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From Española to Palestine: One Struggle, Unity in Resistance
By Benay Blend The parallels with Palestine are clear. Ongoing Occupation by settler-colonial regimes but also continuous resistance mark both struggles. On September 28, 2023, a man wearing a MAGA hat (Make American Great Again, […]

From Palestinians to Native Americans: On the ‘Repatriation’ of Indigenous Bones
By Benay Blend Repatriation is a term used to describe the process whereby human remains and various types of cultural items are returned to “lineal descendants” and Indigenous people, including Palestinians. As of December 2022, […]

From Leonard Peltier to The Holy Land Five: Free All Political Prisoners
By Benay Blend In “Palestinians are Native Americans: Time to Correct the Language of History,” Dr. Ramzy Baroud traces the historic bonds between Palestinians and Native Americans, both participants in international Indigenous struggles across the […]

Palestinians are Native Americans: Time to Correct the Language of History
By Ramzy Baroud At a recent Istanbul conference that brought many Palestinian scholars and activists together to discuss the search for a common narrative on Palestine, a Palestinian member of the audience declared at […]

‘What Binds Us Together’: On What It Means to Support Indigenous Liberation
By Benay Blend In a recent interview with Michael Arria, Sumaya Awad and Brian Bean discuss their book Palestine: A Socialist Introduction (2020). The collection argues that socialism should be viewed as an important element […]

‘No Thanks, No Giving’ in the Time of the Coronavirus
By Benay Blend In November 2018 Nick Estes of The Red Nation—Albuquerque invited friends to a pot-luck and teach-in that was to be an alternative to the “genocidal” holiday of Thanksgiving. Modeled on the National […]

‘Celebrate Resistance Not Conquest’: Liberation Movements in Indigenous America and Palestine
By Benay Blend “It looks like the West Bank,” said Samia Assed, local Palestinian-American social activist. Assed was referring to a recent event in Albuquerque, New Mexico that ended in a killing. On Monday, June […]

From Turtle Island to Palestine al-Nakba al-Mustamera is Ongoing
By Benay Blend In Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, a fictionalized version of her Chippewa grandfather’s struggle for his people, the night watchman, of the title’s name (The Night Watchman 2020), battles against House Concurrent Resolution […]

Maduro: America’s Hostile Decisions Want to Rob Jerusalem of Its History
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reaffirmed his country’s pro-Palestine stance and rejected the controversial US embassy’s move from Tel Aviv to Occupied Jerusalem. In light of the visit of Palestinian leader Abbas, […]

The Native American, the Palestinian: A Spirited Fight for Justice
By Ramzy Baroud Thousands of Native Americans resurrected the fighting spirit of their forefathers as they stood in unprecedented unity to contest an oil company’s desecration of their sacred land in North Dakota. Considering its […]