A Palestinian political initiative working to reclaim the narrative and center it on the solution:
One Democratic Palestine, from the river to the sea.
The One Democratic State Initiative is working to revive the historical Palestinian vision: Liberation and return to a democratic Palestine.
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@IDF
Cute lies. Anyway: It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@QudsNen
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Kahlissee
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@TopGResistance
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@afshinrattansi
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@ShaykhSulaiman
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@narrative_hole
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@valbistan
@Megatron_ron
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@AliAbunimah
Nor can it remain anywhere else. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@SiddhantAdlakha
Absolutely. It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Dotty_dot_dot
@Glia_Intl
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@AIPAC
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@NourNaim88
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@LidarGL
Cute attempt at propaganda. Now: It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Assita_Kanko
Hamas or no Hamas, it's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@johncusack
Massacres are the inevitable result of having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We need to end, not just these atrocities, but their very cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Mondoweiss
It doesn't even stop at the very top of the network. The media's bias toward settler colonialism is the natural result of having a capitalist system. For the sake of the example, 90% of French media is controlled by just a few billionaires.
We Palestinians are fighting against a
Notice how these Jews are safer with us than with zios?
This is how safe we can all be in a dezionized land. This is how beautiful the democratic Palestine will be.
Let's make this happen.
Join us.
@DrEliDavid
Love your attempt at propaganda. Now: It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Nigel_Farage
Yes. We do. And we will keep hating colonizers until your settlements are dismantled and democratic states are established in their stead.
@IhabHassane
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@RnaudBertrand
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@StopAntisemites
Cute lies. Now: It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@DillyHussain88
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@GhassanAbuSitt1
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@trtworld
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@DrMichaelOren
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Nassreddin2002
Hamas or no Hamas, Israel has been ethnically cleansing Palestinians since 1948. It's inevitable with a state that defines itself as Jewish.
We Palestinians propose a transition from this exclusionary state to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@mhdksafa
This is lovely. It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Resist_05
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Mondoweiss
Massacres are the natural result of having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We need to end, not just these atrocities, but their very cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@EylonALevy
Cute lies. Now: It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@CraigMokhiber
Absolutely. Besides—It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@ShaykhSulaiman
Massacres are the natural result of having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We need to end, not just these atrocities, but their very cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@AvivaKlompas
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@kennardmatt
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@QudsNen
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@DrJillStein
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Daniel_Sugarman
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@SuppressedNws
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
It is crucial to discern the root issue of the colonization of Palestine: Zionism's politicization of identity and endeavor to establish a "Jewish state". If we condemn that, let us support its antithesis: one secular, democratic, Palestinian state, from the river to the sea.
@TopGResistance
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@DrEliDavid
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@ProgIntl
@petrogustavo
Massacres are an inherent feature of a state that segregates on the basis of identity. Also this is welcome, it's not enough to stop buying weapons—We Palestinians propose dismantling the "Jewish state" and replacing it with its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Ostrov_A
@JosepBorrellF
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@dannydanon
@SenSchumer
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@SuppressedNws
The massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@LeeMordechai
It's interesting and important to analyze "why" this is the case. When a state's raison d'être is that it is exclusive to Jews, any threat to its legitimacy causes it to be even more exclusionary. Hence the current genocide, and hence the need to dismantle the Jewish state.
The “One Democratic State” solution is a political vision that identifies Zionism’s settler-colonial endeavor as the root cause of suffering and violence in Palestine, and its politicization of identity as a danger to the cohesion and health of societies already plagued with
@StefanTalmon
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Powerfulmindx
@jvplive
Such massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We need to end, not just these atrocities, but their very cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@DrEliDavid
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Ostrov_A
Cute lies. Now: It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
1) They only speak of apartheid, never of settler colonialism
Apartheid is a system of segregation or discrimination on the basis of race or identity—it doesn't necessarily include occupation, ethnic cleansing, genocide and other of Israel's horrors.
Yes, Israel both practices
@marty_morantz
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@moritzkoerner
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@CareForGaza
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
2) They speak of living together with equal rights, never of dismantling the "Jewish state"
Yes, of course we want to live together with equal rights.
But all other colonial aspects of the "Jewish state" must also be dismantled. This includes denying the right to return to
4) They oppose two states solely on grounds of impracticality
Having two states means that Palestinians should 1) give up their rights and 2) give in to Zionist rhetoric that fragments societies on the basis of identity.
