reSee.it - Tweets Saved By @zaramagnusson
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Criticism of Israel ≠ hatred of Jews or Judaism. Many Jews worldwide passionately support Palestinians despite facing intimidation from fanatical Zionists. Pictures, videos, and tweets shared in comments highlight this. Orthodox Jews, Holocaust survivors, and Jewish activists protest Israeli crimes. Israeli-British professor Avi Shlaim states anti-Zionism can be reasonable and legitimate. Accusations of anti-Semitism are used to stifle support for Palestinian rights. Expanding awareness of this manipulation weakens its power. Let's call it what it is and continue fighting for justice. #Israel #Palestine
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A 🧵 to DESTROY the claim that criticism of Israel equates to hatred of Jews as a people or Judaism as a religion - newsflash: It has NOTHING to do with anti-semitism! 🤦🏼♀️ In fact, some of the most passionate support for the Palestinian cause and harshest critique of Israel has come from Jews all around the world, DESPITE facing intimidation and abuse from fanatical Zionists! 👏🏻❤️ If you have any pictures, videos or tweets that speaks the point of this thread then please share them in the comments so I can add them as well! 🙏🏻 1. Muslim woman and Holocaust survivor Suzanne in Canada protesting against Israeli crimes in Gaza ❤️
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2. Orthodox Jews marching in Washington D.C. in protest of Israeli crimes in Gaza 🙏🏻 https://t.co/ElgxHSzWal
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3. Jewish protestor: Nothing can justify bombing hospitals! 👏🏻 https://t.co/RfohGr2xZK
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I'm here with a Jewish block marching for a free Palestine and justice. There's nothing that justifies the attacks on hospitals and the deaths of children in Gaza. I want to show other Jews that these marches aren't fueled by anti-Semitism. Palestinians have invited us to their homes and consider Jews and Muslims as brothers. If any Jew in London feels uneasy, I encourage them to join us wearing their kippas, as they will be met with nothing but love.
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Speaker 0: I'm here with a Jewish block. We're marching together for a free Palestine and justice for everyone. I'm here for a few different reasons, and one of them is that there's nothing in the world that can justify what's happening in Gaza. Nothing can justify the attacks on on on hospitals, the children dying, and everything else that's happening there. The second reason I'm here is because I wanna show other Jew Jews in in London and everywhere that this isn't against us.
These marches just aren't fueled by anti Semitism. These marches aren't fueled as a hatred against Jews. Last time I was here a couple of weeks ago, a group of Palestinians came up to us. We're we're in rang kippas and visibly Jewish. They came up to us and they told you told me, Hey.
When Palestine is free, you're invited to our house. And they told me that Jews and Muslims are brothers, and, if if any Jew in London is feeling uneasy and unsafe about the situation, I Encourage them to come out here. You can come with your kippas and you'll face nothing but love from the people here.
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6. Holocaust survivor at pro-Palestinian protest in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 https://t.co/czSWcFeV7i
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I am a Holocaust survivor and I witnessed the power of solidarity in saving lives. The cry of "never again" was meant for all of humanity. Jewish people are at the forefront of supporting others, and any crime against them is a crime against everyone who desires love and peace. We demand that the Canadian government take immediate action to stop the genocide in Palestine. Israel's government is responsible for the violence and hate. The US and its allies, including Canada, are aiding in this apartheid genocide. Indigenous people understand the importance of equality and dignity, as they have faced similar struggles. It is time to end the occupation.
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Speaker 0: I'm a survivor of Hitler's Holocaust. The solidarity of many individuals and a whole community saved my life. They believed in humanity and they saved the lives of 1,000 of others. When Nazism was smashed in 1945, Jewish people cried out. Never again.
Never again. They meant never again for all of humanity. Look around You will see Jewish people in the forefront of supporting. This is an unforgivable of crime against the Jewish people. It's a violent assault against the solidarity between of Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
And everyone is a crime against everyone who desires love, equat, and peace on earth. Farming kids is not self defense. We demand that the Canadian government act immediately to cease empire at the stop this genocide. In our name, in the name of the Canadian people. Israel's apartheid government Yes.
Bombs and massacres the Palestinians in Gaza. They are the one who create the violence. They are the one who create hate. The US government and the governments of its allies aid and assist in apartheid genocide. Shamefully includes the government of Canada.
And they say share the man in equality, in dignity, since slavery, they understand this. Do you know who else understand this? Indigenous people. Indigenous people. The indigenous people.
They understand almost all eliminated, and they are rising again. They are rising again. End the occupation. End the occupation.
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7. Bay Area Jews taking over Oakland federal Building and demanding a ceasefire ✊🏻 https://t.co/DW1wNe4bIC
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8. Avi Shlaim, Israeli-British professor at Oxford University: “Most of the anti-Zionism statements that I’ve come across are reasonable, evidence-based and legitimate.” https://t.co/D3yCDmlSO3
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Antisemitism is the hatred of Jews because they are Jews, while anti-Zionism opposes the Zionist ideology or criticizes specific policies of the Israeli government. Israel and its powerful friends often conflate the two to label any criticism of Israel as antisemitic. The BDS movement, which aims for the right of return for Palestinian refugees, an end to occupation, and equal rights for Palestinian citizens, is wrongly labeled as antisemitic. The British government's adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism aims to silence legitimate criticism of Israel. The government's foreign policy is hypocritical, claiming support for a two-state solution while opposing Palestinian rights and exploiting the conflict for political gain.
