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Naarm & Meanjin
Joined February 2014
Palestinian diaspora elites who respond to Palestinian rage with calls for civility are nothing but a new comprador class in exile.
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Their stock market is in freefall. Their currency is plummeting. Their economy is at a standstill. Now is the moment to lead organised boycotts and direct action against Isr@e|i companies with a force and relentlessness never seen before 1/
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I've tried a bunch of things to shake the shadow ban, seemingly to no avail. Please like if you see this โค๏ธ.
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So go out and GET ORGANISED. Join an existing group doing boycott actions, start your own direct action group. Go find where their companies have brick and mortar locations (or those of their collaborators) in your area and strike them while they are weak 2/.
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Some people seem to be confused about this so I'll clarify: Palestinians are absolutely asking people with "israeli" citizenship to renounce it, burn their passports, and cut off contact with anyone they know who lives in and contributes to the hellhole that is the zionist entity.
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Late this morning I attended a UQ graduation ceremony and left the hall half-way through to sit in the foyer. I was sitting on a bench scrolling when these three racist dogs started taking photos of me. When I took photos of them, they cornered me while ordering me to leave 1/3
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$ can't even get to Gaza right now and most of the orgs you're giving to absorb 60% of donations to their own costs. PALESTINIANS WANT POLITICAL ACTION. If you want to give $, create a bail and legal fund for direct action protestors. 3/.
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I see lots of non-Palestinian writers & scholars racking up thousands of new followers with their solidarity takes rather than simply promoting the words and writing of Palestinians, many of whom don't have the time or energy rn to compose spicy takes. .
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Scholars are under attack for solidarity with Palestine, so we need to create lists of our own ๐งต1/.
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bail and legal funds incentivize people to engage in direct action. 4/.
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Palestine is not a "question". It is an Indigenous affirmation, echoed by all the wretched of the earth.
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This is not even a ceasefire and definitely not something to celebrate. The ICJ just green-lit ongoing genocide.
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I was later told that before this, they had followed another kuffiyeh wearing guest to the bathroom 2/3.
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These kilaab also said they called the cops, which is funny because the only police allowed on campus are the feds. Though at least one of them themselves is almost certainly ASIO, they inadvertently admitted to calling the feds on me for wearing a kuffiyeh 3/3.
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Just to be clear, this is not because "BDS is working". People saying that either know nothing of the actual situation, or are intentionally trying to sow complacency. These things are happening because of their genocidal war on Gaza and all Palestinians and its economic cost.
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I want to see blockades of major ports on every continent in the coming weeks.
Until the Israeli regimeโs genocidal assault on Gaza stops, we should keep protesting and disrupting in every way possible. This is todayโs lesson.
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My point is that we must act NOW to take advantage of their economically weak position with the aim of driving the settler-colonial state's economy to complete collapse.
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I've believed in Blackfulla โ Palestinian solidarity for a long time, but I will never forget the unconditional solidarity of Blackfullas after October 7 ๐งต 1/7.
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In 2022, I was awarded a @SydReviewBooks Emerging Critics Fellowship. Today, I announce that I will not be completing any of my three pieces for it. ๐งต1/.
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๐ป The Port of Melbourne has been shut down for the 2nd time in as many months ๐ป.
Blockade of Webb Dock, Port Melbourne has now been blocking VICT terminal for 1 hour. Work has stopped on Zio Zim ship loading! No trucks in or out. No night shift in! .#StopArmingIsrael .#FreePalestine
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They don't just want to wipe out our people; they want to completely destroy our lands too. And they say they're indigenous; show me another Indigenous people who would do this to land.
Israeli forces are flooding Gaza with seawater, under the pretext of destroying the tunnels. This will result in the long-term destruction of groundwater & aquifers, rendering agriculture & drinking water impossible, eliminating life for decades. This is a crime against humanity
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SHUT IT DOWN SHUT IT DOWN TEAR APARTHEID TO THE GROUND!! โค๏ธโ๐ฅโค๏ธโ๐ฅโค๏ธโ๐ฅ.
BREAKING! Activist have climbed the roof and invaded HTA in the suburbs of Naarm/Melbourne. HTA provide components for the F35s currently being used to bomb Gaza. Israel! HTA! How many kids did you kill today? #StopArmingIsral #BreakTheSupplyChain #FreePalestine
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Love how mainstream news does work for us by telling everyone how effective such direct action is in inflicting economic damage ๐.
