Israel’s protest leaders give the anti-occupation bloc the cold shoulder
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Oren Ziv reports from Tel Aviv for +972 Magazine/Local Call on the latest anti-occupation bloc demonstration, cold-shouldered by the organisers of the anti-government protest movement.
They seem to fear that their “pure” protest will be contaminated by the participation of those with more radical anti-occupation views and frequent Palestinian flag-waving.
The bloc itself met earlier in Dizengoff Street with support from the Arab-Jewish communist party, Hadash, Breaking the Silence, Standing Together, Combatants for Peace, Peace Now, and more and included a sizeable number of Palestinian citizens.
After their own protest at 56 years of occupation, most joined the mainstream demonstration as a unified bloc with their flags and slogans.
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This article was originally published by +972 Magazine on Tue 6 Jun 2023. Read the original here.
Israel’s protest leaders give the anti-occupation bloc the cold shoulder
A protest marking the occupation’s 56th year was rejected by mainstream organizers, showing how messages about Palestinians are still being silenced.
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Fantastic comment by Orly Noy. Must have hurt the feelings of all the Barbie doll racists. Poor things.