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Speaker 0: Antisemitism is the hatred of Jews because they are Jews. Anti Zionism is, opposition. Anti Semitism is the hatred of Jews because they are Jews. Anti Zionism is, opposition either to the Zionist ideology, the officialized ideology of the state of Israel, or more commonly, its criticism of specific policies of the Israeli government, particularly policies towards the Palestinians, policies of the occupation. Antisemitism is a very ugly thing and can never be justified.
Anti Zionism, most of the criticisms, Most of the anti Zionism Zionist, statements that I've come across are reasonable, evidence based, and legitimate. But is the problem is that Israel and its friends and its very powerful friends around the world deliberately deliberately conflate the 2 so as to, pretend to claim that any criticism of, the state of Israel and its policies is anti Semitic. And the last example of that I've already given at the beginning of my talk, which is the secretary general of the United Nations, who made a very, humane statement about the need to cease fire and protect civilians. And the Israeli representative immediately accuses him of anti Semitism and of blood libel. So this is a very, clear illustration of the strategies of Israel and its friends around the world.
Israel is very troubled by BDS. BDS is a global grassroots nonviolent movement. Nonviolent, nonviolent. And its main objectives are enshrined in international law. The right of return of the 1948 refugees, an end of occupation, and equal rights to the Palestinian citizens of the state of Israel.
And yet the Israeli global campaign against BDS focuses or, pivots on the claim that BDS is anti Semitic, but it isn't. How could it be anti Semitic? And, this campaign to demonize this campaign to, silence critics of Israel has been very successful in Germany where it's illegal, it's an offense to support BDS, and it's been extremely successful in this country. And the British government, has adopted the IHRA definition which is a non definition. It's completely vacuous.
It says that anti Semitism is a certain perception of Jews, but it doesn't say what this perception is. It's completely vacuous. It's a non definition, but then there is a series of 11 examples of what may constitute antisemitism, and 7 of these 11 examples relate to the state of Israel. And, so it's anti Semitic under the IHRA definition to say that, the state of Israel is a racist project. But as we all here agree, the state of Israel is a racist project, and hundreds of Israelis say that openly, and they don't encounter any opposition.
But here, you are not allowed to say that. And, there are other examples that relate. So the purpose of the IHRA definition that the British government has adopted fully and has tried aggressively to impose on all local authorities and all universities. The purpose of this definition is to silence free speech in Israel. Its effect is not to protect Jews against anti Zionism, but to denounce, and to silent, and to silence legitimate criticism of of the state of Israel.
And this is particularly unfortunate in the present context, in Britain because we have a government that has failed on every front. It's a dismal government, and yet, it is adopt it's exploiting the current situation in Gaza in order to clamp down on pro Palestinian protest. Legitimate pro Palestinian protest. So now the government secretary of state for education, Sohaila government, Sohaila Brotherman, the home secretary, are saying the Palestinian flag shouldn't be allowed because it means support for Hamas, and Hamas is a terrorist organization which is outlawed, in Britain. There is a Palestinian woman in Oxford who put up Palestinian flag in her window, the police came and told her to take it down.
She said, this is not a Hamas or it's not a flag of a terrorist organization. Palestine is a country which is recognized by the UN, and the police told her you have to take down the Palestinian flag. The, Sorela Braverman wrote a letter to the chief of the police telling ordering him to clamp down hard on pro Palestinian protests. And she said to shout, from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free is anti Semitic because it's a call for the destruction of the state of Israel, but it's nothing of a sort. It's, a call for freedom from the river to the sea for everybody.
And this we've talked about Western hypocrisy. The British government is unbelievably hypocritical and its foreign policy doesn't make any sense. Its foreign policy says, we support a 2 state solution, but Israel has killed the 2 state solution. The 2 state solution is as dead is dead. It's as dead as a dodo.
Is is as dead as the Oxford dodo whom I visit regularly in the Natural History Museum in Oxford. Israel killed the 2 state solution with settlements and with the war. Everything that Israel does is illegal. All the settlements without exception are illegal. The annexation of Jerusalem is illegal.
The wall, the security barrier is illegal. Everything Israel does and has done since 1967 is illegal. Everything, as we say in the south of the United States, everything from Izod to Gizod. And and this government is so extreme in its one-sided position, and it's totally indifference to Palestinian rights, it's indifference to Islamophobia, and in exploiting the conflict in Palestine, in order to make political capital capital out of it, at home. And there is an official document, road map.
I think it's called road map. UK is about bilateral relations 2030? 2030. UK is about relations. And it's a trade agreement, and it's about security, cooperation in a large number of areas.
But it has 3 items which are extraordinary for a trade agreement. It says the United Kingdom government would oppose opposes the referral of Palestine to the international criminal court. What business has Britain got to oppose the referral of this issue to the ICC? Secondly, the the the UK government, will continue to oppose BDS. Again, it has no business opposing a nonviolent, civilian movement.
And thirdly, it says, the UK government, will oppose the focus on Israel is the United Nations, but it's it's not the United Nations that chose that picked on Israel and has a focus on Israel. It's Israel by its actions that is drawing, attention, to it. So the government the foreign policy of this government doesn't make any sense because it supports a 2 state solution that doesn't exist and is impossible. It's just a convenient phrase, and it says that the 2 parties should, negotiate directly and sort out their own problems. This is absurd.
