<p>In this episode, Adnan from UoM Friends of Palestine society gives us a brief history of the Palestinian genocide, from the 1917 Balfour Declaration, the 1948 Nakba (catastrophe in Arabic) and the 1967 Naksa (6-day war) to the forced occupation and ethnic cleansing that has been happening for the past 73 years till this day.</p> <p>We also discuss what is currently happening, to Palestinian families forcefully evicted from their own homes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the military attack on the Gaza Strip, which has caused hundreds of injuries and more than 200 deaths; and the implausible raids of the 3rd holiest site in Islam, Al-Aqsa Mosque.</p> <p>What triggered the recent upsurge on social media? How does the media portray the situation? What is the problem with using terminology such as “conflict”, “clash” and “war”? Why is the IOF attacking multiple Palestinian territories at once? These are all questions we answer in this informative episode.</p> <p>There are several ways in which YOU can raise awareness:</p> <p>· Share posts on social media --&gt; ensure you like, comment and share posts to beat the algorithm that is censoring posts about Palestine</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Pages to follow:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• letstalkpalestine</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• manchester_palestine_action</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• palestinesolidarityuk: https://linktr.ee/palestinecampaign</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• eye.on.palestine</p> <p>· Attend local protests and follow these etiquettes:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Do not be an anti-semite</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Do not vandalise public areas or harass people</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Do not dabke or play music --&gt; it defeats the purpose of protests which are NOT cultural festivals</p> <p>· Boycott Israeli products or join a BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) Movement: https://bdsmovement.net/get-involved/what-to-boycott</p> <p>· Donate to charities that directly aid Palestinians:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- List of charities: https://linktr.ee/Donate2Palestine&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Medical, nutritional and educational aid to Gazans:&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• https://www.ifcharity.org.uk/</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• https://www.pcrf.net/&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/mrs-najahs-kitchen/&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• https://upaconnect.org/&nbsp;</p> <p>· Sign petitions</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Introduce sanctions against Israel: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/585314</p> <p>· Email your local MPs, governors and secretaries</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- Email templates (UK, US, Canada): https://linktr.ee/letstalkpalestine&nbsp;</p> <p>Let’s not let this die down! Educate yourself and use your voice and privilege to educate others and bring justice to our Palestinian brothers and sisters! 🇵🇸</p> <p>#FreePalestine</p> <p>#EndOccupation</p>