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Ta-Nehisi Coates on His “Revelatory” Trip to Israel & Palestine (www.democracynow.org)

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As the war on Gaza enters its second year and Israel expands its attacks on Lebanon, we continue our conversation with the acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates.

His new book, The Message, is based in part on his visit last year to Israel and the occupied West Bank, where he says he saw a system of segregation and oppression reminiscent of Jim Crow in the United States. “It was revelatory,” says Coates.

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[–] DarthJon -4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's because you could actually observe slavery in the US. Have you ever been to Israel?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

So only people in the US knew racial slavery was happening. Alrighty then.