DON’T CALL IT ‘COMPLICATED’
Although the colonisation of Palestine seems black and white (and it is), many people will preface conversations about the crisis with a nod to how “complicated” of an issue it is. However, despite never seeming to offer an answer as to what exactly makes it “complicated”, they often succeed in shutting down conversations about it – particularly among those who are still educating themselves and learning how to talk about it.
In an article addressing this,
Decolonize Palestine summaries that “appeals to complexity have been historically employed in an attempt to defend the indefensible”. It continues: “This arcanization serves to make Palestine exceptional, meaning that our normal judgement or morality goes out of the window; they do not apply here due to these special circumstances. Normally, it would be difficult to argue against the right of refugees to return to their homes, but in the case of Palestine, these are