The Context
The history of the land and its people
The first in a five part series on the history of Palestine and the settler-colonial basis of the Zionist movement.
Gaza, in the eyes of an Israeli journalist
“Gaza embodies the entire saga of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; it represents the central contradiction of the state of Israel – democracy for some, dispossession for others; it is our exposed nerve” – read a Jewish journalist’s expose on the experiences of Palestinians on their occupied land.
Manufactured terrorism through “The Essential Terrorist”
On how the west manufactured the concept of terrorism to create an enemy for imperialism.
A reproduction of a 1987 article written by Edward W. Said, who provided an important framework to understand how the people and the cultures of the East have been reduced to caricatures, with all nuances stripped away, so as to make it easy for the west to control, dominate and appropriate without a shred of guilt.
The Dahiya Strategy – a clear statement of genocidal intent
A chilling article from Israel with their mental gymnastics leading to their openly stated conclusion that “there is no longer any need for complicated distinctions” between civilians and the military of the country they are fighting because the people voted for those in power.
Without US Aid, Israel Wouldn’t Be Killing Palestinians En Masse
Examining the U.S.-backed, foundational Israeli government policy of using strategies of “terror and expulsion” in an effort to expand its territory by killing and displacing Palestinians.
The argument that Israel practices apartheid, explained
Learn why South Africa is at the forefront of the struggle against Israeli occupation.
The Way Forward
Variants of Fascism – Hindutva and Zionism
Different dressings on the same ideology of exclusion.
A 2019 article on the genial relationship between two vicious regimes.
Solidarity across boundaries – a generational shift
The intersectionality imperative of our times. How we band together to resist all forms of violence and subjugation.
NYT article on how American Unions long back Israel and how a shift is now on the cards.
Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
How can we resist? How can people of conscience organize to, one by one, end their institutions’ complicity in Israel’s crimes?
Continuing the thread of intersectionality, learn about the successes of the BDS movement in the Berkeley Journal of Sociology.
Fight fascism from a position of strength!
Creativity in the pursuit of Justice. Solidarity in the pursuit of Fairness. Direct Action to move power to the people.
An Open Democracy article with methods to oppose Fascism and come out stronger!
Join us for our second discussion of these articles on Feb 17, 2024.
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