Michael Laxer
Letter by Academics Across the Globe Raises Concerns Over the ICC’s Inaction on Gaza
Pro-Palestine demonstrations held outside the International Criminal Court headquarters in the Hague. By Global News Service At least 184...
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Michael Laxer
Dec 12, 20231 min read
DPRK calls US "a stumbling block to international peace and security"
In a strongly worded statement the Democratic People's Republic of Korea denounced the U.S. for vetoing the UN Security Council...
Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20232 min read
West Bank General Strike Kicks Off Global Protest Against Israel's War on Gaza
Work stoppages were also held in Jordan, Lebanon, and elsewhere to demand an end to the Israeli onslaught. Image via X By Jake Johnson,...
Michael Laxer
Dec 9, 20236 min read
‘Practices for Care and Endurance’ Support Those Organizing for Ceasefire in Gaza
Amid genocidal violence and mass civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip, well-known writers, artists, healers, and activists shared practices...
Michael Laxer
Dec 9, 20231 min read
Thousands march in solidarity with Palestine in Holguín, Cuba
Granma reports that thousands marched in Holguín, Cuba both in solidarity with Palestine and in memory of a group of six young...
Michael Laxer
Dec 8, 20233 min read
'Huge Loss' as Gaza Luminary Refaat Alareer 'Assassinated' by Israel
"Refaat Alareer embraced everything good and pure about Gaza and Palestine," said one friend. "He will not be forgotten and his legacy...
Michael Laxer
Dec 7, 20233 min read
'End the War on Gaza... End It Now': Doctors Decry Relentless Israeli Attack
"We are in the darkest time for the right to health in our lifetimes," said one U.N. expert. By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams Doctors...
Michael Laxer
Dec 6, 20231 min read
United Auto Workers Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza
Brandon Mancilla, Director for United Auto Workers Region 9A outside of the White House gates at a press conference on the morning of...
Michael Laxer
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Human Rights Monitor Says 90% Killed by Israel in Gaza Were Civilians
The Israeli military has admitted to a 66% civilian death rate, which it has called "tremendously positive." By Jake Johnson, Common...
Michael Laxer
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Risk of Infectious Diseases, Malnutrition Soars as Israel Resumes Attacks on Gaza Strip
By Global News Service “Even if peace was declared, we have a massive public health challenge ahead of us,” said Michael Ryan, Executive...
Michael Laxer
Dec 5, 20231 min read
Cypriots Hit the Streets With a Massive Display of Solidarity With Palestine
Image from the march on December 3 in Nicosia -- image via Facebook By Global News Service On December 3, a major Palestine solidarity...
Michael Laxer
Dec 4, 20232 min read
15,899 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, at least 6,600 of them children
Image of the aftermath of Gaza bombardments via UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder on X Al Jazeera reports that in his...
Michael Laxer
Dec 3, 20233 min read
'Death Zone': Over 700 Killed in 24 Hours as Israeli Bombing Blitz of Gaza Rages
"What Israel is doing in Gaza right now is one of the most cruel tactics of war I've ever seen," said one healthcare aid worker. By Jon...
Michael Laxer
Dec 2, 20233 min read
UAW Becomes Largest US Union to Back Gaza Cease-Fire
"From opposing fascism in WWII to mobilizing against apartheid South Africa and the Contra war, the UAW has consistently stood for...
Michael Laxer
Dec 1, 20239 min read
The Power of Poetry to Move Us to Love in Times of Human Cruelty
San Francisco’s third poet laureate, devorah major, speaks on Palestine and how poetry can help us connect as we navigate the violence of...
Michael Laxer
Dec 1, 20232 min read
At least 109 Palestinians already killed as slaughter in Gaza begins again
The slaughter in Gaza has begun again after the humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas broke down on Friday morning (December 1). Al...
Michael Laxer
Dec 1, 20234 min read
'Nightmarish Situation' as Israel Resumes Assault on Gaza
"Anything other than sustained peace and at-scale emergency aid will mean catastrophe for the children of Gaza," said a UNICEF...
Michael Laxer
Nov 30, 20233 min read
DPRK denounces atrocities committed by Israel under the pretext of “right to self-defense”
In a statement Thursday, November 30, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said that...
Michael Laxer
Nov 30, 20231 min read
Labour loses control of another major UK city council as councillors quit in Norwich
The Labour Party in the UK has lost control of Norwich City Council after four city councillors and one county councillor quit the party....
Michael Laxer
Nov 30, 20232 min read
Media Outlets Call for an End to Israel’s Massacre of Palestinian Journalists
Palestinian journalists in Gaza attend a funeral for a colleague -- image via People's Dispatch By Global News Service The world is...
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