I have reviewed the comments, including vote counts.
I feel alarmed by the doubts and animus targeted against a post that simply seeks support for the cause of Palestinian liberation.
Currently, the Palestinian people are being murdered by a genocidal apartheid state. The fascistic leaders of the state have boasted about their intention to inflict the genocide. They have consistently made racist characterizations and lied to cover war crimes.
The occupation is actively perpetrating genocide against the Palestinian people.
Such are facts, and any condemnation for Hamas cannot justify support for Israel, or its genocide, or its occupation, nor can it invalidate the legitimate and essential demand for Palestinian liberation.
I cannot respect any participation in a leftist space that is tepid in condemnation of Israel, a genocidal apartheid state under fascistic leadership.
Note that in light of the response, I wish to clarify that my concerns have not been intended as directed toward the community moderation.
Rather, I ask those seeking participation to consider their own convictions, to consider whether they are truly committed to opposition against all oppression, and to solidarity with all oppressed.
Many comments (mostly now removed) have embodied quite serious whitewashing and obfuscation over the basic facts about conditions for life of Gazans, those living in he Gaza Strip.
Gaza is often described as an open air prison.
Almost 2.4 million inhabitants, about half children, are incarcerated inside Gaza. At only 41 kilometers long, the Strip is among the most densely populated regions in the world.
Gaza is blockaded by land, sea, and air. No one and nothing enters or leaves, except by permission of the occupation.
Israel entirely controls access to clean water and electricity. Conditions are of abject deprivation, and have been described as like a concentration camp.
Everyone living in Gaza has lost multiple family members killed in any of the various bomb raids. The same population has been incarcerated for three generations, since the ethnic cleansing campaign called the Nakba, perpetrated in 1948.
It should be known further that within Israel is an entrenched culture of racist tropes against Palestinians, and denial of the historical facts of the Nakba.
I cannot influence how people vote on posts, and per my mod application I’m generally only available to perform mod duties in the evenings. This post isn’t just visible to [email protected], the entire fediverse can see, vote, and comment. I’m doing my best as a single steward of the community. I’m sorry if slower moderation in a low activity community is degrading your participation.
I have reviewed the comments, including vote counts.
I feel alarmed by the doubts and animus targeted against a post that simply seeks support for the cause of Palestinian liberation.
Currently, the Palestinian people are being murdered by a genocidal apartheid state. The fascistic leaders of the state have boasted about their intention to inflict the genocide. They have consistently made racist characterizations and lied to cover war crimes.
The occupation is actively perpetrating genocide against the Palestinian people.
Such are facts, and any condemnation for Hamas cannot justify support for Israel, or its genocide, or its occupation, nor can it invalidate the legitimate and essential demand for Palestinian liberation.
I cannot respect any participation in a leftist space that is tepid in condemnation of Israel, a genocidal apartheid state under fascistic leadership.
Note that in light of the response, I wish to clarify that my concerns have not been intended as directed toward the community moderation.
Rather, I ask those seeking participation to consider their own convictions, to consider whether they are truly committed to opposition against all oppression, and to solidarity with all oppressed.
Many comments (mostly now removed) have embodied quite serious whitewashing and obfuscation over the basic facts about conditions for life of Gazans, those living in he Gaza Strip.
Gaza is often described as an open air prison.
Almost 2.4 million inhabitants, about half children, are incarcerated inside Gaza. At only 41 kilometers long, the Strip is among the most densely populated regions in the world.
Gaza is blockaded by land, sea, and air. No one and nothing enters or leaves, except by permission of the occupation.
Israel entirely controls access to clean water and electricity. Conditions are of abject deprivation, and have been described as like a concentration camp.
Everyone living in Gaza has lost multiple family members killed in any of the various bomb raids. The same population has been incarcerated for three generations, since the ethnic cleansing campaign called the Nakba, perpetrated in 1948.
It should be known further that within Israel is an entrenched culture of racist tropes against Palestinians, and denial of the historical facts of the Nakba.
I cannot influence how people vote on posts, and per my mod application I’m generally only available to perform mod duties in the evenings. This post isn’t just visible to [email protected], the entire fediverse can see, vote, and comment. I’m doing my best as a single steward of the community. I’m sorry if slower moderation in a low activity community is degrading your participation.