On October 15th, the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network was labeled a “terrorist entity” by Canada and subjected to sanctions by the United States. These designations follow a previous ban in Germany and the labeling of Samidoun as a “terrorist organization” by Israel. The U.S. claims Samidoun is a “sham fundraiser whose efforts have supported...
  • DarthJon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    19 days ago

    LOL, defending Samidoun isn’t a good look.

    There are two types of Palestinian activist:

    1. People who are peace-oriented and are genuinely concerned about the well-being of the Palestinian people; and
    2. People who want Israel destroyed

    Unfortunately, (1) is a much, much smaller group than (2). Many Palestinian activist organizations have been shown to have clear links to terrorism.