WASHINGTON POST
The growing solidarity between #BlackLivesMatter and Palestinian activists
by Ishaan Tharoor
October 15, 2015

The video below, published on YouTube on Wednesday, features dozens of #BlackLivesMatter and Palestinian activists delivering a joint message. “When I see them, I see us,” the video’s narrators intone. These include prominent African American celebrities and thinkers, such as Danny Glover, Lauryn Hill, Alice Walker, Angela Davis and Cornel West. They are accompanied by well-known Palestinian activists and writers. Over the course of a couple of minutes, they unite their perceived struggles through photos, slogans and a shared story of state oppression. They talk of black youths killed by police and Palestinian children bombed by Israeli warplanes. “When I see them, I see us,” the narrative goes. “Harassed, beaten, tortured, dehumanized, stopped and frisked, searched at checkpoints.” READ MORE

When I See Them I See Us courtesy of Black-Palestinian Solidarity