Israel

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Domestic News

WCCCD faculty demand Michigan pension fund divest

September 21, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On September 20 the membership of Local 2000 of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in Detroit voted to demand their state pension fund divest its holdings of Israel bonds. This […]
Hezbollah fighters march as they hold flags of Hezbollah during a rally to mark Al-Quds day, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, April 5, 2024
International News

Hezbollah probes pager detonations, says fully ready to defend Lebanon

September 21, 2024 fwstaff
By Al Mayadeen English The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon – Hezbollah – issued a statement in light of the cyber attack that caused the detonation of hundreds of pagers used by its fighters and members, […]
An ABC investigation confirmed Israel's implementation of the Hannibal Directive on October 7
International News

“Hannibal Directive” – Australian Broadcasting Corporation confirms Israeli use of controversial procedure on October 7

September 14, 2024 fwstaff
By Romana Rubeo n investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has confirmed that the Israeli army implemented the so-called Hannibal Directive on October 7. The Hannibal Directive is a controversial Israeli military procedure designed […]
Ayşenur Eygi, the American activist killed by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank village of Beita, during graduation from the University of Washington in spring 2024
International News

Witness: Israeli Troops in West Bank Intentionally Killed U.S. Activist

September 14, 2024 fwstaff
By Maureen Clare Murphy, The Electronic Intifada Israeli occupation forces killed both an American woman during a protest in Beita, a village near Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, and a 13-year-old Palestinian girl […]
Namibia Minister of Justice on International Law
International News

Namibia Blocks Vessel Carrying Explosives to genocidal israel

September 8, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe During late August the Republic of Namibia drew the attention of the international community by publicly announcing it would not allow a vessel carrying explosive materials to the genocidal state of israel […]
Detroit Labor Day Palestine Solidarity on Michigan ave.
Domestic News

Detroit Labor Day Parade a Focus for Palestine Solidarity

September 8, 2024 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff On Monday, September 2, 2024, the Moratorium NOW! Coalition and several Palestine solidarity organizations converged at the Labor Day Parade to appeal to organized labor to escalate their support for the […]
Palestinian community of Jenin attacked by IDF
International News

Zionist Genocidal Onslaught Spreads to the West Bank

August 29, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A renewed military campaign by the israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) in the West Bank resulted in 11 deaths on August 28. These attacks come amid the ongoing mass killings, property destruction and […]
PAL-Awda boycott against Citibank launched at Citi's World HQ
Domestic News

Global Week of Action for Palestine Against Citibank Kicks Off Summer of Heat

August 28, 2024 fwstaff
By Terri Kay On Monday, June 10th, PAL-Awda NY/NJ: Palestinian Assembly for Liberation announced a Global Week of Action against Citibank, from June 10th to June 14th, calling on people across the US and the […]
NetureiKarta Pro-Palestine anti-zionist orthodox Jews at protest against Stolen Land in Queens 071424
Domestic News

PAL-Awda NY/NJ Protests Stolen Land Real Estate Sales

August 20, 2024 fwstaff
By Terri Kay PAL-Awda NY/NJ held a rally protesting the illegal sale of stolen Palestinian real estate and land in a synagogue in Queens, NY on July 14. It was the latest in a series […]
A growing number of unions support the call for a ceasefire and an end to U.S. military aid to the zionist settler state
Domestic News

Union Rumblings

August 6, 2024 fwstaff
By Gerry Scoppuottelo It has been nine months since the United Electrical Workers (UE) and the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 3000 issued an online petition calling for a ceasefire to the ongoing […]