Thread by @OmarBaddar

THREAD: As the Israeli military invades Gaza on Eid, there are 5 things to keep in mind:

1) Israel isn't "responding" to violence, Israel is the initiator of violence, by virtue of being an occupying power over the Palestinian territories, including Gaza.

Before a single rocket was fired, Palestinians in Gaza were already suffocating under a brutal siege.

2) This particular round of violence was provoked by Netanyahu, who sought to distract from the ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem by provoking a violent response from Palestinian militants. That's what the sustained assault on Al Aqsa was about.

3) As Israel massacres civilians in Gaza, you'll hear about how it's an accident because militants use them as human shields. THAT'S A LIE. Human rights organizations have documented a pattern of Israel using "reckless & indiscriminate" bombing of civilian areas to punish people.

4) The racist incitement that Israeli leaders engage in has created a horrifying environment where Palestinians everywhere are at risk of attack, including Palestinian citizens of Israel (the ones Israel brags about when they pretend to be inclusive). See👇

https://twitter.com/OmarBaddar/status/1392684762142330881

5) Nothing will fundamentally change after Israel rains death on Palestinians w/US tax dollars. A solution will come only when Israel starts treating Palestinians like equal human beings who deserve the same rights as Israelis. We must force them by withholding our funding.