A Palestinian political initiative working to reclaim the narrative and center it on the solution:
One Democratic Palestine, from the river to the sea.
The One Democratic State Initiative (https://t.co/EyYKidOcnS) is working to revive the historical Palestinian vision for liberation, and calls on Palestinians and our Israeli allies to join us in this fight.
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Palestinian resistance leaders have historically adopted a vision for a democratic Palestinian state, from the river to the sea, with equal rights for all its citizens.
Links to the references:
https://t.co/OwJJaQBCOr
"Opponents of Zionism want a democratic equal state and are not calling for the expulsion of Jews", an article by Ofer Neiman on Haaretz, translated by Einat Temkin.
https://t.co/vfsGLtw7Ff
"How is the "Palestinian monster" created? The psychology of dehumanization in Israeli discourse", an article by Suleiman Assaf, of the One Democratic State Initiative, on 180 Post:
https://t.co/XuphSqmnBt
Is it true that Iranian society must choose between one freedom and another? A coordinator at the One Democratic State Initiative interviews four members of the Iranian "Tanide" collective:
https://t.co/9ul9sagGUS
Colonial powers' recognition of the "state of Palestine" must be understood in the context of their overall stance on the settler colonization of Palestine, particularly against the Palestinian resistance to it. French political scientist François Burgat explains on Al-Jazeera.
Civil resistance in Lebanon today is almost as important as armed resistance.
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Spotted in Beirut: "Social Cohesion is Resistance"
"A letter from Palestine to Lebanon: The best gift we can offer the enemy is our internal division. He has repeatedly declared his intention to occupy Lebanon and redraw the map of the region.
Our enmity cannot be based on factionalism or sectarianism.
The need to confront the threat that Zionism poses on everyone must be the standpoint from which we manage our political differences."
Yes, there are powerful forces at work—But we are not unable to fight back. John Perkins, author of "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man", explains.
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Is Hezbollah problematic? Does it represent the Lebanese people? Does it have the right to use armed force against the colony? What about Israeli civilians who die?
Dyab Abou Jahjah, Lebanese writer and activist, and co-founder of the Hind Rajab Foundation, explains.
The answers consists in, first, setting the trajectory, and second, understanding the balance of power that allows the settler colonization of Palestine in order to determine actions that can offset it.
Zoom link: https://t.co/wDzgOBNOAX
What is the purpose of the U.S.-Zionist war on Iran in the context of global domination? How does it shape our future and what can we do? The ODS Initiative warmly invites you to attend this public discussion with John Perkins.
Zoom link: https://t.co/8NngB2eLBR