International calls grow louder to pursue a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The current Israel-Palestinian conflict has seen 47 days of air attacks on the Gaza Strip, nearly 15,000 Palestinians killed, 1,200 Israelis dead, and continuing raids and arrests by the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank. There has also been an increase … Read more
Demonstrators the world over have rallied in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, condemning the high rate of civilian casualties in Israeli attacks and calling for an immediate ceasefire. Major cities, including New York, London, Paris, Baghdad, Karachi, Berlin and Edinburgh, witnessed large marches on Saturday. Calls for a ceasefire to protect civilians in Gaza have … Read more
Citing the late poet June Jordan, political activist Angela Davis stresses the importance of Palestine for other social justice movements. There has been a long history of solidarity between Palestinians and Black Americans, and these last few weeks have been no exception. While Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza, numerous Black activists in the United … Read more
A battle is playing out in the realm of public opinion on Israel’s war on Gaza. While demonstrations have taken place across the globe in solidarity with Palestinians, there have been campaigns to silence critics of Israel’s actions. Commentators, academics and even common citizens have reported increasing threats and retaliation for expressing their views or … Read more
Police in London have estimated 100,000 people took to the streets for the “National March for Palestine” demonstration to denounce Israel’s relentless bombing campaign and total blockade of Gaza. “We are all united to deliver the same message: we want the violence to end. We’re calling for an immediate ceasefire and for necessary humanitarian supplies … Read more
Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis have taken to the streest to demand an end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza after nearly two weeks of intense air and artillery attacks that Palestinian authorities say have killed 4,100 people. Some Western governments have voiced support for Israel’s military campaign, which has come after the Palestinian group Hamas … Read more
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Has something fundamentally changed in the level of US, international involvement in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? Decades of misguided strategy have wreaked havoc on the region, even before Hamas’s recent attack on Israel and the Israeli response in Gaza, according to Harvard University Professor Stephen Walt. Global powers have allowed the status quo to fester. Washington … Read more