Death to the Arabs : Racialised violence has always defined Israel May 3, 2021 at 11:37 am | Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian protester outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem s Old City on 29 April 2021. [AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images] May 3, 2021 at 11:37 am
During the racist anti-Palestinian riots that ensued in Jerusalem last week, a protester was interviewed by a journalist concerning the approach, specifically, the language used by the enraged crowds.
The journalist asked the young protester if the phrases employed by the demonstrators, phrases like Burn the Arab villages and Death to Arabs represented them and their presence at the protest.
Police stand in front of demonstrators from the Jewish supremacist group Lehava at Damascus Gate in Jerusalem on April 22, 2021. (Photo: Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
During the racist anti-Palestinian riots that ensued in Jerusalem last week, a protester was interviewed by a journalist concerning the approach, specifically, the language used by the enraged crowds.
The journalist asked the young protester if the phrases employed by the demonstrators, phrases like, “Burn the Arab’s villages” and “Death to Arabs”, represented them and their presence at the protest.
In response, she said “I say it in a mannered and proper way. I don’t say ‘let’s burn their villages,’ I say that ‘they should get out and we take over their lands’,” she smirks “…exactly what we do in the Old City.”
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