UNICEF Warns “Many More Children Will Die” in Gaza Without Safe Water
Israel has destroyed or damaged 50% of water treatment and sanitation facilities in addition to imposing a blockade on water and fuel deliveries.
80+ Groups Descend on DC Demanding Gaza Cease-Fire, Migrant Rights
"We stand together... to say no to more weapons for Israel's genocide in Gaza, no more money to imprison children and families seeking safety at our border, no more money…
US Trying to Water Down New Cease-Fire Resolution at UN Security Council
"The U.S. cannot afford to be further isolated by vetoing this resolution," said one human rights advocate.
‘Welcome News’: EPA Starts Process of Vinyl Chloride Risk Assessment
"This is one of the most important chemical review processes ever undertaken by the EPA," said one of the agency's former regional administrators.
German Group Won’t Present Arendt Prize to Masha Gessen Over Gaza Essay
"The irony of calling for the suspension of a prize named after an anti-totalitarian political theorist in order to appease the authoritarian government of a rogue state currently committing genocide…
UN Members Support Gaza Cease-Fire in Overwhelming 153-10 Vote
"Humanity has prevailed," said Egyptian Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek. "The Israeli aggression on Gaza must end. This bloodshed must stop."
West Bank General Strike Kicks Off Global Protest Against Israel’s War on Gaza
Work stoppages were also held in Jordan, Lebanon, and elsewhere to demand an end to the Israeli onslaught.
‘Moral Insanity’: Biden Admin Bypasses Congress to Rush Tank Shells to Israel
"Rushing deadly weapons to the far-right and openly genocidal Israeli government without congressional review robs American voters of their voice in Congress," said one critic.
‘Staggering’ Rise in Reports of Islamophobia During Gaza War
"People and institutions have spent the past two months weaponizing Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias to both justify the ongoing violence against Palestinians in Gaza and silence supporters of Palestinian human…
Protesters Arrested Disrupting Macy’s Parade Over Genocide in Gaza
"What we are witnessing right now in Palestine is one of the greatest human rights issues of our time," said Seven Circles Alliance.
‘Jarring Wake-Up Call’: Hunger Surges in US After Food Aid Cuts
"Effective federal public policies over the previous few years were spectacularly successful in stemming U.S. hunger, but as many of those policies have been reversed, hunger has again soared," said…
Emissions of Richest 1% Will Cause 1.3 Million Heat Deaths: Oxfam
"The super-rich are plundering and polluting the planet to the point of destruction and it is those who can least afford it who are paying the highest price."
Biden Refuses to Provide Proof of Hamas Base at Gaza Hospital
Neither Israel nor the U.S. have put forth concrete evidence that Hamas set up its headquarters under al-Shifa, Gaza's largest medical facility.
Bar Association Urged to Fight Censorship of Pro-Palestinian Voices
"The suppression of dissenting voices, at this moment, especially those advocating for peace and non-violence, is antithetical to the very foundations upon which our democracy stands."
Seeking Emergency Order, Palestinians Sue Biden for Failing to Prevent Genocide
"The United States has a clear and binding obligation to prevent, not further, genocide," said a senior attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights.