Y.L. Al-Sheikh

Y.L. Al-Sheikh is a Palestinian American writer and organizer active in the Democratic Socialists of America and in international solidarity work between Israel/Palestine and the United States.

Kamala Harris, campaigning in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2024, faces protests from hundreds of people expressing disapproval of her administration’s Gaza policy.

Harris’s Gaza Policy Was a Disaster on Every Level Harris’s Gaza Policy Was a Disaster on Every Level

Palestine may not have swung the election one way or another. But Democrats unquestionably paid a high price for their refusal to hold Israel accountable.

Nov 19, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

Demonstrators march in protest to the war in Gaza near the United Center where the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is taking place on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

Palestinians Will Speak Whether Democrats Want Them to or Not Palestinians Will Speak Whether Democrats Want Them to or Not

The party may have successfully prevented Palestinians from addressing the DNC. But it cannot hold back the tide forever.

Aug 29, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

Benjamin Netanyahu and Kamala Harris shake hands during a meeting in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 25, 2024.

Kamala Harris Will Shift on Gaza Only if We Make Her Kamala Harris Will Shift on Gaza Only if We Make Her

The vice president’s ascension provides an opening for a new approach to the horror in Palestine. But it won’t happen without sustained political pressure.

Jul 26, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh and Nickan Fayyazi

Screenshots of media coverage of the World Central Kitchen attack.

The Outrage Over the World Central Kitchen Strike Shows the Strength of the Palestine Movement The Outrage Over the World Central Kitchen Strike Shows the Strength of the Palestine Movement

It's enraging that it's taken so long for this kind of backlash to happen. But it's happened only because of the tireless work of people dedicated to Palestinian liberation.

Apr 12, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

Karine Jean-Pierre, Matthew Miller, and John Kirby.

Biden’s Spokespeople Are the Perfect Vessels for His Soulless Gaza Policies Biden’s Spokespeople Are the Perfect Vessels for His Soulless Gaza Policies

If the president is the man in charge, these press secretaries are his robotic enforcers, playing the same hollow tunes every day.

Mar 13, 2024 / Y.L. Al-Sheikh

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