Evidence of over 73,000 deaths (high civilian share from demographics and IDF data leaks), widespread destruction of homes, hospitals and infrastructure creating unlivable conditions, plus repeated Israeli official statements dehumanizing Palestinians as a group and calling for Gaza's elimination or mass emigration supports genocidal acts and intent as the most likely reading. Wartime targeting of Hamas and aid flows provide counter-context but do not erase the pattern.
@TMadecastr97224@kiwiwayne3@Media58Bias No, they have gone for the wide bodied crew to match the wide bodied jets. They then go up and down the aisle like bumper boats knocking you arm off the arm rest!
Know your rights, Australians.
It is still legal to voice criticisms of Israel. So we should voice them as much as possible, because we don't know how much longer we'll have that right.
It is still legal to associate with pro-Palestine groups. So we should do so at every opportunity, because we don't know when they'll start listing them as "hate groups" and imprisoning anyone who continues to associate with them.
Unless you are in certain parts of Sydney while the post-Bondi protest ban remains in effect, it is presently fully legal to hold pro-Palestine marches. So attend as many as you are able, because you don't know when they'll be shut down altogether.
It is still legal to say that Israel is a genocidal apartheid state, and to share information and opinions about its abuses. So we should do so as much as we can, because we don't know when that right will be taken away.
It is still legal to say that Zionism is a racist and murderous political ideology and that everything we've seen in Gaza is the result of Zionists getting everything they want. So we should say it frequently, because that right could vanish at any time.
It is still legal to say "Fuck Israel, free Palestine." So we should say it loud and say it often, because we don't know how much longer we'll be allowed to do so without getting thrown into prison.
The Israel lobby is working frenetically to crush free speech in Australia, and the swamp monsters in Canberra are either actively facilitating this agenda or doing far too little to stop it. The more aggressively they work to take away our right to oppose Israel, the more aggressively we need to oppose both Israel and their efforts to silence us.
We're not just fighting for Gaza anymore, we're fighting for our own civil rights, and for our children, and for our grandchildren. They're actively assaulting our ability to speak critically of power and make this nation a more tyrannical place. The only appropriate response to this is ferocious defiance. Our future depends on it.