What stood out most to me was the phrase “Globalize the
Intifada.” If anyone wants to understand what that slogan truly means, all
they need to do is look at what happened in Sydney, Australia last Sunday - and
at every similar event that has taken place around the world.
Intifada is Arabic for ‘uprising’ - a word that can
theoretically refer to anything from peaceful protest to outright violence. In
its current usage it refers to two distinct periods in which Palestinians
carried out waves of mass murder suicide bombings against Jews in Israel. On
buses, in pizza shops, and in wedding halls. That history matters. It means
that when pro-Palestinian protesters chant ‘Globalize the Intifada’, they are
not calling for peaceful marches holding placards that read “Support BDS.” They
are invoking - and endorsing - violent uprising in pursuit of their goal of a ‘Palestine
- from the river to the sea’.
With that in mind, it should be obvious that the ultimate
expression of a globalized intifada looks very much like what happened in
Australia last Sunday.
Which brings me once again to New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani...
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