Young activists see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a power struggle, akin to the movement for Black lives.
"Our generation doesn't view issues through a single-issue lens," said Evan Weber, political director of the Sunrise Movement. "We have grown up participating in social movements that have been sweeping the country."
And, like racial justice movements in the United States, activists said social media have helped shift the narrative around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
"One of the major things that's different about this moment is access to information," said Rahna Epting, executive director of the progressive group MoveOn, which also signed that joint statement by progressive groups. "We are seeing videos of fathers holding their dead daughters. And we're seeing reports directly from Palestinians for probably the first time."
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