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A reminder about Palestine:
Firstly, the existence of the country of Palestine was never in question. And secondly, as per the UK's own words in the oft-referred to "foundational" "Balfour Declaration":
"NOTHING SHALL BE DONE WHICH MAY PREJUDICE THE CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS RIGHTS OF EXISTING NON-JEWISH COMMUNITIES IN PALESTINE."
Plain as day.
#palestine#palestinians#israeli apartheid#israeli occupation#gaza#al aqsa mosque#free palestine#free gaza#illegal occupation#dirty war#illegal annexation#war crimes#genocide#justice#icj#icc#israel#balfour declaration#state of palestine#icj hearing#south africa#tunisia#uk#united nations#unrwa#us weapons#usa#bernie sanders#free palestinians#west bank
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“That’s my history. Strange thing, that I and my family would do it again,” he said.
Safad, which is the city that my father lived there for hundreds of years, with his father and grandfather and great grandfather and so on, when a ship came from Poland with refugees, Jewish refugees from Poland and Germany, whatever, and they went to several countries first went to America, and they went to Cuba and they won't let them off.
So they came to Haifa.
And funny enough, Haifa is a port that my great grandfather built, and they had a banner on the side of their boat saying, “We lost our homes in Germany and our hope can you, don't let us lose our hope here in your country.”
And they took them, they took two families each. Took two families and others did, and brought them to our house, to my father's house, and they lived with us for two and a half years.
And when I was, when my mother was pregnant with me, my mother went to Nazareth to her parents house.
She had me and I was nine days old when she came back to Safad to take me inside our home, and we were locked out. The fact I came back home and they won't even let us in into our home.
When my mother begged them to get a shershef or something to put around me, they wouldn't let her.
So she moved on down to the refugee camp in Syria somewhere.
—Mohamed Hadid
#politics#mohamed hadid#palestine#gaza#israel#nakba#israel is an apartheid state#hamas ≠ palestine#gigi hadid#bella hadid#displacement#illegal annexation#haifa#al nakba
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If the UN, an international human rights organisation created to ensure international diplomacy and prevent crimes against humanity such as genocide and ethnic cleansing, has a 'bias' against a state it may well be because the state in question is violating human rights and carrying out crimes against humanity such as genocide and ethnic cleansing 😠😠😠
#palestine#free palestine#UN#united nations#international law#crimes against humanity#genocide#ethnic cleansing#apartheid#israel#UK#illegal settlements#annexation#inhumane#Allah grant them ease#rishi sunak#benjamin netanyahu
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‘A chance to implement forced displacement’: Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinians in the West Bank
“Settler violence in the West Bank has been increasing for months, but Palestinians interviewed by Novara Media reported a marked escalation since 7 October. While international attention has been on Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, at least 64 Palestinians – several of them children – have been killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank, and hundreds more have been wounded.
“Palestinians living in the West Bank said they believe settlers are using the ongoing crisis in Gaza as an opportunity to accelerate their goal of ethnic cleansing. They described settlers breaking into properties, bulldozing homes and water wells, cutting off electricity and burning tents with greater frequency than usual. ‘This is to make people afraid, the message is that the next step is going to be killing you if you don’t leave this land,’ said Adra. At least two Palestinian villages are reported to have been entirely depopulated by settlers forcing residents to leave.
“Settlers have been targeting Palestinians living in Area C, which constitutes about 60% of the West Bank and is where the majority of illegal Israeli settlers live. ‘It’s scary because these settlers are now wearing uniforms, have guns and are claiming that they are the reserve army,’ Adra said. ‘These attacks are not a new thing. The settlers always planned for this: to take our land, and to kick us out of Area C. Now’s the chance to do it, because everyone is focused on Gaza.’
“Hamed Qawasmeh, coordinator for the Hebron International Resources Fund, a charity that supports Palestinians living near settlements, also sees the attacks as opportunistic. ‘The settlers feel that they have a free hand at this point to do what they have always wanted – which is to attack Palestinians, strategically,’ he said. ‘They see this as a chance to implement forced displacement of the Palestinian population.’
“Settler violence is being aided and abetted by Israel’s far-right government. Last week, Israel’s security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, announced plans to immediately distribute 10,000 rifles to settlers.”
#israeli settlers#settler attacks#west bank#free palestine#from the river to the sea#occupation of palestine#israeli occupation#israeli apartheid#settlements#annexation#forced displacement#ethnic cleansing#palestinian genocide#genocide#israeli war crimes#war crimes#colonisation#colonization#settler colonialism#colonialism#gaza#palestine#israel#middle east
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One of all 22,000 orphans, ahmed batihan is in much pain. Panicky that he'd lose his mother and 4 younger siblings, he reached out to me for help. I usually give the people of #Palestine from my own income, but it's not enough!
Help me reach my goal and #donate generously or even a pound!
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Ahmed-orphan?utm_term=eVBdpdnBE
#crowdfunding #gaza #children #ApartheidIsrael
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17/12/23 this masterlist has been completely, vetted, revamped and reformatted with free access to all reading and viewing material. It will be updated and edited periodically so please try and reblog the original post if you're able.
The Big Damn List Of Stuff They Said You Didn't Know
(Yes, it's a lot. Just choose your preferred medium and then pick one.)
Podcasts
Backgrounders and Quick Facts
Interactive Maps
Teach-Out Resources
Reading Material (free)
Films and Documentaries (free)
Non-Governmental Organizations
Social Media
How You Can Help
Podcasts
Cocktails & Capitalism: The Story of Palestine Part 1, Part 3
It Could Happen Here: The Cheapest Land is Bought with Blood, Part 2, The Balfour Declaration
Citations Needed: Media narratives and consent manufacturing around Israel-Palestine and the Gaza Siege
The Deprogram: Free Palestine, ft. decolonizatepalestine.com.
Backgrounders and Quick Facts
The Palestine Academy: Palestine 101
Institute for Middle East Understanding: Explainers and Quick Facts
Interactive Maps
Visualizing Palestine
Teach-Out Resources
1) Cambridge UCU and Pal Society
Palestine 101
Intro to Palestine Film + Art + Literature
Resources for Organising and Facilitating)
2) The Jadaliya YouTube Channel of the Arab Studies Institute
Gaza in Context Teach-in series
War on Palestine podcast
Updates and Discussions of news with co-editors Noura Erakat and Mouin Rabbani.
3) The Palestine Directory
History (virtual tours, digital archives, The Palestine Oral History Project, Documenting Palestine, Queering Palestine)
Cultural History (Palestine Open Maps, Overdue Books Zine, Palestine Poster Project)
Contemporary Voices in the Arts
Get Involved: NGOs and campaigns to help and support.
3) PalQuest Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question.
