David Meer was arrested during the brutal police raid on the Gaza solidarity encampment at Emory University in Atlanta. Meer talks to Mondoweiss about his arrest, the broad Palestine coalition on campus, and why he became involved.
Looks like* they set a deadline for escalating the genocide in Gaza on May 10th§.
Which is one explanation as to why Shitlib–Fascist combine have such urgency to escalate physical attacks so quickly — showing their cards so openly, which they usually are careful not show.
State goons & Fascists are rushing to clear student encampments violently now because genocidal half-dead Nazi zombie doesnt want anyone to escalate within Empire if & when his fascist dog in Middle East escalates & attacks Rafah — dialling-up the knob of his genocidal death machine.
In essence: Half-dead Nazi zombie wants his buddy to commit genocide in "Peace" — if & when it materialises.
§ With option to delay genocide little longer if Hamas agrees to "hostage deal". Hamas agreed to Hostage deal in Oct itself, but this "deal" is not about stopping genocide but delaying genocidal attack by few more days — so, it can be conducted with even more ruthlessness than before, as then every murdered person is guaranteed to be a Palestinian.
This is my extrapolation based on something I have seen mention on @readytoescalate on hellsite.
ISRAEL OPENS EREZ CROSSING TO AID FOR FIRST TIME in northern Gaza, as video above shows trucks passing through border wall sealed shut since October 7.
Gazan authorities still say aid deliveries far less than what Washington and Tel Aviv claim, with the latter claiming an average of 300-400 trucks a day.
Head of #Gaza's Government Media Office Maarouf says average of 163 trucks a day only are passing through to Gaza, with at least 1,000 trucks needed to make up for dire lack of aid faced by 7 months of siege. Only 419 trucks entered north Gaza in all of April alone.
Video is available here: t.me/newsvideofa/2124
> Encampments are liberated zones; they should not reproduce authoritarianism, capitalism, or any other form of oppression. Camp security teams should not replace the police with whoever can buy a vest and megaphone at Home Depot. Campers should not feel pressure to ask for permission from “leadership” to act. Decisions should be made autonomously wherever possible, or else by consensus. We must trust and love each other enough to coexist without hierarchy.
Practice always beats the most well written theory. Altho theory & guesswork help us in the absence of action usually with rule of thumbs i.e to know what happened & whats likely going to happen, but its never a substitute for actual practice.
PS: Yes, I am aware that I am starting obvious. But sometimes putting thoughts into words helps when it comes to self-therapy.
Bob Feldman, who protested at Columbia University in 1968, on the student uprising today, “I would tell these students: people will always remember what you did today . . . and I believe they have accomplished much more in 2024 than we did in 1968.”
It's going to be like cleaning campus of the protest except with bullets because that is what #war is.
Israel has given Hamas a week to agree to a cease-fire deal or it will begin a military operation in Rafah, Egyptian officials said Friday, as the militant group stalls for better terms that would ensure its survival. #genevaconventions
It's perfectly okay for people to not take the risk they are not comfortable with.
But insisting on celebrating a nothing burger from some of the student groups is just coping.
If I wrote 100 items on a list of demand that are not heart of a dispute, that ruling class allows me to "win" on, with no commitment on the actual substantive purpose of the protest — that 1 or 2 things, that's a straightforward loss, no matter the spin.
Some of these "wins" being celebrated as "wins" are just the same "wins" shitlibs already gave before. Symbolic not substantive.
It's exactly same as them agreeing to dropping food from above (sometimes on people's heads) while simultaneously dropping bombs to kill.
Getting agreement on former is nothing to celebrate. Getting substantive concession on later is what matters.
When the "leadership" i.e Professional Managerial Class (PMC) gets involved, this is exactly what happens. Getting no substantive concession on divestment but getting some symbolic stuff is just theatre.
#Palestine / Gaza and West Bank Public Opinion Poll: War's Impact on Humanitarian Conditions, Palestinian
Leadership, and Israeli-Palestinian Relations
The public opinion poll conducted in the Gaza Strip and West Bank (March 5-10, 2024), reveals
significant findings about the impact of the October 7th offensive and subsequent war on
humanitarian conditions, Palestinian leadership, and Israeli-Palestinian relations.
[...] The continued and consistent support for Hamas’ offensive despite significant changes in public attitudes during the past three months, including a significant decline in Hamas’ popularity in both the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, as we will see later in this report, can be partially explained by the findings regarding a question about the diplomatic fallout from that offensive and the Israeli response to it. We asked the public if it thinks that “the war on Gaza since October 7 has revived international attention to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that it could lead to increased recognition of Palestinian statehood.” Three quarters say “yes”; only 22% say “no.”
Humanitarian Conditions:
Most Gazans still unable to access basic needs due to severe suffering.
Support for continued Hamas control over Gaza Strip increased by 14 points.
Palestinian Leadership:
Hamas' popularity dropped by 11 points, while Fatah's remained unchanged.
Marwan Barghouti's support rose significantly in presidential elections against Mahmoud Abbas and
Ismail Haniyeh.
Demand for Abbas' resignation increased slightly in the West Bank.
Israeli-Palestinian Relations:
Support for two-state solution increased dramatically (27 points) in Gaza Strip, while remaining
stable in the West Bank.
Support for armed struggle dropped significantly (-17 points) across both regions.
Negotiations and non-violence gained slight increases in support.