#intifada revolution

[jewelleria]

you don’t want a global intifada.

this is intifada:

but wait, isn’t it “polite resistance to occupation”?

what the fuck is an “aggressive nonviolent resistance”? it’s an oxymoron is what it is.

stop calling for violence. it will end in violence against everyone, not just the people you want it to be directed at. including you.

[eretzyisrael]

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

By: Hamza Howidy, Palestinian from Gaza City

Published: Apr 25, 2024

Protests are spreading across the United States at college campuses, where university students are gathering in the name of Palestinian rights and occupying campus spaces with tents. Sadly, not everyone who purports to support Palestinians is truly interested in safeguarding our rights.

It pains me to say this as a Palestinian from Gaza. As my home is destroyed and too many killed, I never thought I would find myself criticizing those speaking up. And yet, I cannot be silent about what I am seeing. The truth is that the manner in which many gather to voice their support for Palestinians does more to hurt our cause than help it.

You know what would help the Palestinians in Gaza? Condemning Hamas' atrocities. Instead, the protesters routinely chant their desire to "Globalize the Intifada." Apparently they do not realize that the Intifadas were disastrous for both Palestinians and Israelis, just as October 7 has been devastating for the people of Gaza.

They should be speaking up for the innocent victims of Hamas—both Palestinian and Israeli. Instead, they endorse Hamas's ideology with posters announcing resistance "by any means necessary" and chants of "from the river to the sea," effectively glorifying the Al-Qassam brigades, Hamas' military wing, whose ideology is entirely based on the elimination of more than 6 million Israelis from the land.

I assumed individuals who initiated these slogans were uninformed about what they were advocating for. I saw the LGBTQ flag frequently flown among people chanting lines from Hamas's charter, and I initially wanted to educate them, to warn them that the group they are honoring would most likely toss them from the top of a building or murder them like they did to Mahmoud Ishtiwi, a Hamas commander accused of homosexuality. Hamas harasses women who don't cover their heads. Hamas tortures those who demonstrate against their authoritarian rule, as they did me when I protested.

All of this seems to be lost on the people who have named themselves our allies, to our misfortune.

Hate speech on college campuses starting with the one at Columbia has recently reached a frightening pitch. I've seen people yelling antisemitic things at Jewish students, including "Jews go back to Poland" and other horrible phrases. It has deteriorated to the point that Jews are no longer attending university classes due to the current hostile environment, and they are attending their classes online to avoid the demonstrators.

It's unconscionable. But it's not just the antisemitism that has me despairing. It's the hypocrisy. Where were these caring young people when Hamas took over Gaza and slaughtered hundreds of Gazans, or when Hamas held 2 million Gazans captive for more than 17 years? Why didn't they speak out about the fact that Hamas led Gazans into this conflict, which resulted in more than 30,000 dead and 80,000 injured, according to Gazan municipal authorities? Where were they when Hamas's failed missiles claimed the lives of hundreds of Gazans on October 17, or when Hamas murdered young people in order to steal aid and resell it to Gazans at massively inflated prices?

The only conclusion that can be drawn from these demonstrators' silence concerning Hamas' atrocities and their antisemitic chanting is that they are not concerned with protecting Palestinians. They are out in their tents because of a hatred of Jews and Israelis.

As a Gazan and as a Palestinian, I want the protesters and the organizers of these protests to know that their hateful speech harms us. The Jewish person or Israeli you are intimidating during your rally may be the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor or a family member of an Israeli slain or abducted by Hamas on October 7. These folks would be your partners if the protests were about achieving lasting peace and justice for Palestinians and Israelis.

I do not accept hateful speech or terrorist chants, and all of these foolish dreams about eradicating Israel are disgusting—and will never be achieved. Both of us—Palestinians and Israelis—are here to stay.

But the protesters aren't interested in peace. Some of the groups have been blocking Palestinian peace activists like me—and I am from Gaza, the very place they claim to care about! Instead of blocking peace activists, they should be inviting us to join these protests and guide them in the right direction—a place without hatred with a focus on calling for the release of the hostages who have been held captive by Hamas for more than 210 days.

