Mohammed el-Kurd | Understanding Israel/Palestine: Dispossession, Resistance & Human Rights

Mohammed el-Kurd and Kenneth Roth spoke about the current situation in Israel/Palestine at UMass-Amherst on November 13, 2023. The event was moderated by Stellan Vinthagen.

[aYeSHa-fcus]

Continue to advocate for Palestine.Your efforts are not in vain.We support your efforts and pray for a Ceasefire and Peace for Palestine everyday ..🇵🇸 🤲

[nourh.]

As always, El Kurd, says what needs to be said and is more informative and accurate than all mainstream media combined.

[Hadef_]

From the river to the sea Palestine will be free

[manizoza]

We hère the historical sadness in his voice

[russnrach]

Hearing him, in November 2023, cite the statistic of 11, 000 dead as a shocking number - and it certainly is - compared to the likely 40, 000-50, 000 now in July 2024 fills me with profound sadness.

Thank you, Mohammed, for bravely telling your story, and arming us with the truth, so that we may more effectively dismantle the lies and distortions.

[mavenil]

❤❤❤❤❤…one of the most eloquent, articulate and incredibly human voice of our times.. May we see you celebrating your free homeland one day soon Mohammed.. Free Palestine 🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉

[Mirwankhilji]

Every palestian is hero, warrior .brave and beautiful.no one is equal to the dust of palestinian

[Kwame-ywkz]

“The oppressor is someone who is blind to the will of the oppressed and tries to impose his own will on them.” Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian author and politician

[moltimondi]

The trauma, the pain and the rage is so visible on him. Even when he smiles you can clearly see that he is still suffering. The level of brutality that Israel has inflicted on generation of Palestinians is immeasurable.

[knowledgeispower]

I feel like I'm going insane, or I'm going to explode with anger, seeing just some of the coverage since Oct 7. I can't even imagine what living through it is like!
I watched some documentaries for context and - aside from the brutal, brutal (unbelievable if I wasn't seeing it) violence perpetrated on Palestinians - seeing crazy things like the IDF being in Palestinian homes to use them as 'look out posts' and insisting on their right to take naps in Palestinian beds etc makes me think _how, how, _ has the entire population of Palestine not been driven totally insane having had to live through this? I am full of rage for what has been done, and what is being done, to Palestinians and my blood boils whenever the likes of Levy, Regev or Hotovely appear on so-called news channels to spin their sickening Hasbara!
Though this isn't likely to be considered 'politically correct' I feel no shame in admitting I have nothing but contempt for the state of Israel and I think, in the interests of justice, it should be dismantled! The people there who are willing to live as equal citizens with Palestinians should be allowed to remain in the region and they and the Palestinians (including those spread across the diaspora) should then determine how they wish to govern and manage the newly formed and officially recognised state of Palestine. Those not willing to live as equal citizens with Palestinians should go back to wherever they came from - it's likely they have retained citizenship rights to those countries anyway so it shouldn't be hard to pack up and leave! I'm sure plenty of Palestinians would happily help them pack and get to the airport!

[davidjohnson]

This should be forced viewing for Piers Morgan before he does another interview.

[talksmoke]

Sure open air, with cafe, boutiques and markets

[talksmoke]

What you are not saying is that before 1917 that land was purchased by the srphardic community and in 1948 Jordan and unrwa gave it to arabs. Shameful how you tell this story