allysmith.bsky.social

@allysmith.bsky.social

Scottish, study History & Art, mainly 1870s-1930s, rise of Socialism, Fascism, Zionism, Eugenics & era’s Art (BA/MPhil). No political/religious dogmas, artist/nihilist. Happily banned from FB & X, see how BS goes but future for everybody is Offline.

Apocalypticism is a core part of Christianity & Judaism today, 'End of Days' 'Final Judgement' scary music, but breaking news from the archives, every century has been the same. Victorians were even worse. If humanity ends it'll have nothing to do with Gods, it'll be due to our own stupidity.

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“The past leaders of our movement left us a clear message to keep Eretz Israel from the Sea to the River Jordan for future generations, for the mass aliya, for the Jewish people, all of whom will be gathered into this country.” - Former PM Yitzhak Shamir, Nov 1990 Mass what now? 'Apocalypticism'

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“I am a black South African, and if I were to change the names, a description of what is happening in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank could describe events in South Africa.” Archbishop Desmond Tuto, visit to Jerusalem, 25 Dec 1989

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“Israel should have exploited the repression of the demonstrations in China, when world attention focused on that country, to carry out mass expulsions among the Arabs of the territories.” - Benyamin Netanyahu (Polish ancestry) 24 Nov 1989 Any opportunity, an ongoing colonial genocide.

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“It is forbidden to sell apartments in the Land of Israel to Gentiles.” Ha’aretz, 17 Jan 1986 "The same situation was repeated many times & decision is legalized now by Israeli Supreme Court." (1933; It’s impossible for a Jew to buy property in Germany) Took land & ghettoized indigenous people.

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“When we have settled the land, all the Arabs will be able to do about it will be to scurry around like drugged cockroaches in a bottle.” - Raphael Eitan, (Ukrainian parents) Chief of Israeli Defence Forces, NYT, 14 April 1983 This has to be the most documented colonial genocide in history.

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The Palestinians are “…beasts walking on two legs.” Menahim Begin, Israeli PM speech to the Knesset, quoted in New Statesman, 25 June 1982 Begin was Polish, arrived in Palestine 1942 & led terrorist attacks & massacres 1942-48, inc killing children before becoming Israel's PM.

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“The thesis that the danger of genocide was hanging over us in 1967 & that Israel was fighting for its physical existence is only bluff, which was born & developed after the war.” Israeli General Matityahu Peled, (Russian ancestry) Haaretz, 19 March 1972 Zionists were planning genocide from 1890s.

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“Jewish villages were built in place of Arab villages. You do not know names of these Arab villages because geography books no longer exist, Arab villages are not there either. There is not one single place that did not have a former Arab population.” - Moshe Dayan, (Ukrainian parents) 4 April 1969

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“How can we return the occupied territories? There is nobody to return them to.” Golda Meir, Ukrainian, 8 March 1969 “There was no such thing as Palestinians, they never existed.” Golda Meir, Israeli Prime Minister, 15 June 1969 Central part of genocide is erasing the indigenous people's identity.

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“Hitler’s legal power was based upon the ‘Enabling Act’. Exactly same type of act was passed by Knesset immediately after 1967 conquest granting Israeli governor & his representatives the power of Hitler, which they use in Hitlerian manner.”   - Dr. Israel Shahak, survivor of Belsen 1967

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”If the General Assembly were to vote by 121 votes to 1 in favor of “Israel” returning to the armistice lines (pre 1967 borders) Israel would refuse to comply with the decision.” - Aba Eban (Israeli Foreign Minister) (South African) NYT, 19 June 1967 No respect for international law from day one.

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