I gave the following remarks on Nakba Day, May 15, 2022, in San Jose, California. I had been invited to deliver a short speech for Santa Clara County’s “Palestine Day.” I knew I had a thin line to walk — I was filled with rage and sadness over Israel’s assassination…

Why It’s Crucial to Revisit Israel’s Apartheid David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu In April of this year, Human Rights Watch issued its report, “A Threshold Crossed — Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution,” which flatly states: Israeli authorities methodically privilege Jewish Israelis and discriminate against Palestinians. Laws, policies, and…

How Can I Teach About Palestine Without Criticizing Israel? At Stanford, Middle East historian Joel Beinin and I taught a class called “Making Palestine Visible.” We did so because we were concerned by how little American university students knew about such an important topic. In those days, we were fighting…

On February 18 (2021), I innocently tweeted that I had decided to give all my students A’s this term, or allow them to award themselves whatever grade they felt was fair. Little did I know that within hours the media would be contacting me, wondering what in the world was…

Can We Stop this “Intolerant Left is the Intolerant Right” Nonsense — Especially When It’s Racist? I’ve always liked Matt Taibbi’s work. I especially got hooked on his political reporting for Rolling Stone, which I found insightful, well-researched, and witty. I probably still have a few print issues of the…