The Palestinian cause cannot speak only to the left

Moral clarity has not shifted Western policy; persuasion must extend into the arenas where power actually sits.

Palestinian political analyst and playwright.

Share

Save

For decades, the Palestinian cause has found its most receptive audiences on the political left. Progressive movements, human rights organisations and anticolonial traditions have offered language, solidarity and moral clarity. That alignment made sense. It still does. But in today’s political landscape, it cannot on its own shift policy.