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[invisiblewoman1996]

I don’t usually talk politics but you guys are such assholes but here it is:

I live in Sderot in Israel, my town this morning was taken over by terrorists my friends and neighbors murdered. Hundreds of innocent lives taken. I’ve read their texts as they begged for help that didn’t come.

Terrorism is evil, killings of innocents is evil. The ends don’t justify the means.I don’t justify it when Israel, America or any country fucks up- so stop justifying a terrorist group that wants to kill every Jewish person in the world, all Israelis and kills people for being LGBTQ+. As a Jewish gay woman they make it clear I don’t deserve to live. And have tried to kill me many times with rocket fire, and yesterday with invasion.

To all those who say it’s justified- America has done fucked up things in Afghanistan do all Americans deserve to die? To all British people deserve to die? Iran kills people, so does China- do all their civilians deserve to die?

You all have a double standard for Israel, and I’m calling out your bullshit. If you support a terrorist group that has oppressed the women and children and all civilians in Gaza for years, anybody speaking out against them is murdered. Fellow queers are murdered by Hamas- if you think they represent Palestine then you are an idiot. Free Palestine from Hamas.

I’m not justifying this current right wing government, so stop justifying an actual terrorist origination that believes woman are inferior, Jews deserve to die and LGBTQ+ deserve to die.

*I don’t fucking deserve to die*

I’ll say it again: I don’t fucking deserve to die. My wife doesn’t deserve to die, my family and friends don’t fucking deserve to die.

My neighbors are being brutally murdered as we speak.

Get your fucking ethics in order. You’re talking about me.

[matan4il]

Every single time I hear someone referring to a Jewish person as ‘white’ another little piece of my soul dies.

As a non-American Jew, the first time I ever heard Jews being referred to as white was when I was a full grown adult watching an American reality show. I FOR REAL thought they were making that shit up in order to generate buzz and get people talking about the controversy! That’s how foreign the notion was to me. Imagine my shock and horror to discover that THIS IS A COMMON MISCONCEPTION IN THE UNITED STATES.

It’s the way that referring to Jews as ‘white’ ERASES white people’s antisemitism, it erases our persecution at the hands of white people, it erases our suffering, it erases the OTHERING that Jews had suffered for CENTURIES from actual white people.

Based on what the skin tone of some Jews in a few places might afford them SO LONG AS NO ONE KNOWS THEY’RE JEWISH.

If you have to hide your real identity in order to enjoy the privileges of being perceived as white, YOU’RE NOT WHITE (this is true for Jews just like it is true for other white-passing People of Color).

White passing is not the same as white.

WHITE PASSING IS NOT THE SAME AS WHITE.

Jews are NOT white. Not a single one of us. Not even the ones who can pass as white, let alone all of the Jews who can’t.

[heywhatsupfolks]

to be clear: what is your stance on i/p conflict

my stance is this:

Both ethnic palestinians and jews have the right to live in the land of Israel as its native people. Jews have lived in Israel for over 3,000 years, and Palestinians have roughly 1,000 years of history there as well.

Hamas' war is a holy war, and their "win" would be the eradication of Jews from our holy land

Israel is not being careful enough in their assault of Hamas: yes, Hamas launches missiles from refugee camps and hospitals and schools, and yes, even by Hamas' numbers Israel only kills 0.8 people per missile, but there is wayyyyyy to much collateral damage.

A ceasefire only means Israel stops defending itself in any capacity, and Hamas continues attacking Israel. It's happened almost 20 times this decade. Hamas doesn't want a ceasefire, they want a concession and then a genocide.

Benjamin Netanyahu should be removed from office, as most of Israel has been asking him to do since summer and earlier.

These are all facts that have been well documented over the past few months and the past few decades.

And that's my "stance"

An end to the conflict needs to happen, but it needs to include the dissolution of Hamas.

sorry for the word salad, but too many Jews are being deemed "zionists" (that word has been distorted on social media these past few months too) simply being anti-hamas.

In the broader world, you see organizations like BDS which maps Jewish communities which has led to schools and temples receiving bomb threats, JVP which has condoned calls for genocide against Jews, and University of Toronto which banned kosher foods. And this is widely accepted, and opponents of these are also called "zionists."

I know that's a lot, but I've been following the I/P conflict and antisemitism for a long time now, and that's the Jewish experience.

[gentil-minou]

can't we do smth for palestine like we did for ukraine like miraculers for palestine? i just think it'd help.

Monetary aid is useless in Gaza right now because Israel has the entire area under siege. We could raise a million dollars for them, and in fact many have, but it will rot in trucks trapped at the border because Israel refuses to let them in. They don't even have fuel or medical supplies or electricity or water or anything, not because there isn't anyone donating but because Israel refuses to let it in.