If the protesters cared about Palestinians, they would have one central demand: Hamas must surrender, because we have all suffered from Hamas and can no longer live under the rule of a terrorist group. Only then can a ceasefire be achieved.

Hamza Howidy is a Palestinian from Gaza City. He is an accountant and a peace advocate.

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Told you so.

I've been calling these protestors "pro-Hamas" not "pro-Palestine" for months. I've invited dozens to condemn Hamas and none of them will. The "ceasefire" they want is for Israel to surrender so Hamas can murder them all, as they've consistently promised to.

Imagine people who pretend to want a "ceasefire" not just chanting for "intifada" (violence) and celebrating barbarous Islamic terrorism but blocking actual Palestinian peace activists. This was never about peace. It still isn't. They're useful idiots whose antisemitism is being used by Islamic supremacists to undermine western society.

[rahima-artwork]

Eid Al-Adha Mubarak to all 🇵🇸🕊️🫒

[musingsoftheunivrse]

Technology has lost all creativity. Everything is a copy of a copy, all descending into a mass-produced hell. Interfaces are all the same; a bland population of pixels to draw in the people's attention and milk profit.

Micro trends pop up almost weekly; mob wife, office siren, and all the likes. It's always, "What's one more outfit?" and then two dollars into Shein and Temu for a tacky wear made from unfair labour. It's super cheap! Promo codes, discounts, and coupons; all built to lure you in.

Big tech born from genocide becomes big tech fueling genocide. One murder for hardware that births software for death. The billionaires only care for themselves and every note into their wallets. They flood rivers with uranium and exploit the poor for coltan. Large servers breed data for artificial intelligence to aid military violence.

The people cry while others relax, watching multiple insurgencies and diasporas grow from the comfort of their devices. While the elite play deaf, their eyes shut to the suffering, we the people grow upset at the injustice.

The revolution is coming. We shall be free, in this century or the next, before the wealthy monopolise our survival for their amusement. We shall watch at sunrise as our liberty is ours once again.

[nando161mando]

'Since the 1980s, the Israeli military has refused to disclose its open-fire regulations, despite various petitions to the High Court of Justice.

According to political sociologist Yagil Levy, since the Second Intifada, “the army has not given soldiers written rules of engagement,” leaving much open to the interpretation of soldiers in the field and their commanders.

As well as contributing to the killing of over 38,000 Palestinians, sources testified that these lax directives were also partly responsible for the high number of soldiers killed by friendly fire in recent months.'

[argaman01]

More nonsense today at my college. Students in our SJP group marched down the hill to an anti-Israel rally downtown. About a dozen. There were banners - one for Jewish Voice for Peace, a Palestinian flag, and one reading "ceasefire. "

Last night was the Iranian attack on Israel. Over 350 drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles were launched. Almost all were shot down, with most of the ballistic missiles being taken down by Israeli forces. US, UK, France, Jordan, and perhaps Saudi Arabia intercepted them. One Bedouin girl in the south was gravely injured by falling shrapnel. No one was killed, minimal damage, all due to the incredible cooperation led by the US. Our president definitely saved many lives last night.

Back to the students. These were their chants on campus and going down the hill: "Genocide Joe, whadayya say, how many kids did you kill today?"

Of course, Biden's steadfast support of Israel last night meant that no children were killed by Iranian missiles.

Next set of chants as they walk down the hill: "We are all Palestinians. From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free. There is only one solution: intifada revolution."

So which is it? A ceasefire, which would save the lives of Palestinians in Gaza from the terrible Israeli attack? I support that. The war needs to end.

Or intifada revolution? The second intifada killed over a thousand Israelis, and at least twice that many Palestinians. Most revolutions are violent too - American, French, Russian. Do these students want more people to die?

I am convinced that most of them have no idea what happened during the intifadas or the revolutions. They are not thinking about what would happen if their slogans were acted upon. They, like me, would recoil in horror if they saw the body of someone who died from a suicide bombing or from being shot by a soldier. But that is not the image on their minds.

