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How watermelon imagery, a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians, spread around the planet (apnews.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Kwakigra@beehaw.org to c/politics@beehaw.org

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[–] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

For anyone who uses these summaries, I think the rest of the Ramallah story is important to include. The following are the next few sentences after that one:

The trio was later summoned by an Israeli officer. According to artist and exhibit organizer Sliman Mansour, an Israeli officer told him, “It is forbidden to organize an exhibition without permission from the military, and secondly, it is forbidden to paint in the colors of the Palestinian flag.” The officer mentioned a watermelon as one example of art that would violate the army’s rules, Mansour told The Associated Press last week.

In protest, people began to wave the fruit in public.

[–] jak@sopuli.xyz 3 