U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), an original member of “The Squad,” the only Palestinian American in Congress, and a fierce critic of the Biden-Harris administration’s active role in Israel’s ongoing mass slaughter in Gaza, spoke at UMass-Amherst on Friday, Nov. 22, about the future of pro-Palestinian resistance in the wake of the presidential election. The event, which was organized by UMass Professor Emeritus Sut Jhally, was entitled "What Now? Resisting Occupation & Genocide." Tlaib, whose unapologetic defense of Palestinian rights has earned her condemnation from the Biden White House, censure from the House of Representatives, and repeated smears from corporate media outlets like CNN, was easily reelected to a fourth term in Michigan's 12th Congressional District on November 5th. After her talk, Tlaib sat down for a conversation with Michel Moushabeck, an acclaimed writer, editor, and publisher of Palestinian Arab descent. The event was sponsored by the Media Education Foundation, Students for Justice in Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, Resistance Studies, Faculty for Justice in Palestine, and Interlink Books.
