they say this to separate the journalists, healthcare workers, civilians as more respectable than the brave militants of Hamas, PIJ, PFLP & all resistance factions fighting for liberation. as if the militants were not made up of the people themselves. glory to *all* the martyrs.
this is playing into respectability politics to separate those "worthy" of mourning or protecting or fighting for. to even engage in the debate is to siphon energy into a planned distraction. reject the premise.
important reminder. this is not a debate. there is no distinction between the fighter and the journalist, the doctor and the combatant. this truth has NOTHING in common with the so-called "no distinction" peddled by the zionist entity for the purposes of lawfare and hasbara, or
The fact that journalists in Gaza all have pre-written posthumous messages to be published upon news of their death tells you all you need to know about their existence & how we’ve failed them. Anas Al-Sharif faced death twice: writing this and when killed by the Israeli military
I've seen so much death on here and other platforms over the past two years, so many mangled bodies, so much gruesome inhumanity inflicted on Palestinians. It's moved me immensely. It's not digital. People are living and dying this hell. How the fuck has it not moved elites more.
People do not grasp the scale of the reactionary measures Israel and its supporters are unleashing to salvage their genocidal project.
Opposition to Israel in academia? Crush academia.
Opposition to Israel in the streets or public discourse? Silence it. Strip away freedom of speech.
Opposition to Israel in the media? Murder journalists. Arrest them. Discredit the profession entirely.
Opposition to Israel in the medical field? Smear doctors and healthcare workers as liars and fabricators.
Opposition to Israel through protest? Break protest movements. Restrict the right of people to gather and demonstrate.
Opposition to Israel through boycott or other non-violent means? Weaponize the legal system. Make it illegal to boycott.
Opposition to Israel in international courts? Undermine them. Punish them. Destroy the post–World War II system of accountability and atrocity prevention.
These precedents are not about Palestinians alone. If you think this ends with Palestinians, you are wrong. What is being built is a regime of global tyranny. And everyone will pay the price for their inaction.
@acapulco_denver Like that makes sense, I've wondered where you go from there and couldn't think how. But I wondered if they'd try. Probably a good move