A Palestine Solidarity Movement Free to Protest

Image by Ian Hutchinson.

The power of the most important protest movement of our time, the Palestine Solidarity movement, lies in how it shaped a new political consciousness, especially among younger generations on campuses. The movement itself was brutally repressed, particularly in Western countries. In the Middle East and Maghreb, the pro-Palestinian protests that continue on a smaller scale are often cautiously tolerated by the regimes, in light of the vast, popular support of the Palestinians in the region.