Their goal is to slowly starve and kill them all, or push them out of their homeland forever and steal more land for themselves

BUT YOU CAN HELP

WE NEED A CEASEFIRE

The majority of countries and citizens all throughout the world agree that we need an immediate and permanent ceasefire. (Not a humanitarian pause the US keeps trying to push like letting them have 5 days to breathe before Israel slaughters them all).

The majority agrees but a handful of countries, primarily the USA, Canada, and the UK have refused. And because the UN is a joke because the US gets whatever it wants even when it's the only one who wants it, a ceasefire is impossible.

So what can you do?

Easy

Contact your representatives and government

Flood their lines. Call them everyday. Fax them. Email them. Send them written letters. Join a protest. Disrupt the system

Make it clear you will not vote for them if they do not listen to you. Make it clear you want a ceasefire

Here are a few sites to get you started (these are US based but there are plenty of resources for other countries around)

This is just the link I have on hand there are COUNTLESS ones there are ones that will make the call for you, like this one that I used

Physical mail is better. Faxzero is a website that let's you send faxes for free. There are even pdfs and premade letters

Let's say you're not from one of these evil countries, what can you do?

There are protests around the world. Find them and join. Show the world Gaza is bleeding and Palestinians are screaming and that their screams are being heard. Show the world that you refuse to plug your ears and lie silent. Be their voice.

Educate yourself

Read books by Palestinians watch movies and documentaries. Follow their journalists, give them a voice especially now when the rich and powerful are trying so desperately to smother them.

Israel and the western powers want you to be ignorant.

DONT LET THEM

And whatever you do: don't stay silent. Don't treat this like a trend. Do not stop fighting

Even after a ceasefire, we need to keep going. There needs to be a complete dismantling of the Israel terrorist state. We have to keep fighting so Palestinians can live in Palestine the way they have for centuries. We need to show the corrupt governments in this world that we are not going to live under their tyranny

So be LOUD

[frida-kahl-of-the-rocky-horror]

[troythecatfish]

[jewelleria]

pre-passover shtick appeared on the walls. as of yet no one has claimed responsibility. i feel like im in the office (but jewish)

[freedom-in-truth]

News: US police attack peaceful Jewish and allied vigil for Gaza

US police throw Jews down stairs, interrupting their peaceful candlelight vigil

Have you called your reps yet?

[sweaters-and-vertigo]

correct me if i’m wrong but doesn’t israel pervert and hide behind the jewish faith in order to commit atrocities?

i’m not a religious person so i can’t be sure but it’s just a feeling i get. again, correct me if i’m wrong.

when my mom found out that i support palestine, she said “well my jewish friend is scared” and i got very confused. what does the genocide of the palestinians have to do with all jewish people? i understand that antisemitism is a problem but it feels separate from this genocide. antisemitism and islamophobia are both equally dangerous. anyway, not all jews are israeli. a great number of jews actually condemn what israel is doing.

it seems unlikely to me that hating and killing palestinians is a pillar of the jewish faith. but correct me if i’m wrong.

EDIT: including these articles before any zionists attack me again. maybe i’m not the best judge of whether or not israel is abusing the jewish faith but i do know they’re committing genocide. and i know that genocide is bad. that’s enough for me.

[invisiblewoman1996]

[lets-make-light-now]

Zionist have also harmed the reputation of every Jew on this planet.

My concern is that people have difficulty to differ between a Zionist and a Jew.

Zionists are no Jews. They miss use the Jewish faith to justify genocide, child rape and land theft. They openly give hate speeches, they consider them selfs better than the non Jews animals, also white Jews are better than Asian and much better than African Jews.

Jews are not like that at all. They want to practice a peaceful religion with coexisting with other believes in harmony. This behavior that 80% of Israeli have has nothing to do with Judaism but with racism equal to that Jews revived from the third Reich.

So if Zionists have painted a target on every Jews back, please don't punish Jews for it.

There are Jews for a Free Palestine too!

[microwave-gremlin]

You know the drill, reblog for a bigger sample size!

(I'm making versions of this poll for different Jewish diasporas, and I might do a denomination version, too!)

[justanotherconfusedautistic]

I have made the executive decision that, unless stated otherwise, all fictional characters are Jews.

[crunkcommie]

PLEASE READ THIS.

as a jewish person in america, i find myself fearing for the safety of myself and my fellow jews.

antisemitism is undeniably on the rise.

we are not overreacting. and anytime we speak out against modern antisemitism, we're told we are.

please, for the love of g-d, listen to jews and educate yourself.

here are some websites i find helpful, especially for goyim looking to educate themselves.

antisemitism education

symbols of hate

glossary of extremism

antisemitism online

jewish solidarity (carrd)

antisemitism activism (carrd)

fight antisemitism (carrd)

if you have any other resources, please share !!!

[eyesfullofmoon]

Jewish women of Turkestan Krai, Central Asia.

Anonymous photographer, c. 1865-1872.

[troythecatfish]