Everyone from the Congress to the Harvard president is obsessing about a fantasy of genocide — the claim that the chant “From the river to the sea” is a call for Jewish extermination, while ignoring the actual genocide unfolding in Gaza.
There were indications this week that evidence of Israeli genocide in Gaza is breaking in on the American mind, including the historic pro-Palestine demonstration in D.C. — and can things ever be the same?
Thoughtful people around the globe are awaking to the vengeful spirit and actions of the Israeli government, and they are aroused to unprecedented demonstrations and actions and prayers. They act knowing that our friends and colleagues in Gaza are subject to unending plagues and a nightmare of force very few of us have experienced.
The U.S. media are reflecting the White House narrative that this is Israel’s 9/11, and they are pounding the drums of war.
Hamas attack will likely set back Israel-Saudi normalization plan, which was hateful to Palestinians, but could also reduce sympathy for Palestinians and BDS among Democratic voters in the U.S.
Victoria Nuland, deputy secretary of State, says a Saudi normalization deal with Israel will assure Palestinians that the “prospect of a two-state solution stay vibrant and strong.” She’s lying through her teeth.
U.S. media celebrated Oslo this week as a noble undertaking. But the Accords have been a cruel charade for Palestinians living under apartheid. “Accepting a life of subjugation to apartheid is not an option for Palestinians,” Mustafa Barghouti explains.
Reflections on the obligations of progressive Americans at a time when the Democratic Party has endorsed the idea of a “Jewish state,” which is hurtful to all those not of the right religion.
There’s a battle inside American institutions over the truth about Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. The left is now fully aware that it’s apartheid and that the issue demands attention. But the establishment is fighting to keep that truth at bay.