Congratulations activists on these successes! Make yourself available to cover the overnight shift at the picket to ensure we continue to blockade Zim ships from accessing work at our ports! . Gaza called, Yemen answered. All Israeli ships are cancelled! #blocktheboat #BDS
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People in the so-called U.S: where are the port blockades?! There are how many ports over there? How many people? . You're in the heart of empire, yet from over here it looks like you're prioritizing writing articles and appealing to your g4nocidal government over actual action.
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I aim to create a document containing the names and workplaces of such scholars so we can: . - never cite their work .- never teach their work .- never read their work .- refuse to attend conferences where they are speaking.- ?. 3/.
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Please DM me if you have capacity to help develop a list of self-proclaimed "decolonial" or "postcolonial" scholars who have outed themselves as zionists or been silent on Palestine 2/.
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At the Palestine rally:. "Oh wow, it's someone I went to school with (in a different state) and haven't seen in more than 10 years". "The owner of my favourite local restaurant is here!". "Wait, is that the guy I sold a chair to on marketplace 2 weeks ago?".
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So I'm the writer Roz Bellamy is referring to here. When I first heard that I was targeted in this chatโalbeit without being namedโI laughed. This isn't even the most serious attack zionists have launched against me in the last 3 months, let alone my life ๐ฅฑ 1/4
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In these professions, social media clout IS capital, i.e. actual capital โ one's number of followers influences publishing advances, lecture opportunities etc. So unless you're doing something to counterbalance this, you are genocide profiteering.
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To any critical race scholar not actively engaged in material struggle right now, you areโand I mean this with all possible disrespectโa joke.
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Shut it down fam! โค๏ธโ๐ฅโค๏ธโ๐ฅโค๏ธโ๐ฅ.
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Also, please send me the names of ANY scholars you've seen side with Israel or remain conspicuously quiet in recent weeks (with screenshots if possible) ๐ 4/4.
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I know I am a great writer. I donโt need the validation of bourgeois colonisers. I know this because I write with political purpose, for my people's struggle, and against this colony and all others like it. 7/.
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Always was Always Will Be. ๐ค๐โค๏ธ.โค๏ธ๐ค๐ค๐. From the River to the Sea.
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@SydReviewBooks, other literary publications like it, and their editors, think they can claim neutrality. They cannot. The notion of critical neutrality, embodied by the critical "I" that announces itself as beyond power, has always been a smokescreen. 3/.
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How many atrocities do they need to see until some of these self-proclaimed anti-zionists think renouncing their citizenship is warranted?. Who knows, but it's too late to matter. People unwilling to renounce "israeli" citizenship are zionists and must be regarded as such.
Some people seem to be confused about this so I'll clarify: Palestinians are absolutely asking people with "israeli" citizenship to renounce it, burn their passports, and cut off contact with anyone they know who lives in and contributes to the hellhole that is the zionist entity.
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Iโm well aware that by announcing this, I will burn bridges beyond @SydneyReviewBooks. Hereโs the thing: I cannot physically work with publications and people who are cowards in the face of imperialism. My body won't allow it. I will never betray my people. 6/.
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They did these things because they are in @theafcdotcom โ 24 of the 47 countries in the Asian Football Confederation are Muslim majority countries. If they rejected the minute of silence, they'd face hell on earth for half continental away fixtures for the foreseeable future 2/.
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With all the organising Iโve been doing since Oct 7, my current income isnโt enough to cover rent, bills, food and medical costs. If anyone knows of any remote work I might be suitable for, please let me know!.
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The critical mode championed by @SydReviewBooks was pioneered by @parisreview. The latter publication was founded by a CIA agent as a cover. All silent literary publications โ and those who pursue any form of bothsidesism in editorial policy โ are cultural counter-insurgents. 4/.
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I will make sure every Palestinian in my community who comes after me knows this, and that they understand that if they want to fight against zionist colonisation of our lands, they must fight against this genocidal settler-colony too 6/7.
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They did not have a minimum number of Palestinian babies that had to be killed before they would say or do anything 2/7.
