History can be made in various ways. Sometimes, it is because a historic moral low is reached.
That was the case yesterday for US history when Benjamin Netanyahu was warmly welcomed into and addressed the US Congress.
There was little unexpected in Netanyahu’s speech itself. On the list of potential items, one could quickly tick ‘axis of evil’, ‘barbarism’, and ‘our common civilization.’
Nonetheless, there’s a lot to be said about it: about the speech itself, how it was received, what it shows so painfully clearly, and what we can do about it.
In short, the speech didn’t reveal anything new about Israel. Yet it has revealed – or at least reminded – us what the US Congress is really about, proudly and shamelessly.
Before I share several action items with you, I want to make sure you’ve seen the picture below. See and share it now. Because it will be in history books, and you will be able to say that you stood by it — as unapologetically as US genocide apologists stand by Israeli war crimes.
Also, if you’re interested, please see which Members of Congress didn’t show up for Netanyahu’s speech here and who John Spencer, the man Netanyahu quoted in his speech and I talk about in my episode, is.
And now, several actions you might want to take:
- Support United Palestinian Appeal and their desperately needed work in Gaza
- Sign Avaaz’s petition to ban Israel from the Olympics
- If you’re on Instagram, share this beautiful visual with your friends
- Look for local virtual and offline communities (or national organisations) who are organising events for Palestine and make a commitment to join their gatherings and/or other initiatives
- If you live in the US, check out what initiatives CODEPINK has planned for July and August
- Watch Where Olive Trees Weep, a documentary on Palestine I just loved, and even organised a screening last month.
As always: stay strong, check on others, and keep your heart open.
❤️💔❤️
Justina
I’ve removed the option to support my work from this post. Instead, I invite you to contribute to my fundraiser to translate Where Olive Trees Weep to Lithuanian (my native language), so it’s available for broader audiences at home.
Find all my work on Palestine here.
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