By the time Sharifa Aldremly’s family arrived in Rafah last December, her children had been without school for nearly three months. Israel had bombed their Gaza City home two days into the military’s assault on the besieged Strip, forcing them to take shelter in a hospital for a grueling month. Once that hospital came under […]
One day before the U.S. election, Israel told the United Nations that it would be cutting ties with UNRWA, its aid agency for Palestinian refugees. On Election Day itself, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant — who had challenged him on his approach to a ceasefire and the return of hostages. […]
In every state where it was on the ballot on Tuesday, protecting abortion care received more votes than Vice President Kamala Harris. This was true regardless of whether the state ultimately went for Harris or for President-elect Donald Trump, and even in the three out of 10 states in which the abortion-related measure did not […]
Pro-Palestine demonstrators rally near the News Corp. building in NYC on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo: Jimin Kim/SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Images) I learned that Donald Trump would be president of the United States of America in 2016 while attending a memorial service for my friend, Clark Fitzgeraldwho had died in a car accident on his […]
Parastou Hassouria California voter living in Egypt, has often voted in years past via absentee ballot. She’s one of nearly 3 million Americans eligible to vote from overseas — with some 300,000 citizens living in the Middle East and North Africa, according to federal estimates. But this election, she won’t be casting a vote. Since […]
The sun bore down on the tens of thousands of Georgians crowded into the Atlanta Civic Center parking lot on Saturday afternoon, as Vice President Kamala Harris delivered her closing argument ahead of Tuesday’s election. The choice is clear, said Harris, “in less than 90 days, it’s either going to be him or me in […]
For years, organizers in Philadelphia encouraged the formerly incarcerated to vote for criminal justice reforms. They notched successes that included the election and reelection of District Attorney Larry Krasner and a package of criminal justice reforms. There has always been pushback, however, including Krasner’s impeachment. This election, organizers have a new concern and a new […]
She presented herself with a huge smile, her words crisp and her gaze confident as she looked across the high school auditorium of prospective voters. In bedazzled shoes, a bright red dress, and a blonde blowout, she stood assured like a pageant queen. Friends and family donning T-shirts with the words “Make Education Great Again” […]
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP In May 2016George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, told Alexander Downer, an Australian diplomat, that Russia had damaging information about Trump’s political rival Hillary Clinton. […]
ITV, the broadcaster of the British version of the reality series “Big Brother,” edited an episode of the show to remove all shots of a shirt worn by one of the contestants which featured a watermelon — a symbol of Palestinian solidarity. Watermelon iconography has been associated with Palestine since at least the 1960s but […]
