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What it’s like to be a family caught in the crosshairs of Israel’s ‘de-Palestinization’ of Jerusalem
A Palestinian family’s dream home is demolished by Israeli forces as part of settlement expansion and the forced displacement of communities near Jerusalem.
Defending Peace, Building Socialism
Report from the Progressive International Peace Brigade to Venezuela.
Declassified Documents Detail Israel’s Role at the Start of Sri Lanka’s Civil War
Recently declassified Israeli archives reveal that in the 1980s, Israel secretly supplied Sri Lanka with millions in weapons, military training disguised as agricultural advice, and even campaign support, despite documented human rights abuses and doubts about a military solution to the civil war.
PI Briefing | No. 9 | Choke Point
The battle over the Strait of Hormuz has revealed a new balance of forces in West Asia — and the desperation of those seeking to reverse it.
“Lebanon is not alone.”
Statement from the Cabinet of the Progressive International
Speeches
“We can prevail. We shall prevail.”
At the People’s Congress for The Hague Group, Omar Barghouti, Co-founder of the BDS movement for Palestinian rights, explained why Palestine serves as both the testing ground for a new era of imperial impunity and the essential starting point for global liberation movements.
Speeches
“There is always more we can do.”
At the People’s Congress for The Hague Group, author Sally Rooney reflects on the power of grassroots solidarity, from a Dublin supermarket strike against apartheid to the moral imperative of joining the BDS movement today.
Imperialism
Defend Cuba From US Efforts to Crush It
The U.S. government under Trump and Rubio is intensifying its decades-long economic blockade of Cuba to deliberately create conditions of starvation and collapse.
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 7 | Oil Rains Over Tehran
As Washington and Tel Aviv widen their assault from Gaza to Tehran, Beirut and beyond, forty states gathered in The Hague to test a different proposition: that international law can still be enforced.
Social Justice
Reflections on seven years of organizing with the Mathare Social Justice Centre
A personal reflection tracing the Mathare Social Justice Centre's evolution from single-issue campaigns to an integrated movement rooted in political education, cooperative economics, and community power.
Palestine
"Gaza is not an isolated tragedy. It is the epicentre of global politics."
At the People’s Congress for The Hague Group, PI Council Member Yara Hawari reflects on how the ongoing genocide in Gaza serves as a testing ground for weapons, surveillance, and repression that will be exported to the world.
Imperialism
Trump Administration Mandates Venezuelan Oil Royalties, Taxes Be Paid to US-Run Accounts
Washington has imposed control over Venezuelan crude exports, with proceeds deposited in US Treasury-run accounts before being partially returned to Caracas.
Labor
The UAW Volkswagen Contract Is a Win for Unions in the South
After 502 days of bargaining and a strike threat, the United Auto Workers has won its first contract at Volkswagen in Tennessee, USA.
Statements
“Trump and Netanyahu have unleashed ‘Operation Epic Fury.’ For the sake of humanity, we must stop them.”
Statement from the Cabinet of the Progressive International
Briefing
PI Briefing | No. 6 | Rival Architectures
From Trump’s “Board of Peace” to The Hague Group, two rival architectures now contend over Palestine’s future.
Regions
West Asia
What it’s like to be a family caught in the crosshairs of Israel’s ‘de-Palestinization’ of Jerusalem
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