Support for an arms embargo on Israel among Democratic Party voters has grown enormously due to the Gaza genocide. But will this shift in popular opinion translate into policy change in Washington?
Basic morality and simple logic dictate that the right of self-defense belongs to the Palestinian people, not to their oppressor. And international law agrees.
Kamala Harris has finally added a policy section to her website. It predictably takes a hawkish stand on Iran and expresses a strong commitment to Israel.
Biden administration officials are refusing to publicly acknowledge that an Israeli soldier killed Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, an American citizen, in the occupied West Bank, saying they would let Israel’s investigation “play out.”
Palestinians in Nablus held a funeral procession for a Turkish-American activist killed by Israeli forces in Beita. Meanwhile, Israel continued to close its borders with Jordan for the second day in a row following a shooting at Allenby bridge.
When a foreign government and its citizens kill American nationals, it usually raises media outrage in the U.S. But, Israel’s recent spate of violence against Americans, including the killing of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, has barely received coverage.
Mondoweiss speaks with Rebecca Vilkomerson, co-author of the book “Solidarity Is the Political Version of Love: Lessons from Jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing,” about the evolution of Jewish Voice for Peace and the state of anti-Zionist organizing.
Israel pushes the boundaries of ethnic cleansing and murders an American peace activist in the West Bank.
Palestine is the perfect illustration of the West’s staggering hypocrisy. The Gaza genocide defines us because it is us.