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[halalchampagnesocialist]

In a press conference held by the Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza earlier today, they confirmed that they estimate 10,000 people remain missing under the rubble and that, with their very limited means right now, in order to be able to locate and exhume these bodies, the operation could take up to three years. Until then, these 10,000 are not counted among the casualties.

As summer approaches, the trapped bodies are going to be a major source of illnesses and epidemics are expected to spread. Already, there are 20,000 cases of hepatitis in Gaza.

All of this of course is made infinitely more difficult by Israel blocking fuel from entering while it continues to target civil defence vehicles. As a matter of fact, Rafah now has only 3 functioning fire trucks according to a Palestinian Civil Defence spokesperson.

#palestine #gaza

[halalchampagnesocialist]

If i may offer a couple of extra points to the liberal zionist propaganda post:

Constantly using the word 'Arabs' in place of 'Palestinians'

Trying to seperate modern day israel from zionism as a concept

I was gonna add using the word 'biblical' at all, but i did see a couple of antizionists use it, so I'm not sure if it's a great indicator

Im not sure what you’re referring to by the last point but the first two are really great examples!

Especially the first one really irks me because Arabs and Palestinians aren’t interchangeable or even just using “Arab Israelis” instead of Palestinian citizens of Israel or ‘48 Palestinians

[halalchampagnesocialist]

Also incredible how people are reading into the Hamas point as “don’t blame Hamas at all” rather than Hamas blaming is harmful because its aim is to xyz and leads to xyz which I was so clear about

But again I made that post primarily for allies, not to try and convince hardline Zionists and change their minds

I knew at some point I’d get a response to my libzio propaganda post which I’m not gonna bother engage with because these people are really just bad faith actors at worst, reading comprehension sucks at best.

But do they realise that people behind these posts are Palestinians themselves? If you don’t agree, fine. I’m not asking you to but calling me a “nutcase” just because I’m simply trying to convey why certain arguments are harmful to Palestinians and our cause seems to drive them mad.

Also love how they accuse us of not giving a shit about Israelis and only caring about one side, as if there aren’t inherent power dynamics in place which help fuel this “conflict” to begin with.

[halalchampagnesocialist]

I knew at some point I’d get a response to my libzio propaganda post which I’m not gonna bother engage with because these people are really just bad faith actors at worst, reading comprehension sucks at best.

But do they realise that people behind these posts are Palestinians themselves? If you don’t agree, fine. I’m not asking you to but calling me a “nutcase” just because I’m simply trying to convey why certain arguments are harmful to Palestinians and our cause seems to drive them mad.

Also love how they accuse us of not giving a shit about Israelis and only caring about one side, as if there aren’t inherent power dynamics in place which help fuel this “conflict” to begin with.

[halalchampagnesocialist]

Hello, I am Hala, a mother of a child who has been living in Gaza under bombardment for more than three months. I was forced to leave my home and move to at least 7 areas in search of safety. We live a life devoid of the minimum necessities of life, with the struggle to obtain water, electricity, and food. My three-year-old daughter is unable to provide her with baby formula, Pampers, and even clothes. We have nothing. We left our home with nothing and cannot return to it. For a long period without work or any income, and with a lot of loss of life and money, my house was damaged, as was my husband’s wedding hall and his workplace. As A mother is unable to protect her daughter from hunger and death. I only want safety, and there is no safety in Gaza. We are forced to leave the country under these harsh conditions of displacement, killing and starvation. The image of my child crying for fear of death is still in my mind. I do not want to lose her soul in these massacres. But getting out of Gaza to save her, to keep her alive, requires a lot of money that we do not have. I started this campaign trying to get out of Gaza with my daughter and my husband across the Egyptian border, and if that fails, I will use this money to spend on my family and try to rebuild and compensate for the losses we suffered. We are extremely grateful for any assistance you can provide, and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for considering our appeal for support during this difficult time.

[halalchampagnesocialist]

If anyone gets a chance, I really encourage you to read Memory for Forgetfulness by Mahmoud Darwish which was published in 1982 about his experience during the Israeli siege on Beirut. Not only is it an enlightening read, but it goes to show very well just how not much has changed in 40+ years

[halalchampagnesocialist]

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[halalchampagnesocialist]

I wonder what the Zionists doing takfirism on pro-Palestine diaspora Jews have to say about the anti-Zionist Israelis who have more radical views than them

#ik groups like jvp can be liberal sometimes but the amount I’ve seen zionists insinuate they’re not actually Jewish is wild

[halalchampagnesocialist]

I'm not Palestinian so I hope its okay to add, but also, to your most recent post, don't zionists really love to talk out of their asses when trying to convince people that Palestinians raise their kids indoctrinated to hate when their whole lives they've been unabashedly joking about how their parents raised them to be strong and go kill Arabs like be so fr rn.

