Jeremy Ginges

Apartheid and violent oppression of Palestinians is supported by Israel as a whole: the government (not just this one), the legal system, the army, universities….

Change starts with truth.

The genocide in Gaza & ethnic cleansing in the West Bank are sustained by broad complicity.

Acknowledging this is the first step.

And a necessary one if a better future is to be possible.

All Israeli academic institutions have been complicit as well, in both Gaza and the West Bank.

The problem is not a single government or coalition.

The IDF is a people’s army.

It supports ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and is carrying out the genocide in Gaza.

This is not the project of a fringe—it is a collective institution deeply embedded in Israeli society.

Of course groups like Omdim Beyachad are different. There were protests against Israeli inhumane actions in Gaza. But like the anti occupation block pre Oct 7 they were marginalized.

Most anti-war protests that grew after Israel broke the ceasefire were, for months, focused on rescuing Israeli hostages

They largely avoided the subject of genocide in Gaza thus perpetuating the dehumanization that helped enable it.

If you didn’t protest the occupation, saying you protested “against the government” is meaningless in the context of the Gaza war.

Silence on the occupation is silence in support of the system that makes apartheid and genocide possible.

The “democratic institutions” protesters sought to protect have, in fact, long supported the oppression of Palestinians.

A small, vibrant anti-occupation bloc existed—but it was marginalized and sometimes treated with open hostility.

Before Oct 7, Israel saw one of the largest protest movements in its history. But it was aimed at protecting Jewish democratic rights.

It was almost entirely silent on the apartheid system denying millions of Palestinians any democratic rights.

The comforting story: Gaza’s genocide & West Bank’s ethnic cleansing are the work of a “fringe” gov’t.

This is a classic moral disengagement strategy

The reality: These policies rest on broad social, political & institutional complicity.

Until this is faced, nothing changes. A thread ⬇️

A boat carrying Ethiopian people trying to get to Yemen has capsized. The death toll has risen to 76 since this story was published.

* Endure food can be consumed by restoring clean water and fuel supplies to cook
* end mass displacements and restore the health system

What Israel must do to stop the starvation in Gaza, right now ***

What Israel needs to do immediately if it does not intend to starve Palestinians in Gaza. Anything else is just virtue signaling:
* Allow large amounts of food to flow through Gaza everyday via all entry points distributed via 100s of distribution points (1/2)

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

I ask my myself how can I - as a Jewish Israeli - interact in an academic context with people who deny, deflect or otherwise support the Genocide in Gaza?

All of us have a moral responsibility to condemn and act against Israel’s genocidal actions.

But some have more of a responsibility than others. If someone has spoken out about related issues - e.g., Oct 7, pro pal protests - silence about Gaza is read (by me at least) as complicity.

www.phr.org.il/wp-content/u...

Israeli human rights organizations B’tzelem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel conclude that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and call on Israelis and the complicit international community to use all the tools available under international law to stop it.

www.btselem.org/press_releas...

Urgent Call to End Starvation and War in Gaza العربيه ادناه  עברית למטה  1. The Israeli government’s systematic starvation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, coupled with efforts at ethnic cleansing, has created living conditions threat...

Urgent Call to End Starvation and War in Gaza

It would mean the world to me if you could join me by adding your name to this petition. Every name that is added builds momentum around the campaign and makes it more likely for us to get the change we want to see.

my.zazim.org.il/petitions/ur...

Urgent Call to End Starvation and War in Gaza العربيه ادناه  עברית למטה  1. The Israeli government’s systematic starvation of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, coupled with efforts at ethnic cleansing, has created living conditions threat...

Urgent Call to End Starvation and War in Gaza

It would mean the world to me if you could join me by adding your name to this petition. Every name that is added builds momentum around the campaign and makes it more likely for us to get the change we want to see.

my.zazim.org.il/petitions/ur...

Swiss woman is denied entry at the US border and detained «You have no right to be here.» A teacher wanted to celebrate her birthday in New York. Instead, she was jailed in New Jersey before being deported. A lawyer warns that something similar could happen ...

This is part of the reason why I have suspended all travel to the United States indefinitely. A Swiss teacher wanted to celebrate her birthday in New York with friends but instead was detained, shackled, and sent off to a detention center in New Jersey.

No thanks!

www.nzz.ch/english/you-...

‘Catastrophic birth outcomes’ in Gaza threaten a whole generation, warns UN agency Pregnant women and newborns in Gaza face “catastrophic” conditions, including a dysfunctional healthcare system, psychological stress and food deprivation, the UN reproductive health agency UNFPA repo...

One genocidal act is “imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group”. Because of Israel’s assault on Gaza (starvation, attack on healthcare system) there is a 41% decrease in birthrate compared to before Oct 7 2023 and 33% of children are born prematurely

news.un.org/en/story/202...

Stop the genocide!

Attacking the WHO is part of a pattern of actions against organizations reporting on Gaza and attempting to protect civilians. It’s difficult to see this as anything other than a strategy to clear the way for the next series of atrocities.

I really do not think many of the pro-Israel Jewish folks understand just how much Israel will never be seen the same again.

From liberal Zionist to far right, many exist in a media bubble, and have a mistaken impression they are the mainstream.

They are increasingly in an alternate universe.

Every day, every hour is crucial. We must do everything in our power to stop this.

When reality is insane, it is hard to face. Yet face it we must.

The lack of municipal shelters in Arab towns is well documented and easy to verify. Yet a smart, analytic person could not bring themselves to do that

He said the claim was “bonkers”, that not every anti Israeli post was true (and that by definition I was not so smart or driven by self hate. Of course the claim was not bonkers, it’s the reality that is!

An illustrative anecdote. Someone I very much admire - a person who is moral and values the truth - chided me for reposting a tweet about Palestinians living in Israel who were killed in the war with Iran because Palestinian villages lack public shelters

One reason that some people don’t oppose a genocide is simply because they cannot believe it. It’s so far from their representation of who they are, of who their government is to be true. Thus allegations must be driven by hate or stupidity