'Our people cannot afford for us to fail': The Palestinian Youth Movement speaks

Israel's war on Gaza has ignited a firestorm of international condemnation. In the midst of this outrage, organizations like the Palestinian Youth Movement have spearheaded a global mass movement to fight Israel's genocide and to stand in solidarity with Palestine. With the temporary truce in Gaza likely ending, this mass movement faces a critical juncture. Yara Shoufani of the <a href="https://palestinianyouthmovement.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Palestinian Youth Movement</a> speaks with The Real News about the tasks of the Western left in this moment, the opportunity to revive anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism as core pillars of the left, and the central role of Palestinian struggle in "sharpening the contradictions" of a status quo that may be breaking apart before our eyes.<br /><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/ysxsh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yara Shoufani</a> is a member of the <a href="https://twitter.com/palyouthmvmt" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Palestinian Youth Movement</a> and a PhD student at York University.<br /><br />Additional links<br /><ul><li>Watch Yara's <a href="https://therealnews.com/on-the-ground-at-the-largest-pro-palestine-march-in-us-history" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">previous interview with The Real News</a> Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez.</li></ul><br /><i></i>Read a transcript of this podcast here.<br /><br />Studio Production: Adam Coley<br />Post-Production: David Hebden<br /><br /><a href="https://youtube.com/live/Ll8fI3Fg4Pk?feature=shared" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><br /><b>Help us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:</b><br /><br />Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-pod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/donate-pod</a><br />Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/newsletter-pod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnew