placing the palestinian struggle

[Chris Kromm]

A prominent African-American activist recently said in a talk that "the
leading liberation struggle of our time is that of Palestine." Much like
South Africa in the 1980s, it should be the focus of progressives in the
U.S., so that we can build critical mass -- since we live in the country, of
course, which has the power to shape the outcome of the conflict. (For those
of you who are secretly wondering, the speaker is/was resolutely opposed to
anti-Semitism, and made that point repeatedly, so this wasn't an anti-Jewish
thing.)

What do people think of this assessment? And if "yes," what is to be done?

Chris Kromm
Keep your eyes on the prize.