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Released COP28 Draft Agreement Omits Call for Fossil Fuel Phaseout
Climate advocates decry the draft text, which proposes fossil fuel “reductions” instead.
UPenn President Resigns as Right Sets Terms for Repressing Palestine Solidarity
Three university presidents were questioned by Trump ally Rep. Elise Stefanik at a House Education Committee hearing.
Will COP28 End Up as the Greatest Flop in Global Climate Diplomacy Thus Far?
Environmental economist James K. Boyce analyzes the roadblocks to climate action at the COP28 climate summit.
Honoring the Life and Work of Gaza Scholar Refaat Alareer, Killed by IDF Strike
Alareer used his pen and his voice to fight back and to write back, says scholar and policy analyst Jehad Abusalim.
Gaza Poet Describes Being Stripped, Jailed and Beaten by Israeli Forces
“I felt … terrorized by this army because they were ordering us to do everything at gunpoint,” says Mosab Abu Toha.
“Palestine Is About Living in Spite of Everything”
“Hope is what the history of Palestine has taught me,” says Palestinian feminist Rana Barakat.
Gaza Aid Worker Describes “Horror” of His Family’s Third Forced Relocation
Yousef Hammash’s family, like thousands of other Palestinians, have now resorted to living in a makeshift tent.
Humanitarian Groups Demand Ceasefire as Israel Intensifies Genocidal War on Gaza
The Norwegian Refugee Council’s Shaina Low describes the “hectic, chaotic, desperate” conditions on the ground in Gaza.
Israel Is Using Artificial Intelligence to Generate Military Targets in Gaza
Gaza’s civilian devastation is in part the result of a “very loose interpretation of what a military target is.”
New Revelations “Call Into Question the Integrity of COP28,” Says Journalist
The UAE is using COP28 to deflect from its human rights abuses and boost the standing of oil CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber.