Against the Destruction of Gaza, For the Liberation of Palestine (2023)


Decolonize Palestine

Canada Palestine Association


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Intro/Overview:

“The people of Palestine has lost not only political control over its country, but physical occupation of its country as well: it has been deprived not only of its inalienable right to self-determination, but also of its elemental right to exist on its own land!”

– Fayez A. Sayegh, Zionist Colonialism in Palestine (1965)


“Now and onwards, you must not allow your friends and comrades to turn their backs on the Palestinian liberation struggle. You must not allow them to falter in the face of the events of this week, or to devolve into insipid both-sideism or pragmatic armchair generalismo, or to publish cowardly denunciations that do nothing more than provide a left cover for an impending genocide on the people of Gaza.”

– Palestinian Youth Movement, The First Week (2023)


Current:

Three Genocides, by Eyal Weizman

Palestinian town of Jericho names street after US soldier who set himself on fire

‘It’s a War of Cruel Rich People. Israel’s Form of Combat in Gaza Is Unusually Wasteful’, by Hagai Amit

Or Just Say Nothing: A Response to CrimethInc.’s Initial Statement on Aaron Bushnell, by anonymous

Taking Aaron Bushnell at His Word (and Deed), by Lyle Jeremy Rubin

Free Palestine, Stop Cop City, by the Palestinian Youth Movement

Two Months, by the Palestinian Youth Movement

From the River to the Sea: The undying promise of Palestinian liberation in the face of genocide, by the Palestinian Youth Movement

The Second Week, by the Palestinian Youth Movement

The First Week: Dispatch from the Palestinian Youth Movement

‘We are all Palestinians’ in the face of colonial fascism, by the Birzeit University Union of Professors and Employees

A Textbook Case of Genocide, by Raz Segal

On Mourning and Statehood: A Response to Joshua Leifer, by Gabriel Winant

Antony Loewenstein on how Israel exports weapons and surveillance around the world, from Mondoweiss

Palestine, platitudes and silence, by Tommy Lawson


Historical:

A Future of Walls or Liberation, by Alexander Aviña (2023)

Profiting from Terror in Cold War Latin America: Bishara Bahbah’s Israel and Latin America: The Military Connection, by Alexander Aviña (2022)

Dismantle it and let them fall, by Bassel al-Araj (2020)

Exiting Law and Entering Revolution, by Basel al-Araj (2018, translated 2024)

Israel’s Long History of Cooperation With Ruthless, anti-Semitic Dictators, by Azriel Bermant (2018)

Israel is arming neo-Nazis in Ukraine, by Asa Winstanley (2018)

Architect of apartheid: Canada’s support for Israel has taken many forms, but perhaps its greatest gift has been its example, by Mike Krebs (2012)

Israel’s nightmare: Homegrown neo-Nazis in the Holy Land, by Eric Silver (2007)

Settler colonialism and the elimination of the native, by Patrick Wolfe (2006)

Indigenous Intifada: Federal MP Compares Natives to Palestinians (2002)

Behind the 21st Century Intifada, by Aufheben (2002)

Holding the Green Line: Israel and Ecological Imperialism, by Les Levidow (1990)

Israel and Guatemala: Arms, Advice and Counterinsurgency, by Cheryl Rubenberg (1986)

Uzi Diplomacy: How Israel Makes Friends and Enemies Around the World, by Victor Perera (1985)

Anti-Semitism and the Beirut Pogrom, by Fredy Perlman (1983)

Palestinians and Native People are Brothers, by the Native Study Group (1976)

The Class Character of Israel, by Moshe Machover and Akiva Orr (1969)

Let Us Get Out of the Occupied Territories Immediately (1967)

Two Local Wars, by Mustapha Khayati (1967)

Zionist Colonialism in Palestine, by Fayez A. Sayegh (1965)

Palestine, by Albert Meltzer (1948)

Zionism, from War Commentary (1944)

The “Advantages” of British Imperialism, by Reginald Reynolds (1939)

Anarchist Tactic for Palestine, by Albert Meltzer (1939)

Palestine and Socialist Policy, by Reginald Reynolds (1938)

National Atavism, from Mother Earth (1906)


Collections:

Anarchists & fellow travellers on Palestine

No War on Yemen

If We Must Fight, Let’s Fight for the Most Glorious Nation, Insubordination


Resources:

About Face: Veterans Against The War resources

GI Rights Hotline

Palestine Children’s Relief Fund


Stories / Statements / Analysis:

