r/Palestine • u/AdeptFunny5845 • Sep 15 '24
Call For Action Palestine has the right to defend itself
We should popularize this phrase the way the zionists say it about Israel. I feel like it speaks to the root of the problem, the ongoing colonization for the past 75 years. Going to start saying it and putting it everywhere✊🏼🇵🇸❤️
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u/Fireflyinsummer Sep 15 '24
Yes, it always seemed very lopsided with the constant 'Isreal needs to defend itself' but Palestinians are not allowed to defend themselves.. 🤷♀️
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u/dogisgodspeltright Sep 15 '24
Palestine has the right to defend itself
Yes.
And, Palestine has the right to oppose colonial oppression, and ethnic cleansing under ethics, human rights law and UN charter.
No one. No one in the world has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the humanity of their oppressors.
- Assata Shakur
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Sep 15 '24
100% and we have the fact to back it up.. Israel don't have the right to defend itself and we also have the fact for that.
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u/Randyfox86 Sep 15 '24
More accurately, Israel doesn't have the right to defend itself against the Palestinians, since Israel are the occupying entity, they have a duty of care to the occupied nation.
Israel can defend itself against anyone it's not currently occupying. At least that's my understanding of international law (im not a lawyer).
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u/HopperDragon Sep 16 '24
"Right" is obviously nebulous and subjective. They have the right in that it would be legal under international law for them to defend their borders with force against a hostile state. Whether it's moral or just is another thing altogether. Although, israel does break the law all the time. The settlements, demolitions, war crimes, collective punishment, land theft, most of it is against either international or even Israeli law. They just do it anyway.
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u/disxcountz_alix Sep 15 '24
Not even joking, I saw a zionist say “From the river to the sea, that’s the colours you’re going to see” (blue & white) Like bruh bfrl, they copy our slogans and acts like it’s theirs.
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u/khengoolman Free Palestine Sep 15 '24
The phrase from the river to the sea was originally from the Likud charter I believe, so they technically do own that one.
It’s actually useful to bring up too, when they claim it’s genocidal, it was as always they who started it.
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u/disxcountz_alix Sep 15 '24
“The phrase from the river to the sea was originally from the Likud charter I believe, so they technically do own that one.”
Oh frl.. I didn’t know that damn. But if anything, Palestine has every right to claim that slogan and reuse it ❤️🙏
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u/the_art_of_the_taco Free Palestine Sep 16 '24
The phrase originated from the PLO in 1969, calling for a single secular, democratic state for Arabs and Jews.
Likud's original party platform in 1977 used this phrase: "Between the sea and the Jordan there will only be Israeli sovereignty."
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u/Virtual-Permission69 Sep 15 '24
By international law we are doing almost everything legally and they are not. But the problem is they created the laws and don’t abide by them. How else can American wave their hand and Israel gets away with tens of thousands of illegal murders
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u/springsomnia Sep 15 '24
From the river to the sea. 🇵🇸
Israel has one of the most technologically advanced and well financed armies in the world and Palestinian only has local resistance to defend themselves. If you were in their situation, you would want to protect your people too.
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u/Gingerpyscho94 Sep 15 '24
Palestine has the right to return, full land back occupation. Full dissolution of the Zionist Israel entity. Full sovereignty of Palestine and return of all displaced Palestinians
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u/EcstaticCabbage Sep 15 '24
Saw a Lebanese journalist (cannot remember rn but please link video if anyone knows who I’m talking about) say something to the effect of “I don’t condemn Hamas anymore than I would condemn a slave for killing his master” and that’s pretty much it.
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u/Elipticalwheel1 Sep 15 '24
So does Gaza and the Palestinians, they’ve been attacked since 1948. If the the Palestinians try to protect their homes in Gaza or the west bank, they risk being shot. The isreal zionists are the aggressors, always have been, if Palestinians fight back, they call it Terrorism, the zionists are the real Terrorists.
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u/Pepper_Lenox Sep 16 '24
Palestine has the right to live in peace, security and prosperity. Palestine has the right to defend itself from the tyranny of the colonizer who has been occupying its country. FREE FREE FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
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u/ayhabthearab Sep 16 '24
Israel does not have a right to exist or even deserve to. It does not have a right to “defend” its self as it is an occupying entity. But quoting bassam yousef “Israel does have a right to go f itself”
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u/Fast-Pea3758 Sep 15 '24
I had the same mindset when I used the Palestinian flag frame on my Facebook (and IG) profile picture: If Zionists can use the Israeli flag on their profile picture, I can use the Palestinian flag on mine.
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u/nin10dudu Sep 15 '24
It really can’t be one sided as it has been, these civilians have no means of escaping this while Israeli civilians are taught hate from a young age and given guns by their government. I hope the worst for Israel and that their government is cast into the deepest pit of hell when they get their justice served.
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u/Immediate_Ad_4960 Sep 15 '24
- Palestine has the right to exist and exists.
- Palestine has the right to defend itself within its territory.
- Israel has no right to defend itself outside its territories and has no right to illegally land grab the part of Palestine that they didnt finish stealing.
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u/soliejordan Sep 16 '24
One cannot be a terrorist to an occupying force. The Israeli argument is completely foolish.
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u/oussama1st Sep 15 '24
yes indeed it has every right to defend it self since it is occupied according to international law
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u/TheFortnutter Sep 15 '24
No, neither Palestine nor Israel’s are functioning body’s or singular organisms that can defend themselves. People defend themselves. It doesn’t make sense to generalize a whole struggle as a country va country
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