Jan 29, 2018
This week we caught up to Zev Wolf and Lina Assi to talk about
their organization Palestinians and Jews Decolonize and provide
listeners with some context for the current situation in Palestine
including responses to the US declaration of Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel, the arrest and detainment of Ahed Tamimi and how
Lina and Andrew see their organization’s role within Jewish and
Palestinian politics.
Palestinians and Jews Decolonize (PJD) is a socialist,
anti-racist, and anti-imperialist organization supporting a
decolonized and liberated Palestine. The organization
is a Palestinian and Jewish led solidarity movement firmly
rooted in anti-Zionism. That focuses on education, awareness, and
militant action.
Zev is a queer and Disabled Mizrahi Jewish writer and
organizer. Zev graduated from UC Santa Barbara with B.A. in Middle
Eastern History. They plan to pursue a PhD in History with an
emphasis on Palestine/Israel. They co-founded Palestinians and Jews
Decolonize and are currently involved in queer, Disability, and
pro-Palestinian activism.
Lina Assi is an undergraduate student pursuing a double major
in Labour Studies and Political Science. Lina is also the President
of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights McMaster (SPHR) and
Co-Founder of Palestinians and Jews Decolonize. She has been
involved in Palestinian activism in Ontario for over four years,
organizing events such as Israeli Apartheid Week and other
initiatives.