No but I’ve been around long enough to recognize the signs people are being coerced into a fascist cause, which is what the Free Palestine movement is.
If the Palestinian movement was about non-violent resistance, then sure I’d be onboard with that. But it’s the exact opposite of a non-violent resistance movement. You have people doing dog whistles like “from the River to the Sea.” You have people cosplaying as Hamas genocidal terrorists at rallies. Synagogue are being attacked, Jewish businesses are being burned down with with “Free Palestine” spray painted on them. Hamas calls for protest and people show up to those protests. What little effort was made (there was barely any effort at all I could see) to separate the “Free Palestine” movement from Hamas has clearly failed.
All of the fascist tactics are being used to further a cause which is ultimately about blood and soil.
Everyone just looks the other way and makes excuses for obvious antisemitic behavior because they don’t want to admit they’re a part of a violent and genocidal movement. Nobody will even consider the question of “are we the baddies?” even when the person going to the same protest they are is calling for extermination of Jews.
No but I’ve been around long enough to recognize the signs people are being coerced into a fascist cause, which is what the Free Palestine movement is.
If the Palestinian movement was about non-violent resistance, then sure I’d be onboard with that. But it’s the exact opposite of a non-violent resistance movement. You have people doing dog whistles like “from the River to the Sea.” You have people cosplaying as Hamas genocidal terrorists at rallies. Synagogue are being attacked, Jewish businesses are being burned down with with “Free Palestine” spray painted on them. Hamas calls for protest and people show up to those protests. What little effort was made (there was barely any effort at all I could see) to separate the “Free Palestine” movement from Hamas has clearly failed.
All of the fascist tactics are being used to further a cause which is ultimately about blood and soil.
Everyone just looks the other way and makes excuses for obvious antisemitic behavior because they don’t want to admit they’re a part of a violent and genocidal movement. Nobody will even consider the question of “are we the baddies?” even when the person going to the same protest they are is calling for extermination of Jews.