Here's the HAMAS charter for reference to recent statements by political ideologues fas.org/irp/world/para…
Again I'm not even gonna quote the Hamas charter with words just showing you it next to statements made recently by Elizabeth Warren, in which she implies Hamas and Israel are equals. fas.org/irp/world/para…
I shared an article by Bari Weiss giving the Israel perspective of the conflict, and in the interest of not being a partisan hack, here's Abby Martin presenting the Palestinian side.
"They are armed with weapons, ammunition, fighters, tanks, missiles, systems, governments and institutions that support and help them, and they are fighting against a girl." -- via twitter.com/SamarDJarrah/
In other news: Shopify CEO reportedly sent this email out to staff in a similar vein to how Basecamp and Coinbase distanced themselves from politicization in company culture.
"The Israeli police pushing around accredited news correspondent [Ben Wedeman] and his [CNN] crew. It’s happened to us all this week. Today I walked past a policeman. I smiled and said hello. “F*ck off” he said." -- via twitter.com/Stone_SkyNews/
I don't know what to think, whenever an Al Jazeera staffer tweets.
Like, they're probably still REALLY MAD about the whole "Israel blowin' up their news building" stuff. Yeah? I mean in all fairness I'd definitely have a hard time with that one...
"Marchers making their way down Michigan Avenue, protesting for Palestine during Biden’s speech in Dearborn today #Dearborn" -- via twitter.com/BGOnTheScene/
"Video of the rocket fire from Gaza moments ago toward central Israel" -- via twitter.com/manniefabian/
"I've been a journalist in Israel for more than 15 years now and I've never seen anything like what is happening right now on the ground. This is a civil war between citizens." -- via twitter.com/biannagolodryg…
👀oof
Really weird acting like Hamas doesn't exist
[MONTREAL QUEBEC] "An individual from Socialist Fight Back, who says they are a Marxist, speaks at the Palestinian Youth Movement protest outside of the Israeli Consulate today." -- via twitter.com/TheMarieOakes/
"BREAKING: Multiple "Free Palestine" protesters marching in New York arrested" -- via twitter.com/TheInsiderPape…
🚨UPDATE: POLITICO reports Israel shared information with USA that *ESTABLISHES* Hamas WAS operating out of the (now obliterated) Associated Press Al Jazeera media building. politico.com/news/2021/05/1…
(AD BREAK: send me inflation insurance, and by that i mean bitcoin)🥺
^ (I've been covering the Israel v. Gaza/Palestine situation all week last week and plan to continue. SO at the very least I'm worth the follow.)
the landscape of discourse continues to be a minefield at every last turn
BUT BEEP BEEP IM COMING THROUGH IT ANYWAY
"Demonstrators rallied in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, after local district attorney announces the deputies who shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. while serving a search warrant last month will not be charged." -- via twitter.com/ABC/
"Firefighters battle a blaze at a sponge factory in the northern #Gaza Strip after shelling by #IDF" -- via twitter.com/RT_com/