What does it mean to be a “civilian” when the violence against Palestine is settler-colonial ethnic cleansing?
I don’t want to see kids die, but the “civilians” in the settlements are the perpetrators of a slow-motion genocide against Palestinians. It’s not a meaningful distinction in this type of conflict.
They put themselves there because they are ideologically committed to ethnically cleansing the land of Palestinians so when Palestinians attack the “civilian” settlers stealing their land it is self defense.
I have sympathy for the children of settlers who had no choice in the matter. Ultimately, the responsibility lies with their parents who chose to put their own children in harm's way by bringing them to live on stolen land and with the zionist occupation regime who choose to put their own civilians on stolen land to act as human shields.
Israel brought it upon themselves. I feel bad for the people who were born and entrenched into the colony, but the fault lies with their parents and the government who knew damn well what would entail when you kick other families out their homes. Hamas may have pulled the trigger, but they weren’t the ones who flew their enemies into the country to create families.
What does it mean to be a “civilian” when the violence against Palestine is settler-colonial ethnic cleansing?
I don’t want to see kids die, but the “civilians” in the settlements are the perpetrators of a slow-motion genocide against Palestinians. It’s not a meaningful distinction in this type of conflict.
They put themselves there because they are ideologically committed to ethnically cleansing the land of Palestinians so when Palestinians attack the “civilian” settlers stealing their land it is self defense.
I have sympathy for the children of settlers who had no choice in the matter. Ultimately, the responsibility lies with their parents who chose to put their own children in harm's way by bringing them to live on stolen land and with the zionist occupation regime who choose to put their own civilians on stolen land to act as human shields.
Israel brought it upon themselves. I feel bad for the people who were born and entrenched into the colony, but the fault lies with their parents and the government who knew damn well what would entail when you kick other families out their homes. Hamas may have pulled the trigger, but they weren’t the ones who flew their enemies into the country to create families.
What does it mean to be a "civilian" in a place with mandatory military service?