In recent days, many in the Black community are feeling ostracized after numerous voices in the Palestine movement have condemned them for being interested in their own rights. These Black influencers have been openly Pro-Palestine but feel that they are given no reciprocity while they are asked to put Palestine before everything else, even before their own wellbeing. Many of the comments have been racist in nature. It led some Black influencers to bring up past tensions between the Arab and Black communities, such as the legacy of the Arab slave trade. Of course, no group is a monolith, and I’m sure there is much disagreement within both the Black and Palestinian community on how best to advocate for their causes in this election cycle. This crack in the movement, however, seems rather significant. It seems like many are waking up to realize what “by any means necessary” actually means.
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