Anees, whose family is Palestinian, said, “There’s a saying the United States has no feelings, it has interests. I think the Palestinian is just an inconvenience for the broader policy in the Middle East.”
Hundreds of people, including many students, participated in the rally, which called for the unity of the working class around the world to put a stop to the genocide.
Tuesday’s lecture will address the historical struggle of the Left Opposition and its contemporary relevance under conditions of imperialist war, economic crisis and a new upsurge of militant class struggle.
Sentiment on the campus is overwhelmingly opposed to Israel’s assault on Gaza, particularly after the hospital bombing this week that killed 500 Palestinians.
After AFT-affiliated unions at the University of Michigan and the Detroit public school system pushed through sellout contracts last week, educators and students met to review the political lessons and discuss the fight for rank-and-file committees.