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“The U.S. government did nothing for us,” Huwaida Arraf told reporters after arriving at Detroit Metro Airport Thursday

A recap of the Detroit mayoral debate last night, previewing a poetry event tomorrow in Hamtramck, and hearing from an MSU student born in Palestine.

On the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel of Oct. 7, 2023, the leaders of Israel and Hamas are pushed by Arab countries and the U.S. toward a potential end to the war.

In 2024, police arrested activists at several on-campus protests. The Michigan Attorney General’s office later dropped criminal charges against the protesters.

First, a debrief on U.S.-Canada tariffs and what they might mean for Michigan. Also, a reflection on the 50th anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance and the theories it engendered. Then, a Michigan attorney and activist who joined a Gaza-bound freedom flotilla speaks on famine in the Gaza strip.

The State Department's decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful campaign to force her removal.

A coalition of Metro Detroit peace and justice groups held a silent march in Huntington Woods, calling on Michigan’s congressional delegation to support humanitarian aid.

Marking 77 years since the Nakba, University of Michigan–Dearborn protesters called on the school to divest from companies tied to Israel amid growing concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

University of Michigan employees fired last month are suing the school for wrongful termination. They say U-M violated their rights to free speech and due process.

Israel said it would retaliate after four people were injured and flights temporarily suspended.