#ofc they’re supporting israel they made it

[henrysglock]

Hi can you plz help me to understand. My feed is mainly talking about Palestine, showing the atrocities happening, wanting Palestine to be free and I agree the Palestinian civilians should be safe and the bombings and attacks should stop. But I’m failing to see why people aren’t caring about the Israeli civilians as much? They are also being killed, many innocently at a music festival only to never return home again. But it’s like no one cares about them bc they’re they enemy! But they’re not they’re innocent people. Just like the Palestinian people are. And I kinda get the war between both but also what happened was over 70 years ago most of the people living there now weren’t there 70 years ago so why should they still be talked about as though they’re the enemy when living in Israel is all they’ve known? It shouldn’t be just swept under the rug no and I know everyone isn’t just going to stop and make up and hold hands singing songs but It’s 100% the governments problem I just don’t understand why people now are failing to sympathise with the Israeli victims? And why some Jewish people/celebs are being made out to be bad people just bc they speak up on what’s being done to their fellow Jews? Not sure if you’ve seen Brett’s ig but he’s been very vocal and if I’m honest does seem quite extreme but ppl like Noah just seem like he’s upset and worried and doesn’t want harm to come to either side but ofc he’s going to show support to Israel when he’s been there to learn more about his religion? Idk what to believe in terms of news anymore bc some seem very pro-Palestine and others pro-Israel and some switch between both every other day. It’s just all very confusing but it has made me a little sad to see not many people talking about the innocent Israelis who have lost their lives and are still in the middle of all this too… sorry if this is too much I just needed to say it to someone :/

Okay, anon, I think I know where the disconnect lies: scale.

1,400 were killed in the attack on Israel, and that’s a horrible thing. Loss of civilian life is never a good thing.

However. Over 5,000 and counting Palestinians have been killed by the Israelis just since the Hamas attack. That’s not including the 70+ consecutive years of occupation and mistreatment continued mistreatment enacted on them by the Israeli government (It’s not something that “happened 70 years ago”, anon. It has been constant). They have been and are being driven out of their homes; their lives, livelihoods, and land are being stolen out from under them. 70 years’ worth of children have been and are being murdered or left as orphans.

Here are some numbers just since 2000:

And there is no “both sides”, here. There is no “war”, Anon, because Palestine has no army, while Israel is backed by the governments of most western countries, the US army included. They have the backing of the most powerful army in the world…against a people with no army. Palestinians, anon, are defenseless. Israel is bombing their hospitals and schools. It’s an unceasing massacre. Gaza is an open-air prison. The Palestinians cannot escape the violence.

So yes, it’s deeply unfortunate that Israeli civilians were killed, and I sympathize with those who were hurt by that attack, emotionally and/or physically…but they are not victims of genocide, here.

Palestinians are.

That is why we’re more vocal about Palestine, anon. The scales aren’t even close to the same.

This isn’t even going into the fact that Hamas was founded and funded to destabilize Palestine. To quote Avner Cohen, an ex Israeli official: “Hamas, regrettably was Israel’s creation”. Meanwhile, the current PM of Israel, Netanyahu, has said “Anyone who wants to thwart the establishment of a Palestinian state has to support bolstering hamas and transferring money to hamas. This is part of our strategy—to isolate Palestinians in gaza from Palestinians in the west bank.”

Israel’s blood is on its own hands.

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with the things happening, i am very mad at h. he has done multiple things in the past that prove(?) he's a zionist. ofc celebrities are not required to comment on every single political event, but i think it is necessary for h to clarify this time. i really really don't feel good and i really despise him rn bc of it. i feel like it's impossible for me to like him anymore

Hi babe! First of all, you don’t have to feel obligated to like or support any celebrity. For any reason. Period. If they cross a line for you, that’s okay. You can unstan.

Second, the key word here is “has done things in the past.” I really hope he has learned about this issue and changed his stance, but we have no way of knowing as for whatever reason Harry doesn’t speak about much these days. Zionism is a tricky subject and a super complex issue, and upon first introduction many many people believe that they’re supporting the Jewish people via supporting Israel. Lots of propaganda and misinformation exists, and is propagated by MOSTLY evangelical white people here in the US, who use Israel as a chess piece for their “end times” propaganda/rapture/return of Jesus shit. I read an interesting article about Bernie Sanders and how he contrasts the new Jewish masculinity/Zionism and how that movement has co-opted white supremacy and strict patriarchal capitalism/colonialism to serve the interests of the global west. Anyway.

Honestly I believe that for most people, a social media post from Harry is a way for them to say “well I stan the perfect Harry Styles who has atoned for his past beliefs and now is a GOOD,” like it’s a turducken way of once again proving how great we personally are and how pure our hearts because we only stan “unproblematic” people. I despise how social media has made it seem like Harry Styles speaking out on the apartheid conditions of the Palestinian people is somehow anything more than a way for him (and by extension us) to avoid doing anything tangible to actually impact the situation.

There is no such thing as an unproblematic person, celebrity or not. Demanding celebrities make statements doesn’t change a fucking THING. Demand your congressional representative stops sending Israel BILLIONS in weapons and defenses every year. Demand that printing houses stop publishing propaganda magazines like “Israel My Glory” that cons evangelicals into believing Israel is in spiritual war for the future of Christianity. OR, demand your fave celebs give money to the multiple fundraisers that will directly help those on the ground who are fighting for their freedom, to keep their ancestral homes, to live without constant police state oppression and systemic murder. Because just by holding over 50 million in wealth and assents, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson for that matter, are already not pure. Imagine all the causes and things that money could do. I don’t want them to post a link for us poor fans to donate, or for them to give som paltry amount that they’ll make back in tax write offs.

My point is, you are valid to unstan anyone for not aligning with your beliefs. Keep in mind though that shifting the focus to celebrity statements when human rights are being violated, seems to me a trite way of engaging with these very serious issues.