Steve Salaita

I do, yes! Started relatively recently.

An Excerpt of "Jerry and Rodrigo Go to War" - Steve Salaita The following is an except from the newly-published novel Jerry and Rodrigo Go to War, which you can learn more about here.  Amid this period of sadness, I decided to hit the town and see if I couldn’...

Here is an excerpt of "Jerry and Rodrigo Go to War," which is officially released today:

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Cover of a new novel, in yellow, that shows the title "Jerry and Rodrigo Go to War" and the author "Steven Salaita." The cover image shows an open clamp trap for animals with a small drawing of a coyote.

Right as a book of mine is close to being published, I worry that I'm about to make an enormous fool of myself. Even so, I am proud to announce the publication of my second novel, "Jerry and Rodrigo Go to War." May it provide you warm and meaningful company.

Palestine Solidarity in the Age of Reaction - Steve Salaita Should people involved with the Palestine solidarity movement in North America, traditionally leftist in orientation, seek alliances with the political right?

Here's a long essay analyzing the recent emergence of rightwing critics of Israel. I argue that it is a bad idea for the Palestine solidarity movement in North America to seek any kind of alliance with those critics or to validate the ideologies they represent.

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from Sameer Project X: THIRD winter in a row iN GENOCIDE! Donate now: https://chuffed.org/project/149178-sameer-project-x-mass-displacement-campaign Let that sink in. Palestinians in Gaza’s body are malnourished, their immunity is low, they’re exhausted and they’re entering their third winter in genocide. This is happening with no adequate shelter for 1.47 million people, barely any tents and tarps coming in and zero caravans or building materials have entered. Disaster is an understatement for what’s about to come and even though it feels like a drop in the ocean, the Translating Falasteen ( @translatingpal ) x Sameer continues the Yalla Na’merha (let’s build it) campaign. We can’t shelter a million and a half people but for around $350, your donations can provide a waterproof tent for 7-8 people! Despair is a luxury that Palestinians in Gaza don’t have. This is why we need to rise and do whatever we can to end this genocide and for aid to come in. Disruption and direct action are crucial during this time. Simultaneously we ask you to continue to provide material support to Palestinians in Gaza. Donate today to the Return Home Campaign: https://chuffed.org/project/149178-sameer-project-x-mass-displacement-campaign Other ways to donate include: http://paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Winter") http://account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Winter")

Daily bombings, hundreds of thousands of people living in tents, cell phones brought in by the entity instead of medicine and food exploding in people's hands, approval of another fucking infrastructure of settler colonial genocide, and Palestinians continue to support each others' survival.

It's a little depressing how the bodies in Gaza haven't even been buried and US national socialists are already back to positioning Palestine as a faraway irrelevant cause (except when useful to build credibility for their celebrity politicians)

Right on schedule!

Palestine and the Politics of Purity - Steve Salaita Accusing anti-Zionists of “purity politics” is a lazy rhetorical evasion.

Do you get annoyed when uncompromising anti-Zionism is dismissed as "purity politics"? If so, you might find this short essay worth a read:

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Palestine and the Making of a New New World - Steve Salaita The liberation of Palestine is, above all, a world-building project.

"One looks at the United States right now and wonders, What democracy? Which law? Where free speech? Whose human rights? If these existential treats can’t be located in the metropole, then we certainly won’t find them anywhere on the periphery."

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It's so hard to get through autumn or spring without layering lol.

I came to UK from Gaza seeking hope. Instead, I found complicity After a lifetime under Israeli siege and shelling in Gaza, Saher Safi built a life of his own. He expected Israel’s cruelty, but not the UK’s indifference.

Please read this amazing essay by my dear friend Saher Safi, who discusses his childhood in Bureij Refugee Camp, Gaza, and the pain of now witnessing genocide. Saher worked for months on this essay, which was a difficult process for him. He ended up producing some exceptionally powerful writing.

today in about 15 minutes!

U.S. political prisoner Casey Goonan enters day two of their hunger strike at Santa Rita in solidarity with U.K. Filton 24 prisoner T. Hoxha.

ALERT!!! Casey Goonan is entering DAY TWO of their hunger strike at Santa Rita in solidarity with T. Hoxha, who has entered critical condition 🚨🚨🚨🚨

The only thing that raises massive alarms for liberals is the left.

Keep giving 'em hell Zoe!

Powerful letter by our Chairperson Zoë Lawlor @zazafl.bsky.social in yesterday's Irish Examiner. We need immediate sanctions on apartheid Israel to protect Palestinians from its genocide. #EndIsraeliImpunity #GazaGenocide

South Gaza: Tents, Food & Water **With Famine on the rise, we will significantly lower tent purchases and focus on food (rice and bread) and water over the next couple of weeks**

Don't give your money to NGOs, politicians, or online pundits. Please donate instead directly to Gaza. Below is a link to the Sameer Project's South Gaza Campaign, which urgently needs support:

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Please help if you can. No one should have to endure this.

Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm really happy that you've connected with the book.

Gaza is the slaughterhouse // my latest report for @intifada.bsky.social electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-b...

Care and Carefulness in Today's United States - Steve Salaita A short reflection on what the line “be careful” means in today’s dark political environment.

Here's a short essay about what it means to be caring and careful amid the turn to fascism in the United States:

Chicago: this is TOMORROW, 4/29! Don't miss it

It's a pretty boring spot. Happy to see you on here.

The Meaning of Honesty in Academe - Steve Salaita A transcript of the 2025 James Baldwin Memorial Lecture at UMass-Amherst, delivered on April 16.

Here is another longform essay dealing with Zionist genocide and higher education that I hope you will find useful: "The Meaning of Honesty in Academe"

No Resurrection: The Life and Death of the Modern University - Steve Salaita A transcript of comments delivered at Villanova University on April 14, 2025.

New essay:

No Resurrection: The Life and Death of the Modern University

This Monday at Villanova University.

Here's a link with information about the Baldwin Lecture at UMass:

Dear friends in Philly and Western Mass:

I have two upcoming events. Come say hello if you're around.

--Villanova U, Monday April 14: "No Resurrection: The Life and Death of the Modern University"

--UMass, Wednesday April 16 (James Baldwin Lecture): "The Meaning of Honesty in Academe"