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There are a few apparent problems with this piece
First there seems to be no analysis of antiblackness as it played out within the Nakba itself so maybe I was misled by the title
Second the discussion of social death claims this condition for nonblack Palestinians https://twitter.com/4noura/status/732950867402493953
First there seems to be no analysis of antiblackness as it played out within the Nakba itself so maybe I was misled by the title
Second the discussion of social death claims this condition for nonblack Palestinians https://twitter.com/4noura/status/732950867402493953
Such a claim strikes me as inaccurate but it should be expanded on regardless so it can be further examined
Third there is no discussion of the practice of legal chattel slavery in Palestine or the continued ghettoization and dishonor of Black Palestinians by their co-nationals
Third there is no discussion of the practice of legal chattel slavery in Palestine or the continued ghettoization and dishonor of Black Palestinians by their co-nationals
Fourth antiblackness within the pro-Palestine movement is discussed as a potential risk when it is in fact an actually existing practice and remains the enduring status quo
Fifth Afropessimism is mentioned but no Afropessimists are cited which is likely related to all the above
Fifth Afropessimism is mentioned but no Afropessimists are cited which is likely related to all the above
Sixth there is an implication that Palestinians cannot be white which flies in the face of both history and the present particularly as reflected in the widepsread sympathy even from some zionists for Ahed Tamimi
Lastly Palestine's presence in the world progressive movement is plainly a result of the antiblack construction of Palestinian nationhood as Black liberation struggles do not generally receive such support despite facing just as much genocidal violence from white imperialists
Even the popularity of this article with progressive nonblacks suggests its shortcomings
