Over a year into the Gaza conflict, Hamas remains widely misunderstood. Due to persistent media mischaracterizations, the group is often compared to ISIS, used to justify Israel’s heavy-handed military tactics, and even portrayed as a group allegedly created and controlled by Israel. A few weeks ago, we published the first part of this video series.…

After a year of genocidal war on the people of Gaza, some 130 Israeli soldiers who had been called up from the reserves signed an open letter saying they will no longer serve in the Israeli army unless the government works towards a captive and ceasefire deal. Eliran Mazrahi, one of many Israeli troops suffering…

Charlotte Kates The following is an Oct. 20 interview Workers World did with Charlotte Kates, one of the founders of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. Workers World: Can you comment on any further developments since the Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) designation, while the Canadian government then brought no criminal charges against you recently?  Charlotte…

Philadelphia As Transgender Day of Remembrance — traditionally held on Nov. 20 each year — nears, we reel in grief as we remember those trans women, particularly trans women of color, who were murdered. We reel in grief knowing that only recently have police taken seriously our often violent demise. We reel in grief as…