With a negotiated pause in the Israeli onslaught against Gaza, as well as a prisoner exchange, reportedly near, this analysis – by the Palestinian Youth Movement, National Students for Justice in Palestine, and other conveners of the Shut It Down for Palestine coalition – is worth reading in full:
“The steadfast resilience and resistance of the Palestinian people has delivered a 4-day pause in the ongoing genocide while securing the imminent release of 150 Palestinian political prisoners.
“The global movement for Palestinian liberation has played a large role in creating and sustaining the global pressure against the Zionist regime — pressure that has temporarily forced Israel’s hand. Nevertheless, a pause is just that: a pause. At a time of unprecedented global outrage and awareness of the genocide against the Palestinian people, the upcoming weeks are critical…”
