Palestine
A community for everything related to Palestine and the occupation currently underway by the occupying force known as Israel.
Anti-Zionism is not anti-Semitism. Existence is resistance for Palestinians.
Please refer to Israel as Occupied Palestine, or occupied territories. The IDF is a fascist and ethnonationalist occupying force. Israelis are settlers. We understand however that the imperial narrative (which tries to legitimise Israel) is internalised in the imperial core and slip-ups are naturally expected.
We always take the sides of Palestine and Palestinians and are unapologetic about it. Israel is an occupying power whose "defence force"'s (note the contradiction) sole purpose for existing is to push Palestinians out so they can resettle their rightful land. If you have anything positive to say about Israel we do not care.
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A lot of businesses are tied to gov, and so there’s pressure to follow the gov line. If you are a socialist business owner, you would be risking not only your position but also your livelihood and the livelihood of your employees if you speak up.
So, class interests.
On the other hand, if you are a consumer facing company, if you outright state that you support Israel, you’d alienate your customers.
So, also class interests.
That’s why you see a lot of companies toeing the line when they’re forced to make a statement. Or a lot of public faces just shut up regarding the subject. Supporting either side will result in consequences.
Yes, there is a correct answer. But in the end, you are kept. Your pay check, your employee’s pay check , your country’s pay check, doesn't come from how much you fight against injustice.
In a way, the people have the most power. And if public opinion of the vast majority are polarized, then there’s little that can stand in its way. It’s a force that can make empires capitulate, as we have seen recently.