RE: Palestinians, In Their Own Territory, Are Under Constant Attack By Illegal Settlers
It's so horrible what those poor people in Palestine are going through. No human being deserves to be treated in such a way. Unfortunately, it's a powerful group going after a weaker group and when one contests or criticizes the powerful group they're labeled as 'discriminatory, racist or anti-semitic'. Humanity, morality and decency do not matter when strong-arming is confused as true strength. It's nothing new or special. History is repeating itself. My grandfather fled Armenia during the genocide in the early 20th century. He died when I was 8 years old but not before I heard of his experiences at the hands of the Turks. It's 100 years later now and the Turks still deny what they did. Again, no human being deserves such awful treatment but unfortunately that's how it is right now in parts of the globe. I hope that some officials in positions of power will be able to overcome whatever burdens they bare and will stand up for what is right.
Yes, all over the world the same game plan has played out, colonialism/colonization/neocolonialism...destroying people with lesser weapons, stealing all of their land, genocide, ethnic cleansing. Might is right, right? It makes me so sad. Even now as I type this I am in so-called 'Canada', formerly known as Turtle Island, a land which was ethnically cleansed hundreds of years ago :'( It's just so hard to watch the same thing happening in real time, and knowing we can put a stop to it, yet it just continues.
The BDS movement is our best chance at stopping israel's ethnic cleansing. In its own way, it gives us the 'position of power' if enough people can join, and boycott everything made by them in the occupied territories and of course not crossing that picket line and entering israel to do business, perform etc.
I'm not familiar with the BDS movement. Is this the link? https://bdsmovement.net/ I'll do my research on it and try to get involved. I'm a big proponent of voting with your dollars and doing anything you can, however small it may be.
Yes, that is their official page, you got it @josephmcconnell! Thank you so much for joining the boycott my friend!!
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