"[Israel] is fundamentally a colonial project: it emerged from European antisemitism and from Europe’s Orientalist attempt to divide up the so-called Middle East, and it is dependent upon support from the United States ... , who use it as a military and economic proxy in the region."

*The "MFP Recommended Read" series provides book and article recommendations on Palestine to anyone interested in learning more about Zionism, Palestinian liberation, and the history of Palestine from antiquity to the present.* (3/3)

Said was a Palestinian-American literary critic and political activist. Born in Jerusalem, Palestine, in 1935, he was a Professor of Comparative Literature at Columbia University and, from 1977 to 1991, a member of the Palestinian National Council. He died in 2003. (2/3)

We are leaderless and anonymous, and therefore the MAA decided to change their rules instead of engaging with us and divest their millions of $$.

Let's not forget where the MAA stands when it comes to genocide.

You can check out their advocacy policy here: www.medievalacademy.org/page/advocacy

If you’re a current MAA member, we call on you to step up and take a stand. Urge for divestment. Leave the MAA. Organize your colleagues. You do NOT need to be complicit.

The MAA endowment is tied to major BDS targets like Barclays, Caterpillar, and Chevron. Until it can prove otherwise, the MAA materially benefits from the Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people. And they know better. We have made repeated calls for divestment. @medievalacademy.bsky.social