The Daily Kos censored a post by Muslim DNC delegates opposing a role for Susan Rice in the Biden cabinet after the website was pressured by Biden allies in the Democratic Party.
Many progressives in the Democratic Party have been celebrating the “return to normalcy” in US foreign policy represented by President Biden’s electoral win. This ignores the robust bipartisan consensus under both Democratic and Republican predecessors that laid the foundation for Trump’s openly hostile policies toward the Palestinians. It is this contradiction that lies at the heart of Marc Lamont Hill and Mitchell Plitnick’s new book, “Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics”.
In the latest Mondoweiss podcast, Michael Arria interviews DNC delegate Zeina Ashrawi Hutchison about the outcome of the recent U.S. elections, and what it means for Palestinian-Americans’ engagement with the U.S. political system.
Today House Democrats voted on who would become Foreign Affairs Committee chair, now that Rep. Eliot Engel has been ousted from congress. They picked New York’s Gregory Meeks over Texas’ Joaquin Castro in a 148-78 vote.
On Thursday, Democrats elected Rep. Gregory Meeks to chair the House Foreign Relations Committee beating Texas’ Joaquin Castro by a vote of 148-78. Castro’s candidacy was seen as a long shot but earned progressive support as a result of calling for troops to be withdrawn from Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war on Yemen, conditioning military aid to Israel, and saying he would bring Palestinian voices to the table if elected.
Ending US military funding must be a crucial pillar among the broad array of progressive movements demanding change. The intersecting struggles against climate change and militarism is an important point of collaboration for the Palestine movement in the push against a Biden administration.
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Michael Arria talks with Palestinian-American Democratic Party activist Zeina Ashrawi Hutchison about the 2020 election, the state of the Palestinian struggle within the Democratic Party, and what to expect in the coming years.
Next week, House Democrats will elect leaders for vacant committee chairmanships, including the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Rep. Joaquin Castro is in the running and has spoken out on one of the most urgent foreign policy issues before us: Palestinian rights and ending U.S. support for Israel’s human rights abuses.
Michael Arria is on vacation this week, and Phil Weiss is filling in on trendspotting.…