4) The Palestine Remix by Al Jazeera
Books and Articles
Free reading material
My Gdrive of Palestine/Decolonization Literature (nearly all the books recommended below + books from other recommended lists)
Five free eBooks by Verso
Three Free eBooks on Palestine by Haymarket
LGBT Activist Scott Long's Google Drive of Palestine Freedom Struggle Resources
Recommended Reading List
Academic Books
Edward Said (1979) The Question of Palestine, Random House
Ilan Pappé (2002)(ed) The Israel/Palestine Question, Routledge
Ilan Pappé (2006) The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, OneWorld Publications
Ilan Pappé (2011) The Forgotten Palestinians: A History of the Palestinians in Israel, Yale University Press
Ilan Pappé (2015) The Idea of Israel: A History of Power and Knowledge, Verso Books
Ilan Pappé (2017) The Biggest Prison On Earth: A History Of The Occupied Territories, OneWorld Publications
Ilan Pappé (2022) A History of Modern Palestine, Cambridge University Press
Rosemary Sayigh (2007) The Palestinians: From Peasants to Revolutionaries, Bloomsbury
Andrew Ross (2019) Stone Men: the Palestinians who Built Israel, Verso Books
Rashid Khalidi (2020) The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance 1917–2017
Ariella Azoulay (2011) From Palestine to Israel: A Photographic Record of Destruction and State Formation, 1947-1950, Pluto Press
Ariella Azoulay and Adi Ophir (2012) The One-State Condition: Occupation and Democracy in Israel/Palestine, Stanford University Press.
Jeff Halper (2010) An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel, Pluto Press
Jeff Halper (2015) War Against the People: Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification
Jeff Halper (2021) Decolonizing Israel, Liberating Palestine: Zionism, Settler Colonialism, and the Case for One Democratic State, Pluto Press
Anthony Loewenstein (2023) The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel exports the Technology of Occupation around the World
Noura Erakat (2019) Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine, Stanford University Press
Neve Gordon (2008) Israel’s Occupation, University of California Press
Joseph Massad (2006) The Persistence of the Palestinian Question: Essays on Zionism and the Palestinians, Routledge
Memoirs
Edward Said (1986) After the Last Sky: Palestine Lives, Columbia University PEdward Saidress
Edward Said (2000) Out of Place; A Memoir, First Vintage Books
Mourid Barghouti (2005) I saw Ramallah, Bloomsbury
Hatim Kanaaneh (2008) A Doctor in Galilee: The Life and Struggle of a Palestinian in Israel, Pluto Press
Raja Shehadeh (2008) Palestinian Walks: Into a Vanishing Landscape, Profile Books
Ghada Karmi (2009) In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story, Verso Books
Vittorio Arrigoni (2010) Gaza Stay Human, Kube Publishing
Ramzy Baroud (2010) My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza's Untold Story, Pluto Press
Izzeldin Abuelaish (2011) I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity, Bloomsbury
Atef Abu Saif (2015) The Drone Eats with Me: A Gaza Diary, Beacon Press
Anthologies
Voices from Gaza - Insaniyyat (The Society of Palestinian Anthropologists)
Letters From Gaza • Protean Magazine
Salma Khadra Jayyusi (1992) Anthology of Modern Palestinian Literature, Columbia University Press
ASHTAR Theatre (2010) The Gaza Monologues
Refaat Alreer (ed) (2014) Gaza Writes Back, Just World Books
Refaat Alreer, Laila El-Haddad (eds) (2015) Gaza Unsilenced, Just World Books
Cate Malek and Mateo Hoke (eds)(2015) Palestine Speaks: Narrative of Life under Occupation, Verso Books
Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing (eds) (2022) Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire, Haymarket Books
Short Story Collections
Ghassan Kanafani, Hilary Kilpatrick (trans) (1968) Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories, Lynne Rienner Publishers
Ghassan Kanafani, Barbara Harlow, Karen E. Riley (trans) (2000) Palestine’s Children: Returning to Haifa and Other Stories, Lynne Rienner Publishers
Atef Abu Saif (2014) The Book of Gaza: A City in Short Fiction, Comma Press
Samira Azzam, Ranya Abdelrahman (trans) (2022) Out Of Time: The Collected Short Stories of Samira Azzam
Sonia Sulaiman (2023) Muneera and the Moon; Stories Inspired by Palestinian Folklore
Essay Collections
Edward W. Said (2000) Reflections on Exile and Other Essays, Harvard University Press
Salim Tamari (2008) Mountain against the Sea: Essays on Palestinian Society and Culture, University of California Press
Fatma Kassem (2011) Palestinian Women: Narratives, histories and gendered memory, Bloombsbury
Ramzy Baroud (2019) These Chains Will Be Broken: Palestinian Stories of Struggle and Defiance in Israeli Prisons, Clarity Press
Novels
Sahar Khalifeh (1976) Wild Thorns, Saqi Books
Liyana Badr (1993) A Balcony over the Fakihani, Interlink Books
Hala Alyan (2017) Salt Houses, Harper Books
Susan Abulhawa (2011) Mornings in Jenin, Bloomsbury
Susan Abulhawa (2020) Against the Loveless World, Bloomsbury
Graphic novels
Joe Sacco (2001) Palestine
Joe Sacco (2010) Footnotes in Gaza
Naji al-Ali (2009) A Child in Palestine, Verso Books
Mohammad Sabaaneh (2021) Power Born of Dreams: My Story is Palestine, Street Noise Book*
Poetry
Fady Joudah (2008) The Earth in the Attic, Sheridan Books,
Ghassan Zaqtan, Fady Joudah (trans) (2012) Like a Straw Bird It Follows Me and Other Poems, Yale University Press
Hala Alyan (2013) Atrium: Poems, Three Rooms Press*
Mohammed El-Kurd (2021) Rifqa, Haymarket Books
Mosab Abu Toha (2022) Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear: Poems from Gaza, City Lights Publishers
Tawfiq Zayyad (2023) We Are Here to Stay, Smokestack Books*
The Works of Mahmoud Darwish
Poems
Rafeef Ziadah (2011) We Teach Life, Sir
Nasser Rabah (2022) In the Endless War
Refaat Alareer (2011) If I Must Die
Hiba Abu Nada (2023) I Grant You Refuge/ Not Just Passing
[All books except the ones starred are available in my gdrive. I'm adding more each day. But please try and buy whatever you're able or borrow from the library. Most should be available in the discounted Free Palestine Reading List by Pluto Press, Verso and Haymarket Books.]
Human Rights Reports & Documents
Information on current International Court of Justice case on ‘Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem’
UN Commission of Inquiry Report 2022
UN Special Rapporteur Report on Apartheid 2022
Amnesty International Report on Apartheid 2022
Human Rights Watch Report on Apartheid 2021
Report of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict’ 2009 (‘The Goldstone Report’)
Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, International Court of Justice, 9 July 2004
Films
Documentaries
Jenin, Jenin (2003) dir. Mohammed Bakri
Massacre (2005) dir. Monica Borgmann, Lokman Slim, Hermann Theissen
Slingshot HipHop (2008) dir. Jackie Reem Salloum
Waltz with Bashir (2008) dir. Ari Folman † (also on Amazon Prime)
Tears of Gaza (2010) dir. Vibeke Løkkeberg (also on Amazon Prime)
5 Broken Cameras (2011) dir. Emad Burnat (also on Amazon Prime)
The Gatekeepers (2012) dir. Dror Moreh (also on Amazon Prime)
The Great Book Robbery (2012) | Al Jazeera English
Al Nakba (2013) | Al Jazeera (5-episode docu-series)
The Village Under the Forest (2013) dir. Mark J. Kaplan
Where Should The Birds Fly (2013) dir. Fida Qishta
Naila and the Uprising (2017) (also on Amazon Prime)
GAZA (2019) dir. Andrew McConnell and Garry Keane
Gaza Fights For Freedom (2019) dir. Abby Martin
Little Palestine: Diary Of A Siege (2021) dir. Abdallah Al Khatib
Palestine 1920: The Other Side of the Palestinian Story (2021) | Al Jazeera World Documentary
Gaza Fights Back (2021) | MintPress News Original Documentary | dir. Dan Cohen
Innocence (2022) dir. Guy Davidi
Short Films
Fatenah (2009) dir. Ahmad Habash
Gaza-London (2009) dir. Dina Hamdan
Condom Lead (2013) dir. Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser
OBAIDA (2019) | Defence for Children Palestine
Theatrical Films
Divine Intervention (2002) | dir. Elia Suleiman (also on Netflix)
Paradise Now (2005) dir Hany Abu-Assad (also on Amazon Prime)
Lemon Tree (2008) (choose auto translate for English subs) (also on Amazon Prime)
It Must Be Heaven (2009) | dir. Elia Suleiman †
The Promise (2010) mini-series dir. Peter Kosminsky (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)
Habibi (2011)* dir. Susan Youssef
Omar (2013)* dir. Hany Abu-Assad †
3000 Nights (2015)* dir. Mai Masri
Foxtrot (2017) dir. Samuel Maoz (also on Amazon Prime)
The Time that Remains (2019) dir. Elia Suleiman †
Gaza Mon Amour (2020) dir. Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser †
The Viewing Booth (2020) dir. Ra'anan Alexandrowicz (on Amazon Prime and Apple TV)
Farha (2021)* | dir. Darin J. Sallam
Palestine Film Institute Archive
All links are for free viewing. The ones marked with a star (*) can be found on Netflix, while the ones marked † can be downloaded for free from my Mega account.
