In the shadow of destruction, Palestinians are showing us what radical hope looks like—but hope alone is not justice. Justice cannot come through tentative pauses or rhetorical gestures; it demands an end to the root cause of their suffering: the relentless machinery of zionist settler colonialism.
Under Israeli rule, genocide and death are not going anywhere. Even if Israel’s bombardment stopped right now, the destruction the state and its forces have carried out across all forms of life-sustaining infrastructure in Gaza is enough to sustain a serious toll of death and injury.
Demolitions have almost doubled since 2023 and have quadrupled from 2020. From January 1, 2024, Israel has carried out 549 military operations across East Jerusalem and the West Bank alone, destroying 1,766 structures and displacing 4,275 people from their homes and lands.
The commitment to not celebrating Christmas is not a collectively-imposed punishment, but a demonstration of Palestinians’ solidarity with one another. It’s a display of love. It’s a sacrifice, especially for a town whose economy is deeply connected to the tourism industry and has suffered from many years of disrupted visits.
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In this update you'll find critical analysis on the role of the Palestinian Authority, anti-zionist praxis and more.
Never let anyone dismiss your hope as foolish. Refuse to let doubt eclipse the promise of freedom and justice rising steadily on the horizon.
Israel, like every other settler-colonial state, it is premised on the erasure of the indigenous population. Demolishing Palestinian homes to drive them of their lands is a critical tool in the advancement of zionism.
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