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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.

Video to interview

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[–] DarthJon -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, there are lots of international organizations that are very biased against Israel.

[–] TokenBoomer 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It must be difficult trying to conduct a genocide while the internet exists, the whole world can see it.

[–] DarthJon -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes because TikTok videos of flattened buildings prove genocide.