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@joannejacobs<\/a> @aral<\/a> The current government, the most far-right in Israel\u2019s history, was democratically elected in 2022 with a clear mandate for its approach to Palestine. While there have been protests\u2014such as those against judicial reforms or specific military actions\u2014there has been no mass refusal of conscription, no widespread civil disobedience, and no significant electoral shift away from hawkish policies. 3)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-03:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357344584652782","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357344584652782","objectType":"note","content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @aral<\/a> The current government, the most far-right in Israel\u2019s history, was democratically elected in 2022 with a clear mandate for its approach to Palestine. While there have been protests\u2014such as those against judicial reforms or specific military actions\u2014there has been no mass refusal of conscription, no widespread civil disobedience, and no significant electoral shift away from hawkish policies. 3)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357344584652782","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357342096237822","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357342096237822"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-06:objectType=thread:nonce=0864f96cf179ccb7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12409009","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-06T11:02:02+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357344584652782"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast","displayName":"Ken M Sweeney","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-original-tmp20260314182311.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-96-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-48-20260316060409.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-24-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"21784"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-96-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I sometimes struggle with grammar and spelling, so I use tools to help\u2014feel free to point out any mistakes! I don't always respond to anonymous accounts for obvious reasons. #PopCulture #History #Culture #Books #Politics #FreePalestine","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"TheComfortableSpotPodcast","displayName":"Ken M Sweeney","note":"I sometimes struggle with grammar and spelling, so I use tools to help\u2014feel free to point out any mistakes! I don't always respond to anonymous accounts for obvious reasons. #PopCulture #History #Culture #Books #Politics #FreePalestine"}},"content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @aral<\/a> These bodies have documented systematic violations, including the blockade of Gaza, settlement expansion, and military actions that disproportionately harm civilians.
As for the claim that \u2018the people did not support the war on Gaza or Iran\u2019: Israel is indeed a democracy, but its democracy has consistently elected governments that pursue these policies. 2)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-03:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357342096237822","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357342096237822","objectType":"note","content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @aral<\/a> These bodies have documented systematic violations, including the blockade of Gaza, settlement expansion, and military actions that disproportionately harm civilians.
As for the claim that \u2018the people did not support the war on Gaza or Iran\u2019: Israel is indeed a democracy, but its democracy has consistently elected governments that pursue these policies. 2)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357342096237822","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357339752863764","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357339752863764"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-06:objectType=thread:nonce=0864f96cf179ccb7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12409008","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-06T11:02:02+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357342096237822"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast","displayName":"Ken M Sweeney","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-original-tmp20260314182311.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-96-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-48-20260316060409.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-24-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"21784"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-96-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I sometimes struggle with grammar and spelling, so I use tools to help\u2014feel free to point out any mistakes! I don't always respond to anonymous accounts for obvious reasons. #PopCulture #History #Culture #Books #Politics #FreePalestine","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"TheComfortableSpotPodcast","displayName":"Ken M Sweeney","note":"I sometimes struggle with grammar and spelling, so I use tools to help\u2014feel free to point out any mistakes! I don't always respond to anonymous accounts for obvious reasons. #PopCulture #History #Culture #Books #Politics #FreePalestine"}},"content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @aral<\/a> You\u2019re right that the Israeli people have a right to exist in safety and dignity\u2014just as Palestinians and all people do. However, the argument that the Israeli government has broken international law\u2014including prohibitions on genocide, apartheid, and war crimes\u2014is not just rhetorical; it is supported by reports from the UN, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Criminal Court (ICC). 1)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-03:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357339752863764","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357339752863764","objectType":"note","content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @aral<\/a> You\u2019re right that the Israeli people have a right to exist in safety and dignity\u2014just as Palestinians and all people do. However, the argument that the Israeli government has broken international law\u2014including prohibitions on genocide, apartheid, and war crimes\u2014is not just rhetorical; it is supported by reports from the UN, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Criminal Court (ICC). 1)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357339752863764","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs\/statuses\/116356900535352075","url":"https:\/\/aus.social\/@joannejacobs\/116356900535352075"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-06:objectType=thread:nonce=0864f96cf179ccb7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12409007","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-06T11:02:02+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357339752863764"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast","displayName":"Ken M Sweeney","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-original-tmp20260314182311.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-96-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-48-20260316060409.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-24-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"21784"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-96-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I sometimes struggle with grammar and spelling, so I use tools to help\u2014feel free to point out any mistakes! I don't always respond to anonymous accounts for obvious reasons. #PopCulture #History #Culture #Books #Politics #FreePalestine","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"TheComfortableSpotPodcast","displayName":"Ken M Sweeney","note":"I sometimes struggle with grammar and spelling, so I use tools to help\u2014feel free to point out any mistakes! I don't always respond to anonymous accounts for obvious reasons. #PopCulture #History #Culture #Books #Politics #FreePalestine"}},"content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @aral<\/a> The \u2018silent majority\u2019 argument ignores the reality that silence and compliance in the face of oppression are forms of consent. If Israeli society truly opposed these policies, its collective power to demand change\u2014through protests, votes, or refusal to participate in military actions\u2014would be evident. Until then, the government\u2019s actions reflect the will, or at least the tolerance, of its people. 5)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-03:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357350535621213","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357350535621213","objectType":"note","content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @aral<\/a> The \u2018silent majority\u2019 argument ignores the reality that silence and compliance in the face of oppression are forms of consent. If Israeli society truly opposed these policies, its collective power to demand change\u2014through protests, votes, or refusal to participate in military actions\u2014would be evident. Until then, the government\u2019s actions reflect the will, or at least the tolerance, of its people. 5)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357350535621213","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357347864643727","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357347864643727"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-06:objectType=thread:nonce=0864f96cf179ccb7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12409011","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-06T11:02:01+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357350535621213"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast","displayName":"Ken M Sweeney","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-original-tmp20260314182311.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-96-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-48-20260316060409.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-24-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"21784"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/21784-96-20260316075804.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I sometimes struggle with grammar and spelling, so I use tools to help\u2014feel free to point out any mistakes! I don't always respond to anonymous accounts for obvious reasons. #PopCulture #History #Culture #Books #Politics #FreePalestine","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"TheComfortableSpotPodcast","displayName":"Ken M Sweeney","note":"I sometimes struggle with grammar and spelling, so I use tools to help\u2014feel free to point out any mistakes! I don't always respond to anonymous accounts for obvious reasons. #PopCulture #History #Culture #Books #Politics #FreePalestine"}},"content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @aral<\/a> Polls, like the one shared, show substantial public support for actions that violate international law, including the expulsion of Palestinians and the use of extreme military force.
Democracy does not absolve a population of responsibility for the actions of its government, especially when those actions are well-documented and widely publicised. 4)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-03:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357347864643727","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357347864643727","objectType":"note","content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @aral<\/a> Polls, like the one shared, show substantial public support for actions that violate international law, including the expulsion of Palestinians and the use of extreme military force.
Democracy does not absolve a population of responsibility for the actions of its government, especially when those actions are well-documented and widely publicised. 4)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357347864643727","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357344584652782","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357344584652782"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-06:objectType=thread:nonce=0864f96cf179ccb7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12409010","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-06T11:02:01+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357347864643727"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs","displayName":"Joanne Jacobs","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139574-original-tmp20240618204314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":73,"height":73},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139574-96-20240618205355.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139574-48-20240618205355.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139574-24-20240618205355.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"139574"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139574-96-20240618205355.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Co-CEO of Disruptors Co. Yes I still make my phone number accessible on my bio. +61 419 131 077.","url":"https:\/\/aus.social\/@joannejacobs","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"joannejacobs","displayName":"Joanne Jacobs","note":"Co-CEO of Disruptors Co. Yes I still make my phone number accessible on my bio. +61 419 131 077."}},"content":"

