In an epic self-own, Toronto activist Desmond Cole is incensed by the suggestion that the slogan ‘Free Palestine’ is meant as a call for the destruction of Israel. He demands proof that anyone ever said so… Here’s how his own followers responded… a thread 🧵
@sekretskwirrel@SMHCarolinablue@kiyahwillis Slight correction - those ‘millions’ were about 1 million and there was also about 1million that came from Arab countries where many Jews had lived for millennia (even before the Arab conquests in 700) and were also thrown out of their homes by Arab governments.
Just saying.
#ArabIsraeliConflict
For a week I haven’t known what to say and then I found my words again - I am an educator. There is a way for us to have empathy for the other and to be able to talk about this conflict.
If you can’t find your words this may help.
https://t.co/voTnUit6VG
@guy_herbert@hearnimator@dungeekin@nytimes Cairo genizah says otherwise. Shopping lists galore.
Novels not so much because they’re a modern invention. But sonnets, Arthurian legends, plays, poetry, ballads … oh and international commerce.
Sadness is ….. sitting alone in a hotel room without the cheesecake slice I was dreaming of at day 3 of a 4 day faculty retreat because the server forgot to include it in my take out order.
@Cheesecake#Academia#RoadWarrior#MyAcademicLife
@Theodor81013475 @DeeDailyThought @IDK716421 @JessicaLBurbank Actually he was dyslexic meaning that educational support earlier in his academic career would have allowed him to excel in fields that he was otherwise disadvantaged in - reading, writing and therefore humanities.