The global Palestine solidarity movement is at a crossroads as traditional forms of advocacy have become too easy for governments to ignore. Moving forward, the movement must shift from reactive protests to building lasting political power.
A delegation of Palestinian activists and movement leaders visited the north of Ireland to ground ourselves in its history of anti-imperialism. Derry was more than a city for us—it mirrored our shared history of colonial oppression and resistance.
Sinn Féin National Chairman Declan Kearney on the paradigm shift required within the Palestinian struggle to win.
Since October 7, activists across Puerto Rico have stood in solidarity with Palestine, as Palestinians’ determination to stay on their land and resist colonialism echoes their own struggle.
As American Christians who enable Israel’s actions through our government’s support, we are not separate from what is unfolding in Palestine. We must accept our part in it, bear witness, and stand in support of the besieged Palestinian people.
I have never waited for proof of life before. But now I wake every morning waiting to find out if your mother in Gaza has survived the night. She is hiding from bombs made here and funded by my government. My care for you has become a political act.
Palestinians cannot rely on the international community, we need civil society to act. The way forward for our struggle is resistance on the ground supported by international solidarity through Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions.
This week members of the Sierra Club unit of the Progressive Workers Union (PWU) passed a resolution pledging solidarity with the Palestinian people. The resolution passed with 86% of the vote.
Growing up, many Arab diaspora homes in Kenya watched Middle-Eastern satellite TV for connection to our lands. Shireen Abu Akleh helped me understand that we were living, but this wasn’t our home.
U.S. exceptionalism is ubiquitous in the American psyche, even on the left. It needs to be overcome if we are to deal with the existential crises before us.