Joel Arshad

I hardly come on Twitter (no, I will not call it x)

[Joel Arshad @joelrsomething]

On Medium I unpack the antisemitism in the gospel. It's complicated and shouldn't be dismissed. #Antisemitism #Jesus #Agnosticism #Christianity #Gospels
https://t.co/V1M0Ll2t28

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@responsiblparty @triggerpod I can't download it on Podcast Republic either. In fact, none of their episodes seemed to be downloading.

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@clairlemon Ana Kasparian and Helen Lewis

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@JamesMartinSJ Jesus didn't seem all that welcoming of the Canaanite woman.

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Shut Down Pornhub and Hold Its Executives Accountable for Aiding Trafficking https://t.co/lFNOtoO55L via @lailamickelwait https://t.co/5xVX8jld98 #Traffickinghub

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@SarahTheHaider It's perverted but it's also a really dumb thing to say.

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@Blakesays001 @SarahTheHaider Great article. I'm no expert on what happens in the Palestinian territories but I have read they don't have much tolerance for atheists either.

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A reminder that not every Palestinian supports Hamas.

[Nuseir Yassin @nasdaily]

Personal Thoughts:
(not for everyone, feel free to skip)

For the longest time, I struggled with my identity.

A Palestinian kid born inside Israel. Like…wtf.

Many of my friends refuse to this day to say the word “Israel” and call themselves “Palestinian” only.

But since I was 12, that did not make sense to me.

So I decided to mix the two and become a “Palestinian-Israeli”

I thought this term reflected who I was.
Palestinian first. Israeli second.

But after recent events, I started to think.
And think.
And think.
And then my thoughts turned to anger.

I realized that if Israel were to be “invaded” like that again, we would not be safe. To a terrorist invading Israel, all citizens are targets.

900 Israelis died so far. More than 40 of them are Arabs. Killed by other Arabs. And even 2 Thai people died too.

And I do not want to live under a Palestinian government.

Which means I only have one home, even if I’m not Jewish:

Israel.

That’s where all my family lives. That’s where I grew up. That’s the country I want to see continue to exist so I can exist.

Palestine should exist too as an independent state. And I hope to see the country thrive and become less extreme and more prosperous. I love Palestine and have invested in Palestine.

But it’s not my home.

So from today forward,
I view myself as an “Israeli-Palestinian”.

Israeli first.
Palestinian second.

Sometimes it takes a shock like this to see so clearly.

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It's probably best to get off social media at the moment.

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Well that is the final game I will watch of this tournament. It should have been the final. Don't care about #ENG or #AUS #ESPSWE #FIFAWWC

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@annestubbs @TheMatildas On TV the atmosphere can get really quiet at times. Rather weird for a football game.

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So according to Karen Carney the winner of #AUSFRA will play #ENG. Oh the arrogance of some English people! #FIFAWWC

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Good to see Guzman get mentioned in the commentary. She been excellent for #COL throughout the game. #COLJAM #FIFAWWC

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Even though I'm English I don't care if #ENG lose now after what James did. She almost stamped on the #NGA genitals. Absolutely disgusting behaviour!!! #ENGNGA #FIFAWWC

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That was just stupid from Lauren James!!! You really think you'll get away with that with VAR??? #ENGNGA #FIFAWWC

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Still not convinced by #ESP. This game was easy and they will get knocked out in the quarter-finals #FIFAWWC

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Why were #SUI so happy after losing? No wondering they got thrashed #FIFAWWC

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It's incredible really. Despite thrashing #MAR in their opening game #GER could be eliminated and the Moroccans could go through to the next round #FIFAWWC

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And to think #JAM had to be crowd funded to get here #FIFAWWC

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Wow!!! #JAM #FIFAWWC

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How on earth did this #BRA team win Copa América? #FIFAWWC