Noura Erakat
Noura Erakat

@4noura

7 Tweets 1 reads May 23, 2024
Yesterday I did an interview with @dwnews - a German outlet about Norwegian, Irish, and Spanish recognition of Palestinian statehood. It did not go well & the tape is nowhere to be found. #Thread
First off, this recognition is too little, too late. Not only did 138 states recognize Palestine in 2012, but on day 230 of genocide, we need weapons sanctions, arrest warrants, and boycott to stem Israel’s ongoing atrocities.
I didn’t even finish my comment before the German anchor shortcircuited and scolded me bc “Israel doesnt use those words” she meant apartheid and genocide but couldnt bring herself to even say them.
It wasnt that she asked me to respond to Israel’s objections to the terms- she was admonishing me for violating a rule set by a belligerent state found to be plausibly committing genocide by the ICJ & whose leaders are wanted by the ICC that a news agency complied with.
I challenged the anchor to check her sources. What authority does Israel have to set rules if they dont even recognize Palestinians as a people and are livid about the outcome (Palestinian statehood) of the supposed “peace process.” How dare they try & why does @dwnews oblige?
@dwnews We never got back to the statehood side show and she ultimately cut the segment. Meanwhile, the producer who was super eager to book me has disappeared & another producer came online to explain to me that the network no longer shares links to their segments bc of “copyrights” 👀
@dwnews For the sake of historical record, @dwnews will you share the tape with me? When folks ask how were children slaughtered for 230 days w advanced weapons & then starved w help of settlers destroying aid while claiming mantle of victimhood, your tape will shed some light on that.

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