Mohammed El-Kurd
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But God forbid, God forbid Palestinians have any kind of similar sentiment.
Well, the framing makes it seem as though unprovoked Hamas is firing rockets onto Israel, regardless of what you think of Hamas, obviously. But unprovoked. But that's not the case. The provocation is the fact that they are forced to live in a cage. that they have no access to clean water, they have no access to basic rights, no access to imports, no access to anything that they can't leave.
Well, the framing makes it seem as though unprovoked Hamas is firing rockets onto Israel, regardless of what you think of Hamas, obviously. But unprovoked. But that's not the case. The provocation is the fact that they are forced to live in a cage. that they have no access to clean water, they have no access to basic rights, no access to imports, no access to anything that they can't leave.
Well, the framing makes it seem as though unprovoked Hamas is firing rockets onto Israel, regardless of what you think of Hamas, obviously. But unprovoked. But that's not the case. The provocation is the fact that they are forced to live in a cage. that they have no access to clean water, they have no access to basic rights, no access to imports, no access to anything that they can't leave.
They're living in a densely populated enclave that was deemed uninhabitable by the UN, that was deemed an open-air prison. So the rockets, in any case, are retaliation for the siege. Let's start there. But again, this is just to prove my point. Violence begets violence. Palestinian people are not violent people. We are not violent people at the core.
They're living in a densely populated enclave that was deemed uninhabitable by the UN, that was deemed an open-air prison. So the rockets, in any case, are retaliation for the siege. Let's start there. But again, this is just to prove my point. Violence begets violence. Palestinian people are not violent people. We are not violent people at the core.
They're living in a densely populated enclave that was deemed uninhabitable by the UN, that was deemed an open-air prison. So the rockets, in any case, are retaliation for the siege. Let's start there. But again, this is just to prove my point. Violence begets violence. Palestinian people are not violent people. We are not violent people at the core.
And I think what serves this narrative is Islamophobia, is xenophobia towards Arabs, which I don't have the luxury to write laws about. By the way, I'm quite frustrated by this. I am preoccupied, and the Palestinian people are preoccupied, with the material violence that we have to deal with on the day-to-day, the demolitions, the bombings, the imprisonment. That's what we're distracted with.
And I think what serves this narrative is Islamophobia, is xenophobia towards Arabs, which I don't have the luxury to write laws about. By the way, I'm quite frustrated by this. I am preoccupied, and the Palestinian people are preoccupied, with the material violence that we have to deal with on the day-to-day, the demolitions, the bombings, the imprisonment. That's what we're distracted with.
And I think what serves this narrative is Islamophobia, is xenophobia towards Arabs, which I don't have the luxury to write laws about. By the way, I'm quite frustrated by this. I am preoccupied, and the Palestinian people are preoccupied, with the material violence that we have to deal with on the day-to-day, the demolitions, the bombings, the imprisonment. That's what we're distracted with.
busy with, that we can't even talk about the racism, the casual racism against us, the anti-Palestinian racism, be it in the media, on social media, in diplomatic circles. But all of this racism that has gone unchecked, that has not been regulated,
busy with, that we can't even talk about the racism, the casual racism against us, the anti-Palestinian racism, be it in the media, on social media, in diplomatic circles. But all of this racism that has gone unchecked, that has not been regulated,
busy with, that we can't even talk about the racism, the casual racism against us, the anti-Palestinian racism, be it in the media, on social media, in diplomatic circles. But all of this racism that has gone unchecked, that has not been regulated,
for decades, allows for these tropes to continue, in which Palestinians are promoted as these barbaric terrorists, and the only way we could remedy that situation is by marketing them as these defenseless victims. But the fact of the matter is not this simplistic. Palestinian people are human beings who
for decades, allows for these tropes to continue, in which Palestinians are promoted as these barbaric terrorists, and the only way we could remedy that situation is by marketing them as these defenseless victims. But the fact of the matter is not this simplistic. Palestinian people are human beings who
for decades, allows for these tropes to continue, in which Palestinians are promoted as these barbaric terrorists, and the only way we could remedy that situation is by marketing them as these defenseless victims. But the fact of the matter is not this simplistic. Palestinian people are human beings who
should enjoy a full spectrum of humanity, which includes rage, which includes disdain, which includes happiness and joy and laughter, which includes celebration, which includes all of these things. But we're not allowed this.
should enjoy a full spectrum of humanity, which includes rage, which includes disdain, which includes happiness and joy and laughter, which includes celebration, which includes all of these things. But we're not allowed this.
should enjoy a full spectrum of humanity, which includes rage, which includes disdain, which includes happiness and joy and laughter, which includes celebration, which includes all of these things. But we're not allowed this.
But we are doing exactly what any people throughout history who have been oppressed, who have been colonized, who have been occupied, have done and continue to do, as we see in Ukraine, which is celebrated by mainstream media. I'm sorry to