If you find Guy Davidi's Innocence anywhere please let me know, I can't find it for streaming or download even to rent or buy.
In 2018, BDS urged Netflix to dump Fauda, a series created by former members of IOF death squads that legitimizes and promotes racist violence and war crimes, to no avail. Please warn others to not give this series any views. BDS has not called for a boycott of Netflix. ]
Planning to link two separate posts here listing all the books in my drive and all the films I couldn't include here. Check back for updates.
NGOs
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) Movement
Medical Aid for Palestinians
Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor
Palestine Defence for Children International
Palestinian Feminist Collective
Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network
Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association
Institute for Palestine Studies
Al Haq
Artists for Palestine
The Palestine Museum
Jewish Currents
B’Tselem
DAWN
Social Media
Palestnians on Tumblr
@el-shab-hussein
@killyfromblame
@apollos-olives
@fairuzfan
@palipunk
@sar-soor
@nabulsi
@ibtisams
@wearenotjustnumbers2
@90-ghost (is in Gaza right now. Please donate to his GFM and boost it.)
@tamarrud
Allies and advocates (not Palestinian)
@bloglikeanegyptian beautiful posts that read like op-eds
@vyorei daily news roundups
@luthienne resistance through prose
@decolonize-the-left scoop on the US political plans and impacts
@feluka
(Please don't expect any of these blogs to be completely devoted to Palestine allyship; they do post regularly about it but they're still personal blogs and post whatever else they feel like. Do not harrass them.)
Gaza journalists
Motaz Azaiza IG: @motaz_azaiza | Twitter: @azaizamotaz9 | TikTok: _motaz.azaiza (left Gaza as of Jan 23)
Bisan Owda IG and TikTok: wizard_bisan1 | Twitter: @wizardbisan
Saleh Aljafarawi IG: @saleh_aljafarawi | Twitter: @S_Aljafarawi | TikTok: @saleh_aljafarawi97
Plestia Alaqad IG: @byplestia | TikTok: @plestiaaqad (left Gaza)
Wael Al-Dahdouh IG: @wael_eldahdouh | Twitter: @WaelDahdouh (left Gaza as of Jan 13)
Hind Khoudary IG: @hindkhoudary | Twitter: @Hind_Gaza
Ismail Jood IG and TikTok: @ismail.jood (announced end of coverage on Jan 25)
Yara Eid IG: @eid_yara | Twitter: @yaraeid_
Eye on Palestine IG: @eye.on.palestine | Twitter: @EyeonPalestine | TikTok: @eyes.on.palestine
Muhammad Shehada Twitter: @muhammadshehad2
(Edit: even though some journos have evacuated, the footage up to the end of their reporting is up on their social media, and they're also doing urgent fundraisers to get their families and friends to safety. Please donate or share their posts.)
News organisations
The Electronic Intifada Twitter: @intifada | IG: @electronicintifada
Quds News Network Twitter and Telegram: @QudsNen | IG: @qudsn (Arabic)
Times of Gaza IG: @timesofgaza | Twitter: @Timesofgaza | Telegram: @TIMESOFGAZA
The Palestine Chronicle Twitter: @PalestineChron | IG: @palestinechron | @palestinechronicle
Al-Jazeera Twitter: @AJEnglish | IG and TikTok: @aljazeeraenglish, @ajplus
Middle East Eye IG and TikTok: @middleeasteye | Twitter: @MiddleEastEye
Democracy Now Twitter and IG: @democracynow TikTok: @democracynow.org
Haaretz* Twitter: @Haaretz | IG: haaretzcom
Mondoweiss IG and TikTok: @mondoweiss | Twitter: @Mondoweiss
The Intercept Twitter and IG: @theintercept
MintPress Twitter: @MintPressNews | IG: mintpress
Novara Media Twitter and IG: @novaramedia
Truthout Twitter and IG: @truthout
[*Please note that Haaretz is an Israeli Liberal Zionist newspaper and heavily propagandized against Palestine. It's included here only as a Zionist critic of the Israeli government and IDF from within Israel.]
Palestnians on Other Social Media
Mouin Rabbani: Middle East analyst specializing in the Arab-Israeli conflict and Palestinian affairs. Twitter: @MouinRabbani
Noura Erakat: Legal scholar, human rights attorney, specialising in Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Twitter: @4noura | IG: @nouraerakat | (http://www.nouraerakat.com/)
Hebh Jamal: Journalist in Germany. IG and Twitter: @hebh_jamal
Ghada Sasa: PhD candidate in International Relations, green colonialism, and Islam in Canada. Twitter: @sasa_ghada | IG: @ghadasasa48
Taleed El Sabawi: Assistant professor of law and researcher in public health. Twitter: @el_sabawi | IG
Lexi Alexander: Filmmaker and activist. Twitter: @LexiAlex | IG: @lexialexander1
Mariam Barghouti: Writer, blogger, researcher, and journalist. Twitter: @MariamBarghouti | IG: @mariambarghouti
Rasha Abdulhadi: Queer poet, author and cultural organizer. Twitter: @rashaabdulhadi
Mohammed el-Kurd: Writer and activist from Jerusalem. IG: @mohammedelkurd | Twitter: @m7mdkurd
Ramy Abdu: Founder and Chairman of the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor. Twitter: @RamyAbdu
Subhi: Founder of The Palestine Academy website. IG: @sbeih.jpg |TikTok @iamsbeih | Twitter: @iamsbeih
Allies
Lowkey (Kareem Dennis): Rapper, activist, video and podcast host for MintPress. Twitter: @LowkeyOnline IG: @lowkeyonline
Francesca Albanese: UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Territories. Twitter: @FranceskAlbs
Sana Saeed: Journalist and media critic, host and senior producer at Al-Jazeera Plus. IG: @sanaface | Twitter: @SanaSaeed
Shailja Patel: Poet, playwright, activist, founding member of Kenyans For Peace, Truth and Justice. Twitter: @shailjapatel
Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores: Researcher in curriculum studies, decolonial theory, social movements. Twitter: @Jairo_I_Funez
Jack Dodson: Journalist and Filmmaker. Twitter: @JackDodson IG: @jdodson4
Imani Barbarin: Writer, public speaker, and disability rights activist. IG: @crutches_and_spice | Twitter: @Imani_Barbarin | TikTok: @crutches_and_spice
Jewish Allies
Katie Halper: US comedian, writer, filmmaker, podcaster, and political commentator. IG and Twitter: @kthalps
Amanda Gelender: Writer. Twitter: @agelender | (https://agelender.medium.com/)
Yoav Litvin: Jerusalem-born Writer and Photographer. IG and Twitter: @nookyelur | (yoavlitvin.com)
Alana Lentin: Professor of Cultural and Social Analysis at Western Sydney University. Twitter: @alanalentin
Gideon Levy: anti-Zionist Israeli journalist and activist. Twitter: @gideonle
How You Can Help Palestine
How to be an Ally 101
URGENT‼️📢: Global Strike Guide
If any links are broken let me know. Or pull up the current post to check whether it's fixed.