The asymmetry of power between Israel and the Palestinians is such that they could never willingly, resolve their own problems. It's like putting a lion and a rabbit in a cage and tell telling them you sort out your
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9. “My family fought Hitler, not like you Zionist cowards” https://t.co/DgT3VtHEkV
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The speaker expresses anger towards a group of people, accusing them of being Zionist cowards and racists. They claim that their family fought against Hitler and criticize the others for handing out flyers. The speaker calls them fascists and accuses them of supporting genocide. They also accuse the group of not believing in equality and democracy. The speaker ends by telling them to leave.
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Speaker 0: Fuck guys and get on script. My family fought Hitler not like you Zionist cowards. I'm saying I'm not gonna shoot. You are a racist. Children are being murdered.
You stand here and, opportunistically, hand out flyers and people who would renounce you anyway. Easy, guys. You know it's true. Easy. You're a fascist and a genocide monster.
You don't believe in all life and evil. You hate democracy. You hate that in America, we're all equal citizens. Go
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10. Over a 1000 Jews on the streets of London in support of 🇵🇸 https://t.co/bdAlN4Nkdo
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11. “Never again means never again for anyone!” https://t.co/c8RAYyHy6O
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As a child of Holocaust survivors, I strongly believe in the principle of "never again." The current situation in Gaza is deeply troubling. It's important to understand that the conflict didn't start with Hamas, but rather with the displacement of 750,000 Palestinians in 1948 to establish the Jewish state. These people were relocated to Gaza, and now they are being targeted for elimination or forced relocation. This must stop. American Jews need to speak out and say that this is not happening in our name or with our tax money. We cannot allow this genocide to continue before our eyes.
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Speaker 0: Here because my family survived the holocaust, but many did not. My parents were holocaust survivors. And there's one thing I learned, never again. It's never again for anyone. We don't condone this, and Netanyahu gonna stop the bombing of Gaza.
It didn't start with Hamas that started in 1948 when 750,000 Palestinians they're removed from where they live in order to set up the Jewish state. So this and these people that they're killing in Gaza, They were moved to Gaza because of the 1948 Nakba, which means catastrophe. And now they try to eliminate them, kill them, or move them somewhere else. And it's gotta stop. And Jews, American Jews, step up and say not in our names, not with our tax money.
You cannot do this kind of genocide in front of our eyes
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12. Jewish Network for Palestine! https://t.co/ukUsvJnJTn
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We strongly oppose Israel's ongoing genocide, which has been happening for 75 years. The current war crimes committed by the Israeli government are even worse than before. Jews are joining us in condemning these crimes and demanding that the international community hold Israeli war criminals accountable. We also want to highlight the big ride for Palestine, which has brought us together.
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Speaker 0: Gone, and we speak very clearly that we are completely united and opposed to Israel's genocide today. And that's not just in Gaza. This has been going on for 75 years, and the crimes being committed the war crimes being committed right now by the Israeli government are worse than what we've had ever seen before. And Jews here today are out on the streets in our numbers because we condemn these crimes, and we demand international The international community told the Israeli war criminals to account. And and tell us about the big ride for Palestine, which has really brought you 2 together.
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13. All the way from Los Angeles: “Not in our name!” https://t.co/qajecOP4kZ
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14. Peaceful anti-war Jewish protesters attacked by police! https://t.co/ATlGQo5oFp
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15. The difference between Zionism and Judaism! https://t.co/wUppYZclYt
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16. More peaceful Jewish protesters being attacked by police! https://t.co/OnDpTgWBFO
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17. Do I even need to say anything here? The hypocrisy is nauseating. https://t.co/eXEJE5UoOy
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19. “My father and grandfather did not escape Nazi Germany so our history could be exploited to kill people.” https://t.co/vPZ6TW6vXe
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My family's history, escaping Nazi Germany, should not be used to justify the killing of others.
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Speaker 0: My father and grandfather did not escape Nazi Germany, so we, our history, could be exploited to kill other people.
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20. I’m confused, who’s the one hating here? 🤦🏼♀️ https://t.co/9JhNQR2MEf
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22. He lost his brother on Oct 7 and has this to say. https://t.co/HnxP96OJC5
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Nori Katzmann expresses condolences for the loss of May Chaim. Nori's main concern, shared by their brother, is that May Chaim's death should not be exploited to harm innocent people. Nori criticizes the government for using violence as a means of achieving security, which only leads to more terror and loss of life. Nori calls on the government to stop killing innocent people and emphasizes that peace and security cannot be achieved through such actions. Nori's message is concluded with gratitude and a blessing for May Chaim's memory.
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Speaker 0: Nori Katzmann, may Chaim's memory be a blessing. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Speaker 1: Say one more thing?
Speaker 0: Yeah. Thank you so much.
Speaker 1: Yes. So I what I wanted to say is the most important for me, and I think also for my brother, was That his death won't be used to kill innocent people. And sadly, my government our government my government is using cynically possess people to just kill, like, they promised us it was gonna bring, it's gonna bring us, like, security. But, of course, it's not security, because they always tell us, oh, that if we're gonna kill enough Palestinians, or they're gonna so It's gonna be better for us, but, of course, it never brings us peace, and it never brings us better lives. It just brings more and more terror and more and more people killed like my brother, and they don't want anything to happen to people in Gaza like it happens to my brother, and I'm sure he wouldn't have any, either.
