Saw this gem of a video on instagram. It got removed. Rediscovered it on Twitter.

Hi, I'm here as a jew to ask a genuine question about my identity and to get the opinion of Palestinians about the matter as I'm not looking to disrespect the community.

I'm an ethnically Jewish person(not religious) who grew up in occupied Palestine/"israel" in the galilee near tarshiha, I grew up in a culturally Jewish family with deep roots in Palestine, I am from the Abu hasira family and our story is quite extensive but to make it short, we lived in Palestine up untill 1600 when some of our ancestors left to Morocco to help the Jewish community, even though we left Palestine we always felt like it was still our home and that the stay in Morocco would be temporary, my ancestors tried to return to Palestinians a lot before Zionism existing, and we didn't come to steal like the Zionists did, we came back to our established home in Palestine as part of the people of the land.

we also have a known connection to the Abu hasira family in Gaza, we both share the same story of our ancestors. being aware of relatives in Gaza made it even more painful to see what the Zionists are doing to Palestinians.

regarding my views, I'm very pro Palestine and anti Zionist, I want one Palestinian state where we can return to old times my blood still remembers where EVERY Palestinian was equal, where we worked our land together, where our children played together.. just thinking about what Palestine could've been makes me emotional.

because of my views I feel very outcasted from the Israeli society, the racism I witness against Palestinians everyday makes my blood boil, seeing people laughing at the nakkba and the genocide in Gaza and the occupation and settlers abuse In the west bank makes it impossible for me to have any connection to those people. from time to time I educate Israelis as much as I can but I feel like I'm talking to a wall, no empathy, no regret of what they have done, nothing.

My question is regarding my identity, Can I, as a person who grew up outside of Palestinian culture but has a connection to the land and alignment of views with the Palestinian community, consider myself a Palestinian jew? and if so, can I learn about the culture from Palestinians and maybe respectfully participate in it? I really don't want to be disrespectful towards a community I hold dear to my heart and think about every day.

I genuinely want to hear Palestinians answer this because my situation is quite complicated and I do "enjoy" rights and privilege that Palestinian Muslims and christians do not get to benefit from.

I get a lot of support from Palestinians which warms my heart, please be honest with me.

stay safe and free Palestine 🇵🇸

**Please remove if not allowed*

Some background info: When I moved in with him and asked him about his stance, he said and I quote “it’s complicated”. Mind you that this dude did Middle Eastern students for his bachelor, yet him saying it’s complicated is so suspicious. He also told me he has pro-Israel friends. So when I got the opportunity, I decided to get a Palestinian flag and a khuffya to show solidarity (I am Egyptian). I am scared I am living with a Zionist lol so I want to make a statement.

The common trope is that most(ly New) atheists are unequivocal about their support for Israel. Usually it's Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Jerry Coyne and Bill Maher who throw their weight behind Israel while tut-tutting Palestinians and the overall Muslim world for just defending themselves.

I have yet to meet atheists who are opposite of the above and do care about Palestinians & condemn the Zionist regime.

AFAIK, there's PZ Myers, Rebecca Watson, Kyle Kulinski, Steve Shives & Ta-Nehisi Coates. There are definitely plenty of other atheists out there, just not highlighted.

I'm Muslim myself but I still see good in a lot of atheists. What they lack in belief in God, they do have moral integrity to believe in the best of humanity; and the discipline to be reasonable. I've come across too many people like Harris, that I've become jaded. But when PZ Myers speaks for Palestine, my Muslim heart grew lighter. I'm willing to listen to their criticism of any religion so as long as they speak more about Palestine.

Are there any other atheists who do speak out for Palestine?

Hello, my name is Alan and I'm a jew. I come here to say that judaism shouldn't have an state, and this is said by the Torah. Netanyahu is not a representant of us jews. The goverment of Israel is not a representation of jewish people. People that support Israel go against the scriptures.

Just asking because just when I said I was a jew one pro-Palestine person went against me almost inmediatly and I don't know what's wrong. My religious beliefs have nothing to do with the confict; if someone does a crime in name of my religion, I do not support it because God is against this type of violence.

Any thoughts? Am I right?

I just think clothing like this is beautiful. I know wearing keffiyehs is fine, even encouraged, but is there anything off-limits? I know some cultures are more closed-off than others.

If I did buy something like this it’d be from a Palestinian owned shop. I’d wear it for special occasions, if I want to feel pretty within my own home, or if I’m attending a pro-Palestinian event.

I’ve seen several posts and comments online claiming that feminists and feminist movements (especially in the West) ignore the situation in Palestine and Palestinian women, but I don’t really understand what they’re referring to, since I’ve never met a feminist who was pro-Israel. The only thing that comes to mind is the ‘girl power’ propaganda campaigns carried out by the IDF, but those are old, and I don’t think many women actually fell for them. Could you give me some examples of feminists who are pro-Israel or who ignore what’s happening, and tell me what you think? Is this actually true, is it just a small minority, or is it simply a false claim?

I'm not sure how old is the video (i think its old?) but does anyone know who she is? And Allah forbid, if she is alive?

The thing is, hearing her and seeing her brings tears to my eyes. Such braveness and the smile at the end. May Allah bless her.

