Rep. Lori Trahan of Massachusetts visited occupied Hebron in February with a congressional delegation of 15 Democrats and was shocked to see the segregation and persecution of Palestinians. Trahan’s answer? “Sprinkle magic dust.”
Feminists for Justice in/for Palestine call on the National Women’s Studies Association to stand by its commitment that Palestinian liberation is a feminist issue.
Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza have lodged a complaint to the International Criminal Court protesting Israeli crimes against humanity resulting from the 17-year-long Gaza siege.
Palestine’s Amwaj Choir has embarked on an ambitious eight-stop tour of Italy, which includes performing the opera “Amal — Oltre il Muro” based on the work of imprisoned Palestinian writer Walid Daqqah.
This week members of the Sierra Club unit of the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) passed a resolution pledging solidarity with the Palestinian people. The resolution passed with 86% of the vote.
In the past six months alone, Israel has approved the construction of 13,000 new settlement units, breaking the previous mark for the most settlement units approved in a single year.
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The Israeli state sees violent settler mobs as challenging its monopoly over violence. This puts right-wing ministers like Itamar Ben-Gvir in a bind: settlers facilitate the settlement project, but the state wants to control it.
A member of the steering committee for Itamar Ben-Gvir’s prospective private militia wants to eliminate the distinction between civilians and noncombatants — not just for Palestinians, but also between Israeli settlers and the army.
During a panel at the Aspen Ideas Festival Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said it’s antisemitic when people tweet “Free Palestine” at him.