(in reverse chronology)

To Them, We Are All Outside Agitators: Encampments & Escalation, by Within Our Lifetime

Birzeit University Teachers & Employees Union releases a statement in defence of academic freedom

“We Are Not Afraid Of You”: Voices From Inside The Growing Anti-War Movement Sweeping US Campuses, by It’s Going Down

Militarism is the carbon bomb we can no longer ignore, by Nick Gottlieb

Canada To Host Tests Of Israeli Arms Tech Used On Palestinians, by Alex Cosh

Palestinian Prisoner’s Day: How many are still in Israeli detention?, from Al Jazeera

Diagnosing Resistance: What Aaron Bushnell’s death says about power, protest, and pathology, by Hannah Zeavin

Mapping Israel-Lebanon cross-border attacks, from Al Jazeera

How Canada helps build Israel’s fighter jets, by The Breach

Stephen Harper’s firm behind spy tech Israel is using to target Gazans, by Tim Groves & Martin Lukacs

Gaza is one big ‘kill zone’, by Belén Fernández

Joint Statement: Canada must suspend arms trade with Israel

Violent Crackdown at Land Day March, by David Gray-Donald & Nur Dogan

Stat Can Data Raises More Concerns About ‘Non-Lethal’ Israel Exports, by Alex Cosh

Canadian arms ban on Israel: Step in the right direction but no silver bullet, by Kelsey Gallagher

Honouring Palestinian martyrs, by Rehab Nazzal

Trudeau Government Will Not Revoke Existing Permits For Israel Military Exports, by Alex Cosh

Ottawa slow-walking Israel’s request for permission to import armoured vehicles, from CBC

Unlocking the ‘Mystery’: Ilan Pappé Writes In Memory of Aaron Bushnell

Direct action confronts Canada-Israel arms trade, by Kirsten Francescone and Irene Suvillaga

Canadian Military Buying $43 Million Of Israeli Missiles Used In Gaza Attacks, by Alex Cosh

Aaron Bushnell was my friend. May he never be forgotten, by Levi Pierpont

Veterans Burn Uniforms in Solidarity with Airman Who Died After Setting Himself on Fire to Protest Gaza War, from Military.com

In New York, Israeli conscientious objectors find community after ostracism, by Carolyn Gevinski and Claudia Gohn

Memories of Aaron Bushnell as Recounted by His Friends, edited by CrimethInc

“Whether it was politically motivated or other, we lost one of ours,” Gen. Allvin said after being heckled by protesters, from Defence One

The Life & Death of Aaron Bushnell: U.S. Airman Self-Immolates Protesting U.S. Support for Israel in Gaza, by Democracy Now

Why Would Anyone Kill Themselves to Stop a War? On Aaron Bushnell and Others, by Ann Wright

The truth about Canada’s weapons exports to Israel, by The Breach

Trudeau Government Authorized $28.5 Million Of New Military Exports To Israel Since October, by Alex Cosh

Chicago area activists shut down weapons manufacturer implicated in Gaza genocide, by Khadija Quadri Al Jilani

The Genocidal “Civilized” vs the Erased Colonized: Gaza at the International Court of Justice, by Azeezah Kanji

Canadian pension funds invested $1.6 billion in companies tied to Israeli apartheid, by Kunal Chaudhary

Biden Admin Deployed Air Force Team to Israel to Assist with Targets, Document Suggests

Gaza daily deaths exceed all other major conflicts in 21st century: Oxfam, from Al Jazeera

It’s time for Canadian environmental groups to talk about war as an act of climate denial, by Margaret McGregor, Linda Thyer, and Tim Takaro

The Tulkarem Brigade’s ‘men in the sun’ resist in search of freedom, by Shatha Hanaysha

CBC says killing of Palestinians doesn’t merit terms ‘murderous,’ ‘brutal’, by Emma Paling

In three weeks in October, Israeli soldiers and police killed at least 115 Palestinians, 37 of them minors in the West Bank, by B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories

Israeli military uses drones to kill Palestinians in West Bank’s Tulkarem, from Al Jazeera

Hundreds flood Burnaby’s Metrotown Mall to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, from CityNews

Israel’s Gen Z conscientious objectors are being shunned and are even going to prison for refusing to join the army, from Business Insider

Assembly of First Nations backs permanent Gaza ceasefire, by Jeremy Appel

Inuk member of Nutrition North advisory board resigns over Canada’s support of Israel, by Trevor Wright / APTN