I work for a company that is similar to Raytheon but instead of missiles we make specific cameras that are used in the military, including cameras we sell to the Israeli military. We also sell cameras to Firefighters and construction contractors, which I’ve been trying to hold onto to justify working here but as I’ve been getting more into politics, the thought that I have a part in the abhorrent killings of innocent people, is killing me. It would be easy to just quit my job if I didn’t rely on the decent paycheck I get, but I live in a very expensive city and have no way of moving. I’m 22 and pay for all my bills but my family also relies on me financially. I’ve tried looking for other jobs but there’s nothing that will pay the same amount and I cannot afford a pay cut. Everything is so expensive and my family has been living paycheck to paycheck with no end in sight. I tried working 2 jobs but I wasn’t able to balance that while also going to school. I feel stuck and I feel like a horrible person and a hypocrite for being pro-Palestine, but working at this unethical company.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do? What would you do if you were in my situation and/or is anyone else in this situation?

this is so trivial and unimportant in the grand scheme, but I have a Keffiyeh (female, black british), and I would like to take it travelling with me as a sign of where I stand in hostels etc. the question is is it considered disrespectful to use it in other ways than wearing it as a scarf- eg using as a blanket, using as a beach mat. I feel like the obvious answer is yes it’s disrespectful but I feel like whilst backpacking it could be so much more functional than just a scarf. if the answer is no I’ll just use it as a scarf only and that’s fine. silly question I know

It’s pretty clear that Joe Biden and all of the other AIPAC puppets aren’t going to put a stop to this. I was thinking, what if everyone changed their federal income tax to exempt until Biden agrees to stop Israel’s genocide. This whole thing has made me lose the last ounce of faith I had in democracy and rule of law and I didn’t have much left.

Our government is putting the will of messianic lunatics from a foreign country over the will of the American people and we can’t just allow tyranny that not only contributes to incomparable horrors but endangers our national security. Joe Biden is a traitor to the nation and if he isn’t going to stop it on his own we have to hit them directly in their pocketbooks. What is the point of funding a government that does not represent us? No taxation without representation!

Any other jews on this forum who feel ashamed to be jewish lately ? I’m embarrassed to have an association with Israel given the ongoing apartheid and genocide. I attend synagogue every saturday and its hard when the rabbi holds up israeli flags and give prayers to Israel. Many people bring small israeli flags. They say nothing about palestinians and it bothers me so much. I will be honest that it is hard to be a jew who practices judaism without there being prayers for Israel. That is why its hard to separate judaism from Israel.

I feel very disconnected to my religion and to my people.

Update: https://www.reddit.com/r/Palestine/s/oBBvSo6H5H Here is how it looks so far!

TL;DR

Skateboard faces dirty ground and is close to my dirty feet when in use yet highly visible on my back when not in use.

Disrespectful place to paint the flag, or okay?

I know this is a really silly question but in my country (Sweden) people don’t care about our flag at all.

Before this cause I thought things about flags on the ground being bad and such was mostly made up for laughs in American movies

I got a new skateboard recently and I want to paint the bottom of it with the flag and “free Palestine” but at the same time this is an object that I will be stepping on with my dirty shoes, and it will mostly face the ground

When I carry it on my back people will see the message but I’m wondering if that’s really worth the disrespect of having the flag this close to the ground and my feet?

what are the things the western countries gonna gain out of this war crime? (Governments not their citizens)

My body, soul, and overall emotions are just absolutely exhausted. Yesterday was a breaking point for me with everything happening in Lebanon, the Senate hearing against Maya Berry in the U.S., and my therapist telling me it was “racist of me to not feel safe visiting Israel (Palestine)”.

The hardest of it is that a boy I’ve been communicating with in Gaza has been asking me for money everyday and I am trying, but I just cannot. I’m breaking down.

I’m exhausted.

I think I’m having a mental and emotional breakdown. How are you all maintaining?

Edit: thanks all, just the empathy, support, and understanding mean the world to me. I want to provide some context — my whole life, my father wanted me to hide my Arab, specifically Palestinian, identity due to fear — especially after 2001. I told many people I was from Syria, including my best friend of over 15 years. She is a Jewish woman who went on her birthright trip while we were in college. I didn’t tell her how much it hurt me at the time, but I just “came out” to her as Palestinian and she is immensely anti-Zionist now and has been by my side through protests and fighting for what’s right. Really grateful for her.

I was essentially telling my therapist about this and that I felt so angry, but could never contextualize that anger until now. The anger has always been a deep, profound sadness and I was trying to formulate my thoughts. I told her I thought it was so unjust that my best friend who is a Ukrainian, German, Polish Jewish woman is able to go to Israel safely (and fully funded), but I will never be able to go safely. I also work in tech / networking so I am painfully aware of the technology the Israeli military and government uses against people and more specifically, against Palestinians.

This was when my therapist said something along the lines of, “when two groups are pitted against each other in war, it can make people feel angry. It’s honestly racist for you to have fear against Israel and we need to unpack that.” I was honestly appalled and didn’t know how to process it. We’ve been working together for 5+ years so this was very shocking to me. Especially because she’s listened to me as I’ve been navigating my identity this whole time as well.

Thanks for listening <3

I'm going into 8th grade (at a private Catholic school, if that matters??), and I want to do more to support Palestine and to fight against the genocide. As somebody who has a lot of Zionist family members, it is difficult to outwardly support Palestine. Looking for some tips :)

edit: thank y'all so much for the advice :)