Gatekeeping Against a Shared Humanity
A basic foundation of shared humanity is enough to halt almost every ill.
Fleeing Rafah: “We Escaped Death to Walk Into a Different Kind of Death”
Many Palestinians are fleeing Rafah ahead of Israel’s impending invasion, but when they return to their destroyed neighborhoods they still face bombardment. "We escaped death to walk into a different…
A Cry in the Darkness: “Please Come, Come Take Me”
The pleas of Layan and Hind have given voice to an awful abstraction: 13,000 murdered children in Gaza.
Media “Border Deal” Coverage Erases Actual Human Stakes
Immigrants and immigrants’ rights advocates are shut out of the horse race stories about partisan “border” one-upmanship.
Missing 6-Year-Old Gaza Girl Hind Rajab Found Dead With Massacred Family, Rescue Workers
Rajab drew worldwide attention following the publication of her desperate plea for help as she sat surrounded by relatives slain by Israeli troops. Two paramedics sent to rescue the child…
The Biden Administration Has Helped Kill 85 Members of My Family. Of Course I Refused to Meet With Antony Blinken.
I refused to provide a photo opportunity to the Biden administration because it has aided and abetted the killing of 85 members of my family. I hope they take the…
Despite Mounting Doubts About His Guilt, Ivan Cantu Running Out of Time to Avoid Texas’ Death Chamber
Convicted of killing his cousin and his cousin’s fiancée, the death row inmate hopes recanted testimony and other new details spur a review of his case.
“You Are Punished, Although You Did Not Commit Any Crimes”: Letters from Gaza
“I yearn for our voices to echo across the globe with the truth, reaching out to those who seek it.”
“Every Child is a Whole Universe”: We Mothers Call for Ceasefire
When some would tell us that our identities—Palestinian and Israeli—should make us enemies, we have known that another identity binds us together. We are both mothers, dedicated to keeping our…
People With Criminal Records Should Not Have to Hire a Lawyer Just to Get a Job
State laws are restricting people with convictions from working as nurses, counselors and janitors.
The Case of Palestine’s Longest Serving Prisoner Exposes Israel’s Brutal Abuse of Palestinian Detainees
The brutal torture and abuse Nael Barghouti has faced since October 7 mirrors the situation of all Palestinian detainees, and his case shows that Israel will re-arrest Palestinians it releases…
How the Genocide in Gaza Shattered My Family
I have lost my father, my uncle’s entire family, and know many others who have been injured. I can barely imagine the grief I will feel when the attack ends…
Giving Birth in the Gaza Genocide
Sameh Jindiyya's daughter was born nine days ago in Al-Shifa hospital. Ever since he has been frantically searching for food for his nursing wife. “This is how we’re born in…
Testimonies Describe Forced Displacement Campaign in Northern Gaza
Israel claims there is not a policy to forcibly expel Palestinians in Gaza, but direct testimonies from people arriving in Rafah reveal there is a ethnic cleansing campaign taking place…
Solidarity: South Africa’s Gift to the World
South Africa's long history of solidarity with anti-colonial struggles developed principles that have not been extinguished.