June 1
GUEST: Ahmad Abuznaid,
executive director at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights,
talks about the worldwide movement to end apartheid in the
Holy Land.
Palestine
in America
There was a time when very few organizations were speaking out about Palestine. The US Campaign was one of the few launching campaigns for an end to apartheid Israel.
How things have changed. Demands for the US to stop funding Israel's racist state can be heard from every segment of our society. Go to a Black Livers Matter rally and there will be a speaker on Palestine. Go to a women's rally or an LGBTQ event, and someone will be describing the oppression of the apartheid state.
Locally in the Hudson Valley, we have meetings about the Palestinian Children and Families Act, an attempt to reveal the extent of damage caused by the US support of Israeli's racist police state. We have the effort to protect the right of Americans to boycott Israeli products, and we have our own boycott petition. Please sign it if you live in the Hudson Valley: https://chng.it/FNw5vQKN
In addition we now have two very active Students for Justice in Palestine (Vassar College and Bard College). More recently, we are advocating for the "Not on Our Dime" legislation in New York State to end the non profit funding of the illegal settlements. Why should we all pay more taxes because Israeli non profits send millions to support the ethnic cleansing of Palestine? And finally, we are doing a letter writing campaign to support the CUNY Law student who criticized Israel during her commencement address.
Last month, we organized 100 human rights advocates to march through the local town of Rhinebeck, and next month it will be Beacon. We want to put pro Palestinian activists on the streets in all our communities.
So thank you US Campaign for showing us the way. And we won't stop until Palestine is free.
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