Thread by @dorothyofisrael

Seen my tweets about the burning kite terror? Well, Israeli farmers are going to sue Hamas for millions in damages at the international court at Hague. #gaza

Y’all want to scream “massacre”, when you nothing about international law, and conflict zones.

You want to count bodies, not intent. You want to count Hamas militants as “civilians”, and ignore the damage they cause to Israeli civilians.

You want to yell “stop occupation” — when Gaza is controlled by Hamas, not Israel. You want to shout “blockade”, yet no mention of Egypt controlling the Rafah crossing.

You want to talk about PTSD — but only on the Palestinian side.
You want to discuss generational trauma, that’s passed on — only when it’s Palestinians in Gaza, or POC in America, yet Jews — who were exterminated in Europe, persecuted in Arab countries — aren’t refugees?

You want to wrongfully equate the Middle East with racism in America, marking Jews with “whiteness”, and Palestinians as “people of color”, but if an Israeli “dares” to correct you with a history lesson re Mizrachi Jews, you call me a “hasbara troll”.

You want to erase Arab Jewish history, then yell “racists” at those who won’t accept such ignorant lies about Israelis being all European.

You want to scream “Zionist murder apologist”, when told you’re sharing fake news, and Hamas propaganda.

You have the right to remain ignorant. You do NOT have the right to spread libel that puts people in danger.

You have the right to declare you’re not an antisemite, the right to say you’re just an anti Zionist. But, know:
A. If you’re making generalizations against Zionists, you’re probably just trying to mask your antisemitism.
B. You don’t get to define Zionism for Israelis.

C. I’ve said before, so have many others.
Zion = Israel.
Zionism = The belief that the Jewish people have the right to self determination in their homeland, Israel/Zion.

D. It might not fit your narrative, but facts matter. You sound like hypocrites when you dismiss the history of the Jewish people, how Israel was constantly occupied, Jews displaced, not allowed to practice their religion, facing systemic racism everywhere . Not just the Nazis...

Is the current situation horrible? Yes. Can I be pro facts, pro my own god damn country’s right to defend my peeps across the ocean, and feel bad for the Gazans stuck in a dead end situation with Hamas controlling the strip? Yes. Guess what? I’m not even a Netanyahu supporter.

I remember when Palestinians had work permits in Israel. They could make a better living then — under Israeli military control, than now — under Hamas control.
People traveled from Tel Aviv to Ramallah. Easily. I remember Oslo. I also remember the 2nd Intifada. Suicide bombers.

I remember Yitzhak Rabin. I remember a time when “peace” wasn’t a buzzword. When two states, side by side — felt like reality, not fantasy.
I remember the scum who murdered him.
And I remember how corrupt Yasser Arafat was. Once a terrorist, always a terrorist.

I have friends and family members — scarred. For life. Physically, and mentally.
I know people who have kids who suffer from PTSD from 2006 (if they live in northern Israel), and anyone under 16 by the border with Gaza, don’t know life without incoming rockets. Read that again.

You will not find a living Israeli who wouldn’t prefer a two state solution — to this never-fucking-ending conflict with the Palestinians. You know why? Because nobody wins in war. Both sides lose.
IT IS THAT SIMPLE.

If you’re “Free Palestine”-ing you’re exposing your burning hot takes.
You know why? You’re don’t even know where Gaza / West Bank are on the map (they aren’t connected physically FYI, one is controlled by Hamas, the other by Fatah — they don’t get along).

Y’all think Israel doesn’t have a left wing? That there is no inner criticism of Netanyahu and his government of tools? No local protests against Israeli policies? What, you think we need y’all to tell us Jewish (state native) folk how to behave when under attack?
Puh-lease.