From froth to power: Muslim ummah behind a US lobby

The relentlessness of the Gaza holocaust has been exhausting for even the most committed advocates for Palestinian liberation. A sense of disillusionment with global powers has never been more palpable. Yet to Muslims, the apathy and betrayal of Arab rulers is that much more painful. Not that the masses have been sitting on their hands. Muslims worldwide, among thousands of human beings of conscience, have shown up to protest the monstrosity of Israel’s atrocities. But have these demonstrations affected change?  Civil disobedience, in all of its various forms, is vital to resistance. On its own, however, it rarely leads to systemic change. In the US, the preeminent source of Israel’s legitimacy and funding, real lasting change comes from engaging with […]