"Knowledge is Israel's worst enemy. Awareness is Israel's most hated and feared foe. That's why Israel bombs a university: it wants to kill openness and determination to refuse living under injustice and racism."
— Dr. Refaat Alareer, (martyred Dec 6, 2023)
From River To The Sea Palestine Will Be Free 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
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Edit 1: took the first video down because turns out the animator is a terf and it links to her blog. Really sorry for any distress.
Edit 2: All recommended readings + Haymarket recommendations + essential decolonization texts have been uploaded to my linked gdrive. I will adding more periodically. Please do buy or check them out from the library if possible, but this post was made for and by poor and gatekept Global South bitches like me.
Some have complained about the memes being disrespectful. You're actually legally obligated to make fun of Israeli propaganda and Zionists. I don't make the rules.
Edit 3: "The river to the sea" does not mean the expulsion of Jews from Palestine. Believing that is genocide apologia.
Edit 4: Gazans have specifically asked us to put every effort into pushing for a ceasefire instead of donations. "Raising humanitarian aid" is a grift Western governments are pushing right now to deflect from the fact that they're sending billions to Israel to keep carpet bombing Gazans. As long as the blockades are still in place there will never be enough aid for two million people. (UPDATE: PLEASE DONATE to the Gazan's GoFundMe fundraisers to help them buy food and get out of Rafah into Egypt. E-SIMs, food and medical supplies are also essential. Please donate to the orgs linked in the How You Can Help. Go on the strikes. DO NOT STOP PROTESTING.)
Edit 5: Google drive link for academic books folder has been fixed. Also have added a ton of resources to all the other folders so please check them out.
Edit 6: Added interactive maps, Jadaliya channel, and masterlists of donation links and protest support and of factsheets.
The twitter accounts I reposted as it was given to me and I just now realized it had too many Israeli voices and almost none of the Palestinians I'm following, so it's being edited. Check back for more. I also removed sources like Jewish Voices of Peace and Breaking the Silence that do good work but have come under fair criticism from Palestinians.
Edit 7: Complete reformatting
Edit 8: Complete revamping of the social media section. It now reflects my own following list.
Edit 9: removed some more problematic people from the allies list. Remember that the 2SS is a grift that's used to normalize violence and occupation, kids. Supporting the one-state solution is lowest possible bar for allyship. It's "Free Palestine" not "Free half of Palestine and hope Israel doesn't go right back to killing them".
Edit 10: added The Palestine Directory + Al Jazeera documentary + Addameer. This "100 links per post" thing sucks.
Edit 11: more documentaries and films
Edit 12: reformatted reading list
Edit 13: had to remove @palipunk's masterlist to add another podcast. It's their pinned post and has more resources Palestinian culture and crafts if you want to check it out
#free palestine#palestine resources#palestine reading list#decolonization#israel palestine conflict#israel palestine war#british empire#american imperialism#apartheid#social justice#middle east history#MENA#arab history#anti zionism#palestinian art#palestinian history#palestinian culture#palestinian genocide#al nakba#ethnic cleansing#war crimes#racism#imperialism#colonialism#british colonialism#knee of huss#ask to tag#Youtube
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Analysis of: YouTube user comments to the video "Israel under pressure as Gaza strikes compound suffering of civilians" by DW News
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In the following text "document" refers to the combined comments to the YouTube video.
Here is a summary of the key points:
The genre of the document is an online discussion forum/comment section in response to a news article.
Views expressed range from strongly pro-Israel to strongly pro-Palestine with little consensus.
Reasoning suffers from biases, logical fallacies, lack of evidence and consideration of nuance.
Emotions like anger and defensiveness dominate over objective, solutions-focused discourse.
Stakeholders are discussed in polarized ways that overgeneralize motivations and responsibilities.
Participants fall more on the democratic end of expression but close to autocratic in hostile, fact-averse rhetoric.
Two main ideological factions support primarily Israeli or Palestinian perspectives.
Arguments on both sides exhibit nationalism, omit opposing considerations, and downplay political complexities of the conflict.
To strengthen quality, discourse requires more factual substantiation, acknowledging complexity, mitigating bias, focusing on understanding over conflict, and cooperative problem-solving over blame.
In summary, the discussion reflects entrenched polarized positions online debates can foster, with rhetorical weaknesses that impede progress towards consensus or resolution in conflict.
Here is a summary of the document in bullet points:
Many comments express opinions or viewpoints about the Israel-Palestine conflict and recent events.
Some ask questions seeking additional information or context.
A few defend or support Israel's actions while others criticize or condemn them.
Hamas' actions and responsibilities are also discussed and debated.
The timing and circumstances around the October 7th attack in Jerusalem are referenced.
Comments reference statistics or reports about civilian deaths and support for Hamas.
The histories and claims to the land by Israelis and Palestinians are mentioned.
International laws of war and responsibilities to protect civilians are brought up.
The roles and responses of other countries like the US, Egypt, and Hamas are discussed.
Logistics and realities of the conflict like population density and tunnels are addressed.
Moral evaluations and accusations of innocence or terrorism on both sides.
Frustration or criticism is expressed towards media coverage and interpretations.
Religious or nationalistic rhetoric is invoked in a few comments on both sides.
Practical suggestions or counter-arguments are made in response to other views.
Here are the main stakeholders mentioned in the document and an evaluation:
Israelis - Interest in security, autonomy over territory. Some target criticism of actions.
Palestinians - Interest in autonomy, rights, end to occupation/blockade. Some defend Hamas actions.
Hamas - Defended by some as resistance, criticized by others as terrorist group prolonging conflict.
Israel government - Critiqued for actions, settler policies. Interest in security, defeating Hamas.
Palestinian civilians - Concerns expressed for welfare and deaths, also accused of Hamas support by some.
United States - Role scrutinized in backing Israel, pressures on conflict. Seen as pro-Israel by some.
Egypt - Role scrutinized in Gaza policies, pressures on Hamas. Seen as an obstacle by some comments.
International community - Evaluated in constraints on and pressures applied to conflict parties. Blamed by some.
Overall stakeholders are discussed in polarized, even unfairly prejudiced ways at times. More balanced, nuanced acknowledgment of valid security/rights concerns on all sides could strengthen evaluation rather than politicized finger-pointing and overgeneralization around stakeholders' motivations and responsibilities in this complex, extended conflict.
