Blaming Palestine solidarity for the Bondi massacre helps, not curbs, antisemitism

Published in Overland, 18 December, 2025

The Palestine solidarity movement has guided the public to discern and separate between the actions of Israel and Jewish people. It has forwarded mechanisms for justice and accountability that engage international law, build anti-militarist campaigns and pressure all levels of government to defend the Palestinian people. It has pointed the public towards targets that are implicated in crimes against humanity — from the arms industry and oil companies to media and political institutions — grounding praxis in evidence, legitimacy and long lineages of political struggle.

As a Palestinian and Muslim organiser, I have also been engaged in these “globalising” solidarity efforts and have been clear about where responsibility lies for the Gaza Genocide. It lies with the perpetrators of crimes against humanity and those in positions of power who arm and fund them. I have supported the sanctioning of Israeli soldiers and settlers, a legitimate measure that affords accountability. I have called for university divestment from weapons partnerships to uphold legal and moral obligations. I have also upheld the Palestinian right to resist occupying forces.