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Help me find a painting please

I thought I’d saved it to my “art!” Tag but I didn’t.

It is of a gorgeous large-nosed woman wearing blue. She also has a a long headscarf/shawl thing on that is a little sheer. Her clothes are drapey. It’s one of my fave paintings but I do no know the name to search for it. If anyone knows the name or has a pic of it, please share it!

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I’ve been staying far away from this particular reblog thread, because it is exactly what my original post was hoping to avoid. I won’t be commenting on my opinions of any of the information shared here.

I am Reblogging this here to further explain my stance and to clarify my stance, which is:

Jews are inherently indigenous to the levant. This is not up for debate. While Palestinian claims to indigeneity are more recent, Jewish indigeneity doesn’t affect those claims in any way. Part of being indigenous is the right to self identify. If Palestinians self identify as indigenous, it does not affect Jews or erase Jewish history in the Levant generally or Jerusalem, specifically.

Arguing about specifics of who is and is not indigenous and why helps literally no one. I know I hate it when people who aren’t Jewish try to tell me my own culture, background, indigeneity, and rights.

If we just accept the premise of Palestinian indigeneity based on self identification instead of telling Palestinians that they aren’t indigenous, we can spend a lot less time arguing about whether or not their indigeneity is real and more time learning about what the exact inextricable ties to the Levant influence Palestinian food, language, culture, and customs in such a way that makes them indigenous.

I hate when people tell me who and what Jews are. It’s dehumanizing. No matter whether or not antisemites and terrorists within Palestine do and say, I am not going to do the same thing to Palestinian civilians. We know that the terrorists’ claims about indigeneity are false and motivated by Jew hatred, because we have evidence of that.

But the people who just wish to survive and live in peace? The everyday people who live in Palestine and claim indigeneity? We don’t have any idea what makes them agree about what makes them indigenous. Because this exact argument unfolds every single time people try to have this conversation and this argument doesn’t help. Listening to actual Palestinians might actually help, though!

But even more importantly than any of that: IT DOESNT MATTER ANYWAY.

Jewish indigeneity matters, because it is the reason we consider ourselves currently in diaspora. Our lack of safe access to our ancestral homeland is painful to us. It is something we can point to when trying to explain why diaspora is actively harmful to us.

Palestinian indigeneity matters in the sense that it informs culture at large for the given group. But it doesn’t matter in a way that eliminates the pain of Jewish diaspora. Whether or not Palestinians are indigenous is immaterial to the conflict. Not because Jewish interests are more important than Palestinian interests, but because it doesn’t change anything in terms of what Jews want and deserve, which is for those who wish to return to or visit their homeland to be able to do so safely and with self determination.

I’m do not endorse telling a cultural group that their culture isn’t real or isn’t what they believe it is. Not when people are dying and we should be focusing on attaining peace.

Palestinian indigeneity was never the problem. Bad actors mythologizing a Palestinian history in order to delegitimize Jewish indigeneity was absolutely a problem. But as long as claims of Palestinian indigeneity aren’t used as weapons to harm Jews, there is literally nothing wrong with letting Palestinians define their own culture and how their history in the levant has defined and continues to define that culture.

So, fine! It all comes down to the same thing in the end. This land is important to both groups. Nobody should be forced to flee. Everyone should have guaranteed of safety and protection in this land that is important to both of us. Nobody is going anywhere, so let’s stop telling each other what we are and are not. Instead, let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work on a better, peaceful future.

Because that’s the only thing that DOES matter.

Reminder: Jewish indigeneity is not a threat to any other ethnic group. It’s just a fact. Acknowledging Jews as indigenous to the levant doesn’t actually harm any Palestinians. Palestinian indigeneity does not actually rely on Jews NOT being indigenous. Multiple peoples can be indigenous to the same place.

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Trees, like animals, can also experience albinism, though it is extremely rare.

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Peace be upon you Jews of Jumblr!

With the rise of antisemitism, and one of my favorite things about my Muslim faith being zakat(prescribed charity giving), what are some charities you would like me to give to in these trying times?

I've seen plenty of places to donate to help Palestinians, but I haven't seen anything to help any of you Jews that are facing antisemitism as backlash to all of this.

Forgive me if it has passed, but I know it's around Passover(I believe that's the holiday going on right around now?) And I'm sure there are Synagogues or Jewish charities that could use some donations.(at least I think. I know that Churches and Christian charities take donations around Christmas and Easter.)

I'd truly like to help all who are affected by this war. Whether it be Isreali Jews in Isreal, or diaspora Jews(I think that's the term? What I mean is, Jews who do not live in Isreal) who are struggling with increased antisemitism.

No charity is too niche, though I may not be able to donate to all of them, as I am on SSDI(a form of disability) so it's not like I have hundreds or thousands to throw around. But I know that anything can help.

Love, your friendly disabled queer Muslim with all the questions.

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Lmaoooooo

what do you think of the moon

I hope it stayes where it is

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Hmmmm.

I was bored so I took a mental age test, twice

Taking an avg., I’m 11

Accurate 

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Lovebirds in the saguaro.

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It cannot be stressed enough that Israel is the ONLY country "Leftists" feel comfortable talking about this way.

No support for anti-war and anti-government protests on the ground (you know, the protests that might actually make a difference)

No empathy for or solidarity with civilian victims (only when it comes to Israeli civilians are you going to hear self-described Feminists and Leftists explain why rape is fine, actually)

No understanding of the difference between the state and its' citizens (or even the Jewish people, generally)

No desire to actually learn about the history of the region and conflict comprehensively (the expulsion of over 700,000 Palestinians during the Nakba was horrific, and a crime that needs to be addressed. Out of curiosity, what was happening to the 800,000-1,000,000 Jews living in the surrounding Arab nations around then?)

All understanding of complexity and nuance? Of the concerns of minority, queer, disabled, and other vulnerable populations with the country? It's all out the window. It's all just one big Evil Zionist Entity.

This is how even accurate criticisms and condemnations of Israel can end up being antisemitic. You are viewing the Israeli state through a lens that you hold to no other nation-state on Earth. (and then holding random Jews to account for that).

You can do better and still advocate for Palestinian liberation and autonomy. It's actually not that hard.

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when the whole house got the autism

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as an autistic jew, passover is objectively the best holiday because it’s a dinner party with a script that everyone has to follow

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Backyard ocotillo.

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Oooooooof!!!! 450k+ views on TikTok. That’s a first! 🤯

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"they are just protesting genocide and war" THEY STABBED A JEWISH STUDENT. THEY ARE LITERALLY HARASSING THEM NONE STOP. THEY ARE TELLING JEWISH STUDENTS THAT THEY SHOULD BE DEAD. Jewish students all over America have been shown once and once again that people want them dead because they are jews. I don't fucking want this to get violent. I don't want this to escalate. Bring in swat or anything truly won't make it safer. but to say that they were "only protests" is disgusting. Just fucking say you hate jews.