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Skidoo
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Skidoo asked in News & EventsCurrent Events · 5 years ago

I ask again, do pro-Palestinians believe in equal rights for women, LGBT rights, freedom of religion and free speech?

Update:

So, once they have their own constitution they can write 'throw all the gays off rooftops' into it and that will be fine? Are you kidding me?

Update 2:

Jewish people did not steal their country. It wasn't theirs to begin with and the Jews were there long before the Muslims.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago
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    Not all pro-Palestinians have the same viewpoints on other topics. The pro-Palestinian spectrum is quite diverse, as are their beliefs on these things.

    There are some who believe in all of these things, and some who believe in none of these things. And, of course, those who believe in some and do not believe in others. It just depends.

    For example, I know this uber-leftist college aged American kid who is pro-Palestinian. He self identifies as a feminist and always is talking about those issues. He's also an inter-sectional feminist, so LGBT issues are brought up often as well. He does believe in the freedom of religion, technically (though he sh*ts on any religion that isn't Islam or Buddhism). Lastly, he states that he believes in the freedom of speech....even if his idea of such is quite limiting and contradictory. Still, he believes in it, so that counts. He holds all these things in high regard, and advocates for Palestinian statehood.

    On the other hand, there are very traditional people who are vehemently anti-Israel and support Palestine above other issues. They believe women have a specific place and will punish them if they step out of line. LGBT people deserve no rights according to them, and are in places killed for such. Freedom of religion is an anathema to them, believing all should be under Islam, and many things that are normally covered by free speech are things they believe people should be harmed over. I've literally seen pictures of such people holding signs mocking free speech, among other things.

    Both cases are total opposites, yet they support pro-Palestinian issues. So you can't generalize here.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    It's a bit vague.

    I am not keen on the IDF bombing schools, shooting children dead for throwing stones; raiding boats in internaitonal waters; stealing UK passports and cloning them for their death squads; killing British nationals carrying wounded children; etc etc

    Now do that mean I am "pro Palestinian", or just a humanitarian that believes Israel has the right to defend itself but with "proportionality" in its response ? In the same way the UK hgovernment didn't bvomb Dublin or Boston, when they both suported IRA terorrism?

  • 5 years ago

    Not necessarily but certainly there are those who do. I haven't taken a survey to determine the exact proportions. Then there's the question of defining exactly what a pro-Palestinian is.

  • Guillo
    Lv 6
    5 years ago

    It depends what pro-Palestinian you're talking about. Some Saudi prince who spends money on bullets for Palestinians made by selling us oil doesn't while some peacenik protestor in London demonstrating against the latest round of war there when the IDF show their credentials by suspiciously not disarming the militants like they say they're going to, that peacenik does support those things but is probs upset by the warporn being piped through his TV on the news.

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  • 5 years ago

    They make you larf, don't they ? If a white guy is 'controlling' in his relationship with a woman they scream and holler. But 'controlling' is the default position of all Muslim men toward women...and they don't say a peep about that...hypocrites !!

  • 5 years ago

    pro Palestinian can not believe in any rights for women or LGBT they are exclusive

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    We believe in the restoration of the Palestinian territory and its immediate return to the rightful inhabitants. We don't seek to have a say in how they then wish to govern their country, once they are in power and control who goes in and out, have their own army and constitution then we cease needing to commentate on their affairs.

    Free Palestine!

  • 5 years ago

    Probably not but that does not give Jewish people the right to steal their country

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Well yes, but they are all too happy that others do not. Yet hear them holler and wail if a right winger who is not of the special cult does not. Their support and tolerance of the most intolerant of cults is beyond logical reasoning, it is enough to recognise that they support anyone not white, Christian or jewish or male, and heaven forbid they be educated and/or wealthy.

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