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A few days ago, I scrolled back to 7 October on the @SydReviewBooks timeline and that of recently-appointed editor @sprezzafuror. Nowhere did I find any support for the P@Iestini@n liberation struggle โ not a single mention of I$r@elโs current g3n0c!dal campaign. 2/.
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The cutting of funding to UNRWA under the pretext of allegations made by a settler state that has demonstrably lied countless times is a declaration of war on all survivors of ongoing European colonisation.
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And honestly, in the days after Oct 7, when it felt like the whole world had abandoned us, the words, actions, and presence of Blackfullas' in solidarity held me together 5/7.
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Last thing on the leaked chat: The fact that chat log leaked is no coincidence. zionists lack basic skills of grassroots organising because they are accustomed to the complete support of the (European/settler) State 1/5.
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They did not stop to think "how can I speak up without it affecting my career?" 3/7.
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all these "radical," "decolonial" scholars etc who spend hours tweeting about their pro-resistance stance but do nothing to assist local resistanceโi.e. direct actionโin the places they live are fraudulent opportunists.
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Let it be known that it was a calculated decision to benefit the football teams of the g3noc1d@l colony of so-called "australia" 3/.
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People who "just write" or write for the sake of writing itself are nothing but bourgeois intellectuals whose ignorance bolsters ongoing colonisation. 8/.
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Tonight, the heroes of the P@l3st1nian men's football team face off against the cowards of the so-called "australian" team ๐งต1/.
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Also, could someone do me a favour: tell @sprezzafuror to keep Edward Saidโs name out his mouth. 10/.
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Institutions that receive their funding from the g3noc1daI state of so-called "australia" cannot be reformed. They will never take action against the colony in any material sense. They are therefore enemies of all liberation struggles and should be treated as such. 5/.
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๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐๐ดWant to show solidarity with your Palestinian friends right now? Youโre in luck, coz zionism is a global enterprise, and thereโs a node in the network near you. What you do with this information is up to you. Be bold comrades. 1/.
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Talking about how despicable the Z600 are and/or making fun of them is best done at your local port while you blockade it ๐ข.
A Zim's cargo truck being forced to turn around by a community picket on Saturday in Walyalup / Fremantle Port. No Israeli ships in Australian ports! . Footage from @friendsofpales1
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In no way are such writers benign; whether they know it or not, they are imperial propagandists. They should therefore be regarded as enemies until they realise what they've done and demonstrate that theyโre willing to make the necessary sacrifices. 9/.
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people who claim to be radical, yet lack the critical thinking skills or courage to escalate, are in fact, just liberals who can't admit it.
I cannot help but feel that perpetual protest without escalation is a habitual appeal to your oppressorโs (lack of) conscience. who exactly is this for at this point?.
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My first review essay is out today in the new issue of @Meanjin!. So now I'll be doing that very rookie writer thing of thanking as many people as I can 1/.
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I'm beyond proud of the efforts of my comrades at Webb Dock, Port of Melbourne and their historic blockade โค๏ธโ๐ฅ. Answering the calls from Palestine, Naarm direct action organisers are inspiring a global movement โ
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I don't know how many times we need to say this: now is NOT the time for reading lists. I couldn't give two f*cks if you're "trying to educate yourself about Palestine". Educate yourself by going to organising meetings and blocking "israeli" ships at port.
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Something people who haven't been involved in direct action since October can't understand: united in our rage and our grief, we are building something beautiful. You will understand if you join usโyou will realise how only such beauty can upend this world of horrors.
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The funniest thing about Anna Schwartz dropping Mike Parr is that, due to the nature of artist-gallery contracts, Anna Schwartz Gallery has to show the performance documentation until 16 December and (presumably) advertise it on her website (๐ท). Hence the note. 1/
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But I mainly laughed because of how pathetic an attack this is: if you're saying "I think this could be considered inciting"โemphasis on the words "think" and "could"โthen there's a 99.9% chance that the thing you're referring to, by a legal definition, is not incitement. 4/4.
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Please donate to this solidarity fund for a dear friend so his family can get to safety โค๏ธ๐ค๐ค๐. Please share the link too ๐.
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What exactly did Roz think was going to happen here attacking me, a queer, disabled Palestinian organise and writer on low-income? That Writer's Vic would demand I pay back the thousands of dollars that I've already spent? 2/4.
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WHERE are the organisations who claim to support disability justice?!!!!.
