Pro-Palestinian Protests Are Erupting From Karachi to London
As Israel’s murderous onslaught on Gaza continues, the cause of Palestinian freedom is attracting support in countries throughout the world, across race, religion, and nationality.
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Lockheed Martin and Friends Don’t Want You to Know What They’re Up To
The boards of defense companies like Lockheed Martin and Boeing are encouraging their shareholders to vote against transparency measures. Maybe the US government shouldn’t fund companies whose profits would be harmed by the collection of human rights data?
Failure to Safeguard Free Speech Is Always a Problem
Recent crackdowns on free assembly are a reminder that the state will always finish first in deplatforming contests. Parts of Canada’s Online Harms Bill may be a massive overreach that chills speech at the worst time possible.
Canada Is Ending Jewish National Fund’s Charitable Status
The Canada Revenue Agency has officially revoked the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund, a committed supporter of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The move marks a significant victory for Palestine solidarity activists.
A Statement on the Arrest of Rasmea Yousef Odeh
On the recent arrest and indictment of the longtime Palestine activist.
John Fetterman Keeps Defending the Indefensible in Gaza
Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman has always been staunchly pro-Israel, but the events of the last few months have shined a particularly harsh light on his indifference to Palestinians.
Why Spain Opposed the West’s Punishment of UNRWA
When the US suspended aid to the main UN aid agency in Gaza, the Spanish government increased its funding. While most Western countries follow a dogged pro-Israel line, left-wing ministers in Spain have been a rare dissenting voice.
All the Worst People Are Losing It Over Zohran Mamdani’s Win
Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York City’s mayoral primary last month has resulted in absolute meltdowns from billionaires, genocide supporters, and other assorted defenders of the status quo. Let’s pause for a moment to enjoy them.
Biden Should Stop Attacking the International Criminal Court
The ICC seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders is a major step forward for international law. US officials’ attacks on the ICC are a major step backward for US global standing.
Israel’s Deliberate Destruction of Palestinian Academia
Gaza used to have twelve higher-education institutions. Over the last two years, Israel partly or totally destroyed every one of them in its campaign to crush Palestinian public life and ruin its chances of recovery.
Across Europe, Gaza Has Become a Litmus Test for the Left
Ahead of the recent French elections, pundits widely expected voters to punish France Insoumise for its strong pro-Gaza stance. It didn’t happen. Around Europe, left-wing voters are galvanized by parties who defy the pro-Israel mainstream.
Israel Has Killed Some 2,000 Children in Gaza. Joe Biden Is Still Opposing a Cease-Fire.
Gaza is a nightmare of Israel's creation, with thousands of civilians killed, children buried under rubble, and food, water, and medicine rapidly disappearing. Yet Joe Biden still refuses to call for a cease-fire to halt this calamitous war.
No, Rashida Tlaib Is Definitely Not Antisemitic
Donald Trump and Republican elected officials are yet again attacking a critic of Israel — this time, Rashida Tlaib. By now, everyone should recognize these attacks as disingenuous attempts to shut down voices on the Left.
It’s Not Antisemitic to Oppose Israel’s Apartheid Rule Over the Palestinians
The UN is being urged to adopt a misleading, partisan redefinition of antisemitism that is intended to protect Israel from critical scrutiny. We should oppose this cynical attempt to silence advocacy on behalf of the Palestinians in the name of anti-racism.
Against Afro-Pessimism
Afro-pessimism has become a highly influential school of thought. This is unfortunate: Afro-pessimism flattens blackness and insists overcoming racism is impossible. Socialists offer a stronger interpretation of where racism comes from — and how to defeat it.
The US Cheered On Suharto’s Massacres in Indonesia
The US enthusiastically supported the 1965 military coup in Indonesia and the mass killings that followed. One key motivation was Washington’s desire to scupper a new international alliance that Indonesia’s leader, Sukarno, was in the process of building.
British Universities Are Repressing Free Speech on Palestine
In the last three months, several hundred people in Britain have been investigated or threatened with dismissal at work for expressing pro-Palestinian views. This is the biggest attack on free speech for decades, and universities are its main battleground.
The BBC Is Failing to Report the Ugly Truth About Israel’s War On Gaza
Britain’s BBC is one of the world’s most influential and trusted news sources. But pressure from conservative political elites has warped its coverage of Israel’s war and caused it to downplay the violence being inflicted on Palestinian civilians.
New Yorkers Support Zohran Mamdani — and Palestine
Repression of Palestine activists on New York campuses like Brooklyn College is being done in the name of protecting Jewish students from antisemitism — even as polls show New Yorkers, including Jews, reject the idea that criticizing Israel is antisemitic.
Israel and Russia Have No Place in the 2024 Paris Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has declined to curtail Israel’s involvement in the 2024 games and has placed half-hearted limits on Russia. The IOC claims it opposes the politicization of sport — but the Olympics are a historically political institution.