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HomeAuthorsJeannie Connerney

Articles by Jeannie Connerney

Middle East Wars

A Laboratory of Calculated Cruelty

April 23, 2026 Jeannie Connerney
The World Stands with Palestinian Prisoners “I refused to leave the hospital and sacrifice my patients, so the army punished me by killing my son.” These are the words of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who was one of 180 medical personnel arrested for refusing to […]
Arts and Culture

The Use and Abuse of Holy Week in Boston, Washington, and Rome

April 8, 2026 Jeannie Connerney
As Christians celebrated Holy Week around the world, messages from activists at Good Friday peace events and statements from Pope Leo contrasted starkly with the shamefully bizarre words coming out of the Trump administration. The imagery drawn from Christianity was used in a manner so […]
Action Report

Palestinians Commemorate Land Day as Israel Legalizes Their Executions

March 31, 2026 Jeannie Connerney
Fifty years ago on March 30, 1976, six unarmed Palestinians were murdered by Israeli soldiers and police as they protested illegal confiscation of Arab land in the West Bank. Israel had planned to expropriate approximately 7.7 miles of land for Jewish settlements and military use […]
Protest, Dublin. MAPA photo/ Jeannie Connerney
Middle East Wars

Saint Patrick’s Day Bootlicking at the White House

March 19, 2026 Jeannie Connerney
by Jeannie Connerney “What we have witnessed in recent days in the Middle East, and beyond, are not political disputes. They are deliberate assaults on international law, the international laws that have underpinned global peace for eighty years. We must name them as such, without […]
Palestine/Israel

As Hunger Strikers Face Death, Pressure on UK Government Increases

January 14, 2026 Jeannie Connerney
By Jeannie Connerney This is an update to an article which appeared in the Peace Advocate on January 7. At least two Palestine Action hunger strikers have come face to face with death as open support for their demands surges. On her 73rd day without […]
Palestine/Israel

Palestine Action Hunger Strikers at Imminent Risk of Death in UK Prisons

January 7, 2026 Jeannie Connerney
By Jeannie Connerney As of January 7, British prisoner Heba Muraisi is on day 66 of a hunger strike. She is struggling to speak, has trouble breathing, and is experiencing muscle spasms, indicative of neurological damage. “My body shakes, I get dizzy to the point […]
Democracy

“I.C.E. Was Here”: Parish Stands Firm Amid Local Raids

December 17, 2025 Jeannie Connerney
By Jeannie Connerney On November 4 a group of unmarked black cars pulled up in front of the Allston Car Wash on Cambridge Street. Masked I.C.E. agents emerged and abducted nine employees, including three from the same family. Workers were prevented from visiting their lockers […]

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