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Nov 27 13 tweets 6 min read Read on X
10 examples of Israeli apartheid at work. 🧵
If u are Palestinian from Silwan (Ramzi Abbasi), Israel can imprison u for 120 days, no reason provided.

If u are Jewish in Silwan, u can ethnically cleanse Palestinians & Israel will imprison those protesting being cleansed.

Not so complicated after all. It's called apartheid. Image
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If you are Palestinian in the West Bank & you throw a stone, you face arrest & 20 years in prison.

If you are Jewish in the West Bank & you throw a stone, the Israeli military will arrest the people you throw the stone at.

Not so complicated after all. It's called apartheid. Image
If you are a Palestinian & you live on Shuhada Street in Hebron, u must climb onto your rooftop to an adjacent street to leave your house, b/c you aren't allowed on the street.

If you are Jewish, you can come & go as u like.

Not so complicated after all. It's called apartheid. Image
If you are Jewish & arrested in Adora, Israeli law requires you be informed of the reason.

If you are a Palestinian & arrested in Fer'a (200 meters away), Israeli law does not require u be informed of the reason.

Not so complicated after all. It's called apartheid. Image
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If you are Jewish & move to Israel, you are given subsidized housing.

If you are Bedouin & lived in Israel before the country existed, your home may be demolished b/c u are the incorrect ethnicity.

Not so complicated after all. It's called apartheid.
If you are a Jew & you kill a Palestinian in the West Bank, you will likely face no consequences.

If u are a Palestinian & you kill a Jew you will likely be killed on the spot. Image
If you are a Jew in Jaffa, Israel will build Jewish-only buildings for you.

If you are a Palestinian in Jaffa, Israel will issue eviction + demolition orders on your house (in 1 out of 10 cases).

This is in Israel "proper". Not so complicated after all. It's called apartheid. Image
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A Jew born on Road 3157 who organizes 11 people for a pol. purpose w/out a permit faces 0 yrs in prison.

A Palestinian born on Road 3157 who organizes 11 people for a pol. purpose w/out a permit faces up to 10 yrs in prison.

Not so complicated after all. It's called apartheid. Image
If you live in (Jewish) West Jerusalem, your water runs 24hrs/day, 7 days a week.

If you live in (Palestinian) East Jerusalem, your water runs 1-2 days/week or 4-9hrs/week in some cases.

Not so complicated after all. It’s called apartheid. haaretz.com/middle-east-ne…Image
If you are a Jew, you CANNOT be arrested w/out charge or trial & be held in an Israeli torture dungeon forever.

If you are a Palestinian, you CAN be arrested w/out charge or trial & be held in an Israeli torture dungeon forever.

Not so complicated after all. It's call apartheid Image
This is why every major human rights organization has described Israel as an apartheid state:

"it's apartheid" (@HSRCza, 2009)
"it's apartheid" (@ICAHD, 2010)
“It’s apartheid” (@YWCAPalestine, 2014)
"it's apartheid" (@UNESCWA, 2017)
"it's apartheid" (@YeshDin, 2020)
"it's apartheid" (@AdalahCenter, 2020)
"it's apartheid" (@btselem, 2021)
“it's apartheid" (@hrw, 2021)
"it's apartheid" ( @fidh_en, 2021)
"it's apartheid" (@alhaq_org 2022)
"it's apartheid" (@Addameer 2022)
"it's apartheid" (@AlMezanCenter 2022)
"it's apartheid" (@cacalqudsuni 2022)
"it's apartheid" (@AdvocacyJlac 2022)
"it's apartheid" (@miftahpal 2022)
"it's apartheid" ( @UN 2022)
"it's apartheid" (@amnesty 2022)
it's apartheid" (@ICJ_org 2022)
"it's apartheid" (@DAWNmenaorg 2022)
“It’s apartheid” (@DisciplesNews 2023)
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A brief history of Israel's support for apartheid, atrocities, war crimes & genocide around the world. A 🧵
In the 1970s & 80s, Israel was one of the main arms suppliers 972mag.com/investigate-is…) to Chile's military dictator Augusto Pinochet. Israel trained (haaretz.com/israel-news/20…) the country's security forces, who abducted & murdered 3,000 persons & tortured 35,000.Image
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2/3rds of our story is before there were very many (any?) Jewish Zionists.
There was a return to scripture in the 16th century. the attitude was, to hell with the catholic church. go straight to the texts. the bible. translate it. learn the stories by heart. know the old testament inside out.
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When Jewish Zionists developed this idea (1870s-1890s), Palestine was 90-95% non-Jewish.

At the time, 0 Zionists believed it was possible to establish a Jewish State in a land that was 90%-95% non-Jewish.
Instead, 100% of Jewish Zionists believed Palestine needed to be Judaized.

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