#palestinian has no army

[ghost-bison]

I noticed something today: there's something so striking and powerful about the mundane.

Like, for example, I saw a post about Palestinian people from 2013; they were enjoying a day at the beach. You can see a father playing with his baby and there's a big crowd behind them, and they're all smiling. It reminded me of my childhood summer holidays.

And it impacted me so much more than all the traumatic pics of children bleeding out in their crying parents' arms.

Now, don't get me wrong: triggering pictures have an impact as well. But is it always a good/helpful impact? This is what happens when I see those: it terrifies me, angers me, saddens me, which is what it aims for, shock value.

But then, I stare, my heart starts racing and I get sick, and I turn off the Social Media and reflect in silence and eventually, I don't do anything because my brain would rather forget. This is selfish, this is human.

Because I can't relate to it, and what I can't relate to I can't understand. And it's so hard to do something about what you can't understand, isn't it? I mean, what kind of a person would treat a child like that? Would even think of doing something so awful, or, on the contrary, think so little about the result that in the end, they choose to do it anyway?

Then, I saw that happy, mundane picture, which is such an unusual way of sharing awareness because people assume that you will want to think about that video of a child bleeding out long enough to do something about it. Which doesn't happen because if it did, then we'd probably get results.

I'm not guilt-tripping/gas-lighting anyone, cause those posts are still important. Everyone has different reactions to everything. So keep posting those, keep sharing and reblogging those. But don't stop there.

I haven't been happy in such a long time. Summer holidays at the beach when my father was still an important part of my life? Those I can relate to. Cause they remind me that what the Israeli government is doing to Palestinian people isn't happening on another planet. They remind me that they're just like us: they had happy days and now it's all gone to shit. Except that their bad days aren't just bad days, they're Hell on Earth.

On another note: pro-Israeli should really stop treating this genocide like it's a football game, and anti-semites using the pro-Palestine "title" to "justify" their behavior/opinions.

[doriandrifting]

People getting shamed for saying that they’re voting for Kamala Harris but still have criticisms of her is not it. What more do you want us to do? Eat her fucking box?

[bandzboy]

What did taehyung do ?

basically days he posted on a instagram a photo dump to be exact and for some reason a photo of him holding mcdonalds fries was in there and everyone was like ????? wtf is this ???? especially bc idols don't post brands like that unless they are being paid or have a contract with said brand or something like that everyone was disappointed on that day... i had to witness some of my mutuals unstanning and just being sad and disappointed because i mean... it has been months, everyone has spent a lot of time trying to get bts to speak up and sharing information about the boycotts and were met with radio silence so for taehyung months later to post a photo dump with mcdonalds fries just seemed like he just doesn't gaf and i understand their side because if i was a stan i would also be done and ready to quit stanning bc it's insane and very ignorant so yeah that's what happened

[likedbyuarmyhope]

there’s been many times in the last few years when army was so divided i thought we’d never recover but none of those times hold a candle to what’s going on right now. genuinely there’s no coming back from the way these anti-boycott, anti-DOING-FUCKING-ANYTHING armys have been acting

[junadeo]

me when im not fucking evil

[healingheartdogs]

It is always morally correct to pirate dog training resources from zionists instead of supporting them monetarily.

And by zionists I mean Leslie McDevitt specifically, but all other zionists too.

[illgiveyouahint]

I hope these massive israeli protest will be start of something better

[furcoveredinblood]

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[brick-van-dyke]

Gonna review all the sources I've been provided with (they're damning for the zio so rip to them but thanks for the sources lmao), and been searching through more sources from the time periods in question and, well, basically I started a thing.

(sorry for the blurriness) An overall essay going through the evidence and providing a small splash of input as someone noticing a lot of discord in said evidence, which isn't surprising but still it is telling how zionists cherry pick.

Anyway, the more I learn, the more I realise that there's a lot of political and nationalistic push to emit details in some papers, while pushing for certain conclusions based on the framing of the research for others. I think this is legitimately just unproductive when acknowledging the subjectivity of history as a study and the way certain overlap may point to a conclusion that isn't preferable by a variety of people, from researchers to the intuitions that may use or pay for the research to begin with. I find this in studies that delve into contentious topics in general. It's why it's so important to note the overlap and notice the inevitability of bias in understanding these topics.

As far as the history the Middle East goes and who colonised who, I think many disregard the simple theory that, perhaps, colonisation itself can be something inflicted by the post-colonised and equally be something done to a group with connections to conquest, ultimately making both the same in terms of land rights and the concept of legal ownership. Or, more specifically, that Zionists' attempts to become conquests have since reduced their claim, just as it would reduce a Babylonian, despite their deep links to the land and, arguably, being one of the first social groups before or at the same time as the Israelites.

