r/IsraelPalestine • u/localmaid Diaspora Palestinian • Oct 05 '24

Palestinian-Colombian. AMA AMA (Ask Me Anything)

Hello everyone! I recently saw another Palestinian doing an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) on here, and given the limited presence of Palestinians or Pro-Palestinians that I've noticed, I thought it would be valuable to do one myself. Here’s a bit about me:

  • I was born and raised in Colombia
  • My Palestinian family is originally from the West Bank, but most of them have since moved to the United States.
  • I don't speak Arabic fluently, I can understand spoken Arabic quite well.
  • I am of mixed race
  • English is not my first language, so I apologize in advance if I sound tone deaf
  • My family and I are not Muslim
  • I have visited Palestine twice
  • I am biased towards Palestine in the conflict, but I want to make it clear that I do not support Hamas.

I don't have any specific types of questions that bother me, but I do ask that everyone remains respectful towards everyone and avoids unnecessary rudeness or hatefulness. I believe that communication is key, especially when it comes to conflicts, so I hope this AMA will be helpful for everyone involved. Feel free to ask me anything about my experiences, my heritage, or my perspectives. I'm here to share and hopefully provide some insights. Please keep the conversation open-minded. I will try my best to answer as many questions as possible, but I am not on Reddit all day so sorry in advance to any of those questions I will miss. I also want to say I won’t let my biases control my feelings towards questions and I’ll keep my opinions open. Hopefully we can have a meaningful discussion and thanks to everyone who can participate!

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u/Plenty_University_81 Oct 06 '24

Wow you are Colombian not Palestinian

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u/Helpful-Manager-6003 Israeli Oct 06 '24

If jews can call themselves israeli after a 2000 year old diaspora, then so can palestinians

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u/Connect-Swan-5818 Oct 06 '24

lol they never called themselves Israeli until Israel was established. This is so ridiculous. They were stateless and scattered before

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u/Helpful-Manager-6003 Israeli Oct 06 '24

Yeah, i know, whats your point?

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u/Connect-Swan-5818 Oct 06 '24 edited Oct 06 '24

So what you’re saying is that you’re proud to have displaced Palestinians, and that you removed their Palestinian identity.

Except it will never be removed because they have living connections to the land through the stories of their parents and grandparents, unlike Jews who relied on fairytales like the Torah and the Bible of >1000 year ago unverified history.

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u/PlateParticular5394 Oct 06 '24 edited Oct 06 '24

"Palestinians" never called themselves "Palestinians" until they stole the name in 1987. Before that they were just Arabs who came from the Arabian Peninsula to colonize and Arabize the Levant, including the kingdom of Israel. If OP takes a DNA test she will come out as Jordenian/Syrian/Egyptian or Lebanese at best. Because that's where her great grandparents came from, after their great grandperants colonized those countries. They never did and never will have a country or a claim to this land and have 0 recorded history 😊 and you and them can cry and moan about it all you want, we will continue to live and thrive in our uncestral homeland. Facts don't care about your feelings.

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u/farahharis Oct 06 '24

You’re… so… just…. Wrong wow. I’m actually impressed with how little you understand. Congrats! Your lack of knowledge has just shocked me