We at PROTOCOLS watched in horror as Jewish settlers and the state of Israel colluded to violently displace Palestinian families from Sheikh Jarrah; as, on Laylat al-Qadr, Israeli forces assaulted Palestinian worshippers on Haram al-Sharif; and as Jewish mobs subsequently terrorized ‘48 Palestinians in their homes. We know that the horrific violence that ensued — including Israeli air strikes’ obscene destruction of Gaza — is not an isolated incident but a symptom of the ongoing atrocities of Israeli settler-colonialism and apartheid. In the wake of the ceasefire between the state of Israel and Hamas, settler organizations continue to threaten both Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan, plans have been approved to raze and replace the depopulated Palestinian village of Lifta, and numerous Palestinian youth have been murdered by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

We reaffirm our solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for liberation and reject efforts to censor Palestinians critical of Israeli settler-colonialism, Jewish anti-Zionists, and all others working in solidarity with them.

We commit to continue publishing incisive, critical, and uncompromising work engaged with ongoing injustices in Palestine and directed towards decolonization and liberation, including and in conversation with the work of Palestinian writers, artists, and curators. 

You can find existing resources from previous issues of PROTOCOLS at the link in bio.

To read a powerful “Letter Against Apartheid” signed by Palestinian writers and artists (including previous contributors to PROTOCOLS), and supported by PROTOCOLS editors, also see link in bio.