So that's my call to my government, stop killing innocent people, and that's not the way to bring this Peace and, security tool for people in Israel.
Speaker 0: Noah Kasman, thank you so much. And may your brothers, May Chaim's others. May Chaim's memory be a blessing. Thank you.
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23. Row after row. Are they anti-Semitic as well? https://t.co/peK61NSHc3
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I questioned if I had given enough and if I had considered others. Was my motivation solely fame? The pursuit of euphoria is like a legendary quest, sifting through challenges and obstacles.
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Speaker 0: More than I gave? Did I look out for other people? Or did I do it all for fame? Legend is excellent that's been searching for euphoria. Judging through the mud and
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24. “See how we used to live together.” https://t.co/0NSTZANEk3
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We used to live together peacefully, babysitting each other's children. However, the Zionist movement has taken our religion and used it to occupy and silence others. Speaking up against them is often labeled as anti-Semitic. As religious communities, we oppose this movement by not accepting it. We do not participate in the army or vote, and we distance ourselves from the state.
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Speaker 0: We have a picture here even. You can see how we used to live together, and we babysat each other's children. We lived in total peace. This kind so the the the that is why the very religious around the world, we stand the total support. We hurt.
We cry with the Palestinians. We are humiliated because the Zionist took our religion, and they're using it as a tool to occupy, to intimidate, to silence other people, because If you speak up against them, you're called anti Semitic. So we we we we the religious communities, stay in that opposition. Mhmm. How how do you oppose the Zionist movement?
Well, the first thing is we believe we first of all, we we do not accept it. We do not part Part participate with them. We have the very religious communities doesn't, does not serve in the army, certainly not. The they, they They don't go voting. They have nothing to do with the state.
We have a rabbit there.
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25. “The first time I went to spend time with Palestinians in the West Bank, it was a shattering experience!” https://t.co/YFsP2Gt4VC
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As an American Jew deeply involved in Judaism, I had a profound experience when I visited Palestinians in the West Bank. It reminded me of the Jim Crow South, witnessing people living without rights, citizenship, or freedom of movement. They endure a harsh military legal system. While I don't agree with Mifda, who supports violence, it's important to acknowledge what Ilhan Omar said: people should see the situation for themselves. I've never met anyone who hasn't been transformed by such an experience. It's similar to visiting SNCC during the civil rights movement and dismissing them based on connections or anti-white sentiments.
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Speaker 0: I say this as an American Jew. My children go to Jewish day school. I lead services in an Orthodox synagogue. Judaism at the center of my life. The 1st time I went to spend time with Palestinian in the West Bank, it was a shattering experience.
The only thing I could imagine would be similar for American would be going to visit the Jim Crow South. When you see people living under the control of the state with no rights, they cannot become citizens. They cannot vote for the control for the state that controls their lives. They do not have free movement. They need a pass to move from city to city.
They live under a military legal system. The consequences are more brutal than we can imagine sitting here. So do I agree with Mifda? Of course not. I had a close friend who was killed in a suicide bombing.
But Palestinians don't you could have made the same argument if you went to visit SNCC and said, oh, they were connected with communists. Some of their people have made anti white The point is what Ilhan Omar said is the true is the most important point. People need to go and see for themselves. I've never seen anyone who's gone and seen for themselves and not been transformed by the experience.
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26. “We used to babysit each others children!” https://t.co/qY3odhbaSd
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In Palestine, generations have lived peacefully together regardless of religion. The issue lies in the occupation and land confiscation, not religious differences. Palestinians do not hate Jews, but rather oppose the occupation. This opposition would be the same regardless of who the occupiers were. It is important to understand that this is not antisemitism, but a response to the occupation. The focus should be on addressing the occupation rather than blaming religion.
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Speaker 0: I'm 7 generations in Palestine. Yes. My mother told me she remember, they used to live in the Palestinian neighbors in such a good relationship. They used to babysit each other to children. In the Jewish holidays, they bring Muslim neighbors.
You know, Muslims, they bring over the children to Jewish neighbors. They we have no problem. The problem here is not the religion. The problem is occupation, killing, take away the land from people. This is the problem.
The problem completely. The the the the Palestinians home hate Jews. Their their hate occupies. Occupies. No difference if it's a Jew, if it's a friend, it's English.
No difference. The same hate they will have if the Japanese will come into the holiday and take it over. In the same thing, we'll have dinner in England if somebody come back to understand. This ain't got nothing, but Zion is tied to no. This is antisemitism.
No. No. No. He is in the old antisemitism. It's completely untrue.
Up completely unto it. We have to bring this to our attention to know the problem is not the religion. The problem is the occupation.
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27. Amira Hass, Israeli journalist! https://t.co/Dy1HM88bKz
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I represented my deceased Holocaust survivor parents in this call to the world, questioning how they could stand by and do nothing while this terrible slaughter occurs. It's unbearable to speak safely in New York while over 2 million people are suffering. There is no justification for the actions of Israel, my tax money included. I fear that my tax money may be funding missiles that could harm my dear friends in Gaza. This situation is truly appalling, beyond words.
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Speaker 0: I was there also to to represent my dead parents who are holocaust survivors in this, you know, call to the to the world to you know, how how can they How can they stand on the side and do nothing to stop this terrible slaughter? I cannot I cannot bear myself talking here safely in New York while I know what 2,000,000 people more than 2,000,000 people are going through, and nothing can justify what is being what what Israel, what we, what my tax money is causing right now. I don't know if my tax money is now behind the missile that might kill one of my one of my good friends, loved friends in in Gaza. This is really appalling, appalling, appalling beyond words.
