Formation | Possibly 1982 |
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Purpose | Anti-Zionist activism • Socialist activism |
Region | North America • Europe |
Website |
palestinianyouthmovement |
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 compromised 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] 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. [10]
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] [11]
Formation | Possibly 1982 |
---|---|
Purpose | Anti-Zionist activism • Socialist activism |
Region | North America • Europe |
Website |
palestinianyouthmovement |
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 compromised 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] 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. [10]
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] [11]