This is performative activism, and they need to learn the real meaning of the slogans they chant.

[bottledmemories]

Long live the resistance ✊🏾🇵🇸🍉

[marysdresssw4ys]

"LONG LIVE THE RESISTANCE IF THERE'S SOMETHING TO RESIST"

I like Macklemore's Hind Hall pt 2, but I have an issue with this line, "there'll never be freedom by pleading with Zionists". Because I don't think Zionists are the issue. Sure, there's the Zionist lobby, but there's also the Palestinan lobby, all kinds of lobbies. Zionists aren't the reason US is backing this war so strongly. AIPAC is not the main perpetrator of this genocide.

Imperialism is. US will support Israel in their war of subjugation so long as the oil reserves (2/3 of the world's oil reserves located in the Middle East) are protected from allies of China or Russia. They are arming Israel to the teeth, because they know Israel will forever protect their interests and force other countries to submit. They are fighting a war in the name of preventing access to this oil in just another facet of their drive to war with China.

It is almost a proxy war, except Hamas and various other Palestinan resistance groups are not connected to a imperialist power the same way Israel is. It is not a war being fought in the name of Jewish safety. It is not a war being fought in the name of the "Zionist lobby" (which errs on antisemitism if we are not careful about how we talk about it!).

It is a war being fought to keep US' imperalistic foothold in the Middle East. Never forget this.

#FuckingDieUSImperalism

#LongLivetheIntifada

[beatrix-morrigan]

Open Letter to My Computer Science Students In the Wake of the Temporary Restraining Order

A TA at UCSD reflects on the unprecedented temporary restraining order granted against UAW 4811 's spring 2024 strike, and how CS is fueling modern genocide.

https://beatrix-morrigan.github.io/writing/in-the-wake-of-the-TRO.html

[enchantedsunflowerkat]

COMRADES WE DID IT WE MADE IT TO MONTREAL THE REVOLUTION IS HERE JOIN US!!!!!!!!!!!!! JOIN THE RCP 🚩🚩🚩✊✊✊❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥👏👏👏

[comrade-onion]

Some more advice to the students ❤️🇵🇸

[musingsoftheunivrse]

This is me Aya.. ‏🇵🇸

suddenly you wake up with nothing left.That's exactly what happened with us .we moved from having everything to having nothing.In a blink of an eye ,we lost everything, our house ,dreams,

memories belongings and our works. We are starting from zero and need your help to climb the leader step by step from scratch.

All the positive words cannot express how generous you are, especially in sharing my posts to inform other donors about the people of Gaza who are still suffering from the terrible conditions caused by the unjust war on Gaza!

Please continue to support us by donating directly or by sharing the link to let others know. Don't hesitate to help people in difficult and miserable times until the dark days are over. 🙏🏻🍉

https://gofund.me/c4c2cf82

Hello, Aya. It's nice to hear from you. I hope you and your family are doing well. I'll be sharing your campaign to help in the little way I can. It's heartbreaking what the situation in Gaza is right now, and I hope you all reach your goal and evacuate to safety.

Please, donate the little you have, and if not, reblog to boost, so it reaches others who can. Your action goes a long way!

[nando161mando]

UC Berkeley PD vehicle torched in retaliation

[greencarnation]

When will the revolution come?

I think it's here. A revolution isn't when everyone collectively wakes up one day and goes "time to destroy the government", a revolution is just a series of events grouped together that we will call a revolution later. They take time. French revolution? 10 years. American revolution? 7 years. We're already underway - maybe we have been since as early as the BLM protests in 2020. What we need to do now is just do our part and build momentum

[saddayfordemocracy]

Kader Attia, Intifada: The Endless Rhizomes of Revolution (2016) 

A forest of leafless trees of iron rebar emerged from piles of rubble, slingshots bound to their bifurcated branches. The makeshift weapons recall those used by Palestinians against Israelis during the First Intifada in 1987, in protest against Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

 “It is an artwork about the history of violence and the agency of resistance as a form of existence, and does not call for violence in any form,” Attia said.

Courtesy: Nagel-Draxler