The very political Human Rights Watch report finding that Israel commits the crime of “apartheid” is a response to recent events in Israel: passage of the racist Nation State law in 2018 and rightwing leaders dismissal of the idea of a Palestinian state. The report regretfully informs liberal westerners that there will not be a Palestinian state, and the state that does exist in the land is not a “Jewish democracy.” That news is the report’s largest political lesson.

NYT Jerusalem correspondent Patrick Kingsley gives last word to Palestinian in Jerusalem who 8 times has been denied permission to expand his home to prove apartheid charge to readers. His coverage of the Human Rights Watch report affirms its findings and should be welcome by readers seeking changes in establishment opinion.

Michael Arria speaks with three Students for Justice in Palestine activists about how the movement has grown over the last 10 years, and where it is headed in the future.

Invoking the U.S.’s militant labor history, Muhammad Blaidi of the Palestine New Federation of Trade Unions calls on workers in this country to join with Palestinians in their struggle for liberation. “Americans don’t need to represent occupation,” he says. “They can take a stand for humanity.”