Another Chance for AOC to Step Up on Palestine
AOC let down the Palestine movement at the Democratic National Convention. But it’s not too late to make up for it.
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Rashida Tlaib: “End the Apartheid System”
On Thursday, Rashida Tlaib, the only Palestinian American member of Congress, delivered an extraordinarily personal and powerful speech from the House floor about the humanity of Palestinians and the urgent need to dismantle Israeli apartheid. We print it here in full.
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine Never Ended
Israel was founded with the Nakba, a series of atrocities that ethnically cleansed Palestinians from their homeland. Today we are witnessing Israel engage in ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza on an even larger, more violent scale.
Israel’s Assault Is Making Gaza Unlivable
Israel’s brutal attack on Gaza has already killed over 24,000 Palestinians. But the environmental effects of the war — from pollution of groundwater and soil to destruction of Gaza’s olive trees — will have devastating impacts long after the bombing stops.
Anti-Zionism Is Not Antisemitism
Just days after he was warmly applauded by a Zionist group for delivering a stunningly antisemitic speech, Donald Trump issued a cynical “antisemitism” decree meant to stamp out campus criticism of Israel. It’s just the latest episode in Zionism’s long history of allying with antisemites.
The Antisemitic Face of Israel’s Evangelical Allies
Evangelical Zionists want Jews to move to Palestine to set the stage for the divine requital of Armageddon. This hasn’t stopped Israel from sealing alliances with even nakedly antisemitic evangelicals, so long as they support the dispossession of Palestinians.
Recognize Palestine — and Impose Sanctions on Israel
Even as the Biden administration vetoes Palestinian statehood, several European states are moving toward full recognition. Their dissent is a welcome crack in the West’s pro-Israel line — but they should back it up with sanctions to punish Israeli apartheid.
France’s Left Must Take a Stand for Palestine
Ahead of June’s European elections, the French left is divided over Gaza. Rima Hassan, a Franco-Palestinian jurist and activist standing for France Insoumise, tells Jacobin why it's shameful for left-wingers to fail to defend Palestinians' rights.
Zionism Killed the Jewish-Muslim World
In an interview with Jacobin, filmmaker and academic Ariella Aïsha Azoulay traces how Western powers’ exploitation of Zionism led not just to the ethnic cleansing of Palestine but to the demise of Jewish communities across the Middle East.
These Global South Countries Barred Arms Transfers to Israel
Over 30 delegates from across the Global South convened in Bogotá, Colombia, this week to challenge Israeli impunity. Member states such as Colombia and South Africa ratified resolutions to ban weapons transfers and renew legal action to stop the genocide.
During Ramadan, Israel Seems to Relish Attacking Palestinians
Ramadan is the most important holiday in the Islamic calendar. But for Palestinian Muslims, Ramadan is characterized by constant harassment, attacks, and brutal violence by Israel.
Colombia Is Showing the World How to End Israeli Impunity
President Gustavo Petro’s efforts to halt the genocide in Gaza have brought Colombia into conflict with the neoliberal order. To hold Israel accountable, nations will have to challenge their free-trade agreements and reclaim their economic sovereignty.
Claudine Gay Fought Palestine Solidarity at Every Turn
Former university presidents Elizabeth Magill and Claudine Gay were no friends of Palestine. In fact, they suppressed free speech and equated solidarity efforts with antisemitism.
A New Coalition to Defend Palestine
Nine countries in the Global South have come together to form the Hague Group, dedicated to ensuring that international law is enforced against Israel. The alliance marks the revival of a proud tradition of Third World solidarity.
US Workers Lack Free Speech Protections on Palestine or Anything Else
Whether you’re speaking out on Palestine, supporting a union drive, or wearing the wrong shoes, at-will employment laws mean that your freedom of speech effectively stops at work, and your boss has the power to fire you.
These Stunning Images Show Palestinian Life Before the Nakba
Zionist propaganda refers to pre-1948 Palestine as a “land without a people.” A new photographic collection pushes back against this erasure of Palestinian history — and shows the vitality of its society before the Nakba.
The War on Gaza Is the Result of Decades of Extreme Israeli Policy
The ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine is the fruit of decades of increasingly right-wing Israeli policy, aided and abetted by the United States. To address the root causes, the US must end its support for Benjamin Netanyahu’s extremist government.
The Forgotten History of the Jewish, Anti-Zionist Left
The roots of modern Zionism are in colonialism. This was the foundation of the Jewish left’s opposition to Zionism in the 1930s and ’40s, on the grounds that it is a form of right-wing nationalism and imperialism that is fundamentally opposed to working-class internationalism.
New Polling Shows the Palestinian Cause Is Becoming More Popular in the US
The US public, particularly younger Americans, is becoming more skeptical of unconditional support for Israel. In a brand-new poll, a majority of Democrats say the US should not send more weapons to Israel.
The Democratic Convention Failed the Palestine Movement
The Uncommitted movement made modest demands on the Democratic Party toward ending the agony in Gaza, and the party rejected them. But their demands cannot be ignored by Democratic power brokers forever.