Based on the positions expressed in the comments, there appear to be two main factions present:
Pro-Israel faction:
Defends Israeli right to security and attacks on Hamas targets.
Blames Hamas for conflict escalation and using civilians as shields.
Sees Hamas/Palestinians as illegitimate or obstructionist to peace.
Criticizes international pressure/condemnations of Israel's actions.
Supports military response and casts doubt on civilian casualty statistics.
Pro-Palestine faction:
Sympathizes with suffering of Palestinians under occupation/blockade.
Criticizes disproportionate/indiscriminate nature of Israeli strikes.
Questions obligations of occupier to protect civilians under its control.
Points to root causes in settlements, unequal rights, loss of land.
Questions official narratives and casualty figures from Israeli sources.
A minority of comments advocate more neutral/moderate positions but most comments seem to strongly advocate for one factional position over the other. The polarized discourse reflects the entrenched divisions between the two main ideological camps in this complex, long-running conflict.
Here is an evaluation of the arguments made by the Pro-Israel faction in the document:
Right to security: Valid concern, but blockade/occupation policies also impact Palestinian security and rights. Nuance is lacking.
Blaming Hamas: Reasonable to an extent, but ignores grievances that fuel support for Hamas and risks portraying all Palestinians as supporters. Oversimplifies root causes.
Palestinians as obstructionist: Depicts Israel's stance as always reasonable and Palestinians as consistently unreasonable without acknowledging power imbalances. One-sided.
Criticism of international pressure: Fair to scrutinize other nations' stances, but rhetoric dismisses outside perspectives without merit. Nationalism overrides impartial consideration of issues.
Supporting military response: Ignores proportionality concerns of international law and widespread civilian impact. Lacks acknowledgement of non-violent or political options.
Casting doubt on casualties: Undermines consensus reporting without alternative evidence. Risks downplaying humanitarian toll, which hardens positions.
Omissions: Failure to substantially acknowledge settler expansion, Gaza blockade impact, or possibility of both sides' legitimate security/rights concerns. Appears largely one-sided defense of state policies over impartial analysis.
Overall, while security concerns are understandable, the arguments exhibit strong nationalism, lack proportionate consideration of Palestinians' perspectives, and downplay political/socioeconomic drivers of the conflict. A more balanced, nuanced discussion acknowledging complexity on all sides could strengthen the quality of discourse.
Here is an evaluation of the arguments made by the Pro-Palestine faction:
Sympathy for Palestinian suffering: Acknowledges humanitarian impact, though risk of emotional appeals without addressing root causes.
Criticizing disproportionate strikes: Valid international law concern, but does not sufficiently acknowledge militant activities/locations either.
Obligations of occupier: Reasonable international standard, but context of civilian rockets/attacks requires acknowledgement too for balanced perspective.
Root causes in settlements: Valid historical grievance, but presents Palestinian actions as solely reactionary without agency. One-sided.
Questioning official narratives: Reasonable skepticism, but alternative narratives also require substantiation to avoid appearance of denial.
Omissions: Does not substantially address Hamas charter/governance, civilian protections responsibilities, or potential for negotiated political solutions on the basis of international consensus.
Overall, while some concerns raised align with international law, the arguments exhibit an empathetic nationalism, lack of acknowledgement for complex security factors, and downplay possibilities for non-violence/negotiation. A more comprehensive, impartial discussion is needed to strengthen rhetorical positions and understanding between opposing interpretive communities.
Based on the document, there appears to be little meaningful consensus among the participants.
Some key points regarding the lack of consensus include:
Views expressed range widely from strongly supporting Israel to strongly supporting Palestine, with very few ambivalent or neutral positions.
Few comments acknowledge legitimate concerns or interests on both sides of the conflict. Most advocate primarily for one side over the other.
Factual claims and causal interpretations of events are often directly contradictory between comments, suggesting no agreement.
Blame and responsibility are primarily placed on the opposing side by different comments, rather than shared between parties.
Proposed solutions tend to reflect absolutist preferences for one side rather than compromise-based approaches both sides could accept.
Replies often involve counter-arguments and rejection rather than seeking understanding or common ground.
Appeals to emotions, moral outrage and provocative language widen rather than narrow differences.
Overall, while debate of perspectives is reasonable, the polarized, reactive style of discourse and lack of objective truths referenced appears to foster division and oppositional camps rather than movement toward consensus. A more reconciliatory, fact-based approach may be necessary to build agreement.
Here is an evaluation of the quality of reasoning in the document:
Objective evidence: Very little objective evidence or data-backed claims are provided to support assertions. Much is anecdotal.
Credible sources: Sources for statistical claims etc. are rarely cited, undermining credibility and leaving conclusions unsupported.
Logical consistency: Logical fallacies abound. Reasoning frequently lacks internal consistency or ignores counter-considerations.
Open-mindedness: Most comments advance pre-formed views rather than demonstrate open-minded, balanced assessment of available information.
Nuanced understanding: Issues are often presented as black/white rather than acknowledging complexity. Context and all perspectives are not considered.
Solution-oriented: Discussion centers more on conflict/blame than cooperative resolution of issues both sides could accept.
Principles of reasoned debate: Principles like charitable interpretation, burden of proof, are not systematically applied to debate issues fairly and truthfully.
Overall, while open discussion of issues is positive, the quality and standards of reasoning exhibited in these comments fall quite short. Emotion and pre-determined views prevail over fact-based, nuanced, and unbiased analysis. This format may also encourage rapid, reactive responses over well-researched, balanced consideration of issues. Substantially improving evidentiary support and logical coherence could strengthen the quality of this public dialogue and debate.
Based on the content and discourse style within the document, here is an evaluation of where the participants fall on the democratic vs autocratic spectrum:
Democratic:
Participants are free to express a diversity of views without censorship. This aligns with democratic values of free expression.
Discussion involves questions, counterarguments, and debate of different perspectives, reflecting democratic principles of open dialogue.
Autocratic:
Some comments convey an absolutist certainty of one position over engagement with alternate views. This aligns more with autocratic mindsets.
Bias, logical fallacies, and personal attacks are present without objective standards, as in less regulated speech environments.
Lack of fact-checking or accountability for veracity of claims could enable spread of misinformation.
Overall, while the open discussion format is democratic, the style of some partisan contributions without accountability reflects weaknesses that can enable autocratic influences like propaganda or post-truth rhetoric to spread more easily.
The participants score higher on the democratic end due to the open forum, but could be pulled more towards autocratic tendencies if misinformation or attacks on the "other" go unchecked. Moderation promoting respect, facts and criticial thinking could help counterbalance this.
Here’s an analysis of the emotions expressed in the document:
Anger: Many comments express anger, usually directed at the opposing side’s perceived actions and stance.
Frustration: Some comments convey frustration, e.g. at the conflict continuing, media coverage, or opposing views.
Defensiveness: Replies often adopt a defensive tone in response to perceived criticism or accusation.
Righteous indignation: Certain claims and language portray strong moral outrage toward the other.
Fear/threat: Some comments reference feelings of threat from the other or worse events to come.
Sympathy: Comments expressing pity for Palestinian suffering or specific tragedies.
Nationalism: Pride or defensive tone in some comments suggests nationalistic emotions.
Hopelessness: A few comments convey a sense that peace may never be achieved.
Accusation: Finger-pointing the blame at the other side is a common underlying emotion.
