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Hany Elzaidy's avatar

My Best Guy , am here from YouTube.

Sawsan Samara's avatar

It’s called distributing food packages or parcels in Gaza. Please don’t use this degrading language. You are dehumanizing those solid humans that have endured so much. At least give the dignity and respect they deserve!

Sawsan Samara's avatar

I didn’t know that Zios are capable of defending Palestinians.

Hany Elzaidy's avatar

I am Egyptian, and disagree with you , Because Guy made lots for Gaza .

Sawsan Samara's avatar

That doesn’t mean we don’t criticize what he is saying or the term he is using. I’m not saying he is bad, I’m saying the term he used is bad. It’s not ok to say “feeding Gaza”; it’s extremely degrading.

It’s called: distributing food to them. Even the posters say that.

That’s standard humanitarian language. And it’s a violation in humanitarian work to use a term like “feeding” except when referring to a mom feeding her children. Which I don’t believe he’s a mom, nor are ppl in Gaza his children.

Hany Elzaidy's avatar

يا أستاذة سوسن ، الراجل مش عربى ، ده خواجة و مكملشى عشرين ، احنا عندنا شنبات بريمة و شيوخ بالملايين مفيش حد منهم عبر غزة بكلمة ، و انا شخصيا مكسوف عشان مش قادر اقدم شىء لاخواتى فى عزة ، برغم انى ليا معارف استضافوا أسر بحالها فى مصر ، بس انا مش شايف غير الدعم للخواجات .

Sawsan Samara's avatar

In America, we do not tolerate disrespect. And people respect you when you don’t tolerate disrespect.

And for Palestinians, we do not accept anyone to degrade us in ANY WAY. With us or not with us, our dignity is key, and we will call it out when it’s said and spelled out. And especially not a “white” or “westerner”. We can tolerate if it’s from our brothers or sisters, cuz then we take it as internal joke / informalities or likes - given our spoken Arabic is informal. But not from “others”.

Please respect my words and stop convincing me to accept disrespect to my brothers and sisters that endured so much. And start convincing him to change the wording. Convincing him to fix wording is something he’ll appreciate. It’s not insulting anyone.

And this is something you can do for your brothers and sisters in Gaza: make sure everyone is using respectful language. And we will be extremely thankful for you if you do that. Because the campaign to dehumanize us in the US is very strong and is making people attack us in the US. So we need to correct it.

letterwriter's avatar

People don't respect extreme harassment under the guise of saying it's a demand for respect, though. This is a thing that originated with the Zionists and their Critical Theory--weaponization of discussion of fairness so that the argument can always be twisted in their favor. Just a suggestion to watch out for that, and for the hectoring accusatory attacks which are a hallmark of power moves.

Sawsan Samara's avatar

And what are you referring to as “extreme harassment”? It sounds like extremely strong language that doesn’t fit anywhere in this conversation.

Hany Elzaidy's avatar

Of course I Appreciate Dignity and Honor and all this good stuff But with Hunger and Starvation, we haven't this option , At least before we set from the occupation free 😞😣😓

letterwriter's avatar

Wrt Sawsan's stuff, I get a vibe. See here and go up from there. I could be wrong. But regardless this purity testing is a known tactic in leftist circles and I would just check with the people you are working with. To me, it's powerful and clear language and not at all degrading. Noone has time for circumlocution in titles. https://substack.com/home/post/p-179314913/comment/180564096

Sawsan Samara's avatar

By the way, is your name Guy? Did you write the article? Did Guy commission you as his spokesperson?

Then why are you even interfering in this conversation?

Please stop wasting ppl’s time. And LEARN TO USE RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE, especially to victims of genocide.

letterwriter's avatar

https://www.feed-sudan.org/

https://www.feedthechildren.org/

You're talking out your ass.

And you've demonstrated more hasbara hallmarks in the meantime, such as trying to copy observations I already made about your tactics. Oh, and an insane level of persistence, with increasing hostility.

Zio bot.

Sawsan Samara's avatar

Those in Palestine don’t have the option. Everyone else is obliged to respect them as much as we can. No one should disrespect Palestinians with language. They should not be subjected to more than what they are being forced to.

So start finding all the degrading language about Palestinians and correct it. That will help Palestinians in the US able to continue the fight for those in Palestine.

We will immensely appreciate your help!

Patricia O’Keefe's avatar

Gaza Health Ministry official Dr. Munir al-Barsh: "Israel is flooding the sector with secondary goods, entertainment items, and modern mobile phones of all kinds, while closing the gates to medicines and intravenous solutions ,antibiotics, dialysis machines, and surgical supplies.

Patricia O’Keefe's avatar

From my friend Moayad in Deir Al Balah

Gaza Health Ministry official Dr. Munir al-Barsh: "Israel is flooding the sector with secondary goods, entertainment items, and modern mobile phones of all kinds, while closing the gates to medicines and intravenous solutions ,antibiotics, dialysis machines, and surgical supplies.