Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party
Zohran Mamdani speaks at a campaign rally at Forest Hills stadium in Queens, New York, on 26 October. Photograph: Julius Constantine Motal/The GuardianThe only upside to living through this dark time is it pushes us to rethink and perhaps totally remake...
‘Uninhabitable’ Gaza will face environmental disaster for decades after war
A substantial amount of support is needed from the international community to remove the tons of rubble all across Gaza, as well as the actual rebuilding of housing and infrastructure. / Photo: AP Palestinians will face an “uninhabitable” Gaza for decades...
Muslim couple from Franklin at the helm of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Arabic Language Program
Photos by Kamal MoonUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Arabic Language Program coordinators Fahed Masalkhi, Ph.D., and Khuloud Labanieh, Ph.D., are well-known in Greater Milwaukee’s Muslim community for widely sharing Arabic language and culture.Ayah Naji,...
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 Moon The 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...
