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Hundreds rally at Rittenhouse Square on Thursday to condemn Israel’s Gaza occupation and demand an immediate cease-fire before marching to Center City. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky)
Politics & Policy

Hundreds of Palestine activists protest Israel in Philadelphia amid Gaza peace negotiations

Activists gathered in Rittenhouse Square on Independence Day before marching to Center City. Protesters said they see little hope in a “hypocritical” U.S.–backed peace plan.

10 months ago

Benjamin Netanyahu
Politics & Policy

Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal

The Israeli prime minister made the comments in an interview with an Israeli TV channel late Sunday. They could represent another setback for mediators trying to end the war.

11 months ago

The state Capitol building
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Colleges would face financial punishments for boycotting or divesting from Israel under new Pa. bill

Pennsylvania colleges and universities that boycott or divest from Israel for political reasons would be cut off from state funding under a new bill.

11 months ago

Antony Blinken
Community

Hamas responds to Gaza cease-fire plan seeking some changes. U.S. says it’s ‘evaluating’ the reply

Hamas says it has given Qatari and Egyptian mediators its reply to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, seeking some “amendments” on the deal.

11 months ago

Antonio Guterres
Politics & Policy

U.N. Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

The U.S.-sponsored resolution has been accepted by Israel, according to the U.S. It calls on Hamas, which initially viewed the proposal “positively,” to accept the plan.

11 months ago

Army supplies on a boat
Community

A senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in ‘full-blown famine’

Cindy McCain said a cease-fire and a greatly increased flow of aid through land and sea routes was essential to confronting the growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.

1 year ago

Philadelphia Temple, Drexel and UPenn students marched west on Market Street to the campus of the University of Pennsylvania to protest U.S. support of Israel in the Gaza war on April 25, 2024. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Photo essay: Penn, Drexel and Temple students demand ceasefire in Gaza, establish encampment

Protests, sit-ins and encampments decrying the war in Gaza have swept university campuses across the U.S. Here’s how things unfolded in Philadelphia on Thursday, in photos.

1 year ago

Protesters march from City Hall down Market Street near Drexel
Community
Billy Penn

Students from multiple campuses march through Center City calling for ceasefire in Gaza

Hundreds of students and faculty at Temple, Drexel and Penn staged walkouts and rallies at their respective campuses as part of nationwide demonstrations.

1 year ago

Protesters at temple
Community

Philly university students join nationwide call for ceasefire in Gaza; encampment established at Penn

Hundreds marched through Center City on Thursday, stopping at Philly campuses and City Hall, calling for a permanent ceasefire and demanding local divestment from Israel.

1 year ago

Listen 1:48
Agnes Callamard
Courts & Law

World seeing near breakdown of international law amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Amnesty says

The human rights organization's annual report says powerful governments, including the U.S., Russia and China, have led a global disregard for international rules and values.

1 year ago

The American and Ukrainian flags wave in the wind outside of the Capitol on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Washington. The Senate is moving ahead with $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Politics & Policy

Senate overwhelmingly passes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with big bipartisan vote

The bill passed the Senate on Tuesday after the House had approved the package Saturday.

1 year ago

people marching in the street for a ceasefire
Politics & Policy

The Uncommitted: Pa. primary is another litmus test for Biden’s handling of Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

A coalition wants 50,000 voters to write in “uncommitted” for president, rather than a candidate. The message: Stop aiding genocide or risk losing the state.

1 year ago

Military robot
Science
Billy Penn

Philly manufacturer of military robot dogs is a target of Gaza war protests

Pennovation’s Ghost Robotics has embraced the weaponization of its robots.

1 year ago

Democrat Summer Lee speaks to supporters on election night
Politics & Policy

A Pa. congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel’s handling of war

Summer Lee is the first Black woman elected to Congress from Pa. If defeated, she would be the first Democratic incumbent in Congress to lose a primary this year.

1 year ago

missiles in the air at night
Community

Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted

The attack marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel.

1 year ago

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