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Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices by IX-103 on Sunday May 05, 2024 @08:23PM (#40269905)
"Refuse to use it" like African Americans in the Jim Crow south? Or is there some other context driving their non-participation?
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Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices by JumpCrisscross on Sunday May 05, 2024 @08:41PM (#40270004)
> is there some other context driving their non-participation?

Muslim Israelis have representation in the Knesset. Their community simply hasn’t aligned itself with the American pro-Palestinian movement. (There are absolutely racism issues in Israel. But it’s not Jim Crow.)

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Re:Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices by xenospn on Sunday May 05, 2024 @08:45PM (#40270034)
Huh? They simply refuse to vote. They could have considerable power to transform Israeli politics if they did.
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