@TheComfortableSpotPodcast<\/a> I acknowledge everything you have noted here. It is all true. It is appalling that there has been this complicity, this capitulation to a morally bereft agenda. And yet I cannot condemn and label an entire people with the acts even of a majority. The only way to change a culture is to provide a space for that change. That space comes when a few in that culture see a chance for revolution. @aral<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-03:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs\/statuses\/116357385031293768","object":{"id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs\/statuses\/116357385031293768","objectType":"note","content":"

@TheComfortableSpotPodcast<\/a> I acknowledge everything you have noted here. It is all true. It is appalling that there has been this complicity, this capitulation to a morally bereft agenda. And yet I cannot condemn and label an entire people with the acts even of a majority. The only way to change a culture is to provide a space for that change. That space comes when a few in that culture see a chance for revolution. @aral<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/aus.social\/@joannejacobs\/116357385031293768","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/statuses\/116357350535621213","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@TheComfortableSpotPodcast\/116357350535621213"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-06:objectType=thread:nonce=0864f96cf179ccb7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12409012","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-06T11:02:00+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/aus.social\/@joannejacobs\/116357385031293768"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-original-tmp20250906070226.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-48-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-24-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"4627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","note":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable"}},"content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @TheComfortableSpotPodcast<\/a> Zionism is founded on settler colonialism, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and genocide. How do you reform that? You might as well try and reform Nazism.<\/p>

If I come to your home tomorrow, kill half your family, take up three quarters of your house, torture your remaining relatives, and make you live at gunpoint do you try and reform me or get me the hell out of your house? Do I have a right to exist in your house?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-03:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116357410195415157","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116357410195415157","objectType":"note","content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> @TheComfortableSpotPodcast<\/a> Zionism is founded on settler colonialism, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and genocide. How do you reform that? You might as well try and reform Nazism.<\/p>

