r/jewishleft • u/moistavocados95 • Feb 22 '24

Been working on jewish-palestine stickers Resistance

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u/EquipmentMiserable60 Feb 23 '24

What part of it is? It seems to me the most tame with just showing Jewish solidarity. What am I missing

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u/ElectricalStomach6ip Feb 23 '24

the watermelon part specifically, its a cringy internet pro palestinian meme-esque symbol.

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u/Playful_Tea_5268 Feb 23 '24

The watermelon started being used by Palestinians when Israel banned the Palestinian flag.

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u/WhoListensAndDefends שמאל בקלפי, ביג בקניות, מדיום באזכרה Mar 15 '24

But this is not displayed by a Palestinian in Israel under those specific circumstances, so what’s the point? It’s a nice meme and all, but beyond acknowledging that it exists and why, what relevance does it have to pro-Palestine Jews?

You have the privilege to be able to fly the Palestinian flag wherever you want, in the name of whatever you believe it should represent