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"As governments, politicians, university administrators, school directors, sororities, social media gatekeepers, and the mainstream media silence critical voices and prohibit demonstrations against Israel’s actions, we must refuse to be cowed. This is our time to stand up, together with others, and find ways to clear the smog of propaganda and intimidation. Historians of fascism have much to teach us about the disastrous complicity of the silent majority."

https://allegralaboratory.net/now-is-our-moment-to-act/

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Now is Our Moment to Act

As anthropologists, scholars, and teachers, now is our moment to act. It has always been our responsibility, as academics and citizens, to defend and
Lori Allen (Allegra Lab)
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Lorenz
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Hi @Wrdlbrmpft I double clecked the text and cannot find any mention of Hamas being progressive etc, so I wonder why you found the text naive. Don't you think it should be possible to be both against Hamas terrorists and the government of Israel because both of them kill thousands of innocent people and don't care about human rights? Especially in Germany (for historical reasons, though) this seems to be an impossible task. Check this Open Letter by 100 Jewish intellectuals in Germany https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/freedom-for-the-one-who-thinks-differently/ (English) and https://taz.de/Offener-Brief-juedischer-Intellektueller/!5965154/ (Deutsch) or this Guardian article ‘Do not use our pain to bring death: Relatives of campaigners killed by Hamas, such as Hayim Katsman, are among those arguing against revenge’ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/19/do-not-use-our-death-to-bring-death-plea-to-israel-from-peace-activists-grieving-families
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Lorenz
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See also here: An atmosphere of fear’: free speech under threat in Israel, activists say. Two activists from a Jewish-Arab peace movement were recently detained in Israel for putting up posters with a message that the police deemed to be offensive. The message was: “Jews and Arabs, we will get through this together.” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/22/an-atmosphere-of-fear-free-speech-under-threat-in-israel-activists-say
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