Will Milwaukee County call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza?
Milwaukee County Sup. Ryan Clancy (District 4), in a statement supporting his resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza where he said a U.S.-funded genocide is taking place, wrote: “The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors cannot remain silent or impartial any...
AP PHOTOS: Muslims around the world observe holy month of Ramadan with prayer and fasting
Students perform a prayer during the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Ar-Raudlatul Hasanah Islamic Boarding School in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) Muslims around the world are observing...
War on Gaza: Google fires employee after pro-Palestine protest at Israeli tech conference
Activists and Google workers hold a protest outside Google's San Francisco office against the company's partnerships with Israel, on 14 December 2023 (X/No Tech for Apartheid)Tech giant Google fired an employee who staged a protest against the chief of...
Young Palestinian American artist’s numerous Wisconsin Scholastic Art Awards draw attention to human suffering
Photo by Kamal Moon Aida El-Hajjar, 14, of Milwaukee stands next to “Seeking Asylum; Seeking Humanity,” one of her Scholastic Art Award Gold Key winners. “I was striving to capture both hope and fear,” she said. University School of Milwaukee 9th grader...
Progressive orgs form ‘Reject AIPAC’ coalition ahead of 2024 election
WORKERS PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THE STAGE AT THE ANNUAL AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON IN MARCH 2015. (PHOTO: PETE MAROVICH/EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY) A group of progressive organizations have formed a coalition to counter...
Leaked Israel lobby presentation urges US officials to justify war on Gaza with ‘Hamas rape’ claims
The Grayzone has obtained slides from a confidential Israel lobby presentation based on data from Republican pollster Frank Luntz. They contain talking points for politicians and public figures seeking to justify Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip.Two...
Milwaukee’s Day of Action for Palestine protests highlight growing defiance of U.S. role in Gaza genocide
Photos by Kamal Moon Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine members Yaman Othman and Hana Masri led chants at WCJP’s Hands Off Rafah rally, part of Milwaukee's Day of Action for Palestine. “The United States is not complicit in this genocide; we are...
Waves of Change: Meet Wisconsin Green Muslims founder and director Huda Alkaff
Huda Alkaff, founder and director of Wisconsin Green MuslimsWaves of Change is a new online interview series highlighting the diverse faces and perspectives shaping the environmental justice movement throughout the Great Lakes region.This month, we spoke...
PBS and NPR leave out key facts in their Israel stories
TAMARA KEITH OF NPR ON THE PBS NEWS HOUR “POLITICS MONDAY” SEGMENT ON FEB. 26, 2024. SCREENSHOT.I watch and listen to public broadcasting, and in recent days, commenters on those media have repeatedly mystified Israel coverage with statements they have to...
Bint Jamila’s Table’s unique creations unite people around Palestinian cuisine
Photos by Kamal MoonFood artist Muna Riyad Sharma of Bay View (left), an event stylist and producer, named her business “Bint Jamila's Table.” Bint Jamila is Arabic for “daughter of Jamila.” Her mother Jamila (right) is her inspiration, she said.Friends...
