fkamiah17, (edited )
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WEEK 32: Yesterday at the University of Amsterdam
Edit: it's been bulldozed by riot police.

justafrog,
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fkamiah17,
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@justafrog Yeah, I saw it mentioned briefly on the Aljazeera blog only a few minutes after I posted the pic.
FFS 😡

justafrog,
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@fkamiah17 I found the stated reason absolute bullshit, too.

Municipal authorities and police quoted "fire safety" because the barricades might make it hard for the protestors to evac in an emergency.

Bitch, you ARE the emergency!

Especially galling when the current mayor of Amsterdam used to be the Green/Left party leader.

Supposedly a party of more nuanced thoughts than "must not upset Israel".

fkamiah17,
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@justafrog I really want to get to the bottom of what it is Israel's holding over every politician on the planet - because it can't be the holocaust and arms sales only, can it?

fkamiah17,
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@justafrog I've just seen some pictures - totally over the top!

justafrog,
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@fkamiah17 They got staff and faculty to join the protest, because they were mad about it.

And no, a return to normalcy will not be granted.

fkamiah17,
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@justafrog I saw footage of a massive march including staff and faculty where they pushed back a police van but I wasn't sure if that was a before or after event.
I don't think "return to normalcy" is on the cards anywhere. You only have to look at the numbers who turn up at flash protests around the world. How often have you known a demonstration announced in the morning to get 5k plus attendees the same evening?

justafrog,
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@fkamiah17 Yeah, I noticed a mood shift towards BDS months ago, and it's only gotten more intense.

This isn't some sort of top-down organizational thing.

People are genuinely disgusted and want Israel to fuck off forever.

fkamiah17,
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@justafrog The idea that politicians can "row back" on their initial positions now it's expedient to do so and the public will just go "oh, ok then, as you were" is just so absurd and offensive I don't know where to start.

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@justafrog @fkamiah17 Fucking pigs :acab:

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