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Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation
We can't look away from Israel’s genocidal violence against Palestinians — or the movement for a free Palestine.
![Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0622-palestine-1200x675.jpg)
![Jamaal Bowman's face is seen juxtaposed against Palestinian protesters in a photo collage](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/12/2021_1201_jamaal_bowman-400x300.jpg)
Black and Palestinian Unity Is Powerful. Jamaal Bowman Should Support BDS.
If Bowman truly wants to uphold progressive values, he should follow the lead of the Black liberation movement.
![Sahar Francis, director of Palestinian NGO "Addameer (Conscience) for Prisoner Support and Human Rights", which supports political prisoners detained in Israel and in Palestinian prisons, speaks before cameras at the offices of al-Haq Centre for Applied International Law in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on November 8, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/11/2021_1108-palestine-activism-400x300.jpg)
Social Workers Can No Longer Remain Silent on Oppression of Palestinians
For too long social work has neglected its obligation to stand with the oppressed and fight alongside the marginalized.
![Hundreds are gathered at the Columbus Circle and marched on streets as "Free Palestine" rally to protest Israel's aggression on Gaza in New York City, on September 17, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/10/GettyImages-1235322099-400x300.jpg)
To Deter Israeli Strikes on Gaza, US House Reps Should Prepare Floor Fight
Floor fights should focus on Israeli military abuses of Palestinian civilians rather than Iron Dome funding.
![A person holds up a sign reading "free Palestine" during a protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/08/2021_0813palestine-400x300.jpg)
Canadian Relief Agency Refused Emergency Medical Support Donation for Palestine
Israel has successfully co-opted some North American aid agencies into helping it reinforce its apartheid policies.
![A woman looks through a massive hole where her wall used to be](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/08/2021_0809-palestine-400x300.jpg)
Lawmakers Aren’t “Progressive” If They Ignore Palestinian Rights
Only three progressive members of Congress were bold enough to vote against the $3.3 billion in military aid to Israel.
![An Israeli flag is set atop a delivery truck outside U.S. ice-cream maker Ben and Jerry's factory in Be'er Tuvia, Israel, on July 21, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/08/GettyImages-1234093940-400x300.jpg)
Israel Lashes Out at Ben & Jerry’s for Boycott in Occupied Palestinian Territory
Ben & Jerry’s decision could be one of the most consequential victories of the BDS movement thus far.
![Palestinian women hold placards as they gather for a demonstration in support of Palestinian woman prisoners in Israeli jails in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross building in Gaza City, Gaza, on November 6, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0715-palestinian-women-protest-400x300.jpg)
Palestinian Feminists Are Resisting Colonization by Fighting Sexual Violence
Sexualized violence invoked in service of the Israeli state furthers settler-colonialism through domination and control.
![An aerial view of a collapsed building](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/2021_0614-palestine-400x300.jpg)
Germany Gave My Family Reparations. Palestinians Deserve the Same From Israel.
Thousands of Jews in Israel get reparations for expulsion and persecution, yet Israel denies the same for Palestinians.
![Palestinian protesters run to take cover during a protest against the expanding of Jewish settlements and the Israeli annexation plan in the village of Beita, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, on June 8, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1233347035-400x300.jpg)
Sustainable Peace Must End Israeli Apartheid. Anything Else Is Just a Ceasefire.
Naftali Bennett, who is expected to succeed Benjamin Netanyahu, is more of an extreme opponent of Palestinian rights.
![The Zim San Diego has been stranded since June 2 as an ongoing community picket line deters it from docking at the Seattle Port.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/05/2021_0611-litvin-3-400x300.jpg)
BDS Is Gaining Momentum With #BlockTheBoat Actions in Oakland and Seattle
The current protests build on a long history of port shutdown organizing.