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Rhiannon12866

(221,704 posts) Wed Oct 9, 2024, 12:59 AM Oct 9

Ta-Nehisi Coates puts Palestinian struggle in civil rights context in new book - Alex Wagner - MSNBC

Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of the newly published "The Message," talks with Alex Wagner about understanding Palestinians in the occupied territories in a civil rights context, connecting the Black American experience to Palestinians in the Middle East. - Aired on 10/08/2024.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates puts Palestinian struggle in civil rights context in new book - Alex Wagner - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 9 OP

What stood out to me is the aparthied reality of Palestinians in many places in Israel. brush Oct 9 #1

And that's in spite of the hard work by so many - specifically Presidents Carter and Clinton Rhiannon12866 Oct 9 #2

IMO Netanyahu/likud, neither wants a Palestinian state created. brush Oct 9 #3

brush

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1. What stood out to me is the aparthied reality of Palestinians in many places in Israel.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 03:48 AM

Oct 9

And that Gaza is still occupied territory after 75 years, and there's still no two-state solution.

Rhiannon12866

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2. And that's in spite of the hard work by so many - specifically Presidents Carter and Clinton

Reply to brush (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 04:01 AM

Oct 9

I also had hope back then, especially after the Camp David Accords, but instead it's recently gotten horrifically worse.

brush

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3. IMO Netanyahu/likud, neither wants a Palestinian state created.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 9, 2024, 11:22 AM

Oct 9

Somehow rid Gaza of the Palestinian population and continued theft of land in the West Bank. They're playing the long game as they will always have the arms advantage with US backing, and maybe another Nakba.

who knows?

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