Milwaukee’s Eid Festival cancelled in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza
Photo by Kamal Moon As Palestinians in Gaza suffer relentless bombing and starvation, Milwaukee's Muslim community opts for subdued Ramadan and Eid celebrations, beginning with the cancellation in March of Eat Halal Milwaukee's Suhoor Food Truck Festival....
Silencing Palestine: a message from Ahmed Abu Artema
I am an Israeli anti-zionist peace activist. Ahmed Abu Artema and I met on different sides of the fence that besieges the Gaza Strip and have been friends ever since. A few weeks ago, we were drafting an opinion piece together. I was preparing to send him...
Israel-Palestine war: How Gaza changed global politics
Pro-Palestinian protestors gather outside of the New York Times building to protest the newspaper’s coverage of Israel's war on Gaza on 11 December, 2023 in New York City (AFP) Antonio Guterres, secretary general of the United Nations, is an unlikely...
Monumental turnout for All Out for Palestine March in Madison
Photos by Kamal MoonThe Wisconsin All Out For Palestine March drew thousands of people to the State Capitol in Madison on Dec. 9. Organized by the Wisconsin Coalition for Justice in Palestine, (WCJP) it was the largest, most diverse protest for Palestine...
Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism
Members of the anti-Zionist subset of the U.S. ultra-Orthodox Jewish community counterprotest during the March for Israel on Nov. 14, 2023, in Washington. (RNS photo/Jack Jenkins) (RNS) — The Muslim and Jewish communities in the West have a decadeslong...
Israel Used 22,000 US-Provided Bombs on Gaza in Just Six Weeks, Report Reveals
Palestinians flee to safer areas following Israeli bombardments on southern part of Gaza City, Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, Gaza on October 16, 2023.Truthout is gearing up for 2024 and we need to raise at least $150,000 to take us into the new year in...
Unveiling the American Origins of Israeli Terrorism
The Israeli military’s relentless onslaught upon Gaza has plunged the region into a distressing abyss of civilian casualties, an egregious violation of international conventions. The lamentable toll is comprised of the elderly, mothers, children, youth,...
Wisconsin Christians call for peace and justice in Palestine
Photos by Kamal Moon“Even if Israel has a right to defend itself, it has to do so according to international law,” Churches for Middle East Peace executive director Mae Elise Cannon, Ph.D., told Wisconsin Christians for Justice in Palestine members last...
US police agencies took intelligence directly from IDF, leaked files show
A police officer in Berkeley, California, on 14 September 2017. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Hacked police files show US law enforcement agencies for decades received analysis of incidents in the Israel-Palestine conflict directly from the Israeli Defense...
Photo Album: A sold out Annual Gala showed solidarity and support for MMWC
Photos by Kamal MoonThe Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition 2023 Board of Directors, from left to right, Dr. Aishah Aslam, board vice president, Dr. Hana Alqam, Dr. Sahar Kayata, board treasurer, Janan Atta Najeeb, founder and executive director, Soniya...
