Palestinian Youth Movement

International organization

Palestinian Youth MovementFormation| Possibly 1982

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Purpose| Anti-Zionist activism • Socialist activism

Region

| North America • Europe
Website| palestinianyouthmovement.com

The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) is a pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist, socialist, and anti-imperialist organization with chapters across North America and Europe.[1] The group is associated with the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), a communist party in the United States, and the ANSWER Coalition.[1][2][3][4] It is mainly composed of Palestinian and Arab young people.[1][5]

According to Giving Compass, a website that provides information about nonprofit organizations to prospective donors, PYM was founded in 1982.[6]

PYM has participated in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war protests in the United States, including the 2024 Columbia University occupation[7][8][9] and the July 2024 protest in Washington D.C.[10] alongside various other groups, and has taken an approach compared to that of New York City anti-Zionist group Within Our Lifetime (WOL), in refusing to work within the Democratic Party.[11]

Notably, in 2024 PYM participated in the creation of the first English translation of Wisam Rafeedie's novel The Trinity of Fundamentals, which discusses Palestinian resistance. Rafeedie is a former Palestinian prisoner who was held in Israel.[5][12]

## See also

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* Palestinian diaspora

## References

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1. ^ a b c Park, Ju-Hyun (2023-11-30). "'Our people cannot afford for us to fail': The Palestinian Youth Movement speaks". The Real News Network. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
2. ^ Lara, Juan Carlos (2024-02-22). "Hundreds of Protesters Crash Biden Fundraiser in SF, Demanding a Cease-Fire in Gaza | KQED". www.kqed.org. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
3. ^ Staff, Liberation. "A Pause Is Just That: A Pause — We Demand a Permanent Ceasefire! – Liberation News". Retrieved 2024-04-18.
4. ^ "March 2 Global Day of Action: Hands Off Rafah!". ANSWER Coalition. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
5. ^ a b Al-Saleh, Danya; Al-Saleh, Samar (2023-05-24). "Liberating a Palestinian Novel From Israeli Prison". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
6. ^ "Palestinian Youth Movement". Giving Compass. 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
7. ^ Keys, Chimene. "Several New York City community organizations protest in solidarity as 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment' hits day five". Columbia Daily Spectator. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
8. ^ Splaver, Gabriella Gregor. "In Focus: Seven days into the encampment". Columbia Daily Spectator. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
9. ^ Starr, Michael (2024-04-24). "Columbia extends protest deadline after students agree to dismantle some tents". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
10. ^ Silverman, Ellie; Gathright, Jenny; Williams, Clarence; Chu, Hau; Heim, Joe (24 July 2024). "Thousands protest Netanyahu's D.C. visit and Israel-Gaza war". Washington Post.
11. ^ Barkan, Ross (February 7, 2024). "How the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Drove a Wedge Into the Democratic Party". The New York Times Magazine.
12. ^ "A New Artifact of the Palestinian Resistance w/ Danya Al-Saleh". KPFA. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-18.