Anthony Aguilar, who worked at the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), says the child kissed his hand and thanked him before he was shot dead by Israeli forces
Most people (though probably less of a majority than you think) don’t want this, but far too many are willing to indirectly fund it, arm it, defend it and suppress resistance to it through their governments. Like, a lot of this is happening with Westerners’ tax money, and there are things that can be done beyond complain.
If you’re actually interested, you can look around here for non-drastic action most people in Western countries can take regarding Palestine. Also, there are various levels of civil disobedience methods that can be used to compel governments, especially local governments (a lot more can be done locally than you might think*), to act, and of course striking is always an option. Not that I’m telling you to suddenly become a full-time activist for Palestine; with the current state of the West these are things y’all should be doing anyway, with Palestine action simply another thing to demand from the government and the rich. The fact that there’s no grassroots political infrastructure to respond to an actual genocide would be a problem even if said genocide wasn’t happening.
*Since Israel can’t trade with its immediate neighbors for obvious reasons, it relies pretty heavily on the international market and especially the West. This means that you can start as small as getting your local supermarket to stop stocking Israeli goods (or goods from easier-to-avoid complicit companies) and still get something done, and you might even inspire someone else to do the same.
Most people (though probably less of a majority than you think) don’t want this, but far too many are willing to indirectly fund it, arm it, defend it and suppress resistance to it through their governments. Like, a lot of this is happening with Westerners’ tax money, and there are things that can be done beyond complain.
What can the average person do in this case other than protest?
If you’re actually interested, you can look around here for non-drastic action most people in Western countries can take regarding Palestine. Also, there are various levels of civil disobedience methods that can be used to compel governments, especially local governments (a lot more can be done locally than you might think*), to act, and of course striking is always an option. Not that I’m telling you to suddenly become a full-time activist for Palestine; with the current state of the West these are things y’all should be doing anyway, with Palestine action simply another thing to demand from the government and the rich. The fact that there’s no grassroots political infrastructure to respond to an actual genocide would be a problem even if said genocide wasn’t happening.
*Since Israel can’t trade with its immediate neighbors for obvious reasons, it relies pretty heavily on the international market and especially the West. This means that you can start as small as getting your local supermarket to stop stocking Israeli goods (or goods from easier-to-avoid complicit companies) and still get something done, and you might even inspire someone else to do the same.
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