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   Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Aug-2026 16:50:11 JST Aral Balkan

   Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint

   https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/18/sydney-waverley-library-removes-book-how-to-sell-a-genocide-from-shelves-ntwnfb

   “Denial is an integral part of genocide and includes the secret planning of genocide, propaganda while the genocide is going on, and destruction of evidence of mass killings.”

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide_denial

   #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism #australia #Gaza #Palestine #StopIsrael #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine

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     Rania rizq (rania@freesewing.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Aug-2026 16:57:06 JST Rania rizq

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     @aral
     Exactly. Denial of genocide is not only saying, “It never happened.” It can also mean silencing testimonies, justifying crimes, suppressing evidence, or trying to prevent people from reading and discussing what is happening.
     Removing a book from a public library because it makes some people uncomfortable does not change reality, nor does it silence the victims.
     If the truth is painful, the answer is not to hide the books—it is to confront the truth and discuss it