Going through my social media, it seems like Gaza doesn't even exist.
It's all about student protests and police brutality in US.
In the mean time, the stories of Maas Graves, mass execution of healthcare staff and mutilated bodies of palestinians in Khan Yunis have all but disappeared from the news.
No news about starvation.
No news about murder of aid workers by IDF.
No news of bombing tent cities with fire bombs.
No news of Netanyahu ignoring the peace proposal.
No news that Biden keep sending weapons and money to Netanyahu.
I guess it's good that we see the student protests are spreading, but it should not be forgetting WHY they are protesting and what over 2 million Palestinians in Gaza are forced to live every day.
@faab64
Personally i feel its because some of the protesters are there just for themselves and others wanting to feel better by thinking their group is helping.
Change do to protests takes years. History is clear on this.
So please march, Hold up signs, Hold speeches and Write your politician.
Just don't scare off the people you need to convince by doing big acts, thinking one act will stop it all. @palestine@israel
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.
In einem Brief aus dem Gefängnis von Birmingham sagte Martin Luther King Jr., dass die weiße Mehrheit "mehr der 'Ordnung' als der Gerechtigkeit zugetan ist". Er sagte, sie bevorzugen einen negativen Frieden, der die Abwesenheit von Spannungen bedeutet, anstelle eines positiven Friedens, der das Vorhandensein von Gerechtigkeit bedeutet.
#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.
A Palestinian member of 'Humboldt for Palestine' talks about Palestine organizing at Cal Poly Humboldt, the recent police sweep of activists protesting the Gaza genocide, and what the mainstream media has missed.
Blinken says Hamas “must” respond to Israel’s proposal as the U.S. begins building a sea pier. Meanwhile, the UN says that 5% of Gaza’s population has been killed or wounded since the beginning of Israel’s assault in October.
#UK / Students begin new wave of protests against Gaza war after US arrests
“now is the time to act”
Protests were held at least six universities, including Sheffield, Bristol, Leeds, and Newcastle, with others expected to follow suit.
Some universities, such as the University of York, have already taken steps to address students' concerns by announcing that they no longer invest in companies that primarily make or sell weapons and defense-related products.
[cont’d] #Gaza / Campus protests over the war in Gaza have gone international
[…] Student groups in the #UK, #France and #Mexico — among others — have sought to erect what many of them are terming "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement.
#Israel / Two prisoners die in Ofer prison, one of them a prominent doctor from Gaza
The head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club (a nongovernmental organization dealing with prisoners’ rights), Kadoura Fares, said that Dr. Al-Birsh's body has not been handed over to them, and they have also not received autopsy reports.
The second prisoner who died is 33-year-old Ismail Abdelebari Khadar. According to the Prisoners Club, his body was transferred today to Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing along with dozens of other prisoners from the Strip who were released today.
Israeli Military and Security Agency have not yet responded.
@oatmeal
It not the Russian islamophobic opposition leader Navalny so don't expect anyone lifting an eyebrow for their seats (murder) @palestine@israel
Daily reminder that The Most Moral Army of the so-called #Jewish (#Ashkenazi#whitesupremacist#settlercolonial) State tied up #patients (men, women, and children) and medical staff at #Nasser Hospital in #Gaza and executed them in cold blood before dumping their bodies in a mass grave.