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Today we honor the memory of over 170 Palestinian martyrs who were killed in Gaza eight years ago from November 14-21, 2012 in what was a pre-meditated genocide by the zionist entity.  During eight days of bombing from the land, air and sea, occupation forces intentionally targeted residential buildings, carrying out multiple massacres in which entire families were murdered. In … Honoring Gaza’s Martyrs Eight Years After November 2012

After 103 days on hunger strike in protest of his indefinite detention without charge or trial, Palestinian political prisoner Maher al-Akhras announced today that he is suspending his strike and will be released on 11/26 in what amounts to a major victory for the Palestinian prisoners movement. Within Our Lifetime joins Palestinians around the world … Victory To Maher al-Akhras! Free All Palestinian Prisoners!

Tuesday November 3rd marked Palestinian political prisoner Maher al-Akhras’s 100th day on hunger strike for freedom in protest of his indefinite detention without charge or trial. Take action as we continue to uplift the call for his immediate release by participating in Within Our Lifetime’s #FreeMaherAlAkhras photo campaign. 1.Write out your own sign 2. Post … TAKE ACTION: #FreeMaherAlAkhras Photo Campaign

Today we remember and honor the forty-nine Palestinians who were martyred in the Kafr Qassem massacre on October 29th, 1956.  On that day, the occupation imposed a curfew on the village of Kafr Qassem in 1948 Palestine while the Palestinian residents of the village were out working in the fields.  Zionist forces were then dispatched … October 29th, 1956: Remembering the Kafr Qassem Massacre and Reclaiming Palestinian History

Never Forget The Qibya Massacre! On October 14, 1953, israeli occupation forces led by future Prime Minister Ariel Sharon carried out the Qibya massacre in the West Bank, murdering 77 innocent Palestinians in cold blood, at least half of whom were women and children. Ordered by the highest levels of the government and given the … Never Forget The Qibya Massacre!

On Indigenous Peoples Day we return to Frantz Fanon, who wrote, “For a colonized people the most essential value, because the most concrete, is first and foremost the land.” Today we reiterate the right of indigenous people to defend their land and resist the forces of settler colonialism and capitalism by any means necessary — … Indigenous Peoples Day

Today we uplift the memory of Mohammed Al-Durrah, who was was martyred twenty years ago on September 30, 2000, two days after the Al-Aqsa Intifada began. Mohammed, who was just 12 years old, was shot and killed by israeli occupation forces in Gaza while his father attempted to shield him in his arms. An ambulance … “For Our Homeland, For Palestine”: Remembering Mohammed Al-Durrah

Today we commemorate the start of the Al-Aqsa Intifada (Second Intifada), which lasted from September 2000 – February 2005. The Second Intifada began on Sept. 28, 2000 after the zionist war criminal Ariel Sharon visited the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem under the protection of hundreds of police. In an attempt to provoke Palestinians, Sharon … Commemorating al-Aqsa Intifada

As of Tuesday, September 22, WOL’s chairperson and co-founder Nerdeen Kiswani has been the target of a racist, anti-Palestinian smear campaign launched by zionists in an attempt to get her expelled from the CUNY School of Law. After having been publicly attacked over the years by the likes of Ben Shaprio, Daniel Pipes and Roseanne … #WeStandWithNerdeen: Take Action

PALESTINIANS WILL RETURN WITHIN OUR LIFETIME!على هذه الأرض ما يستحق الحياة“On this land is something worth living for” Today, on the final day of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network’s week of #Action4Return, we brought this message to the heart of NYC to uplift and amplify the Palestinian right of return in the belly of the … “Palestinians Will Return Within Our Lifetime” #Action4Return