Last week, we passed the 100th-day mark of Israel’s latest episode of aggression against the people of Gaza. It was a depressing milestone to consider. A hundred days of Palestinians being mercilessly exterminated in all kinds of brutal ways: Israeli bombs ripping them apart, Israeli bullets piercing their skulls, and the Israeli-imposed siege starving them or killing them through otherwise treatable infections.

A hundred days in which the countries that said “never again” almost 80 years ago did nothing to stop our extermination. A hundred days in which we pleaded, humanitarian organisations pleaded, the United Nations pleaded and people in the streets across the world pleaded, but we were all ignored.

      • t3rmit3@beehaw.org
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        8 months ago

        I think they’re sharing it to say that disinvestment can truly lead to change, e.g. the BDS movement, which is probably why Israel so vociferously attacks BDS as being antisemitic.

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          8 months ago

          That was my best guess too but I didn’t want to assume. You said it really well