Student Activists for Palestine — the Parody

[shira]

Since the Nakba in 1948, the people of Palestine have been systematically oppressed by the illegal occupation of Palestine. Their land has been stolen, their homes demolished for no reason (I mean, it’s their land – they can build where ever they want), their babies murdered indiscriminately by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), their cities ethnically cleansed. Justice in Palestine has been silenced. This is why I write. I write to inspire you to stand up for equality, just as great Che Guevara did, just as the fearless Noam Chomsky does, and just as I was inspired to do when my $60,000-per-year private university held Israel Apartheid Week....

...Now I’m not quite sure what we were protesting, but I know it was something about prisoners being put in jail for blowing up Jews (which is obviously necessary for the liberation of Palestine). Anyway, we held up our iPhone 5?s and chanted for justice: “Israel Israel you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide!” After a while we got tired of that and some of my Muslim friends started switching it up with, “Khaybar, Khaybar ya Yahud, jaysh Muhammad sauf ya’ud.” I’m still not sure what that one means, but it was catchy, so I said it too. Then, you wouldn’t believe what happened next. People supporting the Zionist entity showed up and started talking about how the Jews only attack and occupy because Hamas fires rockets and uses human shields.

I mean, I think that’s what they were saying but I actually couldn’t really hear because we just yelled louder whenever the Jews came close, but I mean, come on, Hamas is an organization of freedom fighters, and everyone knows that the Jews are lying about Hamas’s war crimes so they can steal more land.

Anyway, they’re always calling us anti-Semites, which is stupid because all Arabs are Semites (duh), so obviously I’m not an anti-Semite, I just don’t like Jews. Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve never actually been outside of the United States, much less to Palestine. My traveling consists of high school band trips to California and track meets on the other side of Ohio, but I owe it to the world to fight for the Palestinian (and Native American, and Black) cause. After all, I was born into a privileged white American family, and helping the oppressed relieves me of my guilt for being the product of white capitalist pigs. You see, I don’t need to be in Palestine to feel the pain of displacement and apartheid, and neither do you. Join me in the fight for justice today.

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/student-activists-for-palestine-the-parody/

[shira]

1. Talkbacks to parody...

I have seen these anti-Israel "protests" first hand, and they are a very disturbing sight to behold. I come from a far leftist background myself, and I know what a real peace protest looks like. And let me tell you, there is a sharp and painfully obvious contrast in tone and atmosphere between genuine peace movements and.......this. Usually, the feelings you get are ones of optimism, hope, and yearning to make the world a better place. But here, all we get is screaming, bullying, intimidation, and in some cases, outright racism. The explicit kind of racism, not just the covert, self-righteous, masturbatory kind you usually see from "progressives". I hope I'm not the only one who has noticed this. The parallels between the BDS movement and the 1930's Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses is truly frightening.

This is just great , let the trolls begin.

[Israeli]

2. are you american ?

Usually, the feelings you get are ones of optimism, hope, and yearning to make the world a better place. But here, all we get is screaming, bullying, intimidation, and in some cases, outright racism.

here we get outright murder :

http://peacenow.org.il/eng/content/emil-grunzweig

[shira]

3. Big difference between PeaceNow rallies vs. anti-Israel Apartheid BDS rallies.

One is a peaceful rally for hope whereas the other features intimidating screaming bullies and racists.

I prefer the former to the latter.

How about you?

[Israeli]

10. whats the difference exactly

One is a peaceful rally for hope whereas the other features intimidating screaming bullies and racists.

Have you ever attended a peace rally over here ?

First one I attended we lost Emil Grunzweig , the largest and most important of them all we lost Yitzhak Rabin .

Try marching with Gush Shalom , then you will see intimidating screaming bullies and racists .

[shira]

12. I think you misunderstood...

I'm describing actual PeaceNow protesters & activists and then comparing them to the anti-Apartheid, anti-colonialist, 1-state, BDS activists.

I'm not describing rightwing reactions to those groups.

PeaceNow rallies are very dovish, full of hope and truly peaceful. As opposed to the pro-BDS rallies led by and consisting of angry, screaming, intolerant bullies and racists chanting "Palestine will be free from the River to the Sea".

If you ask me, it's the difference between a liberal/leftist rally and an extreme far right mob. And the reason is simple. PeaceNow is actually run by genuinely peaceful, liberal zionists. The BDS, anti-Apartheid anti-zionist 1-staters act like extreme right-wingers with a mob mentality, perhaps because there are so many extreme rightwingers and Hamas supporters within the movement.

[azurnoir]

20. so if one is anti-apartheid one is also anti-Zionist according to your statement

fascinating really I've never equated the two before but thanks for that

[shira]

22. No, most anti-zionists claim apartheid, colonialism, etc.. & are for BDS. n/t

[oberliner]

4. Peace Now is not what is being spoofed here

It is spoofing rich white American college students who have no Israeli/Palestinian connection staging various "actions" at universities across the US because they have decided to embrace this particular cause for one reason or another.

