Except for Palestine

For most of my adult life, I was one of those liberals who didn't really try to understand the complex histories of the Israel-Palestine conflict. I just threw up my hands in indifference and said “I don't know. Seems messed up. Hope they work it out.”
Since then, I've learned a lot about this issue. The last month, I've learned a whole lot more. This book popped up on my recommended list, and it couldn't have come during a more apt time. It has really helped me understand. I don't claim to be an expert.
What I do know a lot about is US Imperialism, colonialism, domination, and the strong controlling the weak. It's clear to me now that this issue is far less complicated than I previously thought.
One side has all the power, is the strongest country in the region, and has unquestionable support from the most powerful country on earth, which provides more aid than to any other country. This side commits undeniable human rights violations and war crimes against the other with impunity.
I have members of my own family, self-ascribed “progressives” who to this day refuse to say Isreal is an Apartheid state, even after the Human Rights Watch report came out this year, after the 2017 UN report, and after AOC said so too.
I will no longer remain ignorant or neutral to this issue. I will not stand with a government committing countless crimes against humanity against a far weaker opponent. I will not support the ethnic cleansing, war crimes, and settler colonialism of Israel.
I implore every self-identified “progressive” to read this book and take a stand against this injustice.