Omar Suleiman

And I come to this from an Islamic perspective. My moral framework is Islam. The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, was outraged when he saw a woman or a child that was dead from the other side, the side of his persecutors. And so, yes, we have a saying as Muslims that they are not our teachers. Our oppressors are not our teachers. But the concept of resistance to occupation,

It is morally justified. It is justified by international law. Any occupied people have the right to defend themselves. We talk about Israel's right to defend itself. Israel is the occupier. Any occupied people by international law have the right to defend themselves. And any occupation is unjustified and illegal. And so that's where I start from. That's the point that I come to this with.

It is morally justified. It is justified by international law. Any occupied people have the right to defend themselves. We talk about Israel's right to defend itself. Israel is the occupier. Any occupied people by international law have the right to defend themselves. And any occupation is unjustified and illegal. And so that's where I start from. That's the point that I come to this with.

It is morally justified. It is justified by international law. Any occupied people have the right to defend themselves. We talk about Israel's right to defend itself. Israel is the occupier. Any occupied people by international law have the right to defend themselves. And any occupation is unjustified and illegal. And so that's where I start from. That's the point that I come to this with.

I think that the problem is that the Palestinians are told, find better ways to resist, and then they are demonized when they try to find any other way to resist. If you go back a few years ago, you had the Great Return March. People in Gaza marched to the wall in what was one of the most inspiring protests or demonstrations that I had ever seen. March to the wall. Nonviolent protest.

I think that the problem is that the Palestinians are told, find better ways to resist, and then they are demonized when they try to find any other way to resist. If you go back a few years ago, you had the Great Return March. People in Gaza marched to the wall in what was one of the most inspiring protests or demonstrations that I had ever seen. March to the wall. Nonviolent protest.

I think that the problem is that the Palestinians are told, find better ways to resist, and then they are demonized when they try to find any other way to resist. If you go back a few years ago, you had the Great Return March. People in Gaza marched to the wall in what was one of the most inspiring protests or demonstrations that I had ever seen. March to the wall. Nonviolent protest.

And snipers took out their legs. AP actually documented that. that Israeli snipers had knee counts, where you had an Israeli soldier that would say, I took out 45 knees. They actually had to register a scroll of knee counts. And so you have all these kids in Gaza walking around without legs now because they were targeted by snipers when they marched to the wall.

And snipers took out their legs. AP actually documented that. that Israeli snipers had knee counts, where you had an Israeli soldier that would say, I took out 45 knees. They actually had to register a scroll of knee counts. And so you have all these kids in Gaza walking around without legs now because they were targeted by snipers when they marched to the wall.

And snipers took out their legs. AP actually documented that. that Israeli snipers had knee counts, where you had an Israeli soldier that would say, I took out 45 knees. They actually had to register a scroll of knee counts. And so you have all these kids in Gaza walking around without legs now because they were targeted by snipers when they marched to the wall.

We're told to find methods of nonviolent resistance, but when we boycott, when we launch boycotts around the world,

We're told to find methods of nonviolent resistance, but when we boycott, when we launch boycotts around the world,

We're told to find methods of nonviolent resistance, but when we boycott, when we launch boycotts around the world,

in response to this transgression, in response to this ongoing oppression that the world powers have shown either the inability or the unwillingness to rein in, we're told that that's antisemitic, even though it is based on the South African method of bringing an end to the apartheid regime there. So don't respond with violence. Don't respond nonviolently. Don't protest.

in response to this transgression, in response to this ongoing oppression that the world powers have shown either the inability or the unwillingness to rein in, we're told that that's antisemitic, even though it is based on the South African method of bringing an end to the apartheid regime there. So don't respond with violence. Don't respond nonviolently. Don't protest.

in response to this transgression, in response to this ongoing oppression that the world powers have shown either the inability or the unwillingness to rein in, we're told that that's antisemitic, even though it is based on the South African method of bringing an end to the apartheid regime there. So don't respond with violence. Don't respond nonviolently. Don't protest.

Don't try to use people power in the face of global impotence at the political level. Instead, let's just keep talking about the two-state solution. And while talking about the two-state solution, if you were to look at a map, under every single Israeli regime, conservative or liberal, whatever it is, the settlements have expanded.

Don't try to use people power in the face of global impotence at the political level. Instead, let's just keep talking about the two-state solution. And while talking about the two-state solution, if you were to look at a map, under every single Israeli regime, conservative or liberal, whatever it is, the settlements have expanded.

Don't try to use people power in the face of global impotence at the political level. Instead, let's just keep talking about the two-state solution. And while talking about the two-state solution, if you were to look at a map, under every single Israeli regime, conservative or liberal, whatever it is, the settlements have expanded.

More Palestinian land has disappeared, more Palestinians have been dispossessed, more Palestinians have been killed. And so we have these little pieces of land that keep on shrinking, and Jerusalem keeps disappearing, and there's aggression, whether Palestinians are resisting or not. But then we're told, why can't you people just pursue peace? Why can't you just believe in a better way?