Israeli tanks reach centre of Khan Younis in new storm of southern Gaza, by Bassam Masoud & Nidal Al-Mughrabi / Reuters

US skips congressional review to approve emergency sale of tank shells to Israel, by Humeyra Pamuk & Mike Stone / Reuters

Humanitarian catastrophe as policy, by B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories

Stephen Harper’s firm pours $350M into developing military tech for Israel, by Tim Groves

In Ukraine war arms race, US stalls as Israel, Turkey and South Korea surge, from Politico

US sends ‘bunker buster’ bombs to Israel for war on Gaza, report says, by Al Jazeera

‘A mass assassination factory’: Inside Israel’s calculated bombing of Gaza, by Yuval Abraham

AIMCo owns more than $200 million of shares in companies profiting and participating in the illegal occupation and genocide in Palestine, by Duncan Kinney

In stunning pre-dawn raids, Toronto police ‘terrorize’ Palestine activists, by Martin Lukacs

Israeli settlers steal Palestinian farmers’ land in occupied West Bank, by Synne Furnes Bjerkestrand / Al Jazeera

The “Civilized World” and its Genocides: Gaza’s Colonial Precedents, by Azeezah Kanji

Forcible transfer of isolated Palestinian communities and families in Area C under cover of Gaza fighting, by B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories

The last Palestinians resisting in the olive groves: ‘The settlers are trying to take away the food we put on the table so they can then take our land’, by Bárbara Ayuso / El País

Palestine, platitudes and silence, by Tommy Lawson

High school students at several Hamilton schools walk out of class, demanding ceasefire in Gaza, by Samantha Beattie / CBC News

US Is Quietly Sending Israel More Ammunition, Missiles, by Tony Capaccio / Bloomberg News

Settler Moves to Indigeneity: From Canada to Israel, by Megan Scribe

Haifa graffiti saying ‘Sorry my dear Gaza’ lands Palestinians in Israeli security prison, by Yoav Haifawi

A group of Israeli youth refusing to serve in army oppose bombing of Gaza, occupation of Palestine, from Anadolu Agency

Why Canada is one of Israel’s most extreme defenders, by Martin Lukacs

Army says supplying Ukraine, Israel with artillery will cost $3 billion, by Patty Nieberg / Task & Purpose

The Boat That Wasn’t Blocked, by anonymous

Pro-Palestinian protestors block Tacoma port to halt suspected weapons shipment to Israel, by KOMO News Staff

Workers’ Power Against Genocide – Fighting for a Free Palestine, by Geelong Anarchist-Communists

‘Want to die with my family’: Gaza workers, patients stuck in West Bank, by Al Jazeera Staff

Oakland Rallies To Block Boat Carrying Israeli Arms Shipment, by It’s Going Down

US flying drones above Gaza in search for hostages, by Luis Martinez / ABC News

US sends a warning with 2 aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean at the same time, by Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose

Salish Sea Intifada – Notes On Expanding the Struggle for the Liberation of the Palestinian People

A Brief History of Canada’s Role in the Colonization of Palestine, by Umm Kulthum

The Trudeau Government Has Condemned Every Peaceful Method Of Palestinian Resistance, by Alex Cosh

Canadian company’s Israeli subsidiary sold more deadly weapons than advertised, by Tim Groves & Emma Paling

From the Galilee to Gaza: A Voice from Palestine, edited by CrimethInc

As settler violence surges, West Bank Palestinians fear new displacement, by Susannah George & Sufian Taha / Washington Post

Canadian Labour Is Lining Up In Support Of Palestinians, by Adam D.K. King

Small team of Canadian special ops deployed to Israel after Oct. 7 attack: sources, by Nathaniel Dove & Mercedes Stephenson / Global News

In Cyprus, Canadian soldiers await potential orders for evacuation of citizens in Lebanon, by Nathan VanderKlippe / Globe & Mail

The Architecture of Anti-Palestinian Elimination: Legal Fallacies, False Analogies, and Inverted Realities, by Azeezah Kanji

Palestine Action US campaign launches to stop Israeli genocide of Palestine and shut Elbit down, by Palestine Action US

Pentagon scours weapons stockpiles for Israel, even as Ukraine stresses industry, from Politico

U.S. to send Israel artillery shells initially destined for Ukraine, by Barak Ravid / Axios