The "two-state solution" is just a euphemism for "the
The fact that a Jewish cemetary remains in Gaza, intact and orderly, shows that Zionism has lied: We do not fight Israel because we hate Jews; we fight it because it is, like Herzl called it, "colonial". Did you know that a thriving Jewish community existed in Gaza, right until
5) They use "both sides" rhetoric like "the Israeli-Palestinian conflict"
Speaking of a "conflict" between "two sides" implies that they are of comparable strengths or claims to legitimacy.
The reality is that colonizers ethnically cleansed a land in order to supplant the native
3) They speak of dismantling the Israeli "régime", never the "state"
A political régime is a form of government or a set of rules and policies.
The root issue is not what Israel is doing, but what it is: A settler colonial state that defines itself as Jewish, pretends it is the
8) They recognize international institutions as arbiters of Palestinian rights
International law is not a moral compass—it is whatever world powers think suits their interests. It is, notably, what partitioned Palestine and allowed genocide.
Palestinian rights to resistance, to
@JSchanzer
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@MaxBlumenthal
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@ytirawi
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Resist_05
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@ireallyhateyou
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@HotSpotHotSpot
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@YakiLopez
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
"We want a civil, democratic state that respects all of its citizens and respects religious, intellectual and cultural diversity." This stance, expressed by Archbishop Atallah Hanna, reflects the historical Palestinian position.
The One Democratic State Initiative calls on all
@azaizamotaz9
@volker_turk
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@alon_mizrahi
It's interesting and important to analyze "why" this is the case. When a state's raison d'être is that it is exclusive to Jews, any threat to its legitimacy causes it to be even more exclusionary. Hence the current genocide, and hence the need to dismantle the Jewish state.
@HeidiBachram
@DoctorsInUnite
Hamas or no Hamas, it's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
The ODS Initiative did not come up with the
#One_Democratic_State
solution. Rather, it is working to revive what has been the Palestinian people's vision for liberation for over 100 years.
A 🧵
@ClareDalyMEP
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@kingmobi_
These massacres are inherent to having a state that segregates on the basis of identity. We don't just need to end them, we need to end their cause.
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@KevinVuongMP
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@mhdksafa
That's great. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@Robert_Martin72
That's the point: It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
6) They say things like "Israel-Palestine"
"Israel" and "Palestine" refer to two very different things:
The first is a Hebrew word that is borrowed from the Bible to refer to a settler colonial state.
The second is neither an Arabic nor an Islamic word and has for thousands of
@Dena
This is lovely. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@RScowler
@Pal_action
It makes a lot of sense actually: Herzl said "antisemites are our best friends". zios and Jew haters share the concept that Jews should leave their homelands and go elsewhere, the difference is zios insist they go to Palestine while other Jew haters don't care where they go.
@NiallStanage
@amanpour
@SimonHarrisTD
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
7) They say they "believe" in ODS—followed with a "but" statement
Establishing One Democratic State is not a matter of "belief". ODS is the fundamental antithesis to Zionism and the only solution to it and to all the suffering it has caused.
Regardless of the reasons why,
"We want a new Palestine where Jews, Christians and Muslims live together in peace, like they did before." Indeed, Jews lived peacefully in Palestine... Until Zionism came along. Undoing Zionism and transitioning to
#One_Democratic_State
is a prerequisite for peace and safety for
@JonBergdahl
Speaking of age-old stuff: It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@JalalAK_jojo
Massacres are an inherent feature of a state that segregates on the basis of identity. It's not enough to stop this specific genocide—We Palestinians propose dismantling the "Jewish state" and replacing it with its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@ecomarxi
Logic doesn't work with a state based on the politicization of identity. When Zionism manages to convince settlers that it's either "kill or be killed", the only option is to dismantle its settler colonial structure and replace it with
#One_Democratic_State
.
@DrEliDavid
@MustafaBarghou1
Love your attempt at propaganda. Now: It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
@4noura
@nytimes
@PeterBeinart
Dismantling Israel and establishing a democratic Palestinian state is not "coexistence". It is existence, between citizens of any religion (or none), in a Zionism- and Zionist-free land.
This is something we Palestinian have been and should keep calling for.
A number of Palestinian factions and Arab political movements issued a joint statement on the occasion of "Land Day", recognizing the Palestinian people's right to armed resistance and calling for the establishment of a secular, democratic state from the river to the sea.
The
@AIPAC
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.
The Palestinian resistance approved a proposal that would lead to the end of the aggression and the release of all Israeli (though not all Palestinian) prisoners. Israel, in line with its genocidal past nature, chose to attack zones it has designated as "safe" in Rafah.
Ending
@SuppressedNws
It's 2024. How much longer must humankind tolerate the existence of a state that segregates on the basis of identity?
We Palestinians propose a transition from the "Jewish state" to its complete opposite: A state for all its citizens.