New Orleans Palestinian Solidarity Committee

08/19/2019

Missed our farewell gathering this summer? Help share the word about our Palestine delegation, planned for summer 2020. Meant for Palestinians who have never been to Palestine, we will sponsor you for the trip! Fill out the application here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoj44OsQNMbBN5mIW9fiehF5FHocSw-2lLEoqWBLrIB2LvSg/viewform

05/17/2019

The Nakba is still happening today.

04/22/2019

Reminding everyone that Jesus was a Palestinian Jew...

In an unprecedented decision, the army has decided to deny hundreds of Palestinian Christians the right to travel to Jerusalem on Easter, while barring all movement between the West Bank and Gaza.

03/19/2019

Stealing is wrong. It's simple.

03/15/2019

Words matter.

03/07/2019

We're not surprised by the backlash but are surprised to see some new faces on the right side of justice.

02/28/2019

When you're to corrupt for a corrupt state...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust arising from three separate corruption investigations, pending a hearing, according to a source with direct knowledge of the decision by Israel's attorney general, in a major blow to Netanyahu as he see...

02/11/2019

She did not need to apologize.

Is the influence of the Israel lobby waning?

02/11/2019

2019 YOUTH FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE HERE!
Are you or do you know a young Palestinian or Person of Color looking to get more involved in community organizing in the Greater New Orleans Area? Do you have an interest in social justice but need help building skills to achieve your goals? Apply to be the next Tahrir Fellow or the first Solidarity Fellow by 11:59 PM on March 11, 2019.

For more information about the organization, please visit our website at https://nolapsc.org/en/.

02/01/2019

Late to the party, but at least they came.

Jewish Voice for Peace director Rebecca Vilkomerson explains what it means for a Jewish group to be anti-Zionist in America today.

01/25/2019

🧐 Anjad? Y'all can keep that.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute board has voted to reaffirm leading activist and scholar Angela Davis as the recipient of its Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award, after previously rescinding the award over her activism for Palestinian rights.

01/22/2019

The time is now!

Martin Luther King Jr. courageously spoke out about the Vietnam War. We must do the same when it comes to this grave injustice of our time.

01/16/2019

More in terrible Louisiana politics...

Stephenson Technologies Corp., LSU's applied research center, is entering a partnership with Israel-based Check Point Software Technologies to pursue cybersecurity endeavors together.

12/26/2018

"Activists are also hopeful their triumphs are a sign they can turn the tide at the local and federal level towards support for Palestinian rights and away from backing Israel’s occupation."

From Durham to Northampton, activists are finding ways to end their cities’ support for Israeli human rights abuses.

12/21/2018

"The conflation of anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism is a bit of rhetorical sleight-of-hand that depends on treating Israel as the embodiment of the Jewish people everywhere. Certainly, some criticism of Israel is anti-Semitic, but it’s entirely possible to oppose Jewish ethno-nationalism without being a bigot. Indeed, it’s increasingly absurd to treat the Israeli state as a stand-in for Jews writ large, given the way the current Israeli government has aligned itself with far-right European movements that have anti-Semitic roots."

American Jews have nothing to fear from the new congressional critics of Israel.

12/19/2018

In a shocking turn of events, the NYT Editorial Board is NOT in support of the pro-Israel anti-BDS bill because it could violate free speech laws. 🤭

A Senate bill aims to punish those who boycott Israel over its settlement policy. There are better solutions.

12/17/2018

Rocking the thobe!

12/06/2018

"The concerted attacks on Hill not only represent a liberal heterodoxy and double standard on the question of Palestine. They also fit into a legacy of repressing black internationalists and the black radical tradition in the United States. Ironically, this episode is making vividly clear what a transnational movement has proclaimed for decades: Black and Palestinian struggles are entwined and represent a joint struggle for freedom. In its attempt to squash this trend, the liberal establishment, led by CNN, has inadvertently made this movement even stronger."

CNN's firing of Marc Lamont Hill fits into a troubling history of repressing black voices on Palestine.