Which Canadian Weapons Fuel Israel’s ‘Textbook Genocide’ Of Palestinians? The Feds Don’t Disclose, by Alex Cosh

Statement on Palestine, by the Pinko Collective

Canadian police connections with Israel colour responses to Palestinian solidarity, by Jeff Shantz

Israeli-Canadian reservists ready to ‘go out and fight’, by Jacob Serebrin / Canadian Press

Israel’s massive mobilization of 360,000 reservists upends lives, by Jennifer Hassan & Adam Taylor / Washington Post

Ukraine artillery production will pay off during Israel support, US officials say, by Patty Nieberg / Task & Purpose

Annexing Palestine Through Trade: The Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East

Israel says US approves record-breaking Arrow missile defense deal to Germany, by Benjamin Brown / CNN

Revealed: BMO bankrolled Israeli weapons maker with a $90M loan, by Emma Paling

U.S. redirecting Israel-stored munitions to Ukraine, by Reuters

U.S. sends Israel-stored weapons to Ukraine, by Barak Ravid / Axios

Arming Apartheid: Canada’s Arms Exports to Israel, by Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (2022)

Do Small Town Cops Need Training in Israeli Counterterror Techniques?, by Matthew Petti (2022)

Liberation, Wonder, and the ‘Magic of the World’: Basel al-Araj’s I Have Found My Answers, by Hazem Jamjoum (2021)

Meet the man and learn the story behind the iconic ‘Free Palestine’ car, by Duncan Kinney (2021)

Canada and Israel: Partners in the “Settler Colonial Contract”, by Azeezah Kanji (2021)

Solidarity with Palestine, edited by M.Gouldhawke (2021)

In Memory of Lee Maracle, by the Canada Palestine Association (2021)

Palestinians stand in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en nation, by the Palestinian BDS National Committee (2020)

Solidarity between Palestinians and Indigenous Activists has Deep Roots, by Marion Kawas (2020)

Inauguration of the First Exchange of Indigenous Peoples of Mexico with Zapatista Peoples (2014)

On Sowing and Harvesting, by Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos (2009)

After the horror, disgust, by Alfredo M. Bonanno (1989)

The Palestinian Struggle Continues, from Insurrection (1988)

The Continuing Appeal of Nationalism, by Fredy Perlman (1984)

Waiting for the Massacre, by Lafif Lakhdar, Mustapha Khayati (1970)

Fine Day For The Race, by Albert Meltzer (1947)

Palestine: Idealists and Capitalists, by Vernon Richards (1938)

Terrorism In Palestine: “Democracy” at Work, by Vernon Richards (1937)



General anti-colonial, anti-imperialist analysis:

Colonization and Decolonization, by Warrior Publications (2006) (PDF for download)

Some very common theoretical errors, by Alfredo M. Bonanno (1982)

Anarchism and the National Liberation Struggle, by Alfredo M. Bonanno and Jean Weir (1976)

Racism and Culture, by Frantz Fanon (1956)

Long Live Free Algeria!, by the Libertarian Communist Federation (1954)

Concerning the Beginning of the End, from Tiempos Nuevos (1912)

Land Back

Anarchists on National Liberation

Anarchism & Indigenous Peoples

Marxism & Indigenous Peoples


Quotes on colonialism:

“In Algeria, as in every colony, the foreign oppressor looks upon the native as marking a limit to his dignity and defines himself as constituting an irreducible negation of the colonized country’s national existence.”

– Frantz Fanon, French Intellectuals and Democrats and the Algerian Revolution (1957), republished in Toward the African Revolution (1964)


“It would indeed be useless to hope to abolish racism without destroying the colonial system of which it is the product; it would be the height of pharisaism to condemn the racism and the racists spawned by the colonial situation without condemning the colonial system itself.”

– Pierre Bourdieu, Sociologie de L’Algérie (1958)


“Rather than concentrating on profit, settler colonialism comes to concentrate on preservation of the settlers’ ‘way of life.'”

– Clark Kerr, John T. Dunlop, Frederick H. Harbison and Charles A. Myers, Industrialism and Industrial Man (1960)


“The driving force proper to colonialism is none other than the colonizers themselves and I include in this category not only the colonists strictly speaking, but the whole world of import-export, including local agents of the big metropolitan companies and colonial officials (at least subordinates), not forgetting the metropolitan agents and backers of these interest groups.”

– Arghiri Emmanuel, Le colonialisme des “poor-whites” et le mythe de l’impérialisme d’investissement? (1971)


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