By taking off on a nine-day junket to Israel, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin not only shirked his responsibilities to city residents, but also made a mockery of his own progressive pretensions and the city’s proud tradition of opposition to apartheid. Arreguin didn’t dare mention the trip on twitter, though others on the Israel lobby-sponsored junket said they “danced till our feet hurt.”
Constituents have a message for Rep. Barbara Lee: “progressive except Palestine” is not a true progressive.
A new open letter calls on the Palestine solidarity movement to “unite for Palestine” and put an end to divisive attacks on one another.
Khalil Bendib interviews British-Israeli historian and activist Ilan Pappé on a wide range of issues including the question, “Is the U.S. Left Truly Anti-Zionist?”