“People as things, that’s where it starts” – #Orkney News
[Quote from Terry #Pratchett]
The #Knesset, Israel’s #Parliament, voted to impose #death sentence (by #hanging) on #Palestinian #prisoners
- It is State #Execution based on #ethnicity. Students of history will realise that the world has been here before – in the #Germany of the 1930s and 40s
Israel runs an #Apartheid system
When most people think of Apartheid ...
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When most people think of Apartheid, history of South #Africa comes to mind where people were #segregated according to colour of their skin, with White people having more rights than Black South Africans, or those of mixed race
In 21st century Israel runs an Apartheid system where Israeli #Jews have more rights than #Muslim or #Christian Palestinians
- Even if they are #citizens of #Israel, equality they do not have. This #inequality extends into the legal system
What can we do? ...
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We have the #Irish to thank for term #boycott & actions associated with it in the 19th century
In 20th century #boycotting products & events was effective against #Apartheid #SouthAfrica; it can be effective against #ApartheidIsrael. Simply put, when #shopping you choose not to buy a product from #Israel – The Boycott List [https://boycott-israel.org/boycott.html] ...
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There are always alternatives on the shelves. (N.B. The Israeli barcode starts with the numbers 729. However, it doesn’t necessarily appear on all Israeli products so be sure to always check the label or ask your supplier for country of origin.) – Boycott Israeli Goods & Services [https://www.ipsc.ie/campaigns/consumer-boycott] ...
#Humanism #evil #murder #genocide
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Some #islanders in #Orkney attend weekly #vigil on #Kirk Green in #Kirkwall every Saturday between 1 and 2pm
hey have been doing so since the end of October 2023. #Photographs & #films are made which are seen by #Palestinians in #refugee camps, and those who have been displaced. It gives them hope when they find that even as far away from them as Orkney is, that there are people who know of their #suffering, and who care.
https://theorkneynews.scot/2026/04/04/people-as-things-thats-where-it-starts/
#humanity #humanism #morals #compassion
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Mark
