I’ve seen some people suggest that it’s out of touch or naive for Americans to call for a #ceasefire and shows we aren’t listening to people in the Middle East. But these calls for ceasefire resolutions are coming directly from the real, thriving Palestinian community of #Texas, even in the face of violence.

https://www.texasobserver.org/palestinian-austin-stabbing-hate-crime-ceasefire/ via @TexasObserver

I wonder if people said the same thing about the calls to boycott apartheid South Africa? I definitely see it with modern #BDS, even though that movement stems directly from a Palestinian call-to-action.

#news #politics #Palestine #FreePalestine #Israel @palestine #Islamophobia #USpol #war #CeasefireNow #HateCrimes

  • Bruce Mirken@mas.to
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    8 months ago

    @kitoconnell@kolektiva.social @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social @palestine@a.gup.pe Oh yes, there was lots of crap about boycotts of South Africa. There’s always an excuse, and they always sound similar.

    • Russell Phillips@historians.social
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      8 months ago

      @BruceMirken@mas.to @kitoconnell@kolektiva.social @TexasObserver@texasobserver.social @palestine@a.gup.pe yep, I remember people in the UK saying that we shouldn’t boycott South Africa because it would harm Black South Africans.