The Swiss-Syrian academic and activist Joseph Daher has contributed an excellent Marxist perspective on the Palestinian struggle. Providing clarity on important questions that remain contentious for the movement — from the “Zionist lobby” to support for armed resistance — the book is a valuable intervention on the meaning and methods of Palestinian liberation.
Based on unsubstantiated claims that Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is fundraising for Palestinian resistance fighters, the US and Canada have sanctioned the organization. This is an attack on the entire Palestinian liberation movement. While the US government supports the Zionist genocide with billions of dollars in military aid, in defiance of popular opinion, they declare Samidoun’s alleged donations to be “terrorism.”
The movement for Palestine is unprecedented in its radicalization of wide layers of society. But there are many demoralizing factors, from unending news of the genocide to vicious state repression. How do we make the movement stronger? The solution is democracy: building engaged membership in democratic organizations, training them as organizers themselves, and making them active participants in the struggle.
The eruption of Gaza solidarity encampments on college campuses around the world has been a welcome and unexpected shot in the arm for the Palestine liberation movement. In hindsight, the pot simmered on campuses for months before boiling over. Last fall, universities...