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28. Holocaust survivor. I’d like to see you try labelling her an anti-Semite as well. https://t.co/YtGjd2E8N0
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As someone who has experienced the pain and terror of both sides, I cannot justify the killing of innocent women and children, especially children. I know firsthand that Israel's actions will not bring an end to this conflict; instead, they will only make it worse and fuel more resistance. In my opinion, President Biden should defund the financial support given to Israel and not just call for a cease-fire, but also start considering other approaches.
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Speaker 0: Painful for me as, as someone who has experienced all of the terrorists that Gazans are experiencing and even the horrific attacks in Israel by Hamas. But Hamas' attack on Israel does not justify the slaughter of women and children, especially children. And I was a child of war. I have experienced all of these things. I have also I've have also known for a fact that what Israel is doing will not end this conflict.
It will only exacerbate it. It will increase resistance to anything. I think that Biden needs to defund, all of the money that is given to Israel. I think he should not only call for cease fire, I think he needs to start thinking about
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29. Jewish American stands up to congressman! ✊🏻 https://t.co/5Iv4nOjTYF
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The speaker questions the actions taken to stop the Israeli army's alleged genocide of Palestinian civilians and the support given to the mayor. They mention the death toll caused by both Hamas and Israeli attacks and ask what is being done to stop the ongoing killing of civilians. They request the US government to call for a ceasefire meeting and express belief in the power to make it happen.
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Speaker 0: Question about the ongoing situation in Israel Palestine. What are you doing to stop the genocide by the Israeli army of Palestinian civilians? I'm on 4 years now. And why are you continuing to support the mayor with funding of the Assad House House is a good man, a good member of civilians, you're recognized taken by the murder. Why are you continuing to do it?
Hamas has done a pretty good job of murdering folks. The death toll of of Israeli, attacks have already you surpassed anything done by Hamas? Are you doing to stop Israeli genocide? Do not use Jewish pain What are you doing to stop the ongoing killing of civilians with the support of our government? What would you like me to do?
I'd like you to tell the US government It's called for a ceasefire meeting. Do you think do you think the mosque and honor that? I think you damn know that you that we can do that, and we have that power, sir. We have that power. Part.
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30. “We’re here with Palestine!” https://t.co/Ual1TbLhLR
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I'm here today because I'm Jewish and Israeli, with parents who survived the Holocaust. I oppose the British government's support for Israel, considering it as genocide. The media, including the BBC, is also seen as supporting this immoral and illegal act. Many people in Britain are against it, including Jews like myself. This issue has been ongoing since 1948 when numerous Palestinian villages were destroyed, resulting in the deaths of thousands and the creation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees.
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Speaker 0: Why is it important for you to be here today? Well, I'm Jewish. I'm Israeli. My parents were the only survivors of their families from the Holocaust. They both survived Auschwitz.
I'm not going to support genocide, am I? I'm here with the Palestinians, and we are here with Palestine because we don't believe that what the British government is doing is correct. The British government is supporting this genocide. It's arming Israel. It's financing Israel.
BBC and the other media here is supporting genocide. This is illegal. This is immoral. We don't agree with did. We will never agree with it.
And as Jews and myself as Israeli, I am totally against did, and we will continue to be against it. There are now more than 60 such agents in the whole of Britain, people don't want to support this. They are against this government on so many other issues, but especially on this one.
Speaker 1: And also, this didn't start on October 7th. In 1948, Palestinian villages, 100 of them 500. Were demolished. 3000 of Palestinian innocent Palestinian Palestinian men, women, and children were slaughtered, and 750,000 Palestinian refugees were created. That's when it started, and it hasn't stopped since.
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31. From 2009! https://t.co/UiTbZxHhE2
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I was raised as an Orthodox Jew and a Zionist. My parents fled Poland and settled in Britain. The current Israeli government manipulates guilt to justify mistreatment of Palestinians. They prioritize Jewish lives over Palestinian lives. Military force won't solve this issue. Even after the fighting ends, there will still be millions of Palestinians suffering in Gaza and the West Bank. The Israeli government's conduct and policies are unacceptable. Our government should impose a complete arms ban on Israel. We need genuine peace, not conquest, which is the Israelis' unattainable goal. They are not just criminals, but also fools.
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Speaker 0: I was brought up as an Orthodox Jew and a Zionist. My parents came to Britain as refugees from Poland. Most of their families were subsequently by the in the the present Israeli government ruthlessly and cynically exploit the continuing guilt among Gentiles over the Jews in the as justification for them Palestinians. The implication is that Jewish lives are precious, but the lives of Palestinians do not count. However many many Palestinians, the Israelis in Gaza.
They cannot solved this existential problem by military means. Whenever and however the fighting ends, there will still be 1 and a half 1000000 Palestinians in and 2 a half 1000000 more Palestinians in the West Bank were treated like dirt by the Israelis with hundreds of roadblocks with the ghastly denizens of the illegal Jewish settlements harassing them as well. The time will come, not so long from now, when they will outnumber the Jewish population in Israel. It's time for our government to make clear to the Israeli government that its conduct and policies are unacceptable, and to impose a total arms ban on Israel. Yeah.
