{"id":14758,"date":"2026-04-14T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tempestmag.org\/?p=14758"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:51:45","slug":"u-s-labors-long-history-of-zionism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tempestmag.org\/test02\/2026\/04\/u-s-labors-long-history-of-zionism\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Labor\u2019s long history of Zionism"},"content":{"rendered":"

N<\/span>o Neutrals There<\/em> is an important contribution to organizing the power of labor in support of Palestinian liberation. It also helps us understand the connection between labor officialdom\u2019s advocacy for Israel, and U.S. labor\u2019s decline domestically.<\/p>\n

In October 2023, a coalition of Palestinian unions called on unions internationally<\/a> to take action to prevent genocide in Gaza. They called on the organized working class to stop the production and transport of arms to Israel, and to pressure governments to end military support.<\/p>\n

International dock workers<\/a> in several instances refused to handle weapons bound for Israel. In contrast, the union of U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast dock workers on a 3-day strike in 2024 made an exception to load military cargo<\/a>. But seven unions representing half a million workers sent an open letter<\/a> to then-President Biden asking for a halt to military aid to Israel and a ceasefire. Academic workers at the University of California went on strike<\/a> to defend Palestinian rights organizing. These are welcome steps toward breaking the hold of Zionism on U.S. labor.<\/p>\n

In response to the common rejoinder that Palestine is an out-of-bounds or divisive issue, No Neutrals Ther<\/em>e shows that U.S. labor has a reprehensible hundred-year history of official engagement in support<\/em> of Zionism and Israeli colonization of Palestine. This includes pro-Zionist propaganda, fundraising through the purchase of Israel bonds, and lobbying to support military aid to Israel.<\/p>\n