Gaza

Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Israel’s Destruction of Gaza Over Last 2 Years ‘Would Not Have Been Possible’ Without $21.7 Billion From US

by Julia Conley in Common Dreams, October 7, 2025 Tuesday marked two years since the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel that killed more than 1,100 people and provoked the Israeli military’s slaughter of over 67,000 Palestinians in Gaza, and a new report provides an accounting of the United States’ support…

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October 8, 2025
Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Genocide as spectacle: The Netflix era of war

by Ismail Salahuddin in Middle East Monitor, Sept 14, 2025 In an age where our phones glow with the endless stream of breaking news, short videos, and curated feeds, genocide itself has been transformed into consumable content. We live not simply in an era of wars but in what might…

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September 15, 2025
SJPJC / United Nations

How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza

What is urgently needed is for the General Assembly to hold an Emergency Special Session to vote on a UN protection force, as well as a UN-led arms embargo, trade boycott, and divestment from Israel. by Medea Benjamin and Nicholas Davies in Common Dreams, September 3, 2025 One year ago,…

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September 4, 2025
Israeli occupation / Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

As Israeli Genocide Intensifies, Majority of Americans Support Palestinian Statehood

"Israel has lost the support of the world, including the American people," said policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs. By Stephen Prager, Common Dreams, August 20, 2025 As the US backs Israel's plans to occupy Gaza and expand illegal settlements in the West Bank, a solid majority of Americans say the world…

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August 20, 2025
Congress / Israeli occupation / Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Khanna, Lofgren, Panetta, Liccardo…Block the Bombs!

Members of Congress introduced the first ever bill that proactively seeks to prevent the U.S. from sending some of the worst weapons to the Israeli military.  The Gaza Healthy Ministry confirmed  59,219 people have been killed in Gaza by the Israeli military since October 7, 2023, with human rights organizations…

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July 23, 2025
San Jose State

SJSU: Reinstate Dr. Sang Hea Kil!

Professor Sang Hea Kil, a tenured member of the Department of Justice Studies, was notified on June 30 that her position was terminated effective July 14. Professor Kil had served as a faculty advisor to SJSU’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and acted as a liaison between…

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July 9, 2025
Latin America / Palestine Solidarity / SJPJC / War on Gaza

The Nakba anniversary: Shared lessons between Palestine and Latin America

by Eman Abusidu in Middle East Monitor While its geographical epicentre lies in the Middle East, the memory and meaning of the Nakba extend far beyond Palestine, resonating deeply across Latin America — a region shaped by colonisation, dictatorship, forced displacement and enduring resistance. Though the names, languages, and landscapes…

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May 18, 2025
American War in Vietnam / History / Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

How the Vietnam and Gaza Wars Shattered Young Illusions About US Leaders

Emerging generations learned that moral concerns about their country’s engagement in faraway wars meant little to policymakers in Washington. by Norman Solomon, Apr 30, 2025 in Common Dreams Eight years before the U.S.-backed regime in South Vietnam collapsed, I stood with high school friends at Manhattan’s Penn Station on the…

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May 6, 2025
American War in Vietnam / Palestine / SJPJC / War on Gaza

Echoes of burning flesh: From ‘The Napalm Girl’ to Hind Rajab

by Dr Mustafa Fetouri in Middle East Monitor, April 24, 2025 What happened to six-year-old Hind Rajab on 29 January, 2024, is a haunting echo of the horror that befell nine-year-old Kim Phuc in the Vietnamese village of Trảng Bàng more than half a century ago. In both cases, the…

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April 26, 2025
Rallies and Vigils / SJPJC / War on Gaza

12 Arrested at Travis AFB Resisting Weapons to Israel 

by Rick Sterling and Toby Blomé;  Apr 16, 2025, People's Arms EmbargoTravis AFB, Fairfield, CA At 7:30 a.m. on April 9, the heavy traffic flow into California’s Travis Air Force Base, the largest transport base in the country, came to a sudden stop.  As they have done numerous times, the “People’s…

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April 16, 2025