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.
Jamaal Bowman’s actions are challenging the Democratic Socialists of America to demonstrate what solidarity with Palestine means.
The leadership of the Democratic Socialists of America have participated in one of the most time-tested rituals of those who prioritize cultural clout over political standards: selling out Palestine.
DSA is overhauling its endorsement process over Bowman saga, but they won’t expel him from the organization.
This DSA’s BDS and Palestine Solidarity Working Group responds to the backlash against its call to expel Jamaal Bowman from the organization.
A growing number of Democratic Socialists of America chapters are calling on the organization to take action against Rep. Jamaal Bowman for violating the group’s political platform with respect to Palestine.
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.
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.
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.