@tillshadeisgone

I think a lot of white leftists have not even begun to unpick and extract themselves from their whiteness, and that acts like a massive trigger for them. I'm sure I have likely struggled with that at points in my life as well, but until you can accept that the system is rigged and you are woven into the system you can't even begin to do the work.

One thing I've realized over the years is that white culture is fundamentally smother culture. The idea of making anyone uncomfortable is seen as villainy. It's why families will sit every Christmas with racist uncles or known family pedophiles, but the person who brings it up will be seen as a villain for rocking the boat and "ruining a special day". Until we accept the heinousness of that within our own culture we can't possibly refer to ourselves as allies to anyone else.

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… jurisdiction over Gaza’s waters and shoreline, compounding Israel’s continued war crimes and illegal blockade.
Adalah lawyers, who represent the flotilla participants before Israeli authorities, have been given minimal updates and have not been informed on whether the estimated 443 flotilla volunteers, who were forcibly taken from their vessels, will arrive at Ashdod, where they are expected to be processed under illegal detention.
This is an unlawful abduction, in direct violation of international law and basic human rights. Intercepting humanitarian vessels in international waters is a war crime; denying legal counsel and concealing the fate of those seized compounds that crime.
We demand that governments, world leaders, and international institutions immediately intervene to secure information on the missing …