Overall, intensely negative and polarizing emotions like anger, defensiveness and accusation dominate the discussion, undermining the potential for rational debate and understanding between opposing perspectives. More constructive emotions could be empathy, concern for all innocent lives, and hope for nonviolent solutions. The format may also encourages emotionally-reactive rather than measured responses.
Here is an evaluation of some key psychological factors reflected in the document:
Polarization - Views appear highly polarized along pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian lines, suggesting effect of group polarization dynamics.
Confirmation bias - As noted, comments strongly reflect seeking out confirming rather than disconfirming information, maintaining preexisting views.
Tribalism - Rhetoric and logical framing reflects an "us vs. them" psychological tribalism rather than impartial assessment of issues.
Reactance - Defensiveness and counter-accusations in replies reflect a psychological reactance to perceived criticism or threat.
Cognitive dissonance - Attempts to reduce dissonance between preexisting views and contradictory information through rationalization strategies.
Psychological needs - Needs for belonging, positive self/group image appear stronger drivers of rhetoric than truth or resolution-finding.
Emotion overriding reason - As evaluated, emotional/reactive thinking dominates over impartial/objective reasoning about complex issues.
Moral grandstanding - Language of accusing/indignation suggests satisfying psychological need to see oneself/group as unequivocally righteous.
Overall, the well-documented psychological factors of confirmation bias, group polarization, tribalism and needs for belonging/certainty likely strongly influence discourse, undermining clear-headed analysis and compromise-finding around such a conflict. Awareness could help address these dynamics.
Here are some logical fallacies I identified in the document:
Appeal to emotion - Comments appealing to emotions like pity, anger without factual basis. e.g. "poor Palestinians".
Strawman - Misrepresenting others' views inaccurately to more easily rebut. e.g. overgeneralizing the "world" or "educated people".
Red herring - Changing the topic to divert from the original issue. e.g.Bringing up unrelated events/countries.
Whataboutism - Attempting to discredit an argument by responding with "what about…" some unrelated issue. Common tactic used.
Hasty generalization - Making broad generalizations from anecdotal or limited examples. e.g. Views of "everybody", "nobody".
Anecdotal - Using personal stories or singular examples as representative of a whole issue. Limited evidence.
Appeal to authority - Claiming something as true due to someone's status/title rather than evidence.
Special pleading - Making exception for some without reason. E.g defense of some militant group's actions.
Faulty causation - Falsely claiming or implying x caused y without evidence. Common concerning events/conflicts.
Black-and-white thinking - Presenting issues as either/or without acknowledging nuance or complexity.
Overall, logical fallacies are quite prevalent in the discussion, likely due to the limitations of internet debate forums which can foster fallacious or emotionally-driven reasoning rather than objective, evidenced discussion. More skepticism of such rhetoric could improve discourse.
Here is an evaluation of ethics in the document:
Accuracy: Some comments share reports/statistics but without citations it's difficult to verify the accuracy of factual claims. Overall accuracy seems variable.
Bias: Many comments seem biased towards one viewpoint over others. However, bias is somewhat expected in debate forums. Most allow counterarguments.
Respect: Some comments address the topic respectfully while others use accusatory or disrespectful language towards those with differing views. Tone could be more civil.
Identity: Many users hide behind anonymity which could enable uncivil rhetoric. Transparency about identities/motives could promote more ethical discourse.
Facts vs. opinions: While opinions are shared, not all clearly distinguish facts from interpretations/opinions. Reader discernment is required to separate the two.
Propaganda: A few comments seem aimed more at promoting a particular viewpoint than open discussion. Agenda-pushing edges into propaganda.
Exploitation: The humanitarian crisis is exploited for political points scoring by some rather than genuine concern for affected peoples.
Understanding: Few comments seem aimed at understanding other perspectives. Most seek to promote/defend one side over meaningful dialogue.
Solution-focused: Most debate fault/blame rather than constructively discuss non-violent solutions both sides could accept. Tone hinders progress.
Overall, while open debate is important, the focus on attack/defense over understanding and the lack of accountability for factual claims or respectful dialogue undermine the ethical quality of discussion in this forum. More neutral, solution-oriented discourse could be encouraged.
Here is an evaluation of the document in relation to potential biases:
Confirmation bias: Many comments seem aimed at defending/justifying preexisting views rather than open-minded consideration of alternatives.
In-group bias: Identification with one side (Israeli or Palestinian) appears to color perspectives and capacity to see other views objectively.
Out-group bias: Derogation or skepticism of the other side without substantial grounds at times suggests out-group bias.
Authority bias: Uncritical acceptance of claims due to perceived authority (official reports etc) without independent verification.
Exaggerated bias: Strong, emotionally polarized language at times goes beyond objective positions and into exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
Perseverance bias: Unwillingness to reconsider views in light of counter-evidence or failure to acknowledge complexity/nuance.
Availability bias: Views more readily call to mind recent or emotionally salient examples without considering full appropriate context.
Framing bias: language subtly frames issues in a way that primes certain emotional and cognitive associations over others.
Overall, while open debate has value, the many indications of confirmation, in-group, out-group and related biases suggest achieving genuinely objective and nuanced consideration of this issue may prove challenging within this comment discussion format and polarized sociopolitical climate. Remaining open and considering alternative perspectives could help counteract this.
Here are some common criteria for evaluating the genre of a document and my analysis based on the given document:
Tone/Register - The tone of most comments is informal/conversational as is typical in online discussions. However, a few use a more assertive/defensive tone. Overall the register fits an online forum genre.
Organization - The comments are loosely organized by time of posting but have no formal structure. Replies are interspersed. This disorganization fits an online discussion genre.
Content - The content involves expressed opinions, questions, counter-arguments - which aligns with an open discussion/debate format. Factual reports are also referenced.
Purpose - To discuss, debate and share perspectives on the news issue. This collaborative/interactive purpose fits an online discussion board genre.
Format - Individual comments in a threaded format with @ replies. Visual presence of likes/votes. All fit a typical online forum discussion board format.
Citations - Some reports/statistics are referenced but no clear citation style. Aligns with a less formal discussion than academic writing.
Audience - The commentary suggests an audience interested in the news issue seeking/sharing varied perspectives. Fits intended audience of an online discussion.
Participants - Appears to involve multiple individuals rather than representing one voice/authorship. Fits interactive nature of an online discussion format.
Based on these criteria pertaining to tone, organization, content, purpose, format, citations, audience and participants - the document genre most accurately aligns with an online discussion board or forum format.
