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.
Rutgers University has suspended the New Brunswick SJP chapter for the entire upcoming academic year. We recognize this as an act of repression and anti-Palestinian racism, and therefore refuse to adhere to the guidelines of the suspension.
In a resounding victory for the BDS movement, Palestine activists have forced French multinational insurance company AXA to divest from all major Israeli banks and the weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems.
Lara Haddadin, a leader of the DNC protests in Chicago, says if Democrats wanted a ceasefire, they would end military aid to Israel: “We are committed to protesting the genocidal state of Israel beyond the DNC and holding both parties accountable.”
In response to attacks on pro-Palestinian activism from the Arizona State Legislature and Board of Regents, Students for Justice in Palestine chapters across the state have formed a united front to challenge our universities’ complicity in genocide.
Delegates Against Genocide, a coalition of delegates to the Democratic National Convention (DNC), calls for delegates to vote ‘No’ on the 2024 Democratic Party platform over its failure to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and a U.S. arms embargo on Israel.
The Palestine movement shook the Democratic Party and forced out a sitting president. This is just one indication of what our movement can do to liberate Palestine. Until the last sky, we can’t stop now.
If there is going to be a self-consciously “Jewish” contribution to the Palestinian cause, it’s better to invoke concrete Jewish values than to rely on the unearned authority of Jewish identity.
A 20-year-old in Toronto is in a coma after suffering an injury while fighting for the Israeli military. His high school, which encourages enlistment in Israel, should lose its charitable status and be investigated for violating Canadian law.
A growing international coalition is fighting to prevent vessels carrying military fuel to Israel from docking in the Mediterranean Sea.