Gaza’s Civil Defense Forces Keep Digging for 10,000 Missing Bodies
Members of Gaza’s Civil Defense force describe pulling decomposing bodies from collapsed buildings, and digging in hopes that someone remains alive.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israel’s 2023 bombings and invasion of the Gaza Strip have cost thousands of Palestinian lives and displaced countless others. But the war didn’t start with Hamas’s October 7 attack. The Intercept’s coverage delves into Israel’s occupation, how the U.S. government enables its repression, and the free speech fight over pro-Palestine activism at home.
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Keep Talking About Gaza at Your Thanksgiving Table
The so-called ceasefire might seem like a good excuse to bury the hatchet and enjoy a quieter family dinner, but it’s not.
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Calls It Quits After Thousands Die Seeking Its Aid
The aid group oversaw relief in Gaza during a period defined by the killings of Palestinians seeking food during famine.
Chilling Dissent
How Corporate Partnerships Powered University Surveillance of Palestine Protests
Officials at the University of Houston used Dataminr to surveil students, while University of Connecticut administrators voiced concerns over protests against a military contractor and major donor.
Chilling Dissent
How California Spent Natural Disaster Funds to Quell Student Protests for Palestine
California’s Law Enforcement Mutual Aid fund has been used to fight fires, floods, earthquakes — and Gaza demonstrations.
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Judge Rules Trump Can’t Cut UC Funding — but UC Leaders Are Still Negotiating a Settlement
Nationwide, faculty and students fight against Trump’s assault on higher education — and administrators capitulate.
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Gazans Reflect on Surviving to See a Ceasefire: “Sometimes We Envy the Martyrs”
Living through genocide means inhabiting a “city of ghosts,” surrounded by rubble and memories of all that's been lost.
Human Rights Campaign Rejects Weapons Company Sponsorships After Pressure Around Israel Genocide
Activists had been pressuring the Human Rights Campaign, one of the world’s largest LGBTQ+ groups, to stand against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Dozens of Gaza Medical Workers Are Still Disappeared in Israeli Detention
One woman's husband was taken from his job as an ambulance paramedic two years ago. She waited after the ceasefire, but he never came home.
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Gaza’s Students Kept Studying Amid the Rubble. Now Universities Hope to Rebuild.
Palestinian students learned remotely, with flickering internet, through two years of Israel’s genocide. Now universities need funding to rebuild.