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[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

The swastika goes further back than Buddhism. The difference in using the swastika symbol as used in recent history to displaying a watermelon picture for example, is that the former was used to entrance people to take part in beliefs and actions that actively sought to destroy other people for the sake of racial and national self-aggrandisement. In my view the Palestinian symbols and phrases indicate taking back what was yours in the first place and being free to enjoy it. The swastika is about colonising by force of which you could say the same about the Israeli flag yet no one seems to care about that.

I do understand your argument but cannot be convinced. And btw, some Jews are offended by the pro-Palestinian freedom slogans and symbols but some Jews agree with them. Let's not put all Jewish people in the same basket. The Jewish community is very diverse. Zionists loudly object because it goes against their political and colonialist agenda but many Jews don't.