You know, I often raise an eyebrow when Lemmy jumps straight to the "this action is directly fueled by racism!" Argument, but... well, this time I completely agree.

The basis of this ban, as far as I can gather, goes like this:

Terrorism is bad, so pro-terrorist demonstrations are banned
Palestine deliberately targetted & killed civilians in an ongoing, messy conflict
Ergo, Palestine demonstrations are now banned

That third link in the chain of logic is what bothers me about what's happening in France. Targetted mass killing of civilians during war is detestable... but it's not terrorism. Calling Palestine a terrorist state on that basis is a double-standard -- one which I can only conclude is driven by the fear of what Palestinians believe & look like.

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Exactly, by that basis pro-Israeli protests should be banned too. They've done the exact same shit.

Can't wait for all the Israeli apologists to come in here and act like Israel doesn't purposely target civilian buildings with the excuse of "Hamas was hiding in there" while providing no proof and haven't done it a countless number of times.

It's not that Hamas isn't a horrible organization, it's that people act like Israelis haven't also done horrible shit and committed war crimes. While also conflating Hamas with all Palestinians but going out of their way to separate the Israeli people from their government and Nehtanyahu.