FALL 2025

America’s Forever Wars in the Middle East

For nearly half a century, the United States has been involved in endless wars in the Middle East that have claimed the lives of millions of people. These wars have ballooned the US’ military budget and lined the pockets of wealthy warmongerers as conditions for working people deteriorate. Over the same period, the US government has financially, politically, and militarily backed Israel’s occupation and colonization of Palestine, including through its full support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza. In turn, people across the political spectrum have begun to question the US government’s continued commitment for a foreign policy predicated on endless war, devastating interventions, and unconditional support for Israel, regardless of the administration in power. 


This 4-part course from the Palestinian Youth Movement will study the history and present of US intervention in the Middle East to equip participants with a deeper understanding of US imperialism, Israel’s role within it, and its consequences for working people in the US and around the world. It seeks to illuminate how it is the imperialist system, and not just the ideological positions or policies of any one politician in office, that keeps America at war and invested in the destabilization of the Middle East. Without understanding the imperialist system that underlies the ongoing drive for war, we cannot understand how to confront it.

This course is organized by the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), a grassroots, international movement that organizes Palestinian and Arab youth to struggle for Palestinian liberation

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  • Everyone from all contexts, backgrounds, and identities is welcome to register - this course is available to all who aim to study revolutionary processes in order to make one!  No prior study on China is necessary to join the course. If you are in an organization, we encourage you to sign up and take the course together.

  • This is a 3-week course, from October 12 to October 26, that meets on Saturdays from 3 - 6 PM ET each week. Participants with work/life schedules or based in time zones that preclude them from participating live will have access to the recordings and can follow the course at their own pace.

  •  This is a hybrid program that allows participation from anywhere worldwide. For those in the New York area, in-person classes are held at The People’s Forum, 320 W 37th Street, New York, NY 10018 (between 8th and 9th Avenues). To get to TPF, you can take the 1, 2, 3, 7, A, C, E, M, N, Q, R trains. TPF is an accessible building, with elevators and wheelchair-accessible gender-neutral bathrooms, and masks are available at the front desk.  

    For participants who will be attending virtually, a Zoom link will be sent prior to each session.

  • Register for the course here! This is a free course, and we depend on your support in sustaining this program. Please donate to help continue our political education programming.  

    The registration will remain open throughout the course but we encourage you to register as soon as possible to get all of the information before the start of the course. If you join after the course has started, please use the materials provided to catch up. 

    If you have any questions, please contact us at education@peoplesforum.org.