Sandra Tamari: "This is a moment for radical solidarity. It is a time to be humble as Palestine organizers to understand the fight for justice is a multi-front battle. Our call right now is to lift up the Black struggle against injustice. In doing that, we are not saying that Palestinian concerns about Israeli state violence or annexation are less important. Instead we are recognizing the four centuries of pain and trauma Blacks in the United States have faced and understand that when Black people are free, all of us are free. When Black people in the U.S. win, Palestine wins. We are both fighting against state-sanctioned, systematic racism that is upheld by violence. Our collective liberation is what’s at stake."
Khury Petersen-Smith: "Recognizing what is unique about the situation for Black people in the US, and that for Palestinians, doesn’t do anything to undermine our solidarity. It can make it much stronger."
Read more about the critical importance of foregrounding the struggle for Black liberation here:
‘Defunding the police in the United States is Palestine work’: a discussion on solidarity with Sandra Tamari and Khury Petersen-Smith
PALESTINIANS IN HOUSTON, TEXAS JOINED A MASS MOBILIZATION FOR BLACK LIBERATION ON TUESDAY, 2 JUNE 2020. (PHOTO: PALESTINIAN YOUTH MOVEMENT.)