The Chicago Teachers Union Has Called for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
A Chicago Teachers Union member explains why his union voted overwhelmingly to demand a cease-fire in Israel’s war on Gaza — and why teachers must stand up for children everywhere.
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The United States Should Not Fund Israel’s Assault on Gaza
The US is poised to send more military aid to Israel, on top of the billions it gives annually. But Israel’s all-out assault on Gaza will not bring back the Israeli lives lost on October 7 — and it is already killing countless Palestinian civilians.
Artforum’s Editor Just Got Axed After Printing a Letter Opposing Israel’s Assault on Gaza
Last night Artforum fired its editor after he published a letter from artists calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. It’s just the latest instance of the magazine’s corporate owner, Penske Media, quashing editorial independence and siding with the rich.
Gaza Doesn’t Need Patronizing “Empathy”
Self-help guru Brené Brown is calling for using the tools of “radical vulnerability” for dialogue in Israel-Palestine. The result is a vapid plea for empathy for both sides that shies from confronting the massacre actually underway in Gaza.
Democratic Socialists of America Is a Key Player in the Fight Against Israel’s Assault on Gaza
Across the country, DSA has faced attacks and slander for opposing Israel’s human rights atrocities in Gaza. It’s a testament to how effective socialist antiwar organizing, in coalition with other progressive groups, has been.
Palestinians Against Israel’s Genocide and Hamas
Palestinians in Gaza protested last week for the end of the war and for their right to live in peace and dignity in their homeland, targeting both Israel’s genocide and the disastrous leadership of Hamas.
Israel’s Horrific Assault Leaves No Sanctuary in Jabalia
On Thursday, Israeli forces bombed Jabalia, killing over 150 Palestinians. UN human rights chief Volker Türk warns that the “darkest moment” is unfolding in northern Gaza, as relentless bombing, siege, and starvation make conditions worse by the day.
Israel Is Carrying Out a Horrific Ground Invasion of Rafah
Israel has begun a ground assault on Rafah, where 1.5 million Palestinians have sought refuge from the brutal war on Gaza. International observers say the attack on Rafah, now the most densely populated place on Earth, will mean mass killings of civilians.
Israel Is Emptying Lebanon of Its People
In Lebanon, Israel is reusing the same strategy as in Gaza and the West Bank. Demanding the “evacuation” of the population and destroying civilian architecture, it wants to make it impossible for residents ever to return.
Israel Is Waging Genocide in Open Defiance of the ICJ
By continuing its military assault on Gaza, massacring civilians in Rafah, and intimidating opponents into submission, Israel is taking rogue action against the International Court of Justice’s Genocide Convention — and the US is enabling it.
Israel Is Carrying Out a War on Hospitals
In both Gaza and Lebanon, Israel’s attacks on hospitals and health care are part of a deliberate effort to collectively punish and depopulate large geographic areas.
Italy’s Tide of Solidarity With Gaza
Friday’s general strike in Italy was the biggest pro-Palestinian mobilization in any Western country yet. It expressed moral indignation but also resulted from years of movement building.
Gaza and the Economy of Genocide
Even before October 7, 2023, Gazans had been reduced to the role of a surplus population with minimal employment within Israel. Their expulsion from Israel’s capitalist economy helped to lay the groundwork for genocide.
The Double Standards of Czech Foreign Policy
The Czech Republic’s prime minister, Petr Fiala, boasts of his defense of democracy and the rule of law. Yet faced with Israel’s crimes in Gaza, the Czech government can forgive its Western allies anything.
Biden’s State of the Union Showcased a President in Denial
Look past the theatrics of a feisty, bellowing president and reactionary hecklers. Joe Biden’s State of the Union address didn’t offer working-class people a clear economic alternative or signal real opposition to Israel’s brutal war in Gaza.
Zionism’s History Is Also a History of Jewish Anti-Zionism
Defenders of Israel’s brutal war on Gaza have attempted to conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism. But since its beginning, different forms of Zionist ideology have competed with varied anti-Zionisms for Jewish allegiance.
Israel, From Genocide to Self-Destruction
The genocide in Gaza radicalizes Zionism’s long-standing colonial project. But Israeli leaders’ open rejection of any future possibility of a Palestinian state have undercut their own international legitimacy.
Plestia Alaqad: Western Media Language Is Enabling Genocide
Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad has been a leading witness of the genocide in Gaza. In an interview with Jacobin, she explains how Western media misrepresentations have enabled Israel’s crimes.
Gaza Exposes the Bankruptcy of Western Liberalism
In defending and arming Israel over the last two years, Western governments have shown the hollowness of international law. The genocide will be remembered as a decisive moment in the collapse of liberalism.
Germany’s Reckoning With the Past Is No Longer a Model
In the 1980s, German institutions began to seriously confront their country’s past. For historian Enzo Traverso, German reactions to the destruction of Gaza show that they failed to draw the right lessons.