History and Carbon Dating specifically become difficult to assign moral value of land rights to when cultures blossom and change in such extreme ways (to the point of being unrelated or unrecognisable with those from ancient eras) with the passing of time. The racial blame placed by Israel is thus shown to be one of mistaken vengeance and generally racial profiling of modern Arabs, just as the Persian, Turkish, Roman and British empires showed signs of racist attitudes to employ totalitarian tactics of rule over the peasantry. Being the colonised when one is willing to colonise with the same means reduces the ethical claims and, meanwhile, the history itself reflects greater nuance than political nationalists may desire of it.

Ultimately, as I search further and further, I find that the claim of nationalism and identity is a mere shared ideal of all empires formed through conquest and the desire for ownership of abundant resources. Meanwhile, I find that the idea of an ancient homeland to reclaim is obsolete when the people in question do not resemble those they wish to avenge. Culture evolves with geography and time, a constant for every country's history. Religion, culture and the concept of a homeland forms where the resources are abundant, rather than any legitimate greater or lesser claim from neighbouring tribes and civilisations. The wish of a Promised Land is a logical conclusion for any group seeking refuge from the elements; a moral argument filled with human necessity and a shared common ground if faced with an open mind and a willingness to review the past, while simultaneously moving on from it. The complexity becomes simple when it is understood that only the present can take responsibility for the present; and choose a better path than those who horde resources in the modern age of globalised colonialism.

[sayruq]

The US, on 29 February, vetoed a UN Security Council (UNSC) statement that would have condemned Israel for the mass murder of over 100 Palestinian civilians who were awaiting the delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza City. “We don’t have all the facts on the ground – that’s the problem,” US deputy ambassador to the UN Robert Wood told reporters on Thursday. He then claimed there are “contradictory reports” about the Israeli army's latest massacre and highlighted that Washington was focused on finding “some language that everyone can agree on.” Thursday's veto is the fifth time Washington has blocked a UNSC statement or ceasefire resolution that would hold Israel accountable for the atrocities it has committed in Gaza.

[bandzboy]

u forgot to mention that it seems like bts might have another mcdonalds collab again 😭 i see a lot of disappointment mainly towards hybe/bighit which is fair but it really is ridiculous how much people disregard the fact that the boys really could have at least chosen to not do or post some things if they can't even speak up. it's also so annoying how much people will call it harassment if we ask the members to speak up when every day i see people harass palestinian armys themselves

yeah i didn't mention in the answer itself i put it on the tags but yeah apparently there's a collab that's why people are speculating that that's the reason why the insane photo of the fries is even there to begin with. there's nothing wrong with holding your faves accountable and something that i've seen a lot of my armys mutuals say is that nowadays in the fandom if you try to do that you will be labelled as an anti or a hater when all they want is for them to know they were wrong and apologize. there's definitely this culture of stanning no matter what and not be critical of who you stan when they do wrong things. and i mean, this silence is not doing anything good to their reputation a lot of people outside of kpop are also seeing what has been happening and seeing how some armys have been acting to "protect" bts and even tho i am not an army it just gives me second hand embarrassment especially when land palestine posted about the fries post and people started to jump them and saying they were harassing tae and also saying it was "defamation" when he posted that himself so yeah it's a whole mess and i understand why so many fans are losing hope and are constantly disappointed

[wearenotjustnumbers2]

Since I've seen a number of people shocked about the Palestinian kids kept in Israeli prisons, here's more. I suggest you read about it more and spread the truth.

Ahmad manasra was arrested in 2015, after he was run over by Israeli soldiers and his cousin who was walking with him killed. He has been kept in solitary confinement since November 2021. He started showing signs of mental disorders as well as schizophrenia due to the torture he endured by the IOF. Read about our children who are getting tortured and abused in Israeli military prisons. They are not criminals, freedom to all of them.

Soldiers versus children, yet the world sides with soldiers! This is pre-OCT 7th! A western backed, democratically elected government with one - if not THE strongest army in the world! I am a mother my heart skips beats when I look at their faces. These could be my children or your children. These are our children! Enough! This occupation must end now! This madness must end now!

[mahmoud0qassas]

A warm request to all our followers, and to everyone who can help us by donating and sharing the post

Tomorrow is Friday, which is a holy day, and I need you to stand with us because we do not have money to provide food for tomorrow. Also, my brother is injured and has been released from intensive care. The doctors asked that we feed him chicken meat to heal his wounds inside the abdomen.

This post I published is about the condition of my brother who was injured in the abdomen

Please donate and stand with us to provide food for my injured brother in the Israeli army, and also provide food for my tent and my family’s tent because we do not have any money at all, and put a smile on the faces of our children as they eat nutritious food and avoid eating spoiled canned food.

Again, if anyone is able to donate, please contribute to the following fundraising campaign:

[determinate-negation]

important edit!

UPDATE 9/4/2024: we will be closing down the old campaign because mohamed was having issues with the guy hosting it. i'm hosting a new campaign which i am linking below. THIS IS THE UPDATED LINK.

