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“The fact that Israel actually benefits from violating international law and receives “red carpet” treatment from the West means that we all have a role to play in ending the injustice that the Palestinians are facing.”
― Noam Chomsky, On Palestine

“Israelis enjoy telling Palestinians they should be happy they live in ‘the only democracy’ in the region where they have the right to vote, but no one is under any illusion that voting comes with any actual political power or influence.”
― Ilan Pappé, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

“For most black people in Europe, the battle against prejudice is for life, which is why you have to pace yourself to run a marathon instead of exerting all your energy in a spring if you want to survive — you can’t be throwing beer bottles at police and telling them to fuck themselves simply for the fun of it.”
― Johny Pitts, Afropean: Documenting Black Europe

“Englishness" as an identity is still regarded as exclusive. Englishness is not an identity that many English people regard as open to immigrants.”
― Afua Hirsch, Brit(ish): On Race, Identity and Belonging