Dan La Botz and Stephen R. Shalom’s recent writings in Tempest have scolded supporters of Palestinian armed resistance. Their abstract moralizing about October 7 comes as no surprise: despite their stated international socialism, a look at their past writings reveals a tendency towards philosophical idealism, and a definite drift rightward toward reformism and liberalism.
Supporters of Palestinian armed resistance have faced criticism from some on the left who moralize about terrorism and civilian deaths or make false accusations of campism and Third Worldism. Firebrand stands firmly with Palestinians in their national liberation struggle, and with those who support them. This position is justified not only by a radicalizing mass movement, but by the best of the Marxist tradition.
In the midst of Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza, some on the left have shamefully joined with Zionists in condemning left-wing support for Palestinian resistance. For these critics, Palestinian victimhood is always an acceptable rallying point, while Palestinian violence never is. Socialists must reject these bad-faith arguments and resolve to support Palestinians unconditionally in all their struggles against the brutality and horror of occupation.
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