November 24
GUEST: Ahmad Abuznaid, cofounded of the Dream Defenders, and Executive Director of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, talks about the links between Black Lives Matter and the fight for justice in Palestine.
US Campaign for Palestinian Rights
Ahmad and I talked about the Zionist movement in the US, and how its fascist roots in Israel have come to dominate much of its political advocacy in America.
A racist ideology in occupied Palestine won't change to something else when brought to our shores. As Israel turns to the right, the Israel Lobby here can be seen supporting Donald Trump and any number of radical, white nationalist movements. As Israel directs more violence towards its Palestinian population, Zionists spend millions of dollars on US candidates who express racial hatreds and advocate armed rebellion. The settler movement in Israel is the Proud Boys here. Maybe it is time that the rest of us realize that the base philosophy is virtually identical.
In fact, I can imagine the Proud Boys on their first trip to the Promised Land, that settler paradise that depends on ethnic and racial cleansing. They would first compare guns and other weaponry to be used against the "enemy." Settlers hate liberal Jews as much as they despise Palestinians. The Proud Boys feel the same way about white liberals as they do about Blacks.
Perhaps the settlers and the Proud Boys would plan some joint maneuvers. Some shooting of young Palestinians, or the destruction of some of their olive orchards. Maybe they would even pray together, as the epitome of Judaeo-Christian fundamentalism. Can our maker be very far away?
