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Black Palestinian Solidarity: Race and Politics in the Holy Land and the Promised Land
By Dr. M. Reza Behnam On April 25th, President Joe Biden sent a congratulatory message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the anniversary of what Israel calls its “day of independence.” In it, Biden […]
Racial Justice Vs. The Israel Lobby: When Being Pro-Palestine Becomes the New Normal
By Ramzy Baroud There is an unmistakable shift in American politics regarding Palestine and Israel, a change that is inspired by the way in which many Americans, especially the youth, view the Palestinian struggle […]
The Quiet Rebellion: Why US Jews Turning against Israel is Good for Palestinians
By Ramzy Baroud A unique but critical conversation on Israel and Palestine is taking place outside the traditional discourse of Israeli colonialism and the Palestinian quest for liberation. It is an awkward and difficult […]
Coca-Cola Faces Backlash for Banning Palestine on Customized Label Tool
Beverage giant Coca-Cola is being criticized for a new tool that fails to let customers personalize their own bottles of coke with ‘Palestine’ and ‘Black Lives Matter’ while allowing offensive phrases like ‘White pride’, ‘fascism,’ […]
Seattle Teachers Stand with Palestine
By Emma Klein & Cameron Payne In response to the ongoing Israeli colonization, occupation and bombardment of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, on June 14, 2021, Seattle Education Association (SEA) Representatives passed a […]
Black Radical Politics, Palestine and Zionism: An Online Event with Prof. Rabab Abdulhadi
By Benay Blend On March 25, 2021, at 10 AM MDT, the Amsterdam Centre for Middle Eastern Studies will present an online Facebook event entitled Black Radical Politics, Palestine and Zionism with Prof. Rabab Abdulhadi, […]
Zionists’ Efforts to Coopt the BLM Movement: Can Racists Be Anti-Racist?
By Benay Blend On February 6, 2021, Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza announced that she was pulling out of a World Values Network online gala with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, a prominent American Zionist. “They […]
Against the Witch Hunt: On the Instrumentalization of Antisemitism in Britain’s Labour Party
By Ronnie Kasrils The assault on free speech within Britain’s Labour Party speaks like a ghost from my past. I was banned from public speaking in apartheid South Africa almost sixty years ago. My crime […]
Black Lives Should always Matter: Delinking Social Justice from Seasonal US Politics
By Ramzy Baroud After viewing the first US Presidential debate on September 29, one is left with no doubt about the degenerating political discourse among America’s ruling elites. Following the debate between US President, […]
The Emirati-Israel-Trump Treachery
By Ronnie Kasrils The United Arab Emirates (UAE) support of Trump’s Deal of the Century with Israel reeks of treachery and betrayal. It stabs not only the Palestinians in the back but the aspirations and […]
Pro-BDS, BLM Activist Cori Bush Defeats Pro-Israel Candidate in US Democratic Primary
Cori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist and supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS), caused a historical upset yesterday in the US primary elections. The 44-year-old nurse, who was once homeless, ousted a […]
The Co-optation of the Black And Palestinian Movements for Liberation
By Benay Blend In “Black-Outs, Black Lives Matter, and Black Power,” Erica Caines explains how “symbolic gestures of solidarity” have co-opted the power of the movement into “feel-good moments” for those who participate and shaming […]
Tearing down Statues isn’t Vandalism. It’s at the Heart of the Democratic Tradition
By Jonathan Cook It is easy to forget how explicitly racist British society was within living memory. I’m not talking about unconscious prejudice or social media tropes. I’m talking about openly celebrating racism in the […]
Joe Biden and the ‘Shared Soul’ That Unites the US and Israel
By Benay Blend Joe Biden states that “the relationship between Israel and the United States” is not about security exchange, but rather about the “shared soul that unites our countries, generation upon generation.” His vision […]
Watch: Black Voices, Palestinian Voices (Palestine Chronicle TV)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “I was born a Black woman and now I am become a Palestinian against the relentless laughter of evil there is less and less living room and where are my […]
Palestinians Stand in Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter US Protests
The Palestinian BDS National Committee [BNC] has come out to support the anti-police brutality protests in the United States, confirming its unwavering support for black organizations and the Black Lives Matter movement. BNC, the largest […]
‘Call the Cops on the Cops’: Palestinian Activist Discusses Events that Preceded Murder of African American Man
By Palestine Chronicle Staff In a Facebook post that was circulated widely on social media, Palestinian-American author and justice activist, Linda Sarsour confronted misinformation about the circumstances that led to the murder of an […]