In 1947, Latin American countries led by Guatemala played a crucial role in passing UN Resolution 181, setting in motion the goal of partition in historic Palestine. However, Cuba’s anti-colonial history offers an alternative which can still be revived today.
While Israel sends its vaccines abroad, and coordinates the purchase of vaccines to Syria, the millions of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation are still being left out of the state’s inoculation plans.
The comments in the mainstream media after the Capitol insurrection — that political violence is somehow un-American but worthy of Arab countries or “banana republics” — show an ignorance of U.S. history. The U.S. has regularly visited violence on other societies and has a rich history of domestic violence too.