As Israel presses on its persecution of civilians in Gaza, the good news is that a strong movement has emerged in the United States against the genocide, and this movement is gaining respect in the American discourse. Student protesters are the vehicle. Courageous and uncompromising young people who are calling a jaded society to its ideals and to end its support for massacring children are the most important political actors in the U.S. today. They are channeling the global outrage against Israel’s actions, even as our mainstream media rationalizes 34,000 deaths and man-made famine as the cost of global business. The students deserve the credit for the fact that Biden cut off 2000-pound bombs for Israel’s onslaught this week, allowing that Israel was killing too many civilians…..more
