"In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds" -Martin Luther King.
The comparison of Black Lives Matter and the Palestinian people is not an accurate comparison. The article focuses on the differences, similarities, and the parallels between the two. Black Lives Matter movement works to inform people about the oppression, police brutality, and the workings towards coexistence within the world. On the other hand, the Palestinian people's actions are not fitting into those same molds. The people that support Black Lives Matter are reaching for equality while the Palestinians are reaching for the opposite. The Palestinians are working to demolish Israel and are using many forms of aggression to achieve that. Due to this, I believe that comparing the Palestinian struggle to Black Lives Matter is wrong. I believe that they are extremely sensitive matters that have similarities but the way that they go about achieving their goals are affecting the perspective that the world has on both of them.
http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-news-and-politics/195487/how-israel-is-being-framed
I agree with you that the Black Lives Matter and the Palestinian Struggle are two separate movements, and should be treated as such. One thing that stood out to me in this blog was when you pointed out that the two movements are "extremely sensitive matters", which implies that we should be cautious about talking about them. It made me realize why people are so ignorant about the topic- because they are afraid of being "insensitive". However, I think that talking about the two movements is the only way that people can learn the differences between them, and understand that the two are not accurate comparisons.
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