Oh yeah 100% and saying things like “people don’t like it when Jews fight back” to justify the slaughter of thousands of Palestinians by the IDF. It’s just brain rot

[halalchampagnesocialist]

I’m so sick of the bullshit narrative Zionists love to spread that “Palestinians are the new Nazis” or “Palestinians indoctrinate their children to hate” or some shit like that all because we have the nerve to resist our oppression

[halalchampagnesocialist]

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[halalchampagnesocialist]

Do you know if Mohammed El-Kurd is a normalizer? I've seen some people say he is and imply he is using this time to sell his poetry books and get clout. Just on the surface he seems to support the resistance...

No not at all. I (and many others) don’t consider him one, he doesn’t peddle the LibZio line either, even though he has a lot at stake

[halalchampagnesocialist]

How to spot Liberal Zionist Propaganda 101

This post is by no means exhaustive at all. There are many Liberal Zionist talking points but these are just some of the most common ones. While on the surface they seem a little naive and hopeful at best, they are very much harmful. If you claim to be an ally to Palestinians, this post is primarily for you!

For starters, liberal Zionists will often try to both-sides the issue of Palestine, talk about how it's complicated, they'll claim that the conflict hurts both Israelis and Palestinians, how the only way forward is one where Jews and Arabs "just need to get along," amongst other things. They also often like to centre themselves, even when acknowledging Palestinians as the victims of Israel or this "conflict." From time to time, they also like to engage in tokenising certain Palestinians whose views tend to more or less align with theirs. Here are some common arguments you may hear from them:

1. Any form of justifying Israel's existence or claiming that the only solution is two states

It does not really need to be said why justifying Israel's existence is harmful but justifying its continued existence also means legitimising Israel's land theft, its expulsions of Palestinians, and its ongoing harm to Palestinians and other populations. Reducing any sorts of “solutions” into a binary is unhelpful. Needless to say, a 2ss would not even address any legitimate concerns Palestinian have, such as the right of return, and would only legitimise Israel’s colonialism. Talking about a two-state solution also implies that the root of the conflict lies in Palestinians not having their own state rather than being an occupied people. It is very much also possible to construct a paradigm where Jews and Palestinians both live together on the same land as equal citizens that doesn't involve two separate states, much less an ethnostate.

2. Security for Israel could only come through peace

This is a similar talking point to the one above. Not only does it centre Israeli safety and security above Palestinian liberation but it mistakenly assumes that once Israel makes peace with Palestinians, it'll achieve security. The reality, however, is that Israel's imagined security has quite often come at the expense of peace. In fact, "peace" has just acted as nothing more than a smoke-screen for Israel to carry out its expansionist policies, particularly in the West Bank. When liberal Zionists talk about peace juxtaposed with Israeli security, they're talking about attaining a negative peace rather than a positive one.

3. Israelis are not their government.

This point does nothing to actually help Palestinians. It is also an incredibly tone-deaf thing to say when Israel has targeted many Palestinian civilians by having alleged proximity to Hamas, such as being family members of militants or leaders (inc. children!), civil servants in a Hamas-led government, or even any male above the age of 15 they consider to be a potential combatant! It also deliberately erases Israeli civilians' support of and culpability in Israel's actions towards Palestinians.

4. Netanyahu and/or the Israeli right are the source of conflict.

While it is true that things have gotten inadvertently worse under Israel's various right-wing governments, they are not the source of conflict, but rather a product of extremist nationalism and Jewish supremacy perpetuated by the system. Both the 1967 occupations and settlements were undertaken under centre-left governments in Israel, and Israeli policy under non-right wing governments has been just as harmful towards Palestinians and has paved the way for where we are today. Blaming Netanyahu just also obscures the violent nature of Israel's military occupation over Palestinians which long precede him coming into power.

5. Netanyahu and Hamas are two sides of the same coin

I don't think I've seen any allies give validity to this claim but it's an extremely reductionist claim and is sort of similar to the one above. Groups like Hamas are merely a response to the Israeli occupation while Netanyahu is a byproduct of it. While some Israelis may see Hamas or their actions as an "obstacle to peace," Israel's actions and policies long pre-date Hamas and how Israel is currently responding to Hamas is no different to how Israel has engaged with Palestinian militant groups in the past, regardless of political affiliations or political goals. It is also important to note that Hamas has agreed to the establishment of a state along 1967 borders while Netanyahu aims to prolong the occupation and empower the settler movement (some of whom are part of his coalition government) as much as possible.

6. Israel is not a settler-colonial state.

While it is indisputable that Jews have historical connections to Palestine, that doesn’t automatically make you Indigenous or negate Israeli settler-colonialism. Colonialism in particular describes a relationship of exploitation. There are many cases of this, but we most clearly see this in the West Bank where Israel exploits natural resources on occupied Palestinian territory for its own political and economic gains. In terms of settler-colonialism, it is widely known that Israel expelled hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to make way for Jewish refugees and migrants to the new state of Israel, and is still actively facilitating Jewish migration to Israel today while denying Palestinians their right of return.

7. (X) doesn't help Palestinians.

It is not up to anyone to determine whether certain tactics or strategies are helpful or not. This point only seeks to discredit pro-Palestine organising. Only Palestinians get to decide what is actually helpful for the cause or not.

