Despite rhetorically opposing Israeli annexation and the US “Deal of the Century,” the EU influences the colonization process through its diplomatic ties and agreements with Israel.

The Palestinian people have drawn support from many legendary figures over the years. The universally admired Afro-American civil rights activist, writer and poet Maya Angelou was one of them. She stood in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle when she honoured the late Rachel Corrie, another heroic woman who put her life on the line for the women and children of Gaza, only to be killed by an Israeli soldier for doing so.

If the next Democratic administration is serious about promoting peace, the party platform needs to condemn Israel’s illegal occupation by name.

The timer is now ticking on Israel. While Israel historically put Palestinians on the slow burner, gnawing at their lands and livelihoods, time was in Israel’s favor was the world turned a blind eye. Those days are over.

It won’t halt Israel’s annexation plans, but it would be a vital step in the right direction at a perilous moment

Israel has repeatedly stolen Palestinian territory throughout its seven-decade history. Why are its allies suddenly concerned about the next annexation?