BDS is about justice, not antisemitism
by Barnaby Raine
Historian Barnaby Raine examines the myths Israel creates in order to perpetuate its occupation of Palestine – including the myth that anti-Zionism is antisemitism.
The (not so) new red scare
Zionists weaponize “antisemitism” to crack down on academic freedom
by Dana CloudDana Cloud describes the crackdown on scholars in the Cal State system as an example of the broader pattern of weaponizing the charge of “antisemitism” against faculty and students who have spoken out against the Zionist genocide in Gaza.
Defend the encampments!
Reflections on the Zionist assault at UCLA
by Julian YinJulian Lin reports on the mob assault on UCLA’s pro-Palestine encampment and argues that the assailants were fascists—and the movement needs to respond with militant self-defense.
Forced to resign over Palestine
An NYC public defender responds
by AnonymousA New York City public defender forced out of her position at New York County Defender Services (NYCDS) over her support for Palestine responds.
Palestine 101
A Tempest roundtable
by brian bean, Sherry Wolf, and Shireen Akram-BosharA Tempest Collective event last month featured Tempest members brian bean, Sherry Wolf, and Shireen Akram-Boshar discussing “75 years of colonialism, imperialism, and resistance” in Palestine.
Israel promises war crimes
by Keith Rosenthal
Keith Rosenthal looks at Israel’s open intent to create a catastrophe in Gaza—and the hypocrisy of U.S. rulers.
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.
Competing visions of the BDS Boston Mapping Project
Obscuring the map
by Jonah ben AvrahamJonah ben Avraham critically unpacks the controversy over the BDS Boston Mapping Project.
Israel’s murder of Shireen Abu Akleh
Killing the messenger
by Joel ReinsteinJoel Reinstein assesses the fallout from the assassination of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by the Israeli military.
Palestinian liberation and the MENA revolutions
by Joseph Daher
In the aftermath of the outpouring of Palestinian resistance to Israel’s latest escalation of its policy of slow-motion ethnic cleansing, Joseph Daher analyses the strategic alternatives for the Palestinian struggle.