Don’t Silence Palestinian Voices
The absence of Palestinians and their advocates from news coverage isn’t just unfair. As a Jewish American, I think it’s harmful.
The absence of Palestinians and their advocates from news coverage isn’t just unfair. As a Jewish American, I think it’s harmful.
In the face of massive suffering in Gaza and disregard for international law by the Israeli government, the U.S. must not provide additional military aid or weapons that would cause more deaths. Instead, the U.S. should use its considerable diplomatic strength to call for an immediate ceasefire.
Millions of innocent Gazans are in danger. Half are children who’ve lived through five wars already.
We can maintain our “grief and outrage” over the killing of Israeli civilians while still fighting to prevent a “potential genocide” in Gaza.
Khury Petersen-smith discusses the latest in Palestine and the ramifications of islamophobia and anti-Arab racism in the US.
Phyllis Bennis talks about the massive death toll and danger of a wider conflict in the Israel-Hamas War.
The answer to Hamas’s horrifying crimes isn’t to kill innocent Gazans — it’s to change the conditions from which this brutality sprang.
A full-scale ground offensive on Gaza is imminent, even as Palestinians are already suffering collective punishment.
That means ending Washington’s enabling of Israeli violations, and instead demanding real accountability for violations of human rights and international law.
It’s showing up in public opinion, media coverage, and even political and policy discourse.
It’s showing up in public opinion, media coverage, and even political and policy discourse.
Phyllis Bennis spoke to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! on May 9, 2023 about the United States’ role in Ukraine’s counter-offensive, and Israel’s recent attacks on Gaza
The international movement for Palestinian rights laid the ground for declarations by Amnesty International and other human rights organizations. We must follow up.