Palestine

Biden Is Days Away From Making A Key Statement On Israel and Gaza. Here’s What To Expect.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) spoke to HuffPost about a "warning sign" ahead of a deadline for Biden to say if Israel is violating international and U.S. law.
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Viral Video Shows A 65-Year-Old Professor Being Manhandled By Police. Now She’s Speaking Out.

History professor Annelise Orleck said the response to the pro-Palestinian protest was like nothing she'd seen in her three decades at Dartmouth.
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The House Passed A Bill To Fight Antisemitism. Here’s Why Critics Call It Misleading.

The bill expanding antisemitism's definition to include criticism of Israel would only crack down on free speech rights of antiwar student protesters, critics say.
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Police Start Crackdown On Pro-Palestinian Protesters At UCLA Campus

Dueling groups of protesters clashed at the University of California, Los Angeles, grappling in fistfights and shoving, kicking and using sticks to beat one another.
By Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz and Joseph B. Frederick, AP

Pro-Palestine Protesters Occupy Iconic Columbia University Hall In Nod To History

The White House condemned the New York campus escalation as protestors entered Hamilton Hall, the scene of civil rights and Vietnam demonstrations in 1968.
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Violence Erupts On Campuses As Protesters And Counter-Protesters Clash Over The War In Gaza

Tent encampments of protesters have spread across campuses nationwide in a student movement unlike any other this century.
By JOHN ANTZAK, ETHAN SWOPE, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JOSEPH B. FREDERICK, AP

Bernie Sanders Accuses Israel Of Ethnic Cleansing In Gaza's 'Humanitarian Disaster'

The Vermont senator upped his rhetoric against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the U.S.-funded military offensive in the Palestinian enclave.
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Palestinian Baby Rescued From Dead Mom’s Womb Dies After 5 Days In Gaza Incubator

Sabreen was the sole survivor after her family's home was hit by an Israeli airstrike. "My brother’s family is completely wiped out," her uncle said near her grave.
By MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH and WAFAA SHURAFA, AP

Israeli Strikes On Rafah Kill 22, Mostly Children, As U.S. Advances Aid Package

Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere.
By Mohammad Jahjouh and Samy Magdy, AP

Israel’s Strike On Iran Prolongs An Excruciating Limbo For Palestinians

An attack on Rafah, the last refuge in Gaza, appears imminent — and ongoing Israel-Iran tensions are complicating hopes President Joe Biden will stop it.
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