@ViKu1111 your father is Jewish but you don't know about your own ethnoreligion? or that 90% of Jews are Zionists, which simply means the belief that Jewish people have the right to self-determine in their ancestral homeland, irrespective of the current gov?
My speech at the UN Human Rights Council about their recent report on Israel on behalf of the @UNWatch :
I ask the UN, the Arab League, and everyone who had waving the Palestinian flag since October 7:
Where is the flag of Yemen?
In my country, half a million people have died in the last 10 years.
The biggest famine and humanitarian crisis in modern history.
Why does no one care when half a million Yemenis die?
What about Sudan? In less than two years, more than 150,000 people have been killed.
Where is the Sudanese flag?
What about Syria?
Half a million people were killed.
Where is the Syrian flag?
High Commissioner, why is it that when Arabs kill millions of Arabs, no one bats an eye?
Where is the outrage?
Where are the protests?
High Commissioner, may I ask why your report mentions Israel 188 times — yet fails to mention the Islamic Republic in Iran even once?
How can you speak about the conflict while ignoring the party who armed, trained, and funded the terror proxies — Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis — who have been bombing Israel thousands of times?
Why don’t you mention that the Houthis in Yemen have spent millions of dollars firing missiles at Israel, instead of feeding my starving people?
And why is Qatar sitting here as a member of the Human Rights Council when they host the Hamas terror leaders in luxury hotels?
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Their response?
Silence.
Many have asked about Dhimmitude and what Copts went through during those 1200 years, so let me articulate for both the those genuinely inquiring and those attempting to diminish our suffering, what Dhimmitude entailed and it was like living as a Copt during those centuries:
It’s hard for me to read an analysis like this without reflecting on my own family’s story, a history that’s deeply entwined with the very questions of indigenous rights and colonialism you claim not to care about. My family, Mizrahi Jews, have lived in the Middle East for over 2,000 years (Iraq and Tunisia.) They weren’t part of an abstract political theory or an example in a textbook—they were real people, living in Baghdad, where they were a thriving community for centuries before Islamic conquests ever shaped the region, or my Tunisian side Amazigh Jews who lived in the Atlas Mountains far before Islam.
So when you dismiss indigeneity as irrelevant to the political rights of Jews and Palestinians, I wonder if you understand the full weight of what that erasure means. To say that my ancestors’ presence in the Middle East doesn’t matter is to erase their history and the continuous connection Jews have had to the land. It’s convenient to brush aside questions of who belongs where when you haven’t been forced to reckon with displacement, erasure, or violence by this specific imperial power as we have.
It’s also frustrating to read a narrow definition of colonialism that seems to sidestep its emotional and cultural impact to fit your argument and dismiss anything that doesn't help yours. Colonialism isn't just about economic exploitation or the mechanics of governance. It’s about identity, dignity, and the long-term damage inflicted on the people who are colonized. When Islamic empires swept across the Middle East, they didn’t just bring political subjugation—they systematically diminished the cultural and religious identity of indigenous peoples, including Jews, Amazigh, Copts, Kurds, Yazidis and more.
What my family endured wasn’t simply the result of a complex imperial strategy; it was the everyday experience of being a second-class citizen, their rights limited and their heritage diminished under regimes that saw them as inherently inferior. This wasn’t about bureaucratic efficiency or political strategy—it was about survival. And yet, we remained—Jews, indigenous to the region, continuing to hold on to our traditions and identity.
You argue that the specifics of colonialism—its motives, organization, and techniques—are what matter, not race or religion. But I can’t help but see this as a simplification. Colonialism, in all its forms, has always exploited difference—be it racial, religious, or cultural. To pretend that Islamic conquests didn’t leverage these same divisions, especially in relation to non-Muslims like Jews, is to overlook a critical part of history.
Finally, there’s an uncomfortable irony here: You suggest that the concept of colonialism needs to be “rescued” from political misappropriation. But that feels like a deflection from the uncomfortable truths that indigeneity and historical context bring to light. The history of my people—both in the Middle East and in exile—is a living testament to the fact that these concepts aren’t just academic. They are real, lived experiences with real, lasting consequences.
It’s not enough to discuss colonialism as an intellectual exercise. The realities of erasure and displacement—the loss of home, language, and identity—are still with us today. And the Jewish people, indigenous to the Middle East, are part of that story. To ignore that is to continue the very marginalization you claim to stand against.
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@OurielOhayon thank you for your work. please reconsider your use of the word "retard" as it has been used to hurt me, my family, and the community of developmentally disabled people ❤️
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@Jerusalem_Post I believe the child in question is 7-year old Amina al-Hassouni, initially misidentified as a 10 year old boy. unless these are two different children.