Thanks for your reply, Michael. > On Feb 16, 2026, at 01:18, RKOB via groups.io <[email protected]> > wrote: > > There are various possibilities to win - starting from weakening Israel due > to mass global solidarity movement and decline of U.S. support, the weakening > of the Israeli's Abraham alliance (see the rift between Saudi Arabia and the > UAE), wars between Israel and Arab/Muslim states to another wave of Arab > Revolution. All this will probably not happen in the near future. > I agree. But why were no goals achieved? At this stage of the struggle, it's time to critique what has been done. We should reconsider the strategy and tactics of the movement so, if mistakes are made, we can take steps to correct them. I'm referring to both in the Occupied Lands and in our domestic support for the struggle, which is what I have some personal experience with.
It has been mentioned on this list that the pro-Palestine movement in the US never managed to build a bridge to the US masses. The marches demanded a "Free Palestine," a place that is not on maps, and flags that most people in the US don't recognize; rallies usually included at least one speech in Arabic, a language that about 0.2% of the US people can understand. In retrospect, the movement should have focused on the most relevant and important US demand to "stop arming Israel," and it should have been led by US labor groups (no matter how few), civil rights organizations, activists, religious, students, and other groups. Slogans need to be easily understood, and demands should be crucial to the outcome of the struggle. > However, the whole discussion is not about long-term perspectives for the > liberation but about who fights against oppression and who capitulates > without fighting. The Palestinian resistance has choosen the first option, > the Chavista regime the second. Even if you disagree with the strategy of > Hamas and others, you can not deny that they choose the path of fighting > instead of capitulating and living in wealth as servants of U.S. imperialism. > Fighting harder and never giving up on a failed strategy is no virtue in my book. What are the transitional demands in the Occupied Lands and Israel? Whatever they are, protecting the population from utter destruction of civil society must be among them. Mark -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40710): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40710 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/117554663/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
