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‘Working towards peace’: Lander-Grinspoon Academy engages kids in learning about conflict, peace activism
05-12-2024 10:33 AM

By ALEXA LEWIS

NORTHAMPTON — Navigating the complex violence between Israel and the Palestinian peoples is a difficult task for anyone. For children, the conflict can seem even more daunting and inaccessible. These days, community members at Lander-Grinspoon Academy...

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In address at UMass, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib cheers on those who faced consequences for supporting Palestine at flagship last spring
11-26-2024 5:26 PM

By SAMUEL GELINAS

AMHERST — “Don’t breathe. Be invisible. We don’t want trouble.”As a woman who grew up under illegal occupation in Palestine, these words became mantras for Fatima Elabed out of necessity. Her daughter, however, Michigan congresswoman and...


Protesters at Northampton rally call for Israeli PM’s arrest just before Netanyahu addresses Congress
07-24-2024 4:33 PM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Protesters from a variety of different activist groups in western Massachusetts coalesced onto the steps of City Hall Wednesday ahead of a speech before U.S. Congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, levying accusations of...


Karuna Center hosts activists for Middle East peace talk
07-21-2024 8:58 AM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

GREENFIELD — The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding hosted a virtual discussion on Wednesday during which activists reflected on the state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and shared ideas for community building and future peace efforts. Karuna Center...


Charged UMass protesters marshal defense: Question crackdown, cite ‘bad-faith’ chancellor negotiations
07-17-2024 4:51 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

BELCHERTOWN — Protesters who were arrested at the May 7 pro-Palestinian rally on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus filed out of the Eastern Hampshire District Courthouse Wednesday morning after pretrial proceedings to gather with...


Pro-Palestinian encampment disperses at UMass, but protests continue
04-30-2024 5:31 PM

By ALEXA LEWIS

AMHERST — At 6 a.m. on Tuesday, representatives of the University of Massachusetts administration arrived at the pro-Palestinian encampment that went up the previous day on the school’s South Lawn and issued a warning to protesters — take down their...


Hungry for an end to war in Gaza: A month into a daily fast, Valley residents won’t stop until demands are met
01-15-2024 9:40 AM

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — Every day for the past month, a group of three local activists have fasted daily from sunrise to sunset as they protest the Israel-Hamas war and the U.S. government’s involvement in the conflict.The protesters — Peter Kakos, Nick Mottern...


25-mile march for Palestinians from Northampton to Springfield set for Sunday
12-06-2023 6:18 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

NORTHAMPTON — Palestinian advocates will march 25 miles — the length of the Gaza Strip — from Northampton to Springfield on Sunday to demand Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey call for a permanent cease-fire.The 12-hour event, expected to draw at...


Book Bag: ‘High Bridge’ by Michael Miller; ‘Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine’ by Hannah Moushabeck
03-24-2023 3:33 PM

By STEVE PFARRER

High BridgeBy Michael Miller; Köehler Books Fayetteville, New York is not exactly a well-known locale. But in the mid-19th century, this village outside Syracuse was home to two people who would later make significant marks in U.S. history: President...

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