A New Generation of Resistance
In showing that Palestinians won't submit to Israeli violence, the ongoing youth uprising has given the rest of Palestine hope.
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The Roots of Terrorism
US atrocities at home and abroad foster support for terrorist groups.
Resurrecting the Antiwar Movement
Being pro-refugee must also mean being antiwar.
One Year After 10/7, Israel’s Eye-for-an-Eye Logic Must End
One year ago, Hamas killed hundreds of Israeli civilians. Israel has since killed tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, justifying it as righteous revenge. The only way out of the entire region spiraling into war is to slam the brakes on retribution.
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.
Hard Questions in Israel-Palestine
After half a century, the Israeli occupation is as strong as ever. How can we end it?
“Our Solidarity Must Become a Verb”
In a speech last week at the UN, Marc Lamont Hill issued a passionate call for action to achieve justice in Palestine. We reprint his address here in full.
“Just Ask Israel”
Donald Trump is selling his border wall by touting Israel’s separation wall — a barrier that even many supporters admit amounts to apartheid.
Israel Elects Apartheid
Benjamin Netanyahu might have taken a hit in the Israeli elections. But whether or not he forms the next government, Israel’s occupation will continue — and Palestinians will have their democratic rights snuffed out.
Joe Biden Still Won’t Say No to Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu can hardly believe the leeway Joe Biden has given him through eight months of carnage. Biden has joined Republican attacks on his own base rather than impose any limits on an Israeli campaign that has killed over 37,000 Palestinians.
Israel’s War Is Not About Bringing Down Hamas
Israel clearly has little interest in recovering the hostages taken on October 7. The real objectives: protecting West Bank settlements, further eroding the judiciary, rehabilitating the military’s image, and simple revenge.
Palestinian Art Under Israeli Occupation
Palestinian artists have continued to produce art about their culture and struggle for freedom throughout Israel’s occupation. Jacobin spoke with West Bank art students and the renowned painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour about the challenges they face.
Rashid Khalidi: Violent Settler Colonialism Caused This War
Rashid Khalidi is a leading historian of the Middle East. In an interview, he explains how the current war in Palestine is the product of decades of violent settler colonialism designed to drive the Palestinians from their land.
Why Australia Supports Israel’s Oppression of the Palestinians
Australia has a record of loyal support for Israeli state racism and human rights abuses that puts even the US to shame. In order to change that record, we need to challenge the political forces that have made Australia Israel’s most faithful ally.
Israel Is Refusing to Give Palestinians COVID Vaccines
Israel has been praised for launching an aggressive coronavirus vaccination drive. There’s just one problem: they’re excluding Palestinians in occupied territories.
As an Occupier, Israel Has No Right to “Self-Defense”
By invoking self-defense, Israel changes the conversation from its colonial crimes against the Palestinians to the injuries it has itself incurred as a result.
If Michigan Primary Voters Snub Joe Biden, Blame Joe Biden
Rashida Tlaib is getting blowback for urging Michigan Democratic primary voters to cast their ballots as “uncommitted” rather than for Joe Biden. But if voters take issue with Biden’s support for Israel’s assault on Gaza, that’s no one’s fault but his own.
Western Governments Share Responsibility for Israel’s Crimes
Israel is preparing to launch a ground assault against the Palestinian town of Rafah, where one million refugees are sheltered. It will likely mean a surge in civilians deaths — for which the US and other Western governments also will be culpable.
Jeremy Corbyn: Palestinian Freedom Must Be Part of Our Commitment to Human Rights
Seventy-five years after the landmark Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Jeremy Corbyn writes that some of its loudest celebrants are showing monstrous hypocrisy by supporting the indiscriminate killing of Palestinians.
Defending the Killing of Palestinian Children Won’t Get You Punished in Hollywood
Actor Susan Sarandon is the latest target of the increasingly McCarthyite attacks on pro-Palestine figures. Supporters of Israel’s brutal war, meanwhile, can apparently say anything they want, including defending the slaughter of Palestinian civilians.