Speaking at a press conference one day after the shootings by two teenagers who killed three Muslim men at the Islamic Center of San Diego, Hawaa Abdullah, the daughter of slain victim Amin Abdullah, passionately conveyed how seriously her father took his job of protecting the community. With her voice trembling, Hawaa’s grief was palpable, especially as she recalled her father’s deep sense of…
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Adam Hamawy, a doctor who served in Gaza amid the genocide, won a New Jersey congressional primary on Tuesday, demonstrating the continued impact of the Palestine solidarity movement on U.S. politics. Egyptian-born Hamawy beat 11 other Democrats and will be the Democratic candidate on the ballot for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District. The winner of the Democratic primary is expected to…
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Truthout was founded in 2001, with George W. Bush in the White House and war hawks circling the halls of power. Haymarket Books was founded the same year. Over the wildly tumultuous political period since, our two organizations have connected organizers, activists, and curious readers with books, essays, and reported pieces that have informed and aided their efforts to understand the world and…
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Following the deadly shooting at an Islamic center in Southern California on Monday, Laura Loomer, a right-wing commentator and informal adviser to President Donald Trump, issued multiple social media posts disparaging the victims and their community. The shooting occurred late Monday morning, when two individuals opened fire on the Islamic Center of San Diego. The pair reportedly killed…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel is the only place where Christians can thrive in the Middle East, after bombing countless churches and Christian sites across the region and amid outrage over a picture of an Israeli soldier taking a sledgehammer to the face of a statue of Jesus Christ in Lebanon. In a statement posted to X, Netanyahu said that he condemns…
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth asked Pentagon officials to pray for “overwhelming violence” against enemies in Iran and elsewhere in the “name of Jesus Christ” at a Christian worship service on Wednesday. The remarks, made at Hegseth’s monthly worship service — the first he’s held since the U.S. and Israel began their war on Iran — reinforced public concerns over his Christian nationalist…
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