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Palestinians who sought refuge in Deir el-Balah after fleeing Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, carry water to their tents at a makeshift camp on May 12, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

American Medical Missions Trapped in Gaza, Facing Death by Dehydration as Population Clings to Life

Ryan Grim, Hind Khoudary

“We’re continuing to work around the clock with the government of Israel and with the government of Egypt to work on this issue,” the State Department said.

Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)

Israel’s War on Gaza

Israel “Likely” Used U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Violation of International Law. That’s OK, Though, State Department Says.

Shawn Musgrave, Prem Thakker

- May 10

Antony Blinken’s report identifies “incidents that raise concerns,” but says Israel is not blocking humanitarian aid.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 20: People gather to protest the banning of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) at Columbia University on November 20, 2023 in New York City. Students, alumni of both schools, some dressed in caps and gowns, and supporters held a "Denouncement Ceremony" and pledged not to donate money to the schools after the banning of the student groups for holding a nonviolent but unsanctioned protest demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. More than 20 progressive elected officials have sent a letter to the university calling for the reinstatement of the groups. Calls for a ceasefire in Gaza continue as the death toll from Israel’s invasion of Gaza has increased in the weeks since the October 7 Hamas attack. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

October 7 Survivors Sue Campus Protesters, Say Students Are “Hamas’s Propaganda Division”

Akela Lacy

- May 10

Four lawsuits alleging Hamas ties against Students for Justice in Palestine, the AP, UNRWA, and a cryptocurrency exchange share many of the same plaintiffs.

RAFAH, GAZA - MAY 8: Children sit back on a truck as Palestinians with their packed belongings, continue to depart from the eastern neighborhoods of the city due to ongoing Israeli attacks in Rafah, Gaza on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

600,000 Palestinian Kids in Rafah Can’t “Evacuate” Safely, UNICEF Official Says

Jeremy Scahill

- May 8

“The reality for kids living there is shocking, honestly,” said an official who recently returned from Gaza. “People are living in really squalid conditions.”

LOS ANGELES CA MAY 2, 2024 -- Police tear down the tents on the UCLA campus Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either.

Murtaza Hussain

- May 8

On campus, inside the Capitol, and in court, there’s an all-out assault on American democracy in the name of Israel.

TOPSHOT - NYPD officers in riot gear march onto Columbia University campus, where pro-Palestinian students are barricaded inside a building and have set up an encampment, in New York City on April 30, 2024. Columbia University normally teems with students, but a "Free Palestine" banner now hangs from a building where young protesters have barricaded themselves and the few wandering through campus generally appear tense. Students here were among the first to embrace the pro-Palestinian campus encampment movement, which has spread to a number of universities across the United States. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

How Much Money Did the NYPD Waste Quashing Student Protests? We Tallied It Up.

Bryce Covert

- May 7

The last big protests cost $150 million in NYPD overtime — with tens of millions more in lawsuit settlements.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 30: Police arrest protesters during pro-Palestinian demonstrations at The City College Of New York (CUNY) as the NYPD cracks down on protest camps at both Columbia University and CCNY on April 30, 2024 in New York City. A heavy police presence surrounded both campuses on Tuesday as local law enforcement cleared tent encampments set up by pro-Palestinian protesters. Classes at both schools have been moved virtually to online learning in response to the recent campus unrest. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Israel’s War on Gaza

After Raids, NYPD Denied Student Protesters Water and Food in Jail

Akela Lacy

- May 6

Two college protesters were placed in solitary confinement, according to Columbia professors who worked in real time to support jailed students.

They Exposed an Israeli Spyware Firm. Now the Company Is Badgering Them in Court.

Shawn Musgrave

- May 6

NSO Group, which makes Pegasus spyware, keeps trying to extract information from Citizen Lab researchers — and a judge keeps swatting it down.

Israel’s War on Gaza

NYC Mayor Smeared a Grandmother as an “Outside Agitator” to Justify NYPD Assault on Columbia

Jeremy Scahill

- May 3

Nahla Al-Arian lost more than 200 relatives in Israel's attacks on Gaza. Then Eric Adams said she was the reason police raided Columbia.

Representative Jamaal Bowman, a Democrat from New York, during a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Lawmakers on the education committee will grill the leaders of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology about their responses to protests that erupted after the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. Photographer: Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Israel’s War on Gaza

AIPAC’s Next Top Target? Rep. Jamaal Bowman

Akela Lacy

- May 3

The Israel lobby is expected to start a $20 million ad blitz backing its handpicked candidate against the incumbent Squad member.