Steven Salaita: What do all the leaders, pundits, diplomats, entrepreneurs, and racketeers with their hands in this ugly business have in common? None of them has the right, or the ability, to remove Jerusalem from Palestine.
Palestinians will never cede their aspirations to the benefit of crooks and reactionaries. While billionaires adorned in gaudy regalia cut deals that tighten elite control over global capital, the rest of us must resist with a vision that transcends the expedience of realpolitik.
Our destinies are not the province of contemptuous men who spend their days trading in holy commodities. This is the actual mandate of Palestine. This is the real power of Jerusalem. More here.