Palestine

Members and supporters of SJP at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign demonstrate their support for a Free Palestine
Domestic News

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 […]
Boston Rejects Zionist Pinkwashing
Domestic News

June 26, 2023 fwstaff
By Boston activists We are writing as queer, trans, Two Spirit, non-binary, Palestinian, Arab, Black, Indigenous, white, Latinx, and Jewish people living in the Boston area on occupied Massachusett, Wampanoag, Nipmuc, and Wabanaki lands. We […]
Domestic News

Justice for Nizar Banat: National Tour for Palestine

June 18, 2023 fwstaff
  By Fighting Words staff Supporters of Palestine liberation gathered in Detroit tonight to hear the brother of slain Palestinian activist Nizar Banat and members of Lawyers for Justice who are touring the United States. […]
Domestic News

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 […]
Nakba 75 Rally at Times Square by NewYork for Palestine Coalition
International News

New York for Palestine Coalition Protest Marks 75th Year of the “Nakba”

May 28, 2023 fwstaff
By Terri Kay NewYork for Palestine Coalition along with many other organizations rallied and marched on Sunday, May 14th to mark the 75th year of the “Nakba”, the zionist Catastrophe, and 75 Years of Palestinian […]
Palestine Nakba 75 in Dearborn
Domestic News

Palestine Nakba 75 in Dearborn, Michigan

May 19, 2023 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff There was a rally and march to commemorate the Palestine Nakba on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Dearborn, Michigan. This term refers to the  removal of the people from the historic […]
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman chairs a meeting of Saudi Arabia’s cabinet on 4 April
International News

Why the Saudis Have Called Off their israeli Wedding

May 3, 2023 fwstaff
By  Ali Abunimah, executive director of The Electronic Intifada After leading Israel’s extreme far-right to victory in last November’s elections, a buoyant Benjamin Netanyahu hoped to quickly resume Tel Aviv’s march towards full normalization with […]
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 […]
Palestinian worshippers offer tarawih prayers at the al-Aqsa mosque compound on April 5th
International News

Israel brutalizes worshippers at al-Aqsa for second night

April 9, 2023 fwstaff
By Maureen Clare Murphy, The Electronic Intifada Israeli police stormed Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque and forcibly removed worshippers from its prayer hall and surrounding yards for the second night in a row late Wednesday. تغطية صحفية: […]
Student organisers of the Diversity Assembly defended their invitation to Huwaida Arraf
Domestic News

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 […]