On the Flotilla to Gaza
International Aid Confronts Regime of Starvation
by Cele Fierro, Anderson Bean, and brian beanAnderson Bean and brian bean interview Argentina socialist Cele Fierro about aid flotillas to Gaza sailing from Tunisia and Spain.
The Lavender program
The machine identifying “human targets” for assassination in Gaza
by Djuna SchamusDjuna Schamus details the dangerous artificial intelligence and mass surveillance tools Israel is lethally deploying against Palestinians under the Lavender program.
The Israel-Iran theater show–a distraction from Gaza genocide
by Michael Karadjis
Michael Karadjis explains how the recent interchange of missiles between Israel and Iran was an episode of theater distracting from the ongoing genocide in Gaza and leaving Israel more powerful.
Criticisms and conditions in support for Palestinian resistance
A reply to Tempest
by Tom DaleTom Dale responds to the Tempest editorial “Toward a free Palestine” and argues for clarifying what socialists mean by “unconditional but critical support” for national liberation struggles.
Aaron’s Sacrifice
by Rory Fanning
Rory Fanning reflects on the experience and meaning of Aaron Bushnell standing up (and dying) for Palestine.
Settler colonial violence from the Dakota Uprising to Gaza
A reader’s view
by Brian WardBrian Ward writes about the Dakota’s resistance to U.S. settler colonialism and its parallels with the current situation in Gaza.
Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson is not on our side
A reply to Dennis Kosuth
by Joe AllenJoe Allen responds to a Tempest article on Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s role in passing a pro-Israel resolution before the city council.
Standing for justice in Palestine
Four reports from the front
by Paul KD, Sherry Wolf, Hank Kennedy, and Denée JacksonTempest members report on large and inspiring rallies, marches, and acts of civil disobedience over the past week in defense of Palestinian resistance and condemnation of Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.
Healthcare workers demand an end to the siege on Gaza
by Dennis Kosuth and Elizabeth Lalasz
A statement and petition from healthcare workers in opposition to the collective punishment of Gazans demands an end to the seige.
Breakout from Gaza
Defend the Palestinian right to resist apartheid
by brian beanThe armed strike by Gazan forces into Zionist-occupied Palestine is a daring attempt to push back against escalating settler violence and oppression. brian bean explains.