More than 100 ceasefire resolutions have passed throughout the United States. They might seem merely symbolic, but activists say they will have a lasting impact.
Three Palestine Action US activists have been hit with felony charges over a protest targeting Elbit Systems in New Hampshire last November.
Faculty for Justice in Palestine, which already has 80 affiliate groups across college campuses, was formed to support students who are being targeted for their Palestine activism.
The war on Palestine activism that has emerged since October 7th is a bipartisan affair. Just look at what’s happened in recent days.
We must communicate as loudly as possible, with both our words and actions, that we will not allow our city to be complicit in arming a genocide.
More than 40 Columbia University student groups have formed a coalition to demand the school divest from Israeli apartheid. The move comes just days after the university suspended Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace from campus.
An estimated 300,000 demonstrators shut down the streets of D.C. in the largest Palestine protest in United States history, calling for a ceasefire and an end to the genocide in Gaza.
Small activist victories may feel insignificant compared to worsening conditions in Palestine, but they reflect the shifting political terrain as more and more recognize the reality of Israeli apartheid.
Last year activists called on Ed Markey stand up for Palestine, but they have yet to see any action.