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Howard Eissenstat
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Laurentian Associate Professor of History, St. Lawrence University. E-mail heissens@stlawu.edu Non-resident scholar, Middle East Institute Middle East History and Politics, esp. Turkey. Slow runner, nerd
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Powerful piece by Orly Noy " The vast majority of [Palestinian prisoners to be released] — 287 — are aged 18 or under, including five as young as 14, which begs the question: how does a 14-year-old boy become a “security prisoner?” h/t @brianjulrich.bsky.socialwww.972mag.com/palestinian-...

What Israelis won’t be asking about the Palestinians released for hostages
What Israelis won’t be asking about the Palestinians released for hostages

The list of Palestinians slated to be exchanged for Israelis should provoke reflection over the role of mass imprisonment in the occupation.

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NMnazishmunch.bsky.social

"As long as oppression continues, so will resistance..." If laws are not applied equally, how can one expect people to trust the system?

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NBnohbodhi.bsky.social

Well obviously, this 14-year old boy is the head of a terrorist cell and has been manufacturing weapons of mass destruction in his basement for decades. Um...🙄

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JAjoearrow1.bsky.social

I guess you don't walk inner city neighborhoods where "teens" account for hundreds of murders. If they were charged as adults, would you consider them hostages?

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Howard Eissenstat
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Laurentian Associate Professor of History, St. Lawrence University. E-mail heissens@stlawu.edu Non-resident scholar, Middle East Institute Middle East History and Politics, esp. Turkey. Slow runner, nerd
1.3k followers132 following3k posts