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Children chant 'we will crush Zionism' at Palestinian Youth Movement summer school in UK

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  • A Palestinian Youth Movement summer school in the UK featured chants of "we will crush Zionism" and calls for revolution.
  • The group, which organizes Palestinian and Arab youth for liberation struggles, has faced accusations of radicalization and ties to designated terror organizations.
  • Concerns have been raised about the content of the summer camp and a recent football tournament, with some worrying about youth being radicalized under the guise of supporting the Palestinian cause.

The British chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) hosted a summer school where young participants chanted "we will crush Zionism" and "young people, rise up, our revolution is an Arab revolution." Videos shared on PYM's Instagram showed these mass chants and an image of youth watching a slideshow featuring a quote from PFLP member Ghassan Kanafani.

we will crush Zionism

— ChildrenChanted during the Palestinian Youth Movement summer school in the UK.

PYM describes itself as a grassroots movement that organizes Palestinian and Arab youth for liberation struggles, drawing inspiration from "Palestinian revolutionary history" and aiming to "liberate our people and land from the river to the sea." The summer school, held over the May bank holiday, brought together over 100 Arab youth to discuss regional events and the role of diaspora youth in the "next phase of our national liberation struggle."

young people, rise up, our revolution is an Arab revolution

— ChildrenChanted during the Palestinian Youth Movement summer school in the UK.

Concerns about radicalization were amplified by a recent PYM football tournament. A coach was seen wearing a T-shirt reading "48, the future is decolonial," and two students wore jerseys with the numbers '10' and '7', fueling speculation of a reference to the October 7 events. The Israeli government claims PYM has close ties to the PFLP and Samidoun, a PFLP field group recognized by Israel as a terrorist organization. A 2019 French court ruling, citing internal security reports, also suggested PYM's affiliation with the PFLP.

organizes Palestinian and Arab youth to struggle for Palestinian liberation.

— Palestinian Youth MovementPYM's self-description of its mission.
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