A-Infos (en) Italy, FAI, Umanita Nova #31: Passing on the fire: For a libertarian approach to the Palestinian question. - A critique of essentialism and nationalism. (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

Below are some excerpts from the text: ---- «This booklet is the result 
of a collective discussion that lasted, in alternating phases, several 
months. It is divided into three small essays, which, although written 
by individual comrades, were read and reworked collectively. ---- This 
booklet arises from the need to imagine and practice a different 
political perspective to the fight against the genocide in Gaza. And, 
more generally, to all wars and every exclusionary dynamic. ---- We have 
had and have enormous difficulty in crossing the movements that were 
born to counter the terrible massacre carried out by the Israeli 
government in the Gaza Strip.

A black and white scenario, like certain films where the good guys are 
absolutely good and the bad guys are absolutely bad.

It is not like that, it is never like that.

And, let's be clear, we are not satisfied with grays: we aspire to a 
broad, plural, open palette.

As the months passed, we feared that we would become accustomed to 
horror. It is already happening in Ukraine, it is already happening in 
many places on the planet, where immense tragedies are being consumed in 
the silence of most.

We are certain of one fact, because it represents an inescapable ethical 
horizon. We will never resign ourselves to the inevitability of 
massacres, rapes, torture.

Our commitment has never waned, despite our substantial extraneousness 
to open demonstrations, if not promoted, by religious exponents and 
nationalists.

We have built squares, marches and moments of reflection and struggle 
against the manufacture and trade of weapons, the shooting ranges and 
military bases, the collusion between schools, universities and war, 
against the militarization of the suburbs, borders, CPRs...

We have supported deserters and opponents in Russia and Ukraine. We have 
supported the Sudanese anarchists who are fighting against the butchers 
who are fighting over the territory.

We stand alongside those who fight against exploiters and oppressors in 
"their" country, we fight against exploiters and oppressors in "our" 
country.

We are on the side of the victims. On the side of the girls and boys, of 
the men and women killed, massacred, starved, humiliated. Everywhere. 
Always.

The immense massacre of the Gazan population and the movements in 
support of the Palestinian "resistance" that developed in our country 
after October 7, 2023 have highlighted cracks that have deep roots, all 
to be investigated and understood.

We are moved by a strong need, because beyond the peculiarities of the 
Palestinian question, issues such as nationalism, the decline of the 
class approach, the affirmation of essentialist identity dynamics and a 
distorted conception of decolonial processes question us all on the 
prospects of a movement of social, individual, political emancipation 
capable of transforming the existing in the name of a concrete 
affirmation of freedom, equality, solidarity."

The pdf of the booklet can be downloaded freely from the Anarres blog at 
this link:
https://www.anarresinfo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-23-tramandare-il-fuoco-4-col.pdf

Antimilitarist Assembly
Federazione Anarchica Torinese
corso Palermo 46
Meetings: every Tuesday at 8 pm

www.anarresinfo.org

https://umanitanova.org/tramandare-il-fuoco-per-un-approccio-libertario-alla-questione-palestinese/
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