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Peter Link

@ pete_link @lemmy.ml

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retired healthcare IT programmer/analyst, supporter of Palestine, Cuban Revolution, women's rights, FOSS, Linux, Black Lives Matter. Live in Michigan, USA

  • Backed by Trump, Israel Shreds Cease-Fire Deal and Kills Over 400 Across Gaza | Common Dreams

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  • Totally wasted sarcasm.

  • Backed by Trump, Israel Shreds Cease-Fire Deal and Kills Over 400 Across Gaza | Common Dreams

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  • Right here. Biden's policies greatly strengthened Israel and directly helped the genocide.

    Is Trump worse? I think yes. But that is still no reason to gloat or to think that endlessly supporting the lesser evil is going to produce any real changes that the world needs.

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    how can I repair defective URL metadata for Lemmy posts?

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  • After reading further, I see your point. Sorry about that.

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    how can I repair defective URL metadata for Lemmy posts?

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  • Thanks for the feedback. I'll look into checking for the AMP pages. (Never heard of those before, haven't done much with the web for quite a while.)

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    how can I repair defective URL metadata for Lemmy posts?

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  • 'We'll own it': Trump wants to make Gaza a holiday hub without Palestinians

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  • Many opposed Harris because she continued very active support to the Israeli genocide. Very few believed Trump would be better.

  • 'We'll own it': Trump wants to make Gaza a holiday hub without Palestinians

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  • Yeah, he was so much better than Trump. /s

  • 'We'll own it': Trump wants to make Gaza a holiday hub without Palestinians

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  • Blame Biden-Harris and the Democrats, not the Palestinians.

  • As Hopes Rise for Gaza Cease-Fire, Conditions There Have Worsened

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  • Yes, they are a marketing technique, but I don't know of any other legal way to share them. Please give me any ideas you may have. Thanks.

  • Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the #Assad Regime

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  • Article contains info from interviews and internal documents of government officials from various countries.

  • Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the #Assad Regime

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  • Article contains info from interviews and internal documents of government officials from various countries.

  • Deception and Betrayal: Inside the Final Days of the #Assad Regime

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  • Article contains info from interviews and internal documents of government officials from various countries.

  • Human Rights Watch: Israel is guilty of extermination and acts of genocide in Gaza

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  • Yes, and it is very positive that prominent human rights groups agree and document it. These reports can be used to pressure governments, universities, etc. to divest from Israel and to stop sending arms, software, etc. to Israel.

  • I don’t want to argue about genocide. I just want to honor Mahmoud.

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  • The main point that I "got" is that you like to rant using lots of capital letters. (And I know that it is genocide, but understanding that is not absolutely necessary to act in favor of Palestine. Look at Bernie Sanders - he is a very critical, liberal Zionist, yet his actions in the Senate and his speeches have helped, not hurt, the Palestinian cause, in spite of his refusal to call it genocide.)

  • I don’t want to argue about genocide. I just want to honor Mahmoud.

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  • I agree that posting this without any clarifying critical comments was a mistake. But I still think it was worth posting for the reasons I stated in another post.

  • I don’t want to argue about genocide. I just want to honor Mahmoud.

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  • Yes, that's true, but I thought that a pro-Israel Jewish US publication having an opinion piece favorable to Gaza was worth sharing. It helps to break down the demonization of Palestinians that is so widespread in the US.

    It's not an article that will give someone brilliant insights into the reality of Zionism, but it helps create space for discussion with a broader set of people.

  • Joe Biden reads Rashid Khalidi, and so should American Jews

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  • Right, and he just bought the book a few days ago. Highly unlikely that he will change anything. But I posted this because it might be useful for those of us who know people still sitting on the fence. This article could be something that they would read.

    Public opinion in the Western countries has shifted a lot against Israel, but we still need to educate more people, and mobilize them against Israel's genocide.

  • Amnesty International Investigation Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide

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  • Maybe we don't, but there are still many people who aren't convinced yet, and Amnesty International producing a very solid document will likely help convince them.

  • AOC votes to back Israel lobby's bogus "anti-Semitism" definition

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  • Sorry for the late reply.

    Yes, I agree that the fact the 3 Squad members stayed firm is very important. (I have supported Rashida here in Michigan since 2018.)

    But up until recently AOC was good on the basics of the right to oppose Israel and on Israel's war on Gaza, even though she was late to call it genocide. (But when she finally did, she gave a very powerful speech in Congress on it.)

    But since she is so significant in US politics now, it was a real blow to Palestine solidarity for her to retreat on this. This in addition to the flattering and false speech about Harris at the DNC in Chicago, and her Instagram event on anti-Semitism, in which only pro-Israel viewpoints were expressed.