#Palestinians

#Palestinians

We dedicate the show to remembering Malcolm X on what would have been his 98th birthday Friday.We begin with an address by world-renowned abolitionist, author and activist Angela Davis on Malcolm's legacy, attacks on the teaching of Black history by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and more."This is a time to reflect deeply on the long struggle for liberation," Davis said.

Supporters of Palestinian rights mark al-Nakba Day at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on May 15, 2022.MANDEL NGAN / AFP via Getty Images Seventy-five years ago today, the Jewish state of Israel was established and the Palestinian state of despair and homelessness began.Palestinians refer to this day as "al-Nakba," the catastrophe that resulted in the ethnic cleansing of nearly 750,000 natives and the destruction of more than 500 Palestinian villages and towns.

The demolition of schools amounts to coercive transfer of families with children from their villages and homes.Jubbet adh-Dibh, occupied West Bank Ten-year-old Omar Salah could not go to school on Sunday because Israeli forces demolished it after no building permit was granted for the building.Before 4am, Israeli soldiers were at the elementary school in Jubbet adh-Dhib with bulldozers, trucks and army vehicles.

A view from the area where an attack by Israeli warplanes completely destroyed a building in Beit Lahia, in the north of Gaza on May 12, 2023.Ali Jadallah / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images It should come as no surprise that the United States has fully backed Israel in its latest assault on Gaza.In the hours before Israel began raining down more bombs on the besieged territory, Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen over the phone.

Image A Ukrainian soldier removing branches that had concealed a howitzer.Credit...Tyler Hicks/The New York Times Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, said yesterday that it needed more time to begin a counteroffensive against Russia because Ukraine's forces are still waiting for military equipment promised by the West.

To understand why progressives should challenge Joe Biden in the upcoming Democratic presidential primary, remember what happened during the last one.When Bernie Sanders exited the 2020 race after winning more than 1,000 delegates he cashed in his votes for public policy clout.Mr. Sanders's supporters joined Mr. Biden's allies in working groups that crafted a common agenda on the economy, education, health care, criminal justice, immigration and climate change.