8. Any sort of Hamas-blaming.

On the surface it may seem like there’s nothing wrong with this, but this point is often harmful and usually lends itself to right-wing talking points because its objective is to deflect blame away from Israel. Certain arguments blaming Hamas also aim to minimise Palestinian suffering perpetuated by Israel. It also paints Israeli violence as retaliatory to Palestinian violence which only obfuscates Israel’s (and by extension, the US’) role in its state military apparatus and the differing power dynamics between Israelis and Palestinians. In other contexts, this point seeks to also legitimise certain opposition, such as the Palestinian Authority. Hamas-blaming also tends to sometimes lead to racist diatribes about Palestinians and their culture.

9. Al-Jazeera is not a credible news source.

Al Jazeera is a news source like any other. It has varying editorial policies and therefore will have equally good reporting on certain issues while having terrible reporting on others. The difference is that Al-Jazeera's news on Palestine is credible because it comes directly from their Palestinian reporters on the ground and first-hand eyewitness accounts. Western news sources are no more or less credible than al-Jazeera. Compare this to CNN, NYT, and any other Western news sources where Palestinian voices are often entirely missing from the narrative.

10. Overemphasis of antisemitism on the left

Antisemitism is a real issue and has the potential to fester in left circles if not directly addressed head on. Combatting antisemitism is extremely important, however, it is not an issue exclusive to the left. There is also a double standard in that no one expects Zionists to call out Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism. Certain accusations of "antisemitism" also seek to distract from what's going on in Palestine by making it about Jewish comfort and feelings. Combatting antisemitism, Islamophobia, anti-Arab racism etc is always important as the basis of good politics.

Last but not least, be wary of native collaborators or any sort of normalisers! They are Palestinians or Arabs who try very hard to appeal to Western liberal consensus and can end up perpetuating a lot of harm to the cause and/or other activists. You will know them when you see them.

#palestine #israel #liberal zionism #other palestinians feel free to add onto this whether it be other points or anything else

[halalchampagnesocialist]

Ghazzah was once a thriving sea port, a center of medical knowledge, well-known for its textiles and beautiful patterns. It was a culinary wonder, and the food was well-known for the people's use of chili peppers in most of their dishes. Ghazzah was always special, not just within Palestine but within the broader region it existed at nearly the center of.

Ghazzah has since become a graveyard for children, through occupation, through Western imperialism, through their genocide of us. Through hatred and propaganda it was justified, by all of Western media, and the occupation's 'Hasbara' propaganda machine.

The people of Ghazzah and the city and its culture and its hsitory have always been exceptional, that scared them; it scared them that they couldn't steal that from us. So they tried to tear it down. The circumstances imposed on us are not who we are.

#palestine #gaza #so much has been lost in the last 6mo

[halalchampagnesocialist]

Was hoping to have this post up a few days ago but life got in the way, it’s nearly done so should be posted soon!!

Since my posts about liberal Zionists are gaining traction I think in the next few days I’ll make a post about what some of the common libzio talking points are so that genuine allies don’t fall into the trap of validating some of these points

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this could probably be better articulated by an anti-zionist jew but i feel like the reason zionists are like *that* when they see hundreds and thousands of people from all walks of life (inc other Jews) come together to protest for Palestine is bc Zionism, as a response to antisemitism, was never based in any material global solidarity but instead appealed to imperialist powers so they feel alienated by this concept of solidarity (in relation to Palestine specifically)

#that’s why they’ve been mad and calling these pro Hamas protests from the beginning #despite these protests being about the suffering of Palestinians #and they’re no different to rallies prior to oct 7

[halalchampagnesocialist]

Help for Hamza, Remas, and Haidar!

Diabetic young man and his siblings need to evacuate Gaza urgently

They're a little over 72% funded. I would really like to see these three make it to safety, stay together, and be able to continue their studies!

Please share with anyone who can spare anything at all. I will also be emailing some orgs to ask that the staff consider donating if not make a formal donation.

In their own words:

Remas: "We are three brothers. You may know us or you may be seeing us for the first time." Hamza: "We had big dreams and great ambitions but the war destroyed all our dreams and ambitions. I am Hamza (18y/o) and I suffer from diabetes. The reason I developed diabetes was the war on Gaza in 2014. I am a highschool student. I dreamed of becoming a diabetes doctor, but the war came and destroyed all my dreams including my school." Remas: "I am Remas (15y/o). My school was bombed and I don't know where I will continue my studies after the war." Hamza: "Our older brother, Haider studies English Language Literature, Translation Branch at the Islamic University--the university that was bombed and blown up in the ground in this war. There is no place to study after the war. We wanted to come out with this video so you can help us get out of the Gaza Strip after the occupation prevented the entry of insulin into the Gaza Strip. This is something that causes me danger." Remas: "So we made a GFM link so we can get out of Gaza to achieve our ambitions and dreams." Hamza: "I hope everyone can help us through the link share this video with everyone and, God willing, we will be able to achieve our dreams."