Open mwalid207 opened 8 months ago
pbiggar
commented
8 months ago Thank you for the suggestion. A lot of this came together very quickly, and we are very open to better wording.
A major goal with this badge is to make it very easy for people to add to their repos, so it may in some cases be better to use wording which is less correct, but lowers the risk or need to understand the situation.
But happy to discuss the wording for sure, if you have better suggestions.
waleedayoub
commented
7 months ago Agree with OP. The copy in the README, as it stands, is both highly concentrated on Gaza (for obvious reasons) and misses the reality of the situation, both historical and contemporary, all over historic Palestine. In the West Bank, for example, 250 people were killed between Jan 1 and Oct 6, 2023 by Israeli occupation forces and settlers. Thousands have been detained by occupation forces from the West Bank since then as well.
I proposed an update to the copy here: https://github.com/TechForPalestine/badges/pull/10
The issue lies in how we define peace. When we mention "Peace between people of Palestine and Israel," we overlook a crucial aspect. Israel isn't merely a distinct place or people with an inherent identity; rather, it was originally a part of Palestine before the occupation. Therefore, the definition needs reconsideration. A fairer definition would involve returning the peace of Palestine to its rightful owners.
Thank you. Mohamed Walid Muslim | High school student