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U-M faculty coalition calls out administration for treatment of Arabs and Muslims on campus
A report highlights one-sided communications and institutional discrimination over the past five months
By Layla McMurtrie
Tags: Michigan, News, Education, University of Michigan faculty, University of Michigan Palestine, University of Michigan Israel, Free Palestine, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, UM protests, UM Honors Convocation, President Ono, Slideshow
Michigan leaders pledge to ‘Vote Uncommitted’ in Democratic primary due to Biden’s handling of Gaza
The “Listen to Michigan” campaign aims to pressure the president to call for a ceasefire
Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, News, Free Palestine, vote uncommitted, President Joe Biden, Israel, Gaza, Michigan politics, Dearborn, Detroit, Slideshow
Tlaib bill slams door on war cash for politicos and their families
“We are sick of politicians profiting from endless wars,” the Detroit Democrat says
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Rashida Tlaib, Congress, war, Department of Defense, Washington D.C., Israel, Hamas, Public Citizen, People of Pentagon
Ridin’ with Biden
By Clay Jones
Tags: Claytoonz, Claytoonz, LOL, Joe Biden, Gaza, Israel, Democrats, Republicans
Detroit’s MLK Day rally will feature Rashida Tlaib and Shawn Fain as speakers
This year’s event will explore how current and past struggles for liberation intersect
Tags: Metro Detroit, Labor, News, Things to Do, Civil Rights, MLK Day, Rashida Tlaib, Shawn Fain, Palestine, Gaza, Israel, Militarism, Detroit events, march, Martin Luther King Jr., I Have A Dream, Detroit community, Slideshow
Majority of Detroit-area voters support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, poll finds
The new survery found that 53% of Detroit-area voters disapprove of President Joe Biden’s handling of the conflict
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Government, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Middle East, Ceasefire Now, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Rashida Tlaib, Slideshow
Cornel West calls for end to Palestinian occupation at Dearborn visit
The independent presidential candidate made a campaign stop in Michigan this week preaching a ‘spiritual and moral awakening’
By Randiah Camille Green
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Cornel West, Dearborn, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, 2024 election, Slideshow
Hamtramck City Council votes to rename street in support of Palestine
Some questioned how this gesture is different from the city’s ban on LGBTQ+ pride flags
Tags: Metro Detroit, Government, Palestine, Israel, Hamtramck, Gaza, Slideshow
Thanedar blames hack for social media post that called Israel a ‘terrorist state’
The initial post prompted some to question whether the Detroit Democrat has once again changed his position on Israel
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Hacked, social media, Twitter, X, Shri Thanedar, Congress, Hamas, Israel, Palestine
Family of Israeli hostages to join Detroit’s Hanukkah ceremony
The Menorah in the D festivities are set for Thursday in Cadillac Square
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Things to Do, Menorah in the D, Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov, Israel, Gaza, Palestine, Jewish people in metro Detroit
Rep. Aiyash to join hunger strike in D.C. calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza
Dem leader doesn’t say whether he’ll support Biden’s reelection
By Jon King, Michigan Advance
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, State Rep. Abraham Aiyash, Hamtramck, Michigan Democratic Party, Israel, Joe Biden, Gaza, Slideshow
Detroit becomes biggest U.S. city to pass resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza
The City Council resolution passed 7-2 following hundreds of comments by Detroiters
Tags: Michigan, News, Government, Detroit, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Detroit City Council, Slideshow
Michigan Muslim leaders pledge to ‘abandon Biden,’ regardless of the consequences
Activists say they can no longer re-elect a president who did nothing to save thousands of Palestinians
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Joe Biden, election, politics, muslims, Dawud Wallid, Israel, Gaza, genocide, rally, protest, Detroit
Detroit’s surveillance technology similar to Israel’s, police commissioner says
Willie Burton says the same technology used by Detroit police is used by Israel to oppress Palestinians
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Detroit, surveillance, Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, Willie Burton, ShotSpotter, facial recognition, Israel, Palestinians, Slideshow
Thanedar was a harsh critic of Israel before becoming an outspoken defender
The Detroit Democrat’s condemnation of Tlaib smacks of hypocrisy
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Rashida Tlaib, Congress, Shri Thanedar, Democrats, Israel, Palestine, Hamas
Lapointe: Rashida Tlaib under right-wing attack for defending Palestine
The only Palestinian in Congress is accused of hating Israel and supporting Hamas terrorists. That’s ‘rooted in bigoted assumptions,’ she says.
By Joe Lapointe
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Lapointe, Media, Politics & Government, Views & Opinions, Rashida Tlaib, Palestine, Hamas, Israel, Muslims in metro Detroit, Slideshow
Tlaib grieves Palestinian and Israeli lives lost after Hamas attacks, calls for end of ‘apartheid’
Michigan members of Congress speak out on ongoing violence in Israel
By Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance
Tags: Michigan News, Civil Rights, News, Politics & Government, Rashida Tlaib, Palestine, Israel
State senator from Detroit apologizes to Arab Americans for Israel trip
Sylvia Santana’s visit came as violence against Palestinians has escalated
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Sylvia Santana, Detroit, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Muslims, Arab Americans, apology, Israel, Palestinians, Arab American News, politics
Washtenaw County Dems criticized for ‘antisemitism’ in TikTok post
The social media post was in reference to a pro-Israel group supporting centrist Dems
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Andy Levin, Haley Stevens, Washtenaw County Democratic Party, Washtenaw County, election, politics, Israel, AIPAC, antisemitism
Progressive Democrats under attack: Pro-Israel groups throw big money into deceptive ads to sway congressional elections in metro Detroit
An analysis of campaign finance records found that pro-Israel PACs are outspending other groups to unseat progressives like Rashida Tlaib and Andy Levin
Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Detroit, Metro Detroit, Rashida Tlaib, Andy Levin, Bernie Sanders, Shri Thanedar, Michigan, Democrats, Israel, AIPAC
Michigan’s ‘Bikers, Buds, & Brews’ taps Marcy Playground and Soul Asylum
Detroit’s ‘NSFW’ art and music exhibit is not what you think