2 weeks ago @amnesty published a report meticulously evidencing Israeli #apartheid. Much has been said since including by Amnesty—little of it to do with the report. @soheirasaad & I look at why that is & what this tells us about the limits of legitimate discourse on #Palestine.
https://twitter.com/PalStudies/status/1493717025373528066
In statements @amnesty has reaffirmed a "Jewish right to self-determination" & the Zionist nature of the Israeli state. Yet its report fails to recognize Palestinian self-determination stating it takes no political stance. We believe what's at stake is not a need to be "legal".
Further, the report does not recognize Zionist settler colonialism nor call for an end to the Israeli #occupation. So what is to be dismantled & how? "we believe it is dangerous to overlook some of the warning signs around @amnesty's recent messaging." @soheirasaad
The Q&A by @amnesty says "We do not ever call for ‘regime change'" & urges Israel to implement "reforms" to its apartheid system. International law prohibits apartheid as a regime. How can one end apartheid without dismantling the regime itself? @soheirasaad
We conclude: "What Palestinians want is not “reforms” to our living conditions under the reign of #Zionism, but the dismantlement of its very foundations. We do not want “liberal equality”—we want decolonization, liberation, justice, & dignity." @soheirasaad @PalStudies
Many thanks to @PalStudies for publishing our piece & elevating Palestinian voices & critiques. @soheirasaad
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