THREAD: Today counselors from 8 Jewish summer camps are coming together for a first-of-its-kind training on the Occupation. They are committed to teaching the Occupation and Palestinian narratives to other staff and their campers this summer.
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Following ongoing Israeli violence on Palestinian protesters in Gaza, this education has never felt more urgent. We'll be honoring their courageous leadership all summer, starting today by sharing quotes, ideas, and insights from participants and trainers on this thread.
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@sandy__fox: “As a historian my job is to study change over time” “Studying the history of Jewish camp, I know I will look back and say 2018 was the moment — today is the first time camp counselors organized to talk about Palestinians and the occupation at camp”2 replies 7 retweets 39 likesShow this thread -
What are some ways American Jewish camps support the Occupation? Counselors said: 1. “We had kids go to their bunks, grab a bunch of random stuff and then go to the soccer field and build pretend settlements.”
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2. “We has an IDF night where kids had fun running around in the woods and do an obstacle course” 3. “During the 2014 Gaza war we were told to have campers a make signs saying ‘We stand with Israel’ - without talking about the occupation or Palestinians at all”
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Learning from Rachel, a child development specialist & 1st grade teacher on how to teach difficult subjects in age appropriate ways “Kids understand fairness, kindness and other values and these are at the core of social justice struggles”
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Wish this worked on adults too
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