(this is a verified campaign and is 192 on the vetted fundraiser sheet)

mohammed @save-mohamed-family has been trying to raise money to save his family for a while on tumblr, and he raised a significant amount of money but the bank his beneficiary was using abruptly shut his account down and he lost all his progress. a lot of banks and money services have been arbitrarily freezing or shutting down the money palestinians are raising to survive this genocide, which is just an additional injustice for people already suffering so much. mohammed has since opened a new gofundme but its made very little progress.

please donate to this campaign– especially if youve donated in the past because gofundme will have refunded you

mohammed already lost his mother, father, and four sisters in the war who were killed in a bombing, and is now living in tents with his remaining family members. he was seriously injured in his foot and it may need to be amputated, but he told me that hes doesn't care if he loses his foot, he just doesn't want to lose his wife and children. his wife has uterine cancer but hasn't been able to get treatment because the genocidal israeli army has destroyed health centers. his children are suffering from infectious diseases spreading throughout gaza. there is practically no medical treatment or medicine available in gaza and the massacres continue everyday. food and water is scarce and priced exorbitantly. mohammed has made posts on his blog about their situation and i do encourage you to read his own words too.

please dont be desensitized to this just because it's been going on for so long. put yourself in his shoes and think about how you would feel– after nearly a year of the most destructive bombing campaign in history, living in hunger and pain every second with no home, no running water, no sanitation, not having a moment of security, subject to arbitrary decisions from an occupying force. no one should have to live like this.

the pain of losing so many family members, your home, your job, and everything you have is already unimaginable. please dont let him lose any more of his family. donate to this campaign and if you cant, share it with someone who can.

especially if you have a degree of disposable income i implore you to think about what you can reasonably give. it could be relatively small adjustment for you but make a significant difference for someone else.

[heritageposts]

Since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza in October, Israeli soldiers have been posting what can only be described as snuff videos on social media platforms. In the videos, soldiers can be seen – often gleefully – committing war crimes against Palestinians. In one video, an Israeli soldier dressed in a dinosaur costume loads artillery shells into a tank and dances as the shells are fired in the direction of Gaza. In another video, a soldier is filmed dedicating an explosion to his two-year-old daughter for her birthday. Seconds later, a Palestinian residential building behind him is blown up. Other videos show Israeli soldiers setting alight Palestinian food supplies during a starvation campaign and mocking stripped, rounded-up and blindfolded Palestinian civilians. [...] And there is another aspect of Israeli impunity that is often overlooked: Israeli soldiers routinely admit to horrific crimes they commit against the Palestinians to clear their conscience and absolve themselves of personal responsibility but never face any accountability. Israelis themselves describe the practice as “yorim ve bochim”, which translates from Hebrew as “shooting and crying”. A favourite pastime of the Zionist left, it takes centre stage in dozens of Israeli films and documentaries. Take the widely celebrated film Tantura, named after a Palestinian fishing village that was subjected to a massacre in 1948. In this film, several Israeli veterans talk with ease about the fact that they killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians. Others openly admit to participating in ethnic cleansing, yet all are portrayed as complicated individuals who are traumatised by the trauma they inflicted on Palestinians. “Yorim ve bochim” is also epitomised in the work of the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence. A darling of the liberal West, the organisation of Israeli army veterans tries to expose the reality of the “Occupied Territories” by providing a space to Israeli soldiers to confidentially recount their experiences in the Israeli army and at times admit to taking part in systematic abuse and destruction. The testimonies on its website make for incredibly difficult reading, particularly in this moment when we are seeing what is happening in Gaza. And yet nowhere does this organisation call for accountability or address what justice might look like for the Palestinians whom the soldiers they work with have systematically abused over decades. The reality is that over the last seven and a half decades, there has been complete impunity for brutalising and slaughtering Palestinians. The ongoing genocide in Gaza and the way in which it is being so brazenly shared on social media by the perpetrators is a manifestation of that impunity. The only way to make sure that it stops and never happens again is to hold not only those who have taken part in the genocide accountable but also those who are complicit.

. . . continues on al jazeera (24 Jan, 2024)

[dreamingeyes]

it actually makes me sick to see the NFL, 49ers, and chiefs all make statements supporting Israel and calling palestinians terrorists. YOU'RE SUPPORTING THE TERRORISTS! what israel is doing is GENOCIDE. you're supporting GENOCIDE. who started the war? ISRAEL. who has a huge army? ISRAEL. who has continuously broken ceasefire? ISREAL. who is killing thousands of innocent people a day? ISRAEL. guess who doesn't have an official army and is basically defenseless? PALESTINE.

i wanted to say this again in light of recent events: i highly highly highly encourage anyone who sees this to read Edward W. Said's book After the Last Sky: Palestinian Lives (available on internet archive for free, but i recommend buying it). Said is palestinian, and in the book he talks about his childhood in palestine and the effects of being exiled from his homeland. the book is a true eye opener, and everything that Said says is still relevant today. it also includes photos, which truly emphasize the trauma and horrors the palestinian people have faced.