[Recursion]

5. Totally. How dare rich white Americans have opinions

And the similar actions against South Africa did nothing, I tell you...

[oberliner]

6. How dare anyone parody the actions of rich white American college students

Just speak of their actions with reverence and in hushed respectful tones.

[Recursion]

7. I don't recall saying this parody shouldn't have been written

But, it is the same thing South Africa's defenders said 30 years ago.

[aranthus]

8. That's funny seeing as how

her parody is about the expensively educated dullards who know nothing about South Africa, haven't been to the Middle East, and yet enthusiastically buy into the lie that Israel/Palestine is the same thing as South Africa.

[Recursion]

9. Funny, isn't it? And the college kids in the Apartheid rallies were just as ignorant

For that matter so were a lot of anti-segregation protestors in the US. Still doesn't change their effectiveness, and it always makes the targets of the protest bitter, like this guy is.

[aranthus]

14. You're just proving my point

by putting words in my mouth and attacking motives. As for their effectiveness, that isn't what is being parodied. It's their signing on to the war against the Jewish state that is at issue.

[Recursion]

15. Well, it's *supposed to* make Israel feel more isolated and under siege

so it's not at all surprising that it does.

[aranthus]

18. It's supposed to end the Jewish state.

That certainly will make Israel feel more isolated and threatened, but it won't bring a peaceful solution to the problem.

[Recursion]

19. Ending the white state in South Africa was more or less peaceful

Though, like in Israel, it took terrorism to get the leverage to start the process (Mandela started out blowing up white farms, after all).

I see no reason that this will be different.

[shira]

28. Israel simply won't allow 1-state, full RoR, majority Hamas rule....

So how many are you willing to see die to make that 1-state solution happen?

[Recursion]

29. It's not up to me; it's up to the Israelis

I'd prefer nobody die. 1-state full ROR majority rule is coming; it's up to the Israelis how rough the transition is for them. Offering something better than Hamas does would be a good start.

[shira]

30. Are you for 1-state or 2? n/t

[Recursion]

31. It doesn't matter what I'm "for"; there will be one state within a generation or so

Given that, I'm "for" the transition being as peaceful as possible, and there being protections for the way of life and rights of the eventual Jewish minority. Arguing about two states is like mapping the iceberg the Titanic already hit; there's going to be one state, and my interest is that the transition be as peaceful as possible.

[shira]

32. There won't be 1-state with full RoR without a huge war. Jews aren't the same....

...as they were back before the WW2 era, defenseless and relying on their host countries to be nice to them. Those days are over.

There's simply no way with a 1-state Palestinian majority there will be protections for a Jewish minority. Look around the mideast and you'll find that 99% of all Jews from surrounding Arab countries were ethnically cleansed. At best, they live under Jim Crow conditions.

It's not happening.

[Recursion]

33. Well, I hope you're wrong that the Israelis will resist violently

I guess that's all there is to say about that. Particularly since that probably would bring about the kind of ethnic cleansing you're worried about, unlike engaging constructively.

[shira]

34. Look at how Jews are treated around the mideast the past 70 years. You expect....

....Jews to slit their own throats by giving Hamas, Islamic Jihad and friends the keys to the car?

Are you truly not aware of the Hamas program for Jews? It can be summed up in one word: Genocide.

How can you expect the Jews to just let that happen?

[Recursion]

35. Well, that suggests to me Israel shouldn't have created Hamas

And, now that they have, they need to offer Palestinians something they will prefer to Hamas. I agree with you that it would be in the Israelis' best interest, I just don't see it happening, unfortunately.

[Israeli]

11. I got that thanks

by the looks of Emily Schrader she fits right into the stereotype
maybe she should join a Gush Shalom march then spoof that for the american market , I'm sure it will get lots of laughs .

[oberliner]

13. Gush Shalom is in Israel

That sort of defeats the idea behind the satire.

[Israeli]

17. does it ?

That sort of defeats the idea behind the satire.

Tell me oberliner , what exactly are these students protesting ?

Now tell me what exactly are Peace Now and Gush Shalom protesting for ?

Hint :

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[azurnoir]

16. clever shira the "This is just great , let the trolls begin"

is some poo YOU made-up to fling at DUers and then attempted to make it appear as if it were a talkback

[shira]

21. I do like that one, but check it out. It's definitely there in the talkbacks. n/t

[azurnoir]

23. I did all of them had to go two pages out

but at least you'll admit that much you consider DUers who disagree with you to be trolls that's a start anyway care to add anything?

[shira]

24. I just liked the comment. It was intended for the trolls @ the Times of Israel. n/t

[azurnoir]

25. but you felt the urgent need to post it here why?

'cause it expressed something for you?

[shira]

26. So you finally found it? It was written by some guy....

...named Natan Epstein in Jerusalem 21 hours ago (EST is 3:21pm now).

Turns out there are plenty of hateful trolls there choking on it, like Ben White!

[azurnoir]

27. lol nope didn't say that at all but nothing changes the fact you felt the need to post it

suggesting it expressed something for you but what exactly.....as if lol