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Demolitions spike across West Bank and East Jerusalem
There is no single metric that has proven that calling a congressional representative in the United States is an effective strategy for change. Palestinian deaths are up all across historical Palestine — not just the Gaza Strip. Detentions and incarcerations are up across the board. Home demolitions continue to increase daily across Jerusalem and the…
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The genocide hasn’t stopped
The genocide hasn’t stopped I’m writing to you on day 271 since October 7, the start of Al Aqsa Flood, following which Israel launched its genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza. News from the ground in Gaza only gets more horrifying as Israel’s genocide continues, fully funded, supported, and coordinated with the US, Germany, UK,…
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Israel advances displacement campaign across Jerusalem, West Bank
The Supreme Court has ordered the Shehadeh family to be evicted from their four-story home in Batan al-Hawa, Silwan, by June 1, 2024, in favor of settlers affiliated with the Ateret Cohanim organization. The family’s petition challenged this decision, citing procedural flaws. It didn’t matter. On May 26, 2024, the Israeli kangaroo courts rejected their…
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A critical conversation on zionism
Em Cohen’s article titled “The Only Way Out is Through,” sheds a critical light on the concepts of antisemitism and philosemitism, exploring their intersection in service of the zionist project in Palestine. The text reveals how the fight against antisemitism upholds imperialist structures. Cohen examines how antisemites and philosemites posit Israel’s colonial existence as a…
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Critical: ICC Announcement, Gaza Updates
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, announced he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of international crimes in Gaza since 8 October — omitting the history that the Israeli regime has waged a campaign of ethnic cleansing since 1948.…
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Guide for Jewish Anti-Zionist Allyship
The struggle against zionism is not a dispute between Jewish zionists and Jewish anti-zionists. It is important that Jewish anti-zionists recognize this and orient their politics and organizing around it. Read writing from anti-zionist, decolonial Palestinian writers. Listen to speeches from anti-zionist, decolonial Palestinian organizers. Seek out information from anti-zionist, decolonial Palestinian organizations. Learn about…
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Take action this Ramadan
Dear friends, I’m writing to you on the first day of Ramadan with a brief update and an important action item. There is very little joy in the holidays as we watch the ongoing US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza. Nonetheless, those of us at GSC wish everyone a peaceful and meaningful Ramadan. In Gaza, the…
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Update from Palestine
Over three days — from February 23 to 26 Israel killed 268 Palestinians and injuried another 418 in Gaza. Over 90 were killed in the last 24 hours with another 164 injuries. Israel’s ongoing genocide has taken the lives of some 29,782 Palestinian and caused injuries to another 70,043. As disease and starvation continue rapidily…
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Weekly Data Report: A Genocide Continues
The Genocide Continues Some of the worst effects of Israel’s genocide have yet to materialize fully: mass starvation, widespread disease, and long-term psychological effects. The impact of this manufactured atrocity will never be captured in numbers, nor will it ever be truly illustrated through individual stories, because the vast majority of people will never have…
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Demolition Report | Ethnic cleansing in the West Bank
Israel’s blanket bombing of densely populated areas in Gaza has destroyed over 65,000 homes and has forced over 1.7 million Gazans into tents during the cold, rainy months. There is little left of Gaza. And while all eyes are on the ongoing genocide inside the Gaza Strip, it’s critical to remember that Israel’s program of…