CORNEL WEST: PALESTINE SUPPORT NOT ANTI-SEMITIC

Independent presidential candidate Dr Cornel West recently spoke at a pro-Palestine rally in Los Angeles. Drawing on a history of revolutionary solidarity in the African community, West condemned Israel’s genocide in Gaza and called for a ceasefire. He also criticised mainstream media’s characterisation of pro-Palestine solidarity as being driven by hatred of Jews. The real enemy, he said, is the colonial occupation of Palestine.

West has been among the few progressive voices in the morally bankrupt US political system. He recently called out US Senator Bernie Sanders for not backing a ceasefire. Sanders called for a ‘pause’ instead.

The United States is widely regarded as key to the ongoing genocide in Palestine because of the $3.8 billion in annual military aid it provides Israel, in addition to vetoes on the United Nations Security Council. In more than a month, Israel has bombed the densely populated city of Gaza, targeting homes, hospitals, schools and refugee camps, killing more than 14,500 civilians, of which about 6,000 are children. The US response has included President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel and the deployment of a group of aircraft carriers to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, while US lawmakers mull a $14 billion military aid package to Israel.

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