Accusing Palestinians of having inherently violent or even genocidal intentions when they advocate for Palestinian liberation, or even their humanity.

What are some examples of this?

• Palestinians would… eliminate/exterminate x" if they could; 

• “‘From the river to the sea,’ ‘Free Palestine,’ etc. are a call for genocide”;

• “PaliN*zis” or other other derogatory slurs about the holocaust;

• Fabricated and outrageous stories spread without question.

What are the impacts of this?

• No effort to understand or contextualise Palestinian perspectives becomes allowed, it is called ‘justification’;

• Seeing Palestinian deaths as inevitable collateral damage, or their own fault;

• Dehumanisation, collective guilt and punishment becomes easier;

• Used to deflect and suppress outrage about Palestinian genocide by blurring power dynamic.

What are some responses to this?

• Palestinians do not want to dominate, subjugate, or oppress any other people;

• Freedom and justice for anyone will never come at the cost of subjugation or violence for others;

• Palestinians deserve equal rights on their ancestral lands;

• Palestinian slogans exist to give Palestinians hope and to create shared experiences-- they are not for others to define.