End of intellectual freedom on US campuses?
The danger to freedom of speech, freedom of media, and freedom of the academic world is at our doorstep, and it is being midwifed by US lawmakers.
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‘Met Gala Massacre’ — social media slams fashion’s biggest night as Israel invades Rafah
On the first Monday of May, the day that marks the celebration of the gala, Israel called on Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah, amid increasing global alarm about the…
Israel’s Rafah invasion, rejection of the Hamas ceasefire deal, and US role
On Tuesday, a video circulating on social media by Palestinian journalists showed Israeli tanks ramming into the Palestinian side of the Rafah border.
Has the war in Gaza exposed limitations of free speech in the US?
It is a cause for concern across the world when the US, which is considered by much of the Western and developed world as the arbiter of human rights and specifically free speech,…
Gaza protests: UCLA pro-Palestinian camp attacked by Israel supporters
On the other side of the country, New York police arrested pro-Palestinian demonstrators holed up in a building at Columbia University and removed a protest encampment on Tuesday…
Cairo-Riyadh talks boost hope on Gaza truce
Hamas had said on April 27 they had received Israel's response to their own position on the Gaza cease-fire — submitted to the mediators Egypt and Qatar on April 13 —and were…
Israel intensifies airstrikes on Gaza’s Rafah before ground operation
In the seventh month of a devastating air and ground war, Israeli forces also resumed bombarding northern and central areas of the enclave, as well as east of Khan Younis in the…
Gaza hospital bodies indicate ‘possible war crimes’
Among the dead were older people and women, and some were found with their hands tied and stripped of their clothes.
Pro-Palestinian protests spread to campuses
At least 47 people were arrested at Yale University on Monday during pro-Palestinian protests, while new demonstrations broke out at other US campuses over the conflict in Gaza…
Why war in Palestine will continue
According to the writer, Hamas and Israel are sticking to their positions: Hamas wants a permanent ceasefire and complete Israeli withdrawal; Israel wants a temporary ceasefire,…