Anti-Palestinian racism is the dominant form of bigotry on the Gaza issue. It determines our policy. All mainstream discussions are tainted by an unconscious assumption that Jewish feelings in the US matter more than Palestinian feelings and for that matter, Jewish feelings matter more than Palestinian lives.
Student protests over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza expand across the U.S., while Summer Lee defeats AIPAC in Pennsylvania.
Rep. Summer Lee easily won Pennsylvania’s 12th district primary. Israel lobby groups stayed out of the race as support for Palestine surges among Democratic voters.
The Jewish community must open its eyes to the grotesque armored thing that is modern Israel, and denounce its actions if only in order to save ourselves. And yes it’s true: Palestinians who denounce Israel are pleasing their grandparents and parents; and we are not. But that’s a lame excuse for a thoughtful person in America.
Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel “will finish the job in Rafah” despite growing international concern over an invasion, including from the U.S. Meanwhile, Israeli forces kill 5 Palestinians in the West Bank in the last 24 hours, including 3 children.
A group of progressive organizations has formed a coalition to fight back against AIPAC in the 2024 election.
Pro-Israel groups are spending big on this year’s elections. One of their major targets is Summer Lee, the progressive representative in Pennsylvania’s 12th district.
Two recent presidential orders show the Biden administration is feeling the heat from months of protests against his support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Americans are overwhelmingly for ceasefire by 4 to 1, and Democrats by more than 7 to 1. The reason Biden can’t lift a finger in the face of genocide is that he is afraid of alienating the Israel lobby as a force for his reelection. It’s that simple.
Israel’s racism against Palestinians has subsumed official Jewish life. American Jews have abandoned their best traditions out of deference to a militant state that exists in constant fear of those it subjugates.