By: ADALAH JUSTICE PROJECT

Don't forget about Gaza. Demand the US stop financing the murder of Palestinians.

By: Evan Hill, Christiaan Triebert, Ainara Tiefenthäler, John Ismay, Soliman Hijjy, Phil Robibero, Drew Jordan, Yousur Al-Hlou, Christoph Koettl and Patrick Kingsley

On May 16, Israeli airstrikes destroyed three apartment buildings, decimating several families. We visited the scene, interviewed survivors and analyzed videos, photos and satellite images to find out what happened.

By Yousur Al-Hlou, Neil Collier and Soliman Hijjy

Palestinians in Gaza used their phones to capture the toll of the 11-day war in May.

By: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

“Since late May, Human Rights Watch interviewed in person 30 Palestinians who witnessed Israeli attacks, were relatives of civilians killed, or were residents of areas targeted. Human Rights Watch also visited the site of four strikes, inspected remnants of munitions, and analyzed satellite imagery, video footage, and photographs taken following the attacks.”

By: SERAJ ASSI

“Gaza is not a state at war with Israel. A narrow strip of land subjected to a brutal siege for more than fifteen years, Gaza is alternately called the world’s largest refugee camp and the world’s largest open-air prison. UN reports describe it as “unlivable.” The majority of its two million people live in cramped refugee camps. The bitter irony is that the dire situation in Gaza was created by Israel itself…”

By: INVEST IN JUSTICE COALITION

“The siege on Gaza is no longer seen as a form of warfare. The denial of Palestinian political rights and the right to self-determination are deferred. Instead, we see Gaza as a humanitarian case of the need for access to water, healthcare, etc. The creation of catastrophe has continued to be used by Israel through the pandemic. Originally Israel denied Palestinian access to PCR tests. For the first 5 months of the pandemic, the authorities there had to rely on putting people in quarantine for over a month because they had no access to PCR testing. Likewise, Israel has denied its obligation to provide vaccines under international law.”

By: SUMAYA AWAD

“Suppose you want to talk about Gaza within the context of traditional establishment political discourse of a two-state solution, promoted and normalized by the international community and Palestinian allies. In that case, you won’t be able to address the issues facing Gaza because you have to talk about a region with the highest population density, with the highest number of refugees. We’re talking about 13,000 people per square mile, and this is expected to double by 2050.”