It is time for peace, but real peace, not the solution by conquest, which is the Israelis' real goal, but which is impossible for them to achieve. They're not simply criminals. They're fools.
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32. Comedians consistently making more sense than politicians has become the norm: https://t.co/w4BSw3lsLA
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33. Former IDF soldier now supporting Palestine! 🇵🇸 https://t.co/YeJqDmtlC1
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I'm the only person with a Palestinian flag and the only Israeli citizen here. I served in the IDF 40 years ago during a hopeful time for peace. However, I witnessed sabotage and the attempted assassination of the mayor of Nablus. It felt like a mafia-run country hindering the peace process. Despite my initial disbelief, I stand here today to show my support. The emotions overwhelm me as I reflect on the bloodshed and the lies being spread about the truth of the situation. It's truly horrible.
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Speaker 0: I'm, probably the only person with a Palestinian flag, and I'm also the only Israeli citizen here. Probably 40 years ago, I I was a soldier in the IDF. It was a great hopeful time, everybody wanted peace, a settlement with Egypt had been made. And the next step was to have peace with the Palestinians. And when I was in the army, I I saw that sabotage, cash.
You know, I saw the attempted assassination of Bassam Shaka, the mayor of Nablus. And I I just saw, like, a mafia run country that sabotaged the peace process at every process at every step. I'm just here to show my support. You're cheering up. There's a lot of emotions.
Yeah. You know, like, When I was 21, if somebody told me I'd be standing at a Palestinian freedom rally, I would have told them they were crazy. But you know, over the 40 years, I've just seen like so much bloodshed that even the Israelis are being used to by evil evil forces in the world who are trying to start just so many lies being told about the truth of of what's going on there. I am tearing up because it's it's horrible. It's horrible what's happening.
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35. Trying to use the same BS tactics on a Jewish man 🤦🏼♀️ https://t.co/IpfhgMsN7G
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The speaker questions why posters of kidnapped children are being removed, expressing anger towards the act. They emphasize that these posters represent families and children, and criticize the person wearing a kippah for tearing down photos of Jewish individuals who were kidnapped.
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Speaker 0: Why are you removing posters of kidnapped children? Why are you removing posters of kidnapped children? These are children. These are our families that you're ripping down posters of. How dare you wear a kippah?
You're ripping down photos of Jewish people that were kidnapped.
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36. The young generation is waking up! https://t.co/KupzmvNHRJ
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The speakers express their refusal to participate in the oppression of Palestinians by the Israeli army, which they view as the operational wing of Jewish supremacy. They condemn the ongoing genocide and occupation, attributing the recent conflict to the closure of Gaza and the Israeli government's actions. They reject the idea that killing civilians in Gaza will bring security. The speakers also express fear of the Israeli government's increasing fascism, suppression of anti-Zionists, and violent evictions in the West Bank. They emphasize the belief that Palestinians deserve freedom equal to Israelis.
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Speaker 0: The army that we have in this country is the operational wing of Jewish supremacy in the area, and it's bent on the oppression of the Palestinian people. And I refuse to take part in that oppression, and instead fight against it in my activism.
Speaker 1: I cannot take part in something that is So immoral that is so unjust. This is, genocide that has been going on since the Beginning of the Zionism. Don't wish to serve an
Speaker 2: army that is enacting, an occupation, an apartheid regime. Hamas attack was horrible, and the
Speaker 0: whole country is in grief right now.
Speaker 1: I do not think that it is in a vacuum. I see that the occupation and the, closing of Gaza are the main parts that made this.
Speaker 0: Now this war, in the 1st day was a defensive war, but after that, it became totally an offensive war against the civilians in Gaza. I refuse the notion that killing civilians in Gaza will bring security to any anyone.
Speaker 1: For the Israelis anti Zionists, we are really in a problem right now, because the fascistization of Israel has gone into a new stage. We're scared of the government. We're scared of the army, of the police. We cannot go into the streets. The media is suppressing us.
Speaker 2: And I'm also very scared now for my friends in the West Bank who are being evicted, violently evicted from their homes. I'm scared for the people of Gaza who are being bombed relentlessly. I think Palestinians deserve freedom just as much as Israelis.
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37. Extremely important point 👇🏻
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38. I think this thread is evidence of that!
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To ensure the safety and security of everyone, it's crucial that we acknowledge and comprehend this fact.
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Speaker 0: We have to realize and we have to understand if we are truly concerned for the safety and security of all, then we have to understand and realize
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42. The “wrong” sort of Jew. Her strength is amazing! ❤️ https://t.co/gQM9ZCY7UB
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The speaker shares personal experiences of being called derogatory names and receiving threats for defending pro-Palestinian views. They emphasize the importance of not treating the Jewish community as a monolithic group and highlight the historical support of Jews for oppressed communities. The speaker defends Jeremy Corbyn's solidarity with the oppressed and criticizes the weaponization of accusations of anti-Semitism. They argue that freedom of speech is being denied and that the media ignores left-wing Jews and scholars who challenge the definition of anti-Semitism. The speaker calls for support of independent media like Double Down News.
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Speaker 0: Not a proper Jew, the wrong sort of Jew, self hating Jew. I was called that for the first time when I was 19 years old at university where I made a speech in defense of a pro Palestinian motion and it was in the Jewish telegraph and they front paged it. This self hating Jew, she must I'll hate herself when she looks in the mirror, I was 19 years old. I've had people phone me up and say we're gonna put you in a wheelchair, we know where you are, we're outside your door. Probably the worst incident was when I was with my sister at a meeting about anti Semitism with all Jews on the panel, And people were shouting at us, kapos, kapos.