If I come to your home tomorrow, kill half your family, take up three quarters of your house, torture your remaining relatives, and make you live at gunpoint do you try and reform me or get me the hell out of your house? Do I have a right to exist in your house?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116357410195415157","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs\/statuses\/116357385031293768","url":"https:\/\/aus.social\/@joannejacobs\/116357385031293768"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/TheComfortableSpotPodcast"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-06:objectType=thread:nonce=0864f96cf179ccb7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12409013","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-06T11:01:59+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116357410195415157"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs","displayName":"Joanne Jacobs","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139574-original-tmp20240618204314.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":73,"height":73},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139574-96-20240618205355.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139574-48-20240618205355.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139574-24-20240618205355.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"139574"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/139574-96-20240618205355.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Co-CEO of Disruptors Co. Yes I still make my phone number accessible on my bio. +61 419 131 077.","url":"https:\/\/aus.social\/@joannejacobs","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"joannejacobs","displayName":"Joanne Jacobs","note":"Co-CEO of Disruptors Co. Yes I still make my phone number accessible on my bio. +61 419 131 077."}},"content":"

@aral<\/a> the people have a right to exist. The government dies not have that right because they have broken international laws on genocide. <\/p>

I know you will say the people voted for the government, but the people have not supported the war on Gaza or indeed the war against Iran and other parts of the Gulf.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-03:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs\/statuses\/116356900535352075","object":{"id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs\/statuses\/116356900535352075","objectType":"note","content":"

@aral<\/a> the people have a right to exist. The government dies not have that right because they have broken international laws on genocide. <\/p>

I know you will say the people voted for the government, but the people have not supported the war on Gaza or indeed the war against Iran and other parts of the Gulf.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/aus.social\/@joannejacobs\/116356900535352075","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116356882016566767","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116356882016566767"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-06:objectType=thread:nonce=0864f96cf179ccb7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12408722","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-06T09:01:44+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/aus.social\/@joannejacobs\/116356900535352075"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-original-tmp20250906070226.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-48-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-24-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"4627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","note":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable"}},"content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> When 82% of your population support the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and when those people are actively involved in commiting genocide, it becomes very difficult to separate the people from the state.<\/p>

https:\/\/zeteo.com\/p\/its-not-just-netanyahu-a-lot-of-israelis<\/a><\/p>

And it\u2019s not getting better.<\/p>

https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/politics-and-diplomacy\/article-892032<\/a><\/p>

We didn\u2019t say Nazi Germany shouldn\u2019t exist but Nazis are fine. Nazis are not fine. Nazis will never be fine.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-03:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116356934082663233","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116356934082663233","objectType":"note","content":"

@joannejacobs<\/a> When 82% of your population support the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza and when those people are actively involved in commiting genocide, it becomes very difficult to separate the people from the state.<\/p>

https:\/\/zeteo.com\/p\/its-not-just-netanyahu-a-lot-of-israelis<\/a><\/p>

And it\u2019s not getting better.<\/p>

https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/politics-and-diplomacy\/article-892032<\/a><\/p>

We didn\u2019t say Nazi Germany shouldn\u2019t exist but Nazis are fine. Nazis are not fine. Nazis will never be fine.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116356934082663233","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs\/statuses\/116356900535352075","url":"https:\/\/aus.social\/@joannejacobs\/116356900535352075"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/aus.social\/users\/joannejacobs"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-06:objectType=thread:nonce=0864f96cf179ccb7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12408723","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-06T09:01:43+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116356934082663233"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-original-tmp20250906070226.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-48-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-24-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"4627"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/4627-96-20250906071718.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"aral","displayName":"Aral Balkan","note":"Social oncologist. I make small things.Unapologetically anti-genocide.Warning: May not fit your taxonomy.From Gaza? If you need to get verified, please go here: https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/join\/Want to donate to people in Gaza? Please see https:\/\/gaza-verified.org\/donate\/My posts are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/)\ud83c\udf49\ud83c\udf3b \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f#SmallWeb #SmallTech #web #tech #privacy #humanRights #personhood #democracy #aral #fedi22 #searchable"}},"content":"

RE: https:\/\/tldr.nettime.org\/@remixtures\/116356810759725972<\/a><\/p>

Does Israel have a right to exist?<\/p>

Yes, about as much as Nazi Germany or any other state guilty of settler colonialism, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. Which is to say none whatsoever.<\/p>

What we have, as human beings, is the right to hold Israel responsible for its crimes, bring it to justice, and extract reparations to ease the plight of the survivors (even though it won\u2019t undo the incalculable suffering and loss). And we\u2019re not doing that. And by not doing that we are failing our own test of humanity.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-08-03:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116356882016566767","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/users\/aral\/statuses\/116356882016566767","objectType":"note","content":"

RE: https:\/\/tldr.nettime.org\/@remixtures\/116356810759725972<\/a><\/p>

Does Israel have a right to exist?<\/p>

Yes, about as much as Nazi Germany or any other state guilty of settler colonialism, apartheid, ethnic cleansing, and genocide. Which is to say none whatsoever.<\/p>

What we have, as human beings, is the right to hold Israel responsible for its crimes, bring it to justice, and extract reparations to ease the plight of the survivors (even though it won\u2019t undo the incalculable suffering and loss). And we\u2019re not doing that. And by not doing that we are failing our own test of humanity.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116356882016566767","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-06:objectType=thread:nonce=0864f96cf179ccb7","notice_info":{"local_id":"12408699","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-06T08:48:57+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.ar.al\/@aral\/116356882016566767"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6298960","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}