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Sharon Zhang is a news writer at Truthout covering politics, climate and labor. Before coming to Truthout, Sharon had written stories for Pacific Standard, The New Republic, and more. She has a master’s degree in environmental studies. She can be found on Twitter: @zhang_sharon

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, arrives to testify during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US

Fetterman joins GOP in voting to confirm Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel

Headshot of Sharon Zhang, Truthout. by Sharon Zhang April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

Huckabee once said that he believes there’s “really no such thing as a Palestinian.”

Protesters hold signs reading "Free Rumeysa Ozturk" and "come for one face us all! solidarity forever" during a demonstration at Powder House Park. Photo by Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
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Tufts student activist Rumeysa Ozturk abducted by ICE on her way to Iftar

Headshot of Sharon Zhang, Truthout. by Sharon Zhang March 27, 2025March 27, 2025
Hossam Shabat, a journalist for the Al Jazeera Mubasher channel. Photo via @AnasAlSharif0 on X
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Israel kills journalist Hossam Shabat, known for his reports from North Gaza

Headshot of Sharon Zhang, Truthout. by Sharon Zhang March 25, 2025March 25, 2025
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil talks to the press during the press briefing organized by Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up a new encampment at Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus on Friday evening, in New York City, United States on June 01, 2024. Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images
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Only 14 House members sign letter calling for activist Mahmoud Khalil’s release

Headshot of Sharon Zhang, Truthout. by Sharon Zhang March 12, 2025March 12, 2025
A picture shows the damage to an ambulance at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia the northern Gaza Strip on October 26, 2024. Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images
Posted inPolitics and Movements: International

Israeli forces arrest all but 1 doctor at last operational North Gaza hospital

Headshot of Sharon Zhang, Truthout. by Sharon Zhang October 29, 2024October 29, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks onstage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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Biden says civilians being killed on both sides in Gaza. The ratio is 45 to 1.

Headshot of Sharon Zhang, Truthout. by Sharon Zhang August 21, 2024August 21, 2024
Palestinians flock to a truck carrying drinkable water, as they face the threat of hunger and thirst in Rafah, Gaza on December 11, 2023. ANADOLU / GETTY IMAGES
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80 percent of global famine is currently in Gaza, UN expert warns

Headshot of Sharon Zhang, Truthout. by Sharon Zhang January 4, 2024January 18, 2024
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US

Biden wants arms deals with Israel to be done in complete secrecy

Headshot of Sharon Zhang, Truthout. by Sharon Zhang November 3, 2023January 20, 2024
Cop City Atlanta protesters move in a crowd in the Weelaunee Forest in Atlanta. One protestor holds up burning sage, the smoke trail can be seen over the protesters' heads.
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Police arrest organizers behind Cop City protester bail fund

Headshot of Sharon Zhang, Truthout. by Sharon Zhang June 1, 2023June 1, 2023
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Bills enabling child labor can be traced to this one conservative lobbying group

Headshot of Sharon Zhang, Truthout. by Sharon Zhang April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

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