Becca Strober

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I seriously don't know how to explain to people that it is not in fact a sign of maturity and democracy to peacefully debate whether certain groups of people should be allowed to exist

What are Israelis protesting? And what does that mean for those on the outside

"Half a million Israelis protested for hostages—but 62% believe 'there are no innocents in Gaza.' The dissonance reveals everything"

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If even just 10% of journalists took this stance publicly, we’d be in a much different place right now

Cities in America being filled with cars while cities around the world use more "old" technology like trains is a reminder that the tech we use is a choice.

Just because something is new, doesn't mean it requires replacement of what's better. But American capitalism tries to convince us otherwise.

This headline made me sad and then confused about that sadness.

5 journalists are dead and the NYT decides to write a smear piece depicting Al Jazeera as a Hamas mouthpiece.

AJ is far from perfect & deserves as much scrutiny & criticism as many others. But the timing & one-sidedness of the article is an effort to legitimise the killing of AJ’s staff.

Yep. I feel dumb for being excited when she lost her battle before. Well pay the price

Link to what this is referring to? Did the Supreme Court decide to take a case?

On the killing of Journalists Last night, Israel murdered 29 year old Journalist Anas Al Sharif and four other journalists in their journalist tents, away from the frontline.

There is no proof that Sharif did anything other than report on the attacks of fellow Palestinians. But even if he did, that doesn’t make him a legitimate target while he is working as a Journalist.

I find this all so fucking tedious, the philosophy and philology and ideology and theology of it all, on and on forever, getting nowhere. The only actual question worth considering is the status of people living under the actual authority of the actual State of Israel. Everything else is commentary.

Hamas should release all the hostages. But it's foolish to think that would end the war The narrative that "the war would end if Hamas released the hostages" has become a recurring talking point. It's a fantasy.

I highly recommend following @beccastrober.bsky.social on Instagram and substack for a deeply informed and clearly-presented perspective about Israel's occupation of Palestine.

Hamas should release all the hostages. But it's foolish to think that would end the war The narrative that "the war would end if Hamas released the hostages" has become a recurring talking point. It's a fantasy.

"As the government is on the verge of deepening its attack and control over Gaza, we must say clearly that this war is not for the benefit of freeing the hostages," writes @beccastrober.bsky.social.

Update: some family members release. Women of umm il Kheir have begun a hunger strike until Awdah’s body is released.

Army returned yesterday to arrest more people. now 19 Palestinians, family, and community members of Awdah are in jail.
The army refuses to return the body unless there is a quiet burial and no public mourning and the burial is outside of the village.
Murderer still at home.
Cruelty is the point

Giving Jews a special carve-out to the rules against DEI is good for neither Jews nor any other groups.

Two days ago, a settler murdered Awdah Hathaleen in his village. That settler then told the army which other Palestinians to arrest, including Awdah’s family. Last night, the army raided the village and arrested more family members.
The murderer is at home by the way.

Awdah was shot dead in the West Bank. No Israeli settler will be held accountable | Opinion ***

Yesterday a settler murdered my friend Awdah. He’s not the only one with blood on his hands.
may Awdah’s memory be a blessing a revolution

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Two Israeli human rights groups have concluded in a new report that Israel is committing genocide:

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Hi, I worked at USAID. 👋

Airdrops are universally acknowledged as probably the worst and least efficient way to get aid to people. You airdrop when you a) want to want to so something but can’t, or b) you don’t want to do anything but want to look like you are.

More people will come out now against starvation. We need to call them in not out, because we need a huge tent to end this. We can and should hold them accountable but not prevent them from entering.

None of what I just wrote includes Bari Weiss.

On Dissonance I'm spending hours in the car these days, driving back and forth as we leave our apartment.

You know what I can’t get over in Israel right now? The radio. The music of the past days has been continuously positive and upbeat, happy and calming. The dissonance is screaming at us.

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I personally find it’s easiest to indulge in nature. I feel like going for a walk is so calming and it’s literally nature so I also don’t feel any real guilt about enjoying it. Other stuff is super tough

To be sure - there’s been a serious shift the past 4-6 months. This wasn’t the case a year ago

I’ve had many convos the past months with people inside these spaces (that’s my job) I hear this every time. Federations, holocaust institutions, urj etc. Some of course are in denial, especially at the very top. But in most spaces, there are significant amount of people inside who recognize

At this point there is no justifiable reason for this list to be so small. Synagogues, movements, institutions. We know you are all recognizing this behind close doors. Step outside.

How is this not getting leaked??

The amount of casual antisemitism on the internet these days is actually staggering.