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[l] at 4/29/25 1:15pm
Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the United States sparked protest and generated violence against pro-Palestine protesters, but that didn’t stop GOP lawmakers from meeting with the extremist far-right politician.

[Category: News, Ben-Gvir, Brian Mast, CodePink, Eric Adams, trump, Yale]

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[l] at 4/29/25 12:44pm
The UN's World Food Programme, a lifeline for millions of people in Gaza who rely on it for food aid, has run out of its food stores. Palestinians in Gaza say that famine isn't imminent — it's already here.

[Category: News, Famine, Gaza, Gaza genocide, Israeli blockade, Operation al-Aqsa Flood Features, starvation, Top Headlines, world food programme]

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[l] at 4/28/25 1:55pm
Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk, and Alireza Doroudi are all being held in ICE detention in Jena, Louisiana. Jena represents the nexus of white supremacy, prison profiteering, and state repression. But its history also shows us the path of resistance.

[Category: Opinion, ICE, Jena, Louisiana, Mahmoud Khalil, Pro-Palestine, Rumeysa Ozturk, student activism, Top Headlines, Trump Administration]

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[l] at 4/28/25 1:50pm
Challenges to Zionism in the late 1960s and 1970s sparked an effort to redefine antisemitism focused on defending Israel while attacking the political Left. This resulted in the IHRA definition and the assault on Palestine activism we see today.

[Category: Opinion, Abba Eban, Anti-Defamation League, antisemitism, Black Power, IHRA antisemitism definition, Natan Sharansky, New Left]

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[l] at 4/27/25 7:30am
The Labor for Palestine National Network, National Students for Justice in Palestine, and U.S. Palestinian Community Network join the Palestinian call urging U.S. unions to create real pressure to end the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza.

[Category: Activism, Gaza, Palestinian labor movement, U.S. labor movement]

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[l] at 4/26/25 7:30am
More than 1,000 activists, intellectuals, and writers have signed a letter against the crackdown on Palestine solidarity in France, including the targeting of union organizer Anasse Kazib.

[Category: Activism, Anasse Kazib, France, Palestine solidarity]

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[l] at 4/25/25 9:47am
Mondoweiss spoke with political consultant Peter Feld about the declining support for Israel across the political spectrum and age groups, and the far-reaching effects it's having on U.S. politics, from local mayoral races all the way up to Trump.

[Category: News, Ayanna Pressley, Democrats, Gaza protesters, Peter Feld, student activism, Trump Administration, US Politics]

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[l] at 4/25/25 9:45am
U.S. negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program continue to show signs of success. But Merav Ceren's appointment to the National Security Council shows the institutional power pro-Israel forces will have to sink a deal.

[Category: Opinion, Iran, Iran Nuclear Deal, Merav Ceren, Michael Waltz, Trump Administration]

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[l] at 4/24/25 12:24pm
Israel has completely wiped out Rafah, turning a fifth of Gaza's territory into a giant buffer zone. This is part of Israel's plan to permanently remain in Gaza and ethnically cleanse its people.

[Category: News, Gaza, Gaza genocide, Operation al-Aqsa Flood Features, Rafah, Top Headlines, wire]

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[l] at 4/24/25 10:27am
A linguistics course I proposed to teach at MIT on decolonization in Haiti and Palestine was censored and attacked by the university. My story is just one small window into the broader crisis and repression unfolding in higher education.

[Category: Opinion, campus activism, censorship, MIT, Palestine]

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[l] at 4/23/25 4:32pm
The FBI and other law enforcement agencies raided multiple homes in Michigan, reportedly targeting a number of student activists connected to Gaza solidarity protests at the University of Michigan.

[Category: News, Dana Nessel, Gaza protesters, Michigan, student activism, Top Headlines, trump, University of Michigan]

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[l] at 4/23/25 2:56pm
The Left Palestinian movement Abnaa el-Balad is calling for international solidarity in calling for the release of Raja Eghbarieh, an elder movement leader currently being held in administrative detention for his political activity to end the Gaza genocide.

[Category: Activism, Abnaa el-Balad, administrative detention, Palestinian citizens of Israel, Raja Eghbarieh]

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[l] at 4/23/25 10:35am
On March 30, a lynch mob led by neo-Nazi paramilitaries flew the Israel flag as it demanded Haitian workers be expelled from the Dominican Republic. The episode reveals the disturbing connections between the Dominican right-wing and Israel.

[Category: News, Ancient Dominican Order (AOD), Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, Rafael Trujillo]

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[l] at 4/22/25 2:00pm
Palestinian Christians in Gaza remember Pope Francis and his daily calls to the Catholic church in Gaza. “Gaza was among his last words,” one member of the parish told Mondoweiss. "His voice made us forget the sound of the planes and the bombs."

[Category: News, Christianity, Gaza, Gaza genocide, Palestinian Christians, Pope Francis, Top Headlines, wire]

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[l] at 4/22/25 7:00am
The Middle East Studies Association's Laurie Brand speaks to Mondoweiss about the history of attacks on the field of Middle East Studies, the current designs of the Trump administration, and the capitulation of universities.

[Category: News, Middle East Studies Association, Middle East Studies Association (MESA), student activism, student movement, trump, US Politics]

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[l] at 4/21/25 2:02pm
Pope Francis telephoned a church in Gaza nearly every night since October 2023. But the New York Times didn’t include that fact in its obituary.

[Category: Media Analysis, New York Times, Pope Francis, Washington Post]

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[l] at 4/21/25 10:28am
A review of JNF Canada's tax filings confirms the organization failed to report over $100,000,000 CDN in donations since 2003. The finding raises serious questions regarding JNF activities and the preferential treatment given to Zionist charities.

[Category: News, Canada, Jewish National Fund, Top Headlines, Zionism]

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[l] at 4/21/25 7:30am
It is not just pro-Palestinian students in the U.S. who are facing the threat of deportation. Anti-genocide activists in Germany and Greece are also currently under threat of deportation, an unprecedented move to quash popular support for Palestine.

[Category: Opinion, deportation, Germany, Greece]

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[l] at 4/20/25 9:01am
Americans have always been ignorant of the deadly realities of their empire. Now that genocide is being live-streamed to their phones, they have no excuse. Still, many would rather mourn the death of ideals than those being killed in their name.

[Category: Opinion, Eqbal Ahmad, Mahmoud Khalil, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics]

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[l] at 4/20/25 8:00am
They tell me to evacuate my home, my land.  As if my home has legs; As if the olive tree, that for decades rooted deep, Will up and follow; As if the echoes of my mother's lullabies Will pack their bags and draft with us to the exile.

[Category: Culture, Gaza genocide, poems, poetry]

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[l] at 4/19/25 9:00am
As both Eastern and Western Christians prepare to celebrate Easter, the divide between Palestinian Christians and those in the West has never been larger. The core of this divide is the racist theology of Christian Zionism.

[Category: Opinion, Christian Zionism, Easter, Palestinian Christians]

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