People tearing down posters of Israeli hostages - what is this supposed to convey?

[WilmaWonka]

Just seen another article about someone tearing down posters of kidnapped Israelis.

This time an apparently well known ‘feminist’ artist who stated that she was ‘getting rid of the shit’.

Posters of civilian women and children, many who’ve seen family members murdered horrifically in front of them and are being held captive by the very people who carried out those atrocities, experiencing god knows what horrors in captivity. There can’t be a logical expectation that a government that carried out brutal murders, gang rapes, mutilation, and burnt babies and children alive would be treating them humanely!

Obviously that’s her reason for doing so and there’s been many other videos and reports of people in the UK and other countries doing the same quite openly. I’m quite old and I’ve never seen anything like this in my life before.

Would this be happening if they weren’t Israelis?

Do these people not understand that the barbaric murders and kidnapping of Israelis was the reason this war started in the first place, do they think these kidnappings are fake news?

Are they trying to convey that these kidnappings don’t matter as the Palestinians have been held in an ‘open air prison’, in total ignorance of why Israel had to blockade itself from them for the protection of its civilians?

Really can’t get my head around it.

Erm, have you just missed the mass anti-Israel protests? My Facebook feed has anti-Israel propaganda every day - which I didn't subscribe to. And the Israelis can't even put up a few posters of innocent children held hostage? Yet another sick thread with the 'voicless' defeaning us with their voiclessness.

I'm not sure I do get your point though.

So all the pro Palestine marches are ok but not some posters of children who have been kidnapped by terrorists

I don't follow your argument here at all

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To answer the OP's question ripping down posters conveys hatred. The woman's contorted face displays hatred. It also conveys ignorance.

Sadly it is in question. Not everyone does feel distraught. There are plenty of people across the world, and the western world, and the UK who have actively celebrated the attacks, and others who defend the attacks. Others who say they condemn the attacks yet knowingly march alongside those who celebrate or excuse the attacks.

The posters are to remind people of the humanity of the Israeli victims and their suffering as so many seem to be overlooking this.

For all people come on here to say ‘of course I care about the Israelis too but’. Those marches are not for all victims of this conflict, and I think we all can imagine the reception anyone would have got if they have attended that march with a ‘Bring the hostages home’ banner. Those marches are highly polarized and highly partisan and highly ‘side picking’ . And I assume that is the context in which people are asking others to remember Israeli Jews are people too and this is what has happened to them. In fact they are there to combat the very mentality that asks ‘ ‘why are those posters there?’ (Yet doesn’t ask ‘why are the marches there?’ )

Indeed.

'combat the very mentality that asks ‘ ‘why are those posters there?’ (Yet doesn’t ask ‘why are the marches there?’ )'

In London I'm guessing ?

Surely flyposting is illegal these are not missing posters as there is no utility in terms of helping find them. That being said why not have a free for all fixing posters for whatever cause or reason anywhere you want to. So I would favour no flyposts for any reason end of and since it is causing community tension it should be stopped.

I can't believe I'm reading this.

But flyposting is illegal for whatever reason that's the law.

But......

Why......

Flyposting......

There you have it folks, when people tell you what they are believe them

No - it’s not the law https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2023-10-31/officer-caught-on-camera-pulling-down-posters-of-hostages-captured-by-hamas

Oh so that's why they were tearing the pictures of the innocent down with such vitriol 🤔... thank for clearing that up!

S

The police statement continues:
"We will continue to work with local authorities and the community to ensure posters can be displayed. We regret any offence caused."

Disgusting

And yet none of those caught on camera gave that as a reason

My God I've heard it all now. The mental gymnastics must be exhausting for you.

I have been so naive .

I genuinely thought the days of blatant anti semitism were in the past.

I thought people with anti semitic views were in a small minority and their views would not be tolerated by the majority.

You said it better than me!

And yes, this.

Sadly I think many people today now believe that in any situation there has to be a victim and an oppressor. They only see things in black and white and take the view that a member of the so called oppressors can never have anything done to them that is unacceptable.

There is no attempt to understand the roots of the issue and to condemn the suffering on both sides. Many people are influenced by clips on TikTok and never question the origins of these views. If these marches had been to end the conflict and condemn suffering on both sides I would have totally supported them. I don't think that all the people marching are anti-semites but I do think the continuation of the marches is emboldening those who hold anti-semitic views. I wouldn't ban them but I certainly wouldn't join them.

And for all the Jew haters out there, I’ll remind you that in addition to innocent kidnapped Israelis, there are also 23 Thai and at least one Nepali being held without access to the Red Cross, by the terrorist Hamas.

Do you think this woman goes around ripping down every poster she sees? Would you rip these posters down?

Yes the Met. It's disgusting.