vigil for World Children’s Day saying the event could “cause serious harm to public security.” Police have used this same rationale to attack and detain peaceful protesters around the country.
The Anti-Defamation League’s call for the FBI and IRS to surveil, investigate, and possibly prosecute student activists is a new level in its McCarthyite campaign to silence any and all criticism of Israel.
I have known the Tamimi family for 13 years and have seen how Israel systematically targets non-violent activist and movements. Ahed and Bassem Tamami are currently being detained because they stand for Palestinian freedom.
Despite their mandate to “do no harm” and advocate for the health of individuals and communities around the world, it is clear that U.S. public health institutions are complicit in the genocide in Gaza.
As Israel’s kill-count in Gaza tops 12,000, including 5,000 children, Biden sinks further into a “moral abyss,” calling this a war for “democracy.” Our leaders are cracking down on opposition to the war, and trying to push the story under the carpet. But consciousness is rising in the Democratic base, including vigorous antiwar demonstrations.
The liberation of Palestine transcends geographical boundaries and has become synonymous with the liberation of the U.S. South, where activists are fighting a shared struggle for freedom and justice in the face of overwhelming odds.
Chicago continues to witness almost daily protests in solidarity with Palestine. This week, activists continued efforts to pressure Sen. Tammy Duckworth and a massive rally took over one of the city’s major thoroughfares.
As healthcare workers, we must look at root causes and attempt to treat those. The symptom we are witnessing today is brutal violence, and the diagnosis is colonization. The treatment must be de-colonization and a Free Palestine.
Before October 7, the mainstream media mostly ignored news from Palestine. This fact has consequences among the American public.
The New York Times focuses on pro-Israel Jewish students’ unfounded concerns over protest slogans rather than the fact Palestine solidarity organizations are being banned on campus.
Eitay Mack’s Haaretz article “Israel Is Not Committing Genocide in Gaza” ignores the genocidal clarity of Israeli leaders and serves as a cherry-picked broadside against the fashionable bogeyman of “the global left.”
Over 20 filmmakers have withdrawn from the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam over the festival’s condemnation of liberatory Palestinian speech and a refusal to take a stand against Israel’s genocidal attack on Gaza.
Rabab Abdulhadi on receiving the ASA’s Angela Y. Davis Award for Outstanding Public Scholarship: “Inaction is not an option. We must place the voices and liberation of Palestine and all oppressed at the center of our scholarship, pedagogy and advocacy.”
Like pieces of your heart will forever be in more places than one. Always in search of another Palestinian to ask, “where are you from?”
Listen to a Palestine Festival of Literature event held on November 1 featuring Michelle Alexander, Rashid Khalidi, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Natalie Diaz, Noura Erakat and Mohammed El-Kurd speaking out against the Israeli assault on Gaza.
