Palestinian Youth Movement Explained
Palestinian Youth Movement |
Formation: | Possibly 1982 |
Purpose: | Anti-Zionist activismSocialist activism |
Region: | North AmericaEurope |
The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) is a pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist, socialist, and anti-imperialist organization with chapters across North America and Europe.[1] The group has participated in political actions with the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a communist party in the United States, and the ANSWER Coalition.[2] [3] [4] It is mainly composed of Palestinian and Arab young people.[5]
According to Giving Compass, a website that provides information about nonprofit organizations to prospective donors, PYM was founded in 1982.[6]
PYM has participated in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war protests in the United States, including the 2024 Columbia University occupation[7] [8] [9] and the July 2024 protest in Washington D.C.[10] alongside various other groups, and has taken an approach compared to that of New York City anti-Zionist group Within Our Lifetime (WOL), in refusing to work within the Democratic Party.[11]
Notably, in 2024 PYM participated in the creation of the first English translation of Wisam Rafeedie's novel The Trinity of Fundamentals, which discusses Palestinian resistance. Rafeedie is a former Palestinian prisoner who was held in Israel.[12]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Park . Ju-Hyun . 2023-11-30 . 'Our people cannot afford for us to fail': The Palestinian Youth Movement speaks . 2024-04-18 . The Real News Network . en-US.
- Web site: Lara . Juan Carlos . 2024-02-22 . Hundreds of Protesters Crash Biden Fundraiser in SF, Demanding a Cease-Fire in Gaza KQED . 2024-04-18 . www.kqed.org . en.
- Web site: Staff . Liberation . A Pause Is Just That: A Pause — We Demand a Permanent Ceasefire! – Liberation News . 2024-04-18 . en-US.
- Web site: March 2 Global Day of Action: Hands Off Rafah! . 2024-04-18 . ANSWER Coalition.
- News: Al-Saleh . Danya . Al-Saleh . Samar . 2023-05-24 . Liberating a Palestinian Novel From Israeli Prison . 2024-04-18 . en-US . 0027-8378.
- Web site: 2023-10-17 . Palestinian Youth Movement . 2024-04-18 . Giving Compass . en-US.
- Web site: Keys . Chimene . Several New York City community organizations protest in solidarity as 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' hits day five . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502215736/https://www.columbiaspectator.com/city-news/2024/04/22/several-new-york-city-community-organizations-protest-in-solidarity-as-gaza-solidarity-encampment-hits-day-five/ . May 2, 2024 . 2024-05-02 . Columbia Daily Spectator.
- Web site: Splaver . Gabriella Gregor . In Focus: Seven days into the encampment . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502212154/https://www.columbiaspectator.com/main/2024/04/26/in-focus-a-week-into-the-encampment/ . May 2, 2024 . 2024-05-02 . Columbia Daily Spectator.
- Web site: Starr . Michael . 2024-04-24 . Columbia extends protest deadline after students agree to dismantle some tents . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502212154/https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-798406 . May 2, 2024 . 2024-05-02 . The Jerusalem Post JPost.com . en.
- News: Silverman . Ellie . Gathright . Jenny . Williams . Clarence . Chu . Hau . Heim . Joe . 24 July 2024 . Thousands protest Netanyahu's D.C. visit and Israel-Gaza war . Washington Post.
- News: Barkan . Ross . February 7, 2024 . How the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Drove a Wedge Into the Democratic Party . The New York Times Magazine.
- Web site: 2024-04-18 . A New Artifact of the Palestinian Resistance w/ Danya Al-Saleh . 2024-04-18 . KPFA . en-US.