August 5, 2025
We can all see that Palestinians are starving. We can all see that Israel’s intention is to kill, displace, or detain every Palestinian and annex their remaining lands. And we can see that the United States’ continued denial of this cruelty is rooted, in part, in our investment in the military-industrial complex and allegiance to corporate interests.
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Francesca Albanese just released a new report detailing how arms manufacturers, tech firms, construction companies, banks, pension funds, insurers, universities and more “underpin the Israeli settler-colonial twofold logic of displacement and replacement aimed at dispossessing and erasing Palestinians from their lands.” As a result of this report, Albanese was sanctioned by the United States.
We cannot rely on the U.S. government to take action to stop these war crimes. Instead we aim to follow the example of brave workers and labor organizations taking a stand, including, most recently:
Amazon Labor Union co-founder Chris Smalls sailing with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla to deliver much-needed aid blocked by Israel. Smalls was briefly detained and beaten by Israeli forces, reporting: “[they] attacked me out of the 21 volunteers because of the color of my skin.”
Dock workers and activists in Greece refusing to unload a cargo ship with steel destined for military use in Israel.
The largest teachers’ union in the U.S. voting to end its partnership with the Anti-Defamation League, citing concerns over the ADL’s stance on Israel and their definition of antisemitism, which includes any criticism of the Israeli state.
Dock workers in Marseille blocking a shipment of military material bound for Israel, and their union stating that they refuse to participate in the ongoing genocide.
CALL TO ACTION:
We will continue to call on our representatives to stop selling arms to Israel, to take a strong stance against Israel’s war crimes, and to deliver aid to Gaza by any means necessary. But we can take action by organizing in our workplaces to stymie the war supply chain, by joining the anti-genocide pledge, by boycotting companies that benefit from the Israeli occupation, by donating to organizations that provide direct aid, and by joining the global labor groups standing up for Palestinians.