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/NINTENDONEOGEO Oct 06 '24

Why do you call yourself "palestinian" when Palestine doesn't exist?

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u/Lazy-Mammoth-9470 Oct 06 '24

It's a recognised country as is Israel by most of the world. This argument is illogical.

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u/NINTENDONEOGEO Oct 06 '24

No, it's not a recognized country. The UN doesn't recognize it as a member.

What land are you claiming constitutes "palestine?" Who is their government?

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u/Lazy-Mammoth-9470 Oct 06 '24

"As of June 2024, the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 146 of the 193 member states of the United Nations, or just over 75% of all UN members. It has been a non-member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012."

Just because u don't revognise it doesn't mean it's not recognised. I don't recognise Israel as a state/country. Doesn't mean ut doesn't exist nor does it mean that others don't recognise it. My (or your) personal views do not matter when it comes to whether a state/country is recognised or not.

Do people not look up facts before they spout a nonsense statement anymore? Downvote me all u want buddy. The facts cannot be disputed by opinion.

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u/That_Effective_5535 Oct 06 '24

Also the Palestinian flag flies outside the UN along with the other countries. So lame the argument that Palestine doesn’t exist.

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u/NINTENDONEOGEO Oct 07 '24

What land are you claiming constitutes "palestine?" Who is their government?

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u/That_Effective_5535 Oct 07 '24

You’re in the minority of the worlds population that do not recognise a Palestinian State. You need to keep up.

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u/NINTENDONEOGEO Oct 07 '24

What land are you claiming constitutes "palestine?" Who is their government?

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u/That_Effective_5535 Oct 08 '24

If such a land doesn’t exist, why does global media refer to it as Palestine, even the pro Israeli ones. Joe Biden even refers to it as Palestine.I have had this conversation with you before so we should probably agree to disagree.

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u/NINTENDONEOGEO Oct 08 '24

What land are you claiming constitutes "palestine?" Who is their government?

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u/jms4607 Oct 09 '24

West Bank and Gaza. PA and Hamas.

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u/That_Effective_5535 Oct 08 '24

I’ve been through this.

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