#Palestinian rights

#Palestinian rights

Marc Lamont Hill speaks with Mahmoud Khalil about detention, dissent and the fight for Palestinian rights. After fleeing Syria's civil war, Palestinian Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was detained in the United States for more than 100 days after protesting against Israel's genocide in Gaza. He says his arrest was meant to silence dissent and intimidate others from speaking out.

Three Israeli police checkpoints frame the entrance to Damascus Gate, through which most Palestinians access the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City. They enter and leave through the impressive gate of the Ottoman era, apparently oblivious to the presence of the Israelis. Since October 2023, I practically never go to Damascus Gate. I use other entry points. I feel better if I don't see the police stationed there, marking the territory, making us feel so unsafe and vulnerable.

Amnesty International has accused Israel of enacting a deliberate policy of starvation in Gaza as the United Nations and aid groups warn of famine in the Palestinian enclave.

The entire debate over the EU-Israel Association Agreement is simply a sham that deflects criticism and fails to address Israel's breaches of international law.

As one of the largest companies in the world, Microsoft has immeasurable power to do the right thing: demand an end to this senseless tragedy, or we will cease our technological support for Israel.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley stated, 'only way to beat a dictator is with defiance,' highlighting the urgency of opposing perceived authoritarianism within the current U.S. administration.

"When I joined Google, over 20 years ago, it was just a start-up employing a few thousand people. It felt like we were committed to making something useful for society."

The suspect Cody Balmer said he targeted Jewish Governor Josh Shapiro due to perceived injustices against Palestinians, feeling strongly about Shapiro's political actions.

"We are all led to solidarity by a complicated array of emotional, political, material and coincidental experiences. What really matters in the end is what we conclude from all these influences."

A climate of fear, intimidation, censorship - that seems to be, like, the overwhelming atmosphere on campus.