Speaker 1: You're called traitor Jews. Kapos.
Speaker 0: Kapo was a Jewish inmate of a concentration camp who collaborated with the authorities. We're talking people who collaborated in annihilation of their from people. So it's a pretty bad thing to be called, and it's Jews calling other Jews not nice. As a Jew on the left and who is intensely anti racist and intensely aware of what antisemitism is and how dangerous it is. To be called an antisemite oneself is about as low as it gets.
It's a bit like being accused of pedophilia or something. I cannot really think of anything worse, and it undermines the fight against Through anti semitism, this is one of the most frightening things for me. People have been weaponizing accusations of anti semitism for political And the fact that that is going on seriously undermines and endangers our chances of dealing with genuine antisemitism which is a real threat in society. One of the biggest problems we face is the treatment of our community as if it was just 1 monolithic block. This is the typical trope of all forms of racism.
The Jewish community is not one undifferentiated thing. Its opinions vary just like every other section of the Unity. A lot of us are anti Zionist and people need to realize that going back generations, Zionism was not the creed followed by all Jews. Far from it. Maric Edelman, leader of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in 1943, said that Jews should always be with the oppressed and never with the oppressor.
I mean, from sections of population whose history Much that's magical and wonderful, but so much that has to do with persecution. The fact that people with that history should identify with the oppressed in every setting seems self evident to And that's where our support for justice for Palestinians comes in. We are identifying with the oppressed. And for anybody to suggest that it is The Israeli state, which represents the oppressed in that conflict, is pretty short sighted and misguided.
Speaker 1: Stop all arms trade with Israel Now.
Speaker 0: Jeremy Corbyn was the reason that more than 300,000 new people flocked into the Labour Party at the end the 2015 and soon after. To have somebody leading that party who was in solidarity with the oppressed against the oppressor consistently throughout his 30 plus years as a member of parliament was just such a breath of fresh air. Somebody who clearly wanted to transform a society who really wanted to tackle privilege and inequality in society. It was a hopeful time for all of us and it was the project that we thought worth fighting for and it needed defending because all those people who have a vested interest in putting a negative to everything being positive that Jeremy said and did. They were mobilizing against him and what he represented.
One of the most ludicrous allegations against me Corbyn, was that he exhibited anti semitism in chairing a meeting in 2010 in Portcullis House where the main speaker was a Holocaust survivor from the Netherlands called Hayao Maier. I was at that meeting, and what Hayao did was to put on a screen comparisons between the treatments of Palestinians in the occupied territories and the treatment of Jews in, areas occupied by the Nazis. And there were uncanny and very unnerving similarities between the way these 2 communities were treated by the occupying powers in each case.
Speaker 1: I saw in Auschwitz that if a dominant group wants to dehumanize others, so as As the Nazis wanted to dehumanize me, this dominant group must must first be Dehumanized in in a way themselves by diminishing their empathy due to to propaganda and nation in order to be able to be as cruel as some were. Okay? But the same holds holds nowadays for for For Israel.
Speaker 0: The most shocking thing to me is the portrayal of that meeting as somehow despicable because we saw a holocaust by the comparing his experiences with what he could see happening to Palestinians. What was horrifying about that meeting was that there were a bunch of really Intolerant, bigoted, aggressive, bullying, pro Israel campaigners in that room who shouted Hajo down. It went on for a long time and lots of us in the audience was was sort of saying to Jeremy, Can you please call the authorities to get these people out? They are harassing and intimidating an 80 plus year old holocaust survivor. It was intimidating.
It really was to be there I remember it vividly. It's really important that we don't forget to talk about freedom of speech. We are being no platformed, we are being cancelled, we are being denied the freedom to express legitimate points of view. People who Claim to care about civil liberties, human rights, freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of the press and so on. All those people should be up in arms about what's been happening to Jeremy Corbyn and his associates in the Labour Party.
So far there's silence. There are so many People who have just ceased to care about truth and facts. This is very hard to counter when The mainstream media themselves do not show respect for actual truth and actual facts in some cases. The media has totally sidelined and ignored left wing Jews. Not only left wing Jews, eminent Jewish scholars who have written extensively on the subject of anti semitism in the Labour Party and demonstrated that the definition that is being pushed To define what is anti semitic is untrustworthy, faulty, actually dangerous because it conflates being Jewish with being a supporter of Israel, being Jewish with being a Zionist.
One of the most important Jewish academics who has spoken on this and been ignored is actually the American academic, Kenneth Stern, who wrote the original document, a an academic, Kenneth Stern, who wrote the original document upon which the IHRA definition is based. And he has said On number of occasions, in writing, in letters to congress in the states, I abhor the way this definition that I drafted to assist data collection is being used to suppress free speech.
Speaker 2: That was not the purpose that it was designed for.
Speaker 0: I abhor the way it is being employed in universities to prevent people who have a certain view about Palestine and Israel from expressing it. Anthony Luhrmann, Former director of the Institute For Jewish Policy Research has written extensively on this subject. Do you ever hear of these people being called to in to be interviewed on any mainstream organization, never. And all the work that they've done is completely ignored.
Speaker 2: As a college professor, I'm also concerned about Jews that are anti Zionist, And they're left out in the cold here and, in fact, made targets. We have, websites that go and hunt them and put dossiers on there. I think this will only encourage that type of activity.
