Concentrating during this time on the Palestinian struggle doesn’t take anything away from the Kashmiri, Rohingya, or other freedom struggles. They are inextricably bound together, & not just in the persecution of Muslims, but in so many ways so that when we strengthen solidarity with one freedom struggle, they are all advanced.

Lebanon stands with Palestinians. Many of the protesters may be Palestinians since there are at least half-a-million Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon.

(Photo from Basem Naim on Twitter)

Just so we’re clear about those 61 Palestinian ‘terrorists’ who Israeli snipers killed in cold blood yesterday: one was an 8-month-old infant; one was a double amputee; & eleven were teen agers. All the rest were unarmed young men in their 20s & 30s. The unspeakable cowardice of the Israeli military against Palestinians should be an embarrassment & is a criminal shame.

Bergen, Norway stands with Palestinians. Because they stand on the side of justice & refuse to vilify Palestinians as terrorists.

(Photo via Trista Hendren)

Apparently Facebook is removing the share capacity on many posts about the massacre of Palestinians. Feel free to bypass the share button & copy any of mine without asking. You don’t have to credit me in any way. Political ideas are of no use under copyright or ownership rubrics. Plagiarism doesn’t operate since everything I know, I learned from others & I don’t footnote my teachers every time I write. The point is standing with Palestinians (or Kashmiris, Rohingya, Syrians…), not writing a book for fame & fortune.

Belfast stands with Palestinians because they know a thing or two about military occupation & colonialism.

Peace Wall, Falls Road, Belfast.

(Photo by Harry Bradley via Dabhóg Ó Rinn)

Dublin, Ireland stands with Palestinians. The Irish also know a thing or two about colonialism.

(Photo via Dabhóg Ó Rinn)

Israeli snipers are back to take out more Palestinian protesters who are undaunted by the Trump embassy massacre. Shehab News in Gaza reports that two Palestinians have been killed & 160 injured. The only way to bear their grief is to hit the streets in ardent, committed solidarity with our Palestinian brothers & sisters.

This photo is an elderly man shot in the foot today although most of those killed yesterday were young men & boys and a tiny baby girl named Laila.

(Photo from Palestine Information Center)

Over 5,000 people marched in Cape Town, South Africa against apartheid Israel & in solidarity with Palestinians. South Africans know a thing or two about the struggle against apartheid.

(Photo from BDS South Africa)

If there isn’t a Palestinian solidarity rally in your town, you can try to organize one yourself by calling the local mosques & asking the Imams if they would be interested. Here, there are a few mosques which have rallied their members several times & with extremely impressive banners for the Arab Spring uprisings, the Palestinians, & the Rohingya. We’re working on one for Palestinians now. But if you have no mosques & no other allies, do keep in mind that my first encounter with the Palestinian struggle was during the 1967 War when a frightened Palestinian at the University of Minnesota, with no solidarity movement to speak of, picketed alone in protest. It’s not hard to stand alone with a placard if you are outraged by the injustice & committed to Palestinian freedom. Even if you only reach one, it can eventually reach many with the message of Palestinian azadi.