We kick off this week’s newsletter with a dispatch from Deyar Jamil, who is volunteering…
Voters have continually been told that Democrats want an end to the bloodshed and feel bad about dead Palestinians, but on Wednesday the Uncommitted National Movement was told they wouldn’t be granted a speaking slot at the convention.
The Democratic National Convention has hit Chicago amid Israel’s unrelenting genocide on Gaza, and protests are raging outside the convention as activists demand the Biden-Harris administration end its military support for Israel.
Kamala Harris’s choice of Tim Walz isn’t a repudiation of Democratic Party support for Israel, but activists see it as an opportunity to push the new ticket on Gaza.
Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for November. Walz was chosen over Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, who had been criticized for his attacks on pro-Palestinian student protesters.
The protests targeting Netanyahu’s recent visit to DC have led to a new round of anti-protest bills.