The Keweenaw Socialists have chosen to retract a public statement we made on October 8, 2023. We stand by the sentiment of the statement, that Palestinian armed resistance is justified in the face of Israeli armed oppression. At the same time, we condemn Hamas’ targeting of civilians, just as we condemn Israel’s targeting of civilians on an even larger scale. Furthermore, we refuse to equivocate between the two; Palestinian and Israeli blood alike is on the hands of the state of Israel, the cruel result of its cruel occupation of Palestine. This statement was made before the full scope of either the Hamas offensive or the Israeli counteroffensive was public, and our goal in retracting it is merely to avoid misinterpretation of our position, given the quickly-changing facts on the ground. For our position on the conflict as it stands, please refer to our most recent statement, released October 17, 2023. We remain committed to the cause of Palestinian liberation, and opposed to the imperial forces which hold Palestinians hostage in their own land and abroad.
Keweenaw Socialists Administrative Council