#Israel#Palestine#IsraelUnderAttack#FreePalestine#Palestinians#Gaza#Jerusalem#WestBank#TwoStateSolution#BDS#IDF#Hamas#Peace#Apartheid#Annexation#Settlements#RightToSelfDefense#Occupation#InternationalLaw#USA#Egypt#UNRWA#SavingLives#WarCrimes#NotInMyName#UN#Youtube
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did you guys know that the mother fucking UN's humanitarian and legal experts have been saying israel's occupation of palestine territories is and has always been illegal, as it violates the FUCKING GENEVA CONVENTION? did you know it was britain that 'gave' the land that wasn't theirs to give to found the state of israel as a tactic to get more jews to join the british army in their already-active war against the ottoman empire? did you know that just between 2008 and 2022 the idf killed almost SEVEN THOUSAND palestinians, as opposed to the 308 israelis by palestinians in the same time period? did you know that israel itself admits to 'forcefully evacuating' palestinians from their homes over the course of their annexation of the country? did you know the british army helped them? did you know that any palestinian who didn't want to have their house taken from them and given to american immigrants being shipped in to populate britain's pet project was killed on their spot? did you know that back in 2018 palestinians did nothing but MARCH in protest of their occupation and in response, the idf is CONFIRMED to have killed almost 400 of them, including FIFTY FIVE CHILDREN? did you know palestinians are not allowed to build anything on the land they have left? did you know they aren't ALLOWED TO LEAVE?? did you know over HALF of christian evangelicals support israel solely because the bible says israel has to exist in order to bring about the second coming? did you know that in 2021, over 88% of us congress were evangelical christians? did you know israel is confirmed to have knowingly bombed palestinian hospitals and the idf had been caught targeting journalists? did you know israel is committing another war crime at this very moment by dropping white phosphorus on gaza civilians? did you know the israeli press was just confirmed to have completely fabricated an account of palestinian war crime right after their own got caught on film? did you know the defense minister of israel openly called all palestinians 'animals' to justify the deaths of their civilians? did you know holocaust survivors are presently speaking out against the israeli state's ethnic cleansing of arabs?
why, in the united states, is criticizing a settler colony's active attempts at extermination labeled antisemitic because of the religion the settlers happen to practice, but rooting for the complete eradication of a muslim country that was already there and is barely still there not islamophobia?? why is religion being used as a shield to justify genocide?
when a sudden act of politically charged violence occurs, like the hamas attack a few days ago, i ask WHY? i ask WHY until i get as far back as i can. i read accounts written by all sides. i try to find out why this is happening in the first place. half of these facts have come from the israeli government itself. all of them are easily found and easily confirmed by reputable sources. a lot of them are caught on film. all of these facts lead me to know that the state of israel was created by britain in order to gain an advantage in an unrelated war. i know the state of israel has caused unimaginable harm to the country it's slowly eating, and has suffered just a fraction in return. i know religion justifies none of it.
palestinians deserve to live in their own country. palestinians deserve to not be forced to give their homes to americans. palestinians deserve to live, to leave, to stay, to wave their own fucking flag. they do not deserve to have another country plopped on top of them and then have their settlers ask 'don't WE have a right to exist?' as their own right to exist is being extinguished.
fuck the idf, fuck israel, fuck manifest destiny, fuck all settlers who think they deserve someone else's home enough to kick them out of it. literally, in israel's case. indigenous americans, indigenous canadians, chicanos, pacific islanders, filipinos, mestizos, we should all be standing with palestine, because we KNOW how colonial violence goes and what it looks like. solidarity between all colonised peoples. free palestine.
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By Antony Loewenstein, author of The Palestine Laboratory (2023)
[...] The problem in Israel isn’t solely Netanyahu. He’s the symptom of a major larger societal shift. Replacing him with another carbon copy will change little for the millions of Palestinians who live under a brutal military occupation.
One possible successor, Benny Gantz, has spent his career proudly promoting the destruction he’s caused in Gaza in previous wars.
[...] Back in 2019, I wrote for the Jewish Forward outlet in the US that anti-Palestinian racism was ubiquitous in Israel, undeniably exploding since 7 October, and Netanyahu had simply been a reflection of contemporary Israel.
A 2016 poll found that close to half of Jewish citizens wouldn’t live in the same apartment blocks as Arabs. Fast forward to early 2024 and 68 percent of Israeli Jews opposed facilitating humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to an Israeli Democracy Institute study.
This is at a time when Palestinians in Gaza are starving to death due to Israel’s deliberate policy of withholding lifesaving aid into the besieged territory.
As far back as a 2012 poll, a majority of Israeli Jews opposed voting rights for Arabs if the Jewish state annexed the West Bank, and one-third of Israelis wanted Arabs in Israel to be denied the right to vote.
In other words, apartheid was the Israeli vision for Palestine.
. . . continues on MEE (1 Apr, 2024)
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Six-year-old Mohammed Naeem al-Najar has died of starvation at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza.
#palestine#palestinians#gaza#genocide#childrens holocaust#israeli apartheid#israeli occupation#illegal occupation#illegal settlements#settler colonialism#right wing extremism#free palestine#free gaza#war crimes#justice#netanyahu the madman#us weapons#famine#manmade horrors#idf terrorists#iof terrorism#us complicity#the hague#annexation#annihilation#al shifa hospital#rafah#west bank#land grab
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Biden has the tools to deter Netanyahu, he just needs to use them
In a recent op-ed in Ha’aretz, former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas wrote, “It is not the U.S.’ responsibility, moral duty, or place to alter the authoritarian trajectory of Israel. But it is equally negligent of the Americans to act as if nothing is happening.”
But it very much is the U.S.’ responsibility, morally and pragmatically, to press Israel for change, not internally, but in its total…
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#Abraham Accords#AIPAC#Alon Pinkas#Americans for Peace Now#Annexation#Benjamin Netanyahu#Bezalel Smotrich#Chuck Schumer#democracy#Gaza#Huwara#Ilhan Omar#Israel#Itamar Ben-Gvir#Joe Biden#Loan Guarantees#Michael Sfard#Naftali Bennett#Palestine#Peter Welch#United States#West Bank#Yair Lapid
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some quick resources with vital information and context about or related to Palestine (compiled Oct. 15)
[Video] Why Israel Deliberately Targets Civilians
[Thread] Zachary Foster, a Ph.d historian of Palestine, posted about the real history of Hamas
[Video] Double Down News covering the myth of "self defense"
[Video] Mohammed El-Kurd on 75 years of violence and oppression
[Thread] Abby Martin debunks the "human shield" excuse used by Israel to bomb civilians
[Video] Mohammed El-Kurd on media literacy, "DO NOT BE COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE"
[Article] "Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza is quite explicit, open, and unashamed." - Raz Segal, associate professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Stockton University, in @JewishCurrents.
[Video] Mohammed El-Kurd on ABCNews
[Tweet] Reminder that just a few months ago Netanyahu brought a map to the UN of the “New Middle East” that effectively showed Israel annexing all of Palestine.
[Video] Michael Brooks breaking down how the situation with Palestine and Israel is "not complex"
[Video] Paul Murphy, Irish Parliment Member for People Before Profit, on Israel and Gaza
[Statistics] The Human Cost of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
[Video] Husam Zomlot: “It’s the Palestinians that are always expected to condemn themselves.”
[Map] An interactive map that details the history of "Conquer and divide", from 1967 onwards, via B'Tselem.
[Documentary] The Actions of Settlers in Hebron (Tel Rumeida)
[Video] Former CIA admit to lying about atrocities committed by Cubans. They admit they didn't know of a single atrocity done by the Cubans. "It was pure raw false propaganda to create an illusion of communists eating babies for breakfast."
[Documentary] Gaza Fights For Freedom (covers the IDF assassinating and maiming Palestinians in the peaceful March for Return in 2019)
[Video] Ghassan Kanafani’s famous interview
[Documentary] How Palestinians were expelled from their homes
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How the Watermelon Became a Symbol of Palestinian Solidarity
The use of the watermelon as a Palestinian symbol is not new. It first emerged after the Six-day War in 1967, when Israel seized control of the West Bank and Gaza, and annexed East Jerusalem. At the time, the Israeli government made public displays of the Palestinian flag a criminal offense in Gaza and the West Bank.
