Students at Columbia University protest for divestment during the encampment for Gaza, April 2024 (Photo: Hoda Sherif)

Schools set to crack down on Palestine protests
Students are returning to campus and little has changed in Gaza since the summer began. Israel continues its genocidal assault on the population and the United States government continues to support the effort with caveats or anything resembling a red line.

This week we saw a potential foreshadowing of what this semester is going to look like. At the University of Michigan cops mobilized to shut down a demonstration in support of Gaza. Multiple people were arrested. Here

Why Democrats refused to allow a Palestinian speaker at the DNC
The Democratic National Convention is over and, for the most part, Democrats are taking a victory lap. They wanted to display unity and enthusiasm for the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz ticket on the convention floor. Both were accomplished, although some chicanery was necessary for the unity display.

To achieve the appearance of unity, discussion of policy in Chicago’s United Center, where the convention was held, was minimized. Gaza is not the only foreign policy issue in this election, of course, but it is by far the most prominent one, the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia notwithstanding. Yet it barely got a mention at the convention. 

Only a few words were devoted to Gaza by Democratic speakers, most of them framing the issue primarily in terms of the Israeli hostages still being held there. Much of the hope that some in the Palestinian-American community might have held that Harris would be materially different than Biden on Gaza was dashed when the Democrats refused to allow a Palestinian-American speaker to address the convention. Here

Life for Jenin residents 'in paralysis' as Israeli operation enters second week
As the Israeli military operation in Jenin and its environs in the occupied West Bank enters its second week, the situation has only gotten bleaker for Palestinians in the area. The Jenin municipality said on Sunday that the Israeli army has bulldozed 70 percent of the city’s streets and water has been cut off from 80 percent of homes. Additionally, 20 kilometres of water and sewage networks, communication and electricity cables have been demolished. Out of the 33 Palestinians who have been killed since Israeli forces launched their largest invasion of the West Bank since the Second Intifada, 19 were in Jenin, the Palestinian health ministry says. Here

Press Release: Israeli army kills American International Solidarity Movement volunteer during demonstration in Beita, Nablus
During the weekly demonstration in Beita, Palestine, on the morning of September 6th, 2024, the Israeli army intentionally shot and killed an International Solidarity Movement (ISM) human rights activist named Ayşenur Eygi.

The demonstration, which primarily involved men and children praying, was met with force from the Israeli army stationed on a hill. Initially, the army fired a large amount of tear gas and then began using live ammunition. Ayşenur, who we consider a martyr in the struggle, was the 18th demonstrator to be killed in Beita since 2020. She was an American citizen of Turkish descent. Here

More Resources

DNC widened the split between liberals and progressives over whether to back Harris Here

Kamala Harris must protect Palestinians with an arms embargo  Here

Campaigning Against Genocide (w/ Dr. Jill Stein & Butch Ware) | The Chris Hedges Report Here

To the Israeli Soldier Who Murdered Aysenur Esgi Eygi by Mr. Fish – Chris Hedges Report Here

Ceasefire and Ending the Occupation

Sanctions Now! Palestinian Civil Society Demands Immediate International Compliance with the ICJ Findings on Israel’s Unlawful Occupation Here

When Churches are Silent

Apartheid-Free Interview with Munther Isaac Here

Rev. Munther Isaac at Riverside Church Here

Silencing the Gazification of the Occupied West Bank

Life for Jenin residents 'in paralysis' as Israeli operation enters second week Here

‘Days filled with terror’: Palestinians in Jenin recount harrowing 10-day Israeli army invasion Here

Israeli forces using ‘war-like’ tactics in occupied West Bank: UN Here

Silencing Dissent

Watch: Palestinian American Lawmaker Gives Speech the DNC Wouldn't Allow on Stage Here

Advocates demand justice after US protester killed in Israeli gunfire Here

“Campus Has Become Unrecognizable”: Columbia Prof. Franke Faces Firing After DN Interview on Gaza

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How U.S. College Administrators Are “Dreaming Up Ways to Squash Gaza Protests” Here

Silencing the Truth

‘Extraordinarily Dishonest’: The Truth About the Ceasefire Negotiations Here

Fmr. Israeli Hostage Negotiator Gershon Baskin Slams Netanyahu for Blocking Ceasefire Deal Here

Gaza War is an environmental Catastrophe Here

This is a section of the UCCPIN September 2024 E-Newsletter. To read the entire newsletter, follow this link.