Learn From Comedians
I look at Instagram once a day, before bed. I check the stories of people I'm following, then scroll through my feed until something makes me laugh out loud. That's the moment I turn my phone off and go to sleep.
It's been hard to keep this routine over the last 4 months: images & news clips of the U.S.-backed Israeli destruction of Palestine people, lands & culture are awakeningly disturbing. Yet I've noticed recently that I'm back to falling asleep accompanied by the ripples of a belly laugh...thanks to some comedians. And while the laughter is good, also realize how much I'm learning: about the tenderness of being a Palestinian, or a Palestinian-supporting Israeli; about where decisions are made, by whom, and without whom.
Here’s just a taste. Got any to share with me?
How is satire being used to highlight Israel's war on Gaza?
Al Jazeera The Stream
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