To circumvent the ban, Palestinians began using the watermelon because, when cut open, the fruit bears the national colors of the Palestinian flag—red, black, white, and green.
The Israeli government didn't just crack down on the flag. Artist Sliman Mansour told The National in 2021 that Israeli officials in 1980 shut down an exhibition at 79 Gallery in Ramallah featuring his work and others, including Nabil Anani and Issam Badrl. “They told us that painting the Palestinian flag was forbidden, but also the colors were forbidden. So Issam said, ‘What if I were to make a flower of red, green, black and white?’, to which the officer replied angrily, ‘It will be confiscated. Even if you paint a watermelon, it will be confiscated,’” Mansour told the outlet.
Israel lifted the ban on the Palestinian flag in 1993, as part of the Oslo Accords, which entailed mutual recognition by Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization and were the first formal agreements to try to resolve the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The flag was accepted as representing the Palestinian Authority, which would administer Gaza and the West Bank.
In the wake of the accords, the New York Times nodded to the role of watermelon as a stand-in symbol during the flag ban. “In the Gaza Strip, where young men were once arrested for carrying sliced watermelons—thus displaying the red, black and green Palestinian colors—soldiers stand by, blasé, as processions march by waving the once-banned flag,” wrote Times journalist John Kifner.
In 2007, just after the Second Intifada, artist Khaled Hourani created The Story of the Watermelon for a book entitled Subjective Atlas of Palestine. In 2013, he isolated one print and named it The Colours of the Palestinian Flag, which has since been seen by people across the globe.
The use of the watermelon as a symbol resurged in 2021, following an Israeli court ruling that Palestinian families based in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem would be evicted from their homes to make way for settlers.
The watermelon symbol today:
In January, Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir gave police the power to confiscate Palestinian flags. This was later followed by a June vote on a bill to ban people from displaying the flag at state-funded institutions, including universities. (The bill passed preliminary approval but the government later collapsed.)
In June, Zazim, an Arab-Israeli community organization, launched a campaign to protest against the ensuing arrests and confiscation of flags. Images of watermelons were plastered on to 16 taxis operating in Tel Aviv, with the accompanying text reading, “This is not a Palestinian flag.”
“Our message to the government is clear: we will always find a way to circumvent any absurd ban and we will not stop fighting for freedom of expression and democracy,” said Zazim director Raluca Ganea.
Amal Saad, a Palestinian from Haifa who worked on the Zazim campaign, told Al-Jazeera they had a clear message: “If you want to stop us, we’ll find another way to express ourselves.”
Words courtesy of BY ARMANI SYED / TIME
#human rights#equal rights#freedom#peace#free palestine#palestine#free gaza#save gaza#gaza strip#gazaunderattack#hamas#watermelon#flag#time magazine#armani syed#amal saad#haifa#zazim campaign#palestinian flag#khaled hourani#nabil anani#genocide#apartheid
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Israel has long abandoned any pretense of peace process or negotiation with Palestine. Most of the world, except for the US and its allies, recognizes Palestine as a legitimate, independent state. For Israel, all Palestinians are criminals that must be expelled or imprisoned such as in Gaza. Israel has repeatedly ignored any kind of international negotiation for peace, brutalized Palestinians in ways that are crimes against humanity, kept on annexing land that belonged to the legitimate Palestinian state and expelling and brutalizing them, not even hiding the Israeli intention to erradicate the Palestinian nation from the face of the earth, or keeping them under Apartheid vassallage. For the Palestinians, the war did not start today, they have been living in a war zone for decades. These events should be not a surprise to anyone.
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Ahmed batihan is in desperate need of money and donations from us. Palestine us a lesser land, for masjid Al aqsa was the very first qibla. Muhammad (pbuh) and his followers prayed towards Jerusalem for many years.
Look at this boy. He lives in palestine, but he is in a situation that forced him to be a man at only 14. He has siblings who are always crying dye to pangs of hunger and thirst. He feels helpless because he is. He only has the donations of you kind people to prevent them from dying.
https://chuffed.org/project/responsibilities-of-an-orphan-boy
#free palestine#masjid al aqsa#israeli apartheid#walled off gaza#annexed#polish jews#no connection to our palestine#idf wimps with guns#islam#palestine#allah is the planner#allah is watching#apartheid#muhammad#muhammad final prophet
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ik this is known but no successful settler colony has reached relative "internal stability" without genocide. north america is the first example of this that comes to mind: during the early years all up to the 19th cent., wars and attacks between native americans and settlers were frequent. and yes, while the settler armies were more well armed and more powerful, the native americans were a great force against the european invasions and did cause casualties among white populations, "including civillians", and halted expansion and development for many of the colonies.
this was met in 2 ways:
federal programs sponsored by the colonial states (violent deculturation, seperation from families through residential & boarding schools, expulsion from ancestral lands and destruction of the indigenous identity)
and unofficial, "individual" settler and enlistee actions of massacres upon indigenous populations. these events obviously were never prosecuted because they worked in tandem with the colonial powers, supported and encouraged by them.
the extermination of the american indigenous people wasn't just a facet of american success but the foundation of it. if they weren't subject to the genocide, the wealth and vast land in north america wouldn't have reached the white populations and the continent would be unrecognizable today, with canada and the united states not slightly as globally influencial as they are today. imagine a usa reliant on tourism.
and ik this is all elementary level information, but israel mirrors this entire process in eery similarity, with ancient, ancestral lands seized from palestenians exploited and destroyed for capital gains following violent expulsions (the nakba created israel). palestinians remaining within the israeli border endure lynchings and attacks by settlers as well as repression and persecution under federal law. israel was founded on the same colonialist principles that america and other european settler colonies (algeria, mozambique, kenya) were: their survival just depended on how far they would go to destroy the indigenous population.
what im dreading is that israel is on course to go further and proceed with that destruction. we are currently is a uniquely horrifying moment: 2,600 dead palestenians and 6,000 in hospitals with 0 supplies and 0 power - and the ground assault following the impossible evacuations is looming. the massacres about to sweep palestinian lands with the gifting of the ten thousand rifles to settlers. the unprovoked, unwarned and constant airstrikes. the monolithic, hysteric nature of mainstream western media. the army's sentiment of hunting animals. the global unrepentant backing. the repeated promise of complete victory.
what would complete victory mean? you cannot quell palestenian resistance without exterminating palestine. the palestenian people are a tortured people, hungry, radicalized simply from their day to day life: not one gazan hasn't watched corpses being pulled from the rubble, not one gazan doesn't have murdered family, not one gazan doesn't have something to mourn. their friends and family disappear or lose limbs on the daily now, building on grief from the previous 7 decades deep destruction. the homesickness is constant. the sounds of explosions is never far. of course there would be resistance movements, of course there would be revenge attacks, of course it will be bloody, because no humans in the world could silently endure these conditions. if hamas was entirely destroyed tomorrow, the next generation of palestinian youths would simply form another. for a complete, permanent victory, you would need to raze palestine.
this is why i balk at people hoping for coexistence. coexistence goes against the very founding strategy of israel. it goes against every principle and long term plan israel has for itself. israelis themselves do not want coexistence, they want gaza flattened and the west bank annexed, they want palestine destroyed and the palestenian people extinct. any sympathy with israel is a transgression on humanity.
#palestine#gaza#anti zionisim#this is a very base level knowledge of native american history by the way im sorry
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