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I have been seeing a t-shirt being sold online that says "Standing on the right side of history doesn't violate Human Rights". It makes me think of our group, and then the rag-tag handful of Zionists who show up to protest OUR GROUP instead of supporting their own beliefs. It seems that if you must resort to bullying, name-calling, and hurting others to make a show of believing in something, that that belief is as fragile as tissue paper.
As I stood across the street on my elevated perch waving a huge Palestinian flag, I couldn't help but to smile at the irony of what was actually taking place. A group of Zionists were so busy being focused on OUR GROUP, video-taping us, name-calling, attempting to bait us, trying to intimidate us by standing too close, trying to block our signs, etc.., that they lost the plot- Getting a message out to the public. Getting the truth out to public. Not spewing out angry propaganda and hate to a public who overwhelmingly supports the Palestinians. Nobody responds to that.
There is something joyful about standing on the right side of history, always being one step ahead of your enemy. It's the smiling inward at a beautiful secret, while those who try to silence and bully us spin their wheels.
This beautiful secret happened over and over throughout Saturday's demonstration. The first being, while 3 of us where putting the huge 20ft. long banner- "Israel Murders Children"- into the frame to hold, one of the Zionists was frantically running around filming us and saying "You can't do that, who do you thing you are breaking the rules?". This person then calls the police....and ends up looking look a buffoon. It's our First Amendment right to hold signs and banners on public areas like sidewalks and grassy areas. I'm sure the police were rolling their eyes at that one.
Then, the Zionist group attempts to stand directly in front of the banner to block words which seems to enrage them. We just moved to standing right on the curb where the police wouldn't allow them to stand in front of us on the street.
One person on the opposing side was spewing an endless monologue of hate against us, but what he didn't realize, was that no one could understand what he was saying, and that his sign was unreadable. He looked like he was with us standing right next to the huge banner, angry that Israel murders children.
While on the other side of the street watching all this, several people passed by me and asked why there were Palestinian and Israeli flags together. I told them that the people on the other side of the street were Israelis showing their support of the Palestinians and were standing next to the banner to acknowledge their disgust of Israel's genocide.
To sum up this Saturday's demonstration, it would be that compassion, truth, love, non-violence, and standing on the right side of humanity always shines brightest. When instead, tearing down others, bullying others, attempting to silence the truth becomes the objective, your belief is simply hate and your path is the walk of shame. Love always wins.
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