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Demilitarize W MA protest at L3 Harris, Oct 12, 2023. Photo: Demil W MA

Blockade in Front of L3Harris Protests the Military Industrial Complex

October 12, 2023 Nick Mottern

On the morning of Thursday, October 12, members and supporters of the Demilitarize Western Mass collective created a blockade at 50 Prince Street, Northampton, in front of L3Harris (the local subsidiary of weapons giant.) L3Harris is the ninth largest weapons manufacturer in the world, and […]

Palestinian Lives Matter

October 10, 2023 Jeff Klein

by Jeff Klein When the slogan “Black Lives Matter” was popularized after a wave of police murdering unarmed African Americans, there were those – even well-meaning people – who were puzzled. Don’t all lives matter? Activists had to explain: Of course, all lives matter, but […]

Gaza, August 2022. Photo: Mohammed Ibrahim/ unsplash

On the Conflict in Gaza and Israel

October 7, 2023 Cole Harrison

Massachusetts Peace Action is saddened by the loss of life on both sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict. We condemn the use of violence against Israeli and Palestinian civilians. The escalating violence we are seeing today is unfortunate, but unsurprising. What is needed now is an […]

The Panic Over “Israeli Democracy”

August 8, 2023 Jeff Klein

By Jeff Klein The supposed struggle for “Israeli democracy” has been a major story lately here in the US. Coverage has been featured on the front pages of our mainstream media, as well as in a flood of commentary from the world of liberal punditocracy. The prominent […]

Arming Israel: Will the US Demand Accountability?

March 4, 2023 Eva Moseley

by Eva Moseley and Jeff Klein Every year, US taxpayers finance the Israeli military to the tune of $3.8 billion. In 2022 Congress piled on an additional $1 billion for Israel to replenish rockets it had used in its latest attack on Gaza. Only a handful of […]

Condemning Israel’s Actions is Not Anti-Semitism

March 3, 2023 Megan Lee

By Megan Lee As the tension between Palestinians and the Israeli government increases, political institutions, governments, and advocates are identifying the injustices that Israeli institutions continue to commit against Palestinians. Israel stands as the only established Jewish nation in the world, and considering the past […]

Taglit group 315, Winter 2020. Photo: Dmsch00/ Wikimedia Commons

Israel’s Investment in Allies

August 17, 2022 Steven Macawili

by Steven Macawili This May, I went on a free trip to Israel through Boston University’s Hillel. The experiences I had on the trip itself, which at times left me in anger, shock, and amazement will be a story for other articles. But here, I […]