Occupation

#Nakba70: A call to action

May 14, 2018 UNAC Editor Palestine, Resistance

by Cassia Laham, originally published on FightBack! News, May 11 May 15, 2018 marks the 70th year since al Nakba, or the Catastrophe, in Palestine. The Nakba refers to the day in 1948 when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forced out of their homes and off their land by Israeli troops, precipitating the creation of the colonial, apartheid state[…]

White Lies and Black Disbelief in a Fading Empire

April 20, 2018 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Racism, Syria

by Glen Ford, originally published on Black Agenda Report “What would prevent Russia from attacking the United States because of all the people that the United States is killing in our communities.” Having already violated every tenet of international law in its proxy jihadist war against Syria, including the seizure of one-third of the country, the United States invoked a[…]

The Sentencing of Ahed, Nariman and Nour Tamimi: The Struggle Continues!

March 29, 2018 UNAC Editor Oppression of Women, Palestine

“There is no justice under the occupation and this court is illegal.” – Ahed Tamimi, 21 March 2018 from Samidoun Palestinian teen activist Ahed Tamimi, 17, was sentenced by an Israeli military court on Tuesday, 21 March to eight months in Israeli prison. The sentencing came after a plea bargain was reached in the case and confirmed by the military court; the[…]

POWIR In Solidarity with Ahed Tamimi

January 12, 2018 UNAC Editor Palestine

“My daughter is just 16 years old. In another world, in your world, her life would look completely different. In our world, Ahed is a representative of a new generation of our people, of young freedom fighters. This generation has to wage its struggle on two fronts. On the one hand, they have the duty, of course, to keep on[…]

Ahed Tamimi Offers Israel a Lesson Worthy of Gandhi

January 11, 2018 UNAC Editor Palestine

Sixteen-year-old Ahed Tamimi may not be what Israelis had in mind when, over many years, they criticised Palestinians for not producing a Mahatma Gandhi or Nelson Mandela. Eventually, colonised peoples bring to the fore a figure best suited to challenge the rotten values at the core of the society oppressing them. Ahed is well qualified for the task. She was[…]

AFRICOM is the Question

October 26, 2017 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire

Originally posted on Black Agenda Report and Freedom Rider Blog The desire to be affirmed by American society has dangerous consequences for black people. This pernicious dynamic creates the inclination to worship any black face in a high place or to defend questionable activity. The death of special forces Sergeant La David Johnson in Niger is a case in point.[…]