- cross-posted to:
- europe@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- cross-posted to:
- europe@lemmy.dbzer0.com
France is “determined” to recognise a Palestinian state, its foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning Israel for the “indefensible” situation in Gaza created by its military campaign and humanitarian blockade.
The people of Palestine have a right to armed resistance against those who would exterminate them.
All peoples have the right of resistance by all means necessary and possible. The struggle for Palestinian liberation is the struggle of all oppressed peoples. Furthermore the struggle of all oppressed people is the struggle of every worker. True liberation means freedom for all.
Are we allowed to call Israel a genocidal fascist apartheid state here or do we get banned for that?
Who cares because its absolutely true and if speaking the truth gets you banned then thats the price of freedom. Never back down, never give up the fight against tyranny, and we may see a better future.
I got perma banned from Reddit for that, I got warned a few times first but the truth cannot and should not be denied.
You’re not allowed to call them Nazis, but otherwise you’re good if I remember the modpost right.
Ouch, probably a ban - check the pinned post in community
I never questioned their right to exist, nor am I talking about Jews, by Israel I mean the ultra right wing nutjobs. Hopefully that clears it up :).
I question Isrsel’s right to exist. As one should when a piece of land is taken by force. No issues with Jews, just Israelis.
Wonder what’s gonna happen now!
More genocide, more, oops we killed a thousand babies accidentaly on purpose…
Yes, at least according to their rules. The server is based in Germany though, and they have a very loose definition of antisemitism as a crime which includes things like equating Israeli actions to those of Nazi Germany, calling for the abolition of Israel and being against Zionism in some cases
That’s not antisemitism that’s trivialisation of Nazi crimes. If you look at what Israel does it absolutely can be classified as genocide, the Nazis did all that… and a fuckton more. Equating the two erases that fuckton more and can thus be considered holocaust denial. “Oh they only shot people, there was no highly organised industrial campaign, no special-purpose logistics chain, the gas chambers are a myth” type of stuff. With actual Nazi methods there would not have been a single Palestinian left after two or three months.
In short: Don’t deny that the Nazis were even worse and you’ll be fine.
The basic idea is that genocide is not an appropriate response to genocide. If your abolition of Israel is a one-state solution with equal rights for everyone that’s fine, if it involves mass expulsions, flipping the apartheid around or some such that’s a no-go.
In short: Don’t advocate for crimes against humanity and you’ll be fine.
Zionism is a very, very broad term, it ranges from fascist Kahanites to Hippies helping Palestinians with the olive harvest so they won’t get attacked by the fascists, everything in between and quite a bit laterally. It need not even involve Israel at all, but can also just mean “Jews should have a place they can call home, where they can live in peace and prosperity”. By that definition Kahanites are not Zionist because fascism inherently doesn’t vibe with peace and prosperity.
Opposition to Zionism can also take many forms: You might oppose specific forms of Zionism, such as the fascist ones, because they’re fascists, there’s religious opposition within Judaism itself (the accusation there is that Zionists are trying to force a prophecy), and then there’s right-out antisemitism, “Why should Jews have a place to call home they’re Jews”. There’s also antisemitic pro-Zionism, “If they have their own home then we don’t have to deal with them here”.
In short: …there’s no short version.
Oh and just for the record: This all goes both ways. Plenty of people have eaten bans for denying Israel’s war crimes.
I agree with most of your points, I just don’t think any of them cross the threshold for what should be considered free speech. I also don’t think the default assumption should be antisemitism or holocaust denial or whatever.
The Nazis were obviously worse, but the vast majority of people saying they are the same are just being hyperbolic or at worst ignorant. The vast majority of people saying the state of Israel should be abolished (at least on western social media) do not mean “the Jews dont deserve a home” or “it should be abolished through the killing of all Israelis”. And yeah there’s no short version for the Zionism issue on this end either because it’s a word that can mean anything to different people.
I agree, and accusing them blanketly of antisemitism or being fascists is not helpful. A three-day timeout, “be less hyperbolic and read up on how bad the Nazis were” is absolutely in order, though, If for no reason than to not make a habit out of hyperbole.
And then there’s select few who, when confronted with even a hint of nuance, will scream “SO YOU ARE A ZIONIST WHY DO YOU LIKE EATING BABIES” and I’m not at all sad about seeing them banned. Same goes for people saying stuff like “There are no innocent Palestinians” which actually straight-up qualifies as incitement to hatred under German law.
And for the absolutists: Free speech free smeech this is still supposed to be a community (of course there’s a relevant xkcd).
The server is based in Austria though.
But moderators are based in germany though
So you mean Hamas? Cause it’s part of this mess we’re watching now.
A very small part at this point, all things considered, and one intentionally propped up by the Israeli government for this purpose by their own admission
What I ment is Hamas wanted this war as much as Bibi, Palestinians do not have any protection anyway.
They’re two times victims, pressed from Israel (thinking about a pre-war situation), and oppressed frim is own radicalists with Iran connections.
The best solution would be a Bosnia ones. It’s a weird thing ut it’s anyway better then everything we saw until today. External forces protecting Palestinians from themselves, from the other arabic countries who want them has a proxy and from radical Isrealites like Bibi’s friends.
Of course it’s just a dream, Us will never accept that.
And even the ‘bosnian solution’ is not enough, its not gonna fix problems just prolong them
I don’t disagree, but imagine eu started giving palestinians the same weapons as ukraine. Oof
That is a universal right.