Category Archives: Israel/Palestine

Conscientious Objectors: How to Not Support War in a Culture of Endless War

Posted on 06/28/2026 by Kimberlie Kranich

A longer version of this article appeared on Kimberlie Kranich’s Substack page on May 18, 2026. Americans live in a country that celebrates Veterans Day, sends military recruiters into high schools, and considers members of the military patriots. Social media … Continue reading →

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The Zionist Lobby and Repealing Illinois’s Anti-Boycott Law, HB2723/SB2462

Posted on 06/28/2026 by Dua Aldasouqi

President Harry Truman was the first world leader to recognize the theft of the Palestinian lands of 1948 as Israel; he did so eleven minutes after its creation. When discussing the topic, he’s quoted to have said, “I am sorry, … Continue reading →

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Gaza Denialism and the Wider War

Posted on 06/28/2026 by Janice Jayes

In the early months of the war on Gaza US foreign policy paid less attention to the war crimes committed by Israel against Palestinians than the possibility that the war might spread into a regional conflagration. The US administrations (first … Continue reading →

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Epstein’s Global Role

Posted on 06/28/2026 by Paul Mueth

If someone updated Israel Shahak’s seminal 1982 book Israel’s Global Role: Weapons for Repression, they would no doubt have to add an extra chapter for Jeffrey Epstein’s activities. Or perhaps an entire extra volume would be needed. With that as … Continue reading →

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Inspired by Palestinians, They Risked Their Lives to Reach Gaza by Boat: Three Americans from the Global Sumud Flotilla Describe Their Journey

Posted on 03/02/2026 by Kimberlie Kranich

            A longer version of this article appeared on Kimberlie Kranich’s Substack page on November 21, 2025. The Three Americans Paul Reid, a graphic designer based in Portland, Oregon; Carsie Blanton, a songwriter based in … Continue reading →

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My Turn: An Airing of the Local Jewish Laundry

Posted on 03/02/2026 by Jake McGinty

This article was rejected by the News-Gazette as an op-ed. To those unfamiliar with our local Jewish scene, our Champaign-Urbana community might seem small; but we in fact have four major Jewish institutions that pull a lot of weight in … Continue reading →

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December Issue Front Cover

Posted on 01/09/2026 by Public i
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Not Every Israeli, but All of Israel

Posted on 01/09/2026 by Dua Aldasouqi

It’s been nearly four weeks since the start of “not a ceasefire” in Gaza. This “ceasefire,” like every previous one, means that Palestinians cease while Israel continues to fire, albeit at a slower pace—one more palatable to world leaders. Since … Continue reading →

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Fighting Antisemitism Means Defending Free Speech

Posted on 01/09/2026 by Clara Belitz and Jessica Greenberg and Brett Ashley Kaplan

While we were hopeful that local, statewide, national, and international opposition to the war in Gaza and to the starvation of its citizens that resulted in the October 10, 2025 ceasefire would make peace, since then both sides have broken … Continue reading →

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Friendship during Genocide: Former Marine and Palestinian Mother in Gaza Claim Each Other as Family

Posted on 01/09/2026 by Kimberlie Kranich

This is part one of a two-part article on friendship and solidarity during Israel’s war against Palestinians in Gaza. Ear-to-ear smiles form on all three women’s faces when Asma appears on Zoom from 6,000 miles away in Khan Younis in … Continue reading →

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October Issue Front Cover

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Public i

The Human Cost of the War on Gaza Ms Rachel, a YouTube preschool educator, has suffered online and offline harassment for bringing attention to children suffering in the Israeli War on Gaza. She is shown here with Rahaf, a three-year-old … Continue reading →

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Co-Conspirators: American and Israeli Bombs Drop on Iran

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Grant Chassy

On June 21, 2025, “pro-peace” President Donald Trump announced to the world that the United States had (illegally) bombed Iran. After decades of bloodlust, Israel had finally gotten the war in Iran that it desperately craved. Israeli prime minister and … Continue reading →

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Ms. Rachel is Not Hamas: Zionist Propaganda Debunked

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Alen Romero

Ms. Rachel, as she’s known to many, is the stage name of Rachel Griffin-Accurso, part of a new generation of children’s educational programming creators that have moved off of television and onto streaming services. Stars like Blippi and shows like … Continue reading →

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Defining Antisemitism

Posted on 10/06/2025 by Walter Feinberg

Dueling Definitions of Antisemitism Consider two definitions of antisemitism. The first holds that antisemitism refers to hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against individual Jews. It can be manifested in various forms, including negative stereotypes, violence, and social exclusion. The second holds … Continue reading →

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August Issue Front Cover

Posted on 08/20/2025 by Public i

AGAINST GENOCIDE, FOR ISRAEL DIVESTMENT

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State Treasurer Frerich’s Investments are Unpopular and Immoral

Posted on 08/20/2025 by Bryan Maxwell and Clara Belitz

In March, community organizers from Champaign-Urbana launched a local campaign to demand an end to Illinois’s investments in corporations supporting Israel’s genocide against the people of Palestine, including Illinois’s direct purchase of Israel Bonds. The local effort joins a statewide … Continue reading →

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UIUC Engineering Open House

Posted on 08/20/2025 by Alen Romero

This year the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Engineering Open House 2025 was expecting 40,000 visitors April 4 and 5. Designed to showcase the talents and research of students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields, the theme this year … Continue reading →

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August Issue Back Cover

Posted on 08/18/2025 by Public i

LOCAL PROTESTS

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“We’re Good, They’re Evil,” Israel Defense Forces Reservist Tells Chabad Audience—While Protesters Object to a “Murderer” on Campus

Posted on 05/14/2025 by Kimberlie Kranich

On March 5, the Chabad Center for Jewish Life at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hosted Ari Kalker, a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), who spoke about his combat experiences in Gaza. Meanwhile, protesters across the street shouted … Continue reading →

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Israel Anti-Boycott Act a Threat to Free Speech

Posted on 05/14/2025 by Belden Fields

As part of our continuing republication of past articles written by our late cofounder, editorial collective member, and longtime social activist Belden Fields, we chose the article below, from our September 2017 issue, for its clear relevance to the ongoing, … Continue reading →

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