Since 2015 we have seen several moments of collective uprising in Palestine. They may ebb and flow with the tide of colonial provocation, but they have steadily increased, extending to include progressively broader sections of Palestinian society with each wave. The most recent wave of resistance in Palestine should be seen as a continuation of the legacy of last year’s unity uprising and of the uprisings preceding it.
The outpouring of grief for Shireen Abu Akleh served as a manifestation of our unified identity, and an expression of our inevitable Palestinianism, despite Israel’s intentional efforts to fragment the Palestinian people.
Zionism not only seeks to dismember Palestinian life and connectedness, but also the threads of signification that nurture steadfastness and resistance.
July 8, 2022 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Ghassan Kanafani, a political and cultural icon of the Palestinian resistance and the Palestinian people. We urge all groups, organizations and communities working on Palestine to mark this important anniversary that highlights the immortality of Palestinian resistance and creativity, despite the deliberate policy of targeting and assassination used by the colonizer against Palestinian leaders, freedom fighters and visionaries.
Israeli forces killed six Palestinians across the occupied West Bank between Wednesday and Thursday, including at least one minor, bringing the Palestinian death toll since Sunday to ten.
There is a simple principle that Israel ignores: peace and security cannot be built without justice. A society based on the oppression of another people cannot dream of enjoying a normal life.
The story of Raad Khazem’s recent attack killing three Israelis in Tel Aviv is the story of Palestinians living under occupation.
Palestinians are reacting to the difference in how the Western media is covering Ukraine from how it covers Palestine. This has been most obvious in two places: the issues of refugees and resistance. “When I see double standards like this I feel that I as a Palestinian don’t exist on this planet,” Sabreen Abu Libdeh, a college lecturer from Ramallah, tells Mondoweiss.
Asked if the White House supports the Ukrainian people’s right to resist the occupation through any means necessary, spokesperson Jen Psaki says Yes. “We certainly support the rights of the Ukrainian people to fight back. I would note that we have seen many Ukrainians; many, many members of the Ukrainian military; and certainly President Zelenskyy in leadership fight bravely, courageously over the course of the last 12 days.” Now does that apply to Palestine? twitter voices ask.
From US government officials, to our biggest news broadcasters, and social media networks, Ukrainians were being applauded as heroes for going to whatever lengths to protect their land. The same exact things that Palestinians are labelled as terrorists for, imprisoned, and even killed.