The Board of “Peace” held its inaugural meeting on Thursday, February 19. Cloaking their imperialist ambitions with rhetoric of “security, prosperity, and peace,” the ruling elite unveiled a plan to subjugate Gaza to an internationally enforced colonial project. While praising President Trump and his administration, representatives from over a dozen countries pledged billions of dollars and thousands of troops and trained police, who will be deployed to Rafah and ultimately span the rest of Gaza. Through this military occupation, the Board of Empire seeks to secure their financial interests amidst the rubble of Gaza while dismissing the needs of Palestinians in Gaza who have lived through two years of genocide. We are not fooled by the AI videos of colonially-defined prosperity or pandering to the Trump administration. As a product of empire, the Board of "Peace" will not ensure Palestinian sovereignty or hold Israel accountable as it continues to massacre Palestinians and block the delivery of aid.
Join us tomorrow in front of the Walter Convention Center, where the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is set to hold its annual conference. This year, the conference is shrouded in near total secrecy with a complete media blackout and no public information or registration. After two years of supporting genocide in Gaza, including by repeatedly seen as advocating for unconditional military aid to Israel, AIPAC shamelessly advocates for the interests of a foreign country over American interests.
In addition, Benjamin Netanyahu, who has a warrant out for his arrest for war crimes, is slated to address conference attendees only a couple weeks after his most recent and seventh visit to the U.S. under the Trump administration. We refuse to sit idly while our tax dollars are stolen from us to massacre tens of thousands of Palestinians. We refuse to let AIPAC control US politics. Americans' tax dollars should be dedicated to funding housing, healthcare, education, and other domestic services.
In addition, Benjamin Netanyahu, who has a warrant out for his arrest for war crimes, is slated to address conference attendees only a couple weeks after his most recent and seventh visit to the U.S. under the Trump administration. We refuse to sit idly while our tax dollars are stolen from us to massacre tens of thousands of Palestinians. We refuse to let AIPAC control US politics. Americans' tax dollars should be dedicated to funding housing, healthcare, education, and other domestic services.
PYM DMV Announcements
‼️📣AIPAC OUT OF DC: AIPAC OUT OF US POLITICS 🗓️ Sunday, February 22nd ⏰ 1:30PM 📍Corner of 9th St. & L St. NW
Moved to 9th and Allen Lew St NW!
Israel and the United States have struck Iran. In the last hour, large clouds of smoke could be seen billowing from areas in central Tehran. The site of impact in the downtown area appeared to be in close proximity to Iranian government buildings. A US official confirmed that the United States is participating in the strikes, and that the US is coordinating with Israel in launching the attack.
The United States and its proxy military base of Israel are openly and brazenly attacking a sovereign nation’s capital. They are doing so in an attempt to ignite a regional war that would multiply the suffering of the Iranian people and the people of the wider region. The US and Israel continue to demonstrate that the real threats to the Middle East are Zionism and imperialism.
This escalation would not be possible without the military cargo being sent from the US to the Zionist entity. The only way to curb US imperialism worldwide is through a people’s arms embargo.
From the belly of the beast, we say: Hands off Iran, hands off our region! Arms embargo now!
The United States and its proxy military base of Israel are openly and brazenly attacking a sovereign nation’s capital. They are doing so in an attempt to ignite a regional war that would multiply the suffering of the Iranian people and the people of the wider region. The US and Israel continue to demonstrate that the real threats to the Middle East are Zionism and imperialism.
This escalation would not be possible without the military cargo being sent from the US to the Zionist entity. The only way to curb US imperialism worldwide is through a people’s arms embargo.
From the belly of the beast, we say: Hands off Iran, hands off our region! Arms embargo now!
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STOP THE WAR ON IRAN
🗓️Monday, March 2 and 7 PM
📍White House, Washington D.C.
This conflict has the potential to quickly expand into a devastating regional war which will bring unthinkable death and destruction. Already, other countries in the region have been drawn into the war. Trump is lying when he says that Iran poses any kind of threat to the United States. And he has made it clear that he is willing to sacrifice the lives of U.S. servicemembers in this regime change war, along with an unlimited number of Iranians and others in the region.
But a mass anti-war movement can put an end to this destruction! Take to the streets on Monday, March 2 to demand: From the belly of the beast, we say: Hands off Iran, hands off the Middle East!
🗓️Monday, March 2 and 7 PM
📍White House, Washington D.C.
This conflict has the potential to quickly expand into a devastating regional war which will bring unthinkable death and destruction. Already, other countries in the region have been drawn into the war. Trump is lying when he says that Iran poses any kind of threat to the United States. And he has made it clear that he is willing to sacrifice the lives of U.S. servicemembers in this regime change war, along with an unlimited number of Iranians and others in the region.
But a mass anti-war movement can put an end to this destruction! Take to the streets on Monday, March 2 to demand: From the belly of the beast, we say: Hands off Iran, hands off the Middle East!
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: IMAM ABDEL-MALIK MERCHANT AND HAMZA ABUSHABAN🇸🇩 🇵🇸
Please join PYM and Rise Up for Sudan as we break fast together, strengthen our collective organizing work, and fulfill our obligation to supporting our people back home, as they resist continued ethnic cleansing campaigns.
We are excited to announce our featured speakers: Imam Abdul-Malik Merchant, who will discuss our moral, spiritual, and political responsibility to remain steadfast and unwavering in our commitment to liberation, and Hamzah Abushaban, Leqaa Kordia’s cousin who will share their advocacy efforts to free Leqaa from ICE custody. Leqaa is a Palestinian woman who is the last of the Columbia protestors in ICE detention. She has been imprisoned for a year, making this her second Ramadan in ICE custody.
📅 Date: Friday, March 6
⏰ Time: 5:30PM
📍Location: Hawa Center - 4401 Fair Lakes Ct, Fairfax, VA
🎟️ Tickets/Donation: bit.ly/gaza-sudan-iftar (🔗 in bio)
If cost is a barrier, please contact [email protected]
Please join PYM and Rise Up for Sudan as we break fast together, strengthen our collective organizing work, and fulfill our obligation to supporting our people back home, as they resist continued ethnic cleansing campaigns.
We are excited to announce our featured speakers: Imam Abdul-Malik Merchant, who will discuss our moral, spiritual, and political responsibility to remain steadfast and unwavering in our commitment to liberation, and Hamzah Abushaban, Leqaa Kordia’s cousin who will share their advocacy efforts to free Leqaa from ICE custody. Leqaa is a Palestinian woman who is the last of the Columbia protestors in ICE detention. She has been imprisoned for a year, making this her second Ramadan in ICE custody.
📅 Date: Friday, March 6
⏰ Time: 5:30PM
📍Location: Hawa Center - 4401 Fair Lakes Ct, Fairfax, VA
🎟️ Tickets/Donation: bit.ly/gaza-sudan-iftar (🔗 in bio)
If cost is a barrier, please contact [email protected]
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