Share: The assassination of Yahya will prove to not have any impact on Benjamin Netanyahu from ending the genocide occuring in Gaza. With the assassination, many high level political figures such as U.S. secretary of state Anthony Blinken, and vice president Kamala Harris have suggested that the “war” in Gaza could finally come to an end. “This moment gives us an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza,” Harris said. “and it must end such that Israel is secure, the hostages are released, the …
Emmy academy had one appropriate response to Zionist group and they nailed it
Share: Amidst Israel’s relentless assault on Palestine, zionists in the U.S’ entertainment industry continue to try and bury the truth about the ongoing genocide in Gaza by requesting that Bisan Owda’s Emmy nomination for It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive be rescinded. The fact that people in today’s society feel comfortable enough to go out of their way and publicly request to move down the honest experience of a person who is currently living under constant air assaults and bombardments highlights the corrupt …
How does the pro-Palestine movement respond to celebrity supporters?
Share: On November 21, 2023, actress Melissa Barrera was fired from the movie “Scream VII.” The reason? Her outspoken support for Palestine and her characterization of the situation in Gaza as a genocide. Spyglass Media Group, the production company for the Scream film series, issued a statement, deeming Barrera’s comments anti-Semitic and unacceptable. Barrera’s firing was immediately met with outrage, and fans called for a boycott of the movie series. Despite this incident, Barrera’s movie career is still going strong, with her prompting her first …
Editorial: College protests supporting Palestine straighten out our priorities
Share: Although we’re 51 years removed from the end of the Vietnam War, the scenes taking place across college campuses all across America feel all too familiar to anti-war protests of that time. Regardless of the gap in time, student protests and demonstrations are critical for ensuring our voices are heard. On April 16, USC announced that their valedictorian, Asna Tabassum, would not be giving her commencement speech at this year’s graduation. The school cited “security concerns,” but many suspect that the true reason was …
Antisemites must not be allowed to co-opt Gaza conversation
Share: As the movement for Palestinian liberation gains popular support around the globe, it becomes ever more imperative to keep that movement focused on peace and not retaliation. A complaint from the Anti-Defamation League against Berkeley Unified School District made news at the beginning of March, accusing district teachers of building an atmosphere of antisemitic bullying. Last week, the Courier reported on efforts by PCC clubs to support the BDS movement against Israel’s apartheid. In that story, we wrote that the ADL — which opposes …
Biden is biding his time with Palestine
Share: Remember when all the young liberals and progressives desperately voted for Biden because voting for a senile old puppet no one wanted to vote for in the first place was supposed to “save democracy” from the orange, steroid-powered old narcissist? If by “democracy” we mean keeping the pricey and performative two-party system and inhumane status quo intact, then yes, we saved democracy. And it continues to spread around the world like a virus that jumped from a Dulles brother’s body in a Wuhan lab. …
Perspectives on Israel need to change
Share: A zoomed lens focuses in on a young man with two fingers raised in the air in a peace sign. Around him, the youth is surrounded by fellow protesters, chanting, impassioned and waving colorful flags. They demand equal rights, an end to economic injustice and for the U.S. police-style assassinations of their young people to end. Follow:
Why Americans who care about social justice should care about Palestine
Share: In August 2014, a young black man named Michael Brown was shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri and the city exploded in grief. Almost immediately after Brown was killed, scores of protesters took to the streets to demand accountability and an end to police murders of black men in the United States. Outfitted in full military gear, the police responded to the growing community protest with clouds of tear gas launched from armored vehicles, assault rifles pointed at unarmed citizens, and …