Anti-Zionism

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Biden met by protestors in Michigan

February 19, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On February 1, 2023, demonstrators opposing the ongoing genocide in Gaza protested outside of the offices of UAW Region 1 in Warren, Michigan. Inside the Region 1 headquarters, President Biden was […]
Anti-war, anti-racism group defends right to criticize Israel
Domestic News

Free Speech and Israel’s War in Gaza

December 21, 2023 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress “We hold that criticism of government policy is protected free speech no matter which government is being criticized. Thus, be it the US government, the Israeli government, the Chinese government, […]
Detroit rally in support of Palestine, Oct. 16, 2023
Domestic News

Detroit Demonstrations in Solidarity with Palestine

October 25, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Monday, October 16, 2023, a demonstration was held at the McNamara Federal Building in Detroit demanding that Senator Gary Peters support the call for a cease fire. The action was […]
Members and supporters of SJP at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign demonstrate their support for a Free Palestine
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Palestinian UIUC Law Alum Testimony Against the Dangers of IHRA

June 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Palestine Legal June 09, 2023 Palestine Legal is publishing the following testimony by Rifqa Falaneh, a Palestinian law graduate from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, about the dangers of the distorted definition of antisemitism […]
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PALESTINIAN ASSEMBLY FOR LIBERATION – Conference Closing Statement

June 10, 2023 fwstaff
By P.A.L. Beginning June 2, 2023, the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation hosted a two-day intensive Palestinian-led conference [“Conference”] with the aim of bringing to life the goals and vision of the Palestinian movement in the […]
South African demonstration in solidarity with Palestine
International News

Efforts to Reduce Israeli Influence in Africa Continue

April 13, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe As the Israeli government intensifies its efforts to win influence on the African continent and other geopolitical regions, several governments have responded by heightening their solidarity with the Palestinian people. In South […]
Student organisers of the Diversity Assembly defended their invitation to Huwaida Arraf
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Oppose targeting of Palestinian-American human rights activist and lawyer Huwaida Arraf accused of antisemitism

April 6, 2023 fwstaff
By Jewish Voice for Peace – Detroit This is an URGENT REQUEST to support Huwaida Arraf, accused of anti-semitism in a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan school presentation on diversity. Please sign the petition. We are extremely concerned […]
Neturei Karta supports Al-Awda-NY 9/18/22 rally in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon. They are an orthodox Jewish sect who "oppose the so-called "State of Israel'
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Statement Against Rutgers Student Assembly Adoption of IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism

November 25, 2022 fwstaff
By Students for Justice in Palestine – Rutgers University New Brunswick November 14th, 2022 Re: RUSA’s Adoption of the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism On October 27th, the Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) released a statement […]
Biden’s visit to Israel exposes imperialistzionist colonialism.
International News

Collective Statement: Biden in Occupied Palestine and the “Jerusalem Declaration”

July 23, 2022 fwstaff
By 137 Organizations Collective Statement: Biden in Occupied Palestine and the “Jerusalem Declaration” – Our Response is Struggle and Solidarity – reprinted from Samidoun – Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network The joint declaration of U.S. President […]
Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi
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SFSU President Overrules Her Own Faculty Panel

November 12, 2021 fwstaff
By Rabab Abdulhadi  PRESS RELEASE: November 5, 2021 – FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION In an outrageous and insulting decision, President Lynn Mahoney of SFSU [San Francisco State University] has disregarded the legitimate reprimand of a faculty […]