Speaker 0: You can have an organization like the campaign against antisemitism, which was one of the instigators of the equalities and human rights commission report into Labour Party's handling of complaints about anti Semitism, quoted over and over again as if it were a leading authority, whereas in fact, it was created in 2014 during the Gaza conflict. And these people are quoted over again. Type campaign against antisemitism into Google and you will get innumerable media references. Type in Anthony Lerman or Kenneth Stern and you'll get a few learned Dissertations here and there and virtually nothing in mainstream media. We look back at the history of oppression and pogroms that my grand Parents had to flee, came to this country, settling into a host community where you know that you are not treated as, equal or you treat it as weird and, oh, then you have a funny accent.
Just to to become part of that and to join in the resistance against fascist Movement, cable street, trade unionism. So many Jews were active in the trade union movement, still are. So many Jews were active going back to South Africa again who supported the ANC. See looking at the civil rights movement in America where so many Jews were on the front line so that is our tradition that's why we've adopted that slogan about being with the the oppressed and never with the oppressor because there are great Jewish traditions that we should be hanging on to not this lining up with the establishments, helping to destroy a movement for justice and peace and decency. We know what side we are We're with the people who want justice and peace and decency.
So I've talked about how incredibly difficult it is to get Sensing independent Jewish voices heard in this country. The media aren't listening to us, but Double Down News is here. So please, if you can, support Double Down News on Patreon. Join the future of journalism. Join Double Down News on
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43. Jewish activist @YaelKahn, whose own family suffered in the Holocaust, arrested by the police for speaking up! https://t.co/FjVPMDonue
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Speaker 0 defends Palestinians and criticizes Israelis, stating that the sun is not coming off and they should not be arrested. They argue that protecting Jews does not mean supporting Israeli actions, and that it is hateful to assume so. Speaker 1 expresses disapproval, but Speaker 0 urges them not to continue.
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Speaker 0: To protect Jews, we, unfortunately, not even fight Israelis who defend Palestinians The sun is not coming off. You can arrest me. The sun is not coming off because that It's not coming off, and it doesn't need to be
Speaker 1: but something is not
Speaker 0: My friend's husband is Jewish. This woman is Jewish. This woman's family died in the Nazi holocaust. That is not hate. That is the hate to protect the Israeli extermination of Gaza.
And you know what is hate? Is to assume that Jews supporting it. That is hate. That is anti Semitic for you to
Speaker 1: Shame on you.
Speaker 0: Don't do this. Don't do this.
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@YaelKahn 44. ❤️
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@zaramagnusson With my friend Khawla in #HamOnt. https://t.co/DbtS5C8RSO
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45. “There’s been a concerted effort by Israel & its friends in the West to conflate antisemitism with anti-Zionism. They're two completely separate things. They conflate two deliberately in order to suppress evidence-based criticisms of Israeli policies” Jewish Professor Avi Shlaim
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@YaelKahn 46. “It’s one long Nakba.” https://t.co/eIsFW3vU2C
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I grew up in a Jewish family in America, and I have family who were killed by Nazis. When we said "never again," it meant never again for everyone, including the Palestinians. It's disgusting to hear Israel use dehumanizing language and kill civilians. My heart goes out to Palestine. I hope they can be free and live prosperous lives. We, as Jewish people, also stand with Palestine and wish for a free Palestine. It's not about religion, but about a nation being killed by Zionists. The Nakba never ended; it's an ongoing ethnic cleansing. Gaza is like a concentration camp, with most people living in misery and destruction. They deserve freedom and self-determination. To the people in Gaza, it's hard to imagine what you've been through, and I understand the anger. Thank you for standing for humanity.
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Speaker 0: I grew up in a Jewish family in America, and I I have family that were killed by Nazis. And when we said never again, that means never again for everybody. And that includes the Palestinians. And when I hear Israel use dehumanizing language and slaughter civilians. It's just disgusting.
And my heart goes out to Palestine. And I hope that Palestine can be free and live prosperous lives that that all people wanna live.
Speaker 1: Yeah. So basically what you see, we have also, as well with us, Jewish people, that is standing with Palestine and wish for a free Palestine. It's not about religion. It's about a nation that is getting killed by Zionists. Yeah.
Speaker 0: It's an ethnic cleansing. The Nakba never ended. It's one long Nakba. They got driven out of their lands. I don't think there's been a time in my life that Israel hasn't been stealing people's lands.
Gaza is 70% refugees. It's where Israel dumped all the people after the Nakba, and now they bomb those same people. And Gaza's basically a large concentration camp at this point. Most of the people are young. Barely anybody even has work.
They live a little bit above the starvation point, and all they have all day is misery and Destruction. I'm sure everybody in Gaza has a dead family member. And the idea that you can just kill more people and it will solve problems is just Disgusting and needs to stop. Gaza needs to be free, and Palestinians have the right to self determination. They have a right to a country.
They have a right to live with dignity.
Speaker 1: If you can say some words direct to the people in Gaza, we really hope they see this video. If you can send a message direct to them, what would you say?
Speaker 0: It's hard for me to imagine what you've been through. And I imagine that With a lot of what you've been through, there's nothing but anger left.
Speaker 1: Thank you for standing on the right side. Thank you for standing for the humanity.
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@YaelKahn 48. 👇🏻