Really is depressing seeing Twitter accounts that actively and openly support the Assad regime’s aerial bombardment of civilians laundering their reputation on Twitter by pretending to oppose the aerial bombardment of Gaza, & racking up thousands of engagements in the process
Literally everyone involved with Electronic Intifada is involved with defending the Assad regime, many going as far as actively covering up chemical weapons attacks and justifying bombing medical workers. They are racist extremists who cheer the collective punishment of civilians
The Left’s refusal to reckon with these voices allows them to continue to grow their platforms while acting as accessories to mass murder. The people that continue to boost these platforms in full knowledge of this are beyond shame & betray all human rights activism.
Honestly it’s at the point for Middle East journalists and analysts that if we see anyone retweeting a blog from one of these sources, we know immediately that this person is not worth having any conversation with and that their knowledge on the topic is worth less than garbage.
These people have been chased out of progressive pro-Palestine solidarity groups, including via boycotts and no-platforming protests. There’s a reason half of them work for the Russian government’s propaganda arm now, their original money tap dried up when they turned Assadi.
It also says a lot about Al Jazeera that they continue to invite some of these murderous reactionaries on their channel as credible voices.
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