Statement on Netanyahu Visit to DC
Statement on Netanyahu Visit to DC
Date: July 15, 2026
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Washington, DC: Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America (MDC DSA) condemns the upcoming, planned visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, D.C.
As socialists living and organizing in the heart of the U.S. empire, we refuse to sit by quietly while our local streets, resources, and public spaces are used to welcome a war criminal. For years, Netanyahu’s far-right regime has carried out a brutal campaign of mass displacement, starvation, and slaughter against the Palestinian people, a genocide funded and armed directly by the U.S. government.
Netanyahu’s visits to Washington are a calculated effort to secure multi-billion dollar arms packages, manufacturing political cover for an ongoing genocide, and escalating military aggression across the region. The bipartisan welcome he receives from our government is a stark reminder of where the ruling class stands: prioritizing the profits of the military-industrial complex and imperial hegemony over human life.
Our solidarity lies with the working class, both globally and locally. We demand a complete end to the siege on Gaza, an end to all U.S. military funding and arms shipments to Israel, and a free Palestine.
MDC DSA calls on all members, labor allies, and grassroots organizations across the DMV area to mobilize. We will meet Netanyahu’s presence in our city with the full force of organized resistance.
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DSA Grows in Western Mass Following National Election Upsets
Official statement from the Memphis-Midsouth Democratic Socialists of America in response to the continued killing of our neighbors by federal officials
The Memphis-Midsouth Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) mourn every life lost from the federal occupation of our city. Statements feel small in the face of such tragedy, but we will continue to make our opposition clear. Since this occupation began, at least four of our neighbors have been killed by members of this task force, including two this week alone.
These killings make the dangers of militarizing our communities devastatingly clear. Public safety cannot be built through occupation, intimidation, or violence. We reject the continued subjection of Memphis to armed patrols and escalating uses of force while the conditions that create insecurity are ignored. The militarization of Memphis serves a political agenda that treats Black and working-class communities as populations to be controlled, not people to be served.
We stand with the families of Darrin Pigram, Jonah Neal, Tyrin Johnson, and every person harmed by this campaign of militarization. We continue to call upon local and state officials who have failed us: end this military farce, and investigate these killings with full transparency and accountability. We will continue to build power with and for the multiracial working class, alongside the people and organizations fighting for the solidarity, dignity, and true safety that Memphis deserves.
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