Way back in the 1980s, when I was in college, we had a tent city on the UC Berkeley campus to protest the Apartheid regime in South Africa. Lots of parallels to what's been happening on campuses recently with the Palestinian solidarity protests, including violent police crack downs.
During this time, author Kurt Vonnegut came to speak in support of the movement, and against Apartheid.
I recently found this amusing clip
of Vonnegut explaining the different types of character arcs a story can have.
There is not much left of Rafah any more, most of the eastern and western parts are flattened and the central part of the town are almost like Gaza city.
Netanyahu did what everyone said he would not dare, he took over philadelphia corridor, entered Gaza, displaced half a million people, blocked food entry to north and the south and completely destroyed UNRWA under the eyes of the Biden, Sunak and EU.
The hypocrisy and cowardice of the so called world leaders against this out of control Israeli trump and his Israeli KKK ministers is truly nauseating.
@messaroundmarx@palestine@israel
I thought it was a gift, since I asked for it that way. Maybe it expired, since I selected it a few days ago.
Sorry about that, and thanks for creating another alternative.
Asking for feedback
The phrase "From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free" has caused a lot of confusion - some of it genuine and some caused by willful manipulation.
I'm trying to come up with a graphic that can get across what most of those supporting Palestinian freedom mean by it - not expulsion of Jews but freedom and equality for all living there.
Below is a graphic that might end up on a t-shirt.
I've been trying to figure that out @peter_link
The Zionist hasbara is that any attempt to prevent them being the Master Race from the river to the sea is antisemitic. Of course, if they succeed in that, they'll move on to "Greater Israel". @palestine@israel
@peter_link@palestine@israel I don't think you can cut through this controversy with good will, since most of those engaging in it are bad faith actors.
I also think that, however desirable it might be, a one state solution in #Palestine is now impossible.
Actually, you packed more lies in that post that I could address.
For example, the idea of Israel as "European colonists" is a lie, and a rather antisemitic one at that.
Reminder: About half of the Jews in Israel trace their recent ancestry to the Middle East. Many were already in Israel, others were expunged from Arab states after Israel was formed. You know, ethnic cleansing.
@plink@palestine@israel
Did you see IDF burning boxes of water bottles in Gaza where 98% of people are without fresh water? It is premeditated murder. On www.aljazeera.com/live at the o'clock.
Hi, I have heard references to Mastodon censorship on Israel but I haven't seen any examples. Could you give me some? Because that is very concerning to me.
@plink@palestine@israel
Hi Mr. Link:
Here is a screen grab of one of several I've received from Mastodon, Every one of my posts deleted by Mastodon are critical of Israel. screen grab -
@RememberUsAlways@palestine@israel
It made me so mad this week when instead of celebrations for that brave rescue I saw just so much more pro-Iranian disinformation about perfidy and other ignorant takes.
Yes. The entire war is justified with a single hostage rescue.
I fear Hamas retaliation against any living hostages that remain. They will move the hostages for certain and then use them as political tools to extract demands.
@RememberUsAlways@palestine@israel
I see how you’re enjoying the Israeli massacres in Palestine. I wanted to follow you but you’ve shown your true colors. Good luck and goodbye.
I'm so fed up with mods falling for the #aipac "holocaust inversion" bullshit, I'm going to start reporting all #Israel apologist posts as "supporting violent ideologies."