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Nahr el Bared camp in Lebanon was one of the first camps established to shelter the Palestine refugees of the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1948. The six thousand refugees lived in the tents in Nahr-el Bared camp in the early 1950s. Later, tents were replaced by concrete huts. 1951. (Photo: UNRWA Archive/S.Madver)

The Nation runs a righwing religious endorsement of Zionism in an apparent sop to its New York base. The article opposes BDS, citing Jewish fears stemming from Nazis and “centuries of forced exile from a historic homeland.” And leaves out the forced expulsion of Palestinians from their land. And anyone who doesn’t acknowledge that Jewish connection is “goysplaining” to Jews, Alexis Grenell writes.

President Isaac Herzog tweets photo, Nov. 11, 2021. Expresses thanks "for an open and frank conversation with Democratic Congressional delegation of Rosa DeLauro, Barbara Lee, Mark Pocan, Mondaire Jones, Jamaal Bowman, Stansbury. "It is important for friends to listen to and be honest with each other."

A growing number of Democratic Socialists of America chapters are calling on the national organization to take action against Rep. Jamaal Bowman for violating the group’s political platform with respect to Palestine.

BDS activists in New York City (Photo: Joe Catron)

While “Woke Zionism,” which seeks to conflate anti-Zionism and antisemitism, is a relatively modern innovation, the erasure of Palestinian existence, both physically and discursively, is one of Zionism’s fundamental features. We must respond by reaffirming the subjectivity of Palestinians living under apartheid. One way to do this is to support the BDS movement which represents Palestinians’ demands for equality, freedom, and justice.

The Mondoweiss Podcast Episode 6: Proud Boys and Zionists team up

Dave Reed talks with Olivia Katbi Smith, national U.S. organizer for the BDS Movement and co-chair of the Portland chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America, about being the target of internet harassment, and Michael Arria interviews Palestine Legal’s Meera Shah about their new website that tracks anti-BDS legislation around the U.S.

DSA Palestine Solidarity Working Group logo

The Democratic Socialists of America came under attack this week when the organization challenged candidates for New York city council to not accept free trips to Israel.