“You can BDS...but I will condemn and demonise you for it.” Because how dare us want to hold a country accountable for its oppression of an entire people? It’s oppression of us.
I can see how legally this might be a step forward but the phenomenon of shrinking space to advocate for Palestinian freedom and rights is a normative one as well. The fear of being smeared, attacked or have hate weaponised against you is a very powerful way to silence.
See the shit @RashidaTlaib, @IlhanMN and so many of us have to deal with because of just and moral positions. This environment of making Palestine radioactive is leading to self-censorship and a chilling effect that has a wider impact than any one law.
The @JoeBiden campaign is contributing to the vilification of a struggle of freedom and rights rooted in accountability. The call for “no justice, no peace” doesn’t only ring true in America but all over the world, including Palestine.
Condemning accountability of Israel through BDS or in any other way without presenting an alternative to inform your foreign policy to end a system of oppression is morally hollow from a presidential candidate that is running on the virtues of his character.
Protecting free speech in America. Good for you. But Palestine and our lives are not your political punching bag. Our pursuit for justice is not for you to condemn if all you want to do is prop up the status quo of a system that promotes the supremacy of one people over another.
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