“At the very centre of it, settler-colonialism is a zero-sum game. It’s either the coloniser’s account or that of the indigenous inhabitants.” The preface to Karam Dana’s recent publication, To Stand with Palestine: Translational Resistance and Political Evolution in the US (Columbia University Press, 2025) is bleak in terms of being a reminder that the coloniser’s power is a reality. Yet, as the book shows, support and solidarity for Palestine, and with Palestinians, is a transnational endeavour, and the Palestinian narrative is not as isolated as before. Dana notes that most of the book does not discuss 7 October, but asserts that since then, and the ensuing Israel genocide in Gaza, the arguments he brings forth were reinforced. Between blind … Continue reading To Stand With Palestine: Transnational Resistance and Political Evolution in the US