People’s Conference for Palestine draws 4,600, highlighting the strength of a growing movement
Thousands gathered in Detroit for the People’s Conference for Palestine, highlighting grassroots struggle, culture, and a unified call to end genocide in Gaza
Zionism is challenged by every sector of society at the People’s Conference for Palestine
Conference attendees in Detroit heard about the struggle for Palestine across all fronts, media, labor, education, and the resistance on the ground in Gaza
Nearly the entire US House of Representatives just equated anti-Zionist to anti-semitism
Out of 412 representatives, only two did not vote in favor of a resolution which reaffirmed Israel’s right to exist
Support for a ceasefire grows in US Congress
In the country that provides the most material and political support for Israel, members of congress cannot ignore the growing movement for Palestine
US House of Representatives censures only Palestinian-American member of Congress
A House resolution accuses representative Rashida Tlaib of defending “brutal rapes, murders, beheadings, and kidnapping”
4 years of Assange’s imprisonment
Currently, Assange is in the final stages of appealing against the UK Home Secretary’s decision to authorize his extradition to the US
Socialism is increasingly popular in the US. So the House of Representatives denounces it
Conservatives in the House of Representatives passed a resolution “denouncing the horrors of socialism” and opposing the implementation of socialist policies
Opposition mounts to US arms sales to Israel
Several US congresspersons and rights groups have objected to the Joe Biden government’s decision to sell weapons worth USD 735 million to Israel, citing continued violations of human rights in Gaza and other occupied Palestinian territories
Palestine’s children bear the brunt of Israeli occupation
Last month’s murder of 15-year-old Ali Ayman Abu Aliya in the village of Al-Mughayyir was yet another instance of the brutality shown by Israeli occupation forces towards the children of Palestine
Breaking political custom, Democratic presidential candidates skip AIPAC summit
After the decision by leading Democratic Party candidate Bernie Sanders, other candidates have also jumped in to skip the 2020 AIPAC policy summit. Only Mike Bloomberg is scheduled to attend
Anti-war groups march against US aggression in Iran
People are rising up globally to reject the Trump administration’s dangerous policies that have brought West Asia to the brink of a war
Writers condemn withdrawal of Nelly Sachs award conferred on Kamila Shamsie
The German city of Dortmund withdrew the award it had conferred on Kamila Shamsie, citing her support to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement
- Brazil approves end to 6×1 work schedule and reduction of the work week to 40 hours
- Israel kills 31 people in Lebanon on the eve of Eid al-Adha
- Israel carries out sixth consecutive Eid massacre in Gaza
- Far-right Janez Janša to return for fourth government term in Slovenia
- With peace deal nearly final, US launches fresh attacks on Iran