Mohammed Nahd Banar, 20 yr old Deaf Palestinian in Gaza was murdered by the IOF. His family reported he could not hear the bullets coming towards him. He wrote his name in the sand before he died, as those around him could not sign or identify him. This is devastating.
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The g3n0c1d3 is literally breaking my heartโlast Tuesday my heart started skipping beats irregularly but frequently. The arrhythmia stopped the next day but I was still getting random stabbing chest pains. Alhamdulillah after some days of rest with loved ones, I'm feeling better.
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Direct Action causing material disruption and economic damage to the z10ni$7 entity and every settler colony on the planet is the more.
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When are people gonna realise that, as the state broadcaster of so-called australia, @abcnews's only role is to legitimise the settler-state + its allies via propaganda. Outrage when it does exactly that serves only the fantasy that it could perform any other function. It can't.
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Come on, they're smarter than that; they know I'd go public with that straight away, co-ordinate a boycott campaign and make sure the economic damage to them was far more than the cost of that grant 3/4.
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Much love to all the disabled folks engaging in the struggle in whatever way they canโค๏ธโ๐ฅ.
๐ Hereโs the latest update from Crips for eSIMS for Gaza, a project in partnership with @pipagaopoetry & @thellpsx!. About the project: Donate:
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2021: A collective of queer Palestinians, Jews and other comrades led a boycott of the 2021 Melbourne Queer Film Festival. 2023: Not one โisraeliโ film was screened at a major film festival in so-called australia. 2024: Try us.
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They can't understand that real political organisers are born only from material struggle against the State. Only when the odds are always stacked against you, must you constantly be nothing less than exceptional. 4/5.
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This is one of the editors at @theparis_end. Since October 7, he's posted nothing in support of the P@lest1nian struggle. Then posted this, effectively a theory-bro joke at the expense of P@lest1nans facing genoc1de 1/.
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I arrived late and presumed Lama was the official interpreterโshe was facilitating the whole thing. Smh. Earlier in the day, a reporter from @DailyMailUK asked me if I'd share my translated transcript of the Palestine press conference. My response: How much?. Him: No thanks.
lol today I found myself translating an Arabic interview for 7 different journalists at a press scrum. Thatโs because 7 different news organizations didnโt bother sending a goddamn Arabic speaker to the Middle East. We need to decolonize the media. The system is broken.
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If youโre an โanti-zionistโ jew outside of occupied Palestine and you still have a passport issued by the zionist settler-state, then you aint an anti-zionist. Thereโs only one place for it ๐ฅ.
My beautiful Jewish anti-Zionist friend, Yuula Benivolski, just renounced her Israeli citizenship in condemnation of Israel's ongoing genocide against Palestinians. She is an activist-artist based in Toronto. I'm so proud of you, dearest โค๏ธโ
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If you didn't know that Maria Tumarkin was a zionist before this chat leak, honestly, you need to look deep within and ask yourself why. Palestinians have known this for a long time, people just didn't listen because they didn't want to tarnish Melbourne's critical darling.
sorry iโm still gaggggged that Marรญa Tumarkin and Roz Bellamy were in that secret zionist Whatsapp group like whaat!!?.
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Zionists can put their recruits through whatever basic training they likeโin occupied Palestine and the diaspora, we have faced people with infinitely more resources for generations. There is no training that can emulate that. 5/5.
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Whenever zionists want something done, they just go crying to agents of state power. But even the liberal state isn't doing enough for them now, so they try to organise among themselves, which is when their weaknesses become evident 2/5.
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The "australians" will no doubt once again sing their g3noc1dal colony's anthem, while some of the P@Iestin1an players from G a z a play not knowing if their relatives will still be alive after the final whistle 2/.
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These are "israeli" "civilians" from across the political spectrum ๐.
Israelis hold a party blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. This is sick.
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URGENT: The all-white, non-democratically elected IPCS board is trying to sell the North Melbourne building (for around $6 million) and dissolve the institute rather than cede leadership to an elected First Nations and POC board. WE MUST STOP THEM NOW! Please follow @saveipcs!!.
!!ALERT!! The current Board of the Institute of Postcolonial Studies (IPCS) is attempting to dissolve & sell the building in North Melbourne behind the backs of over 200 IPCS members!! If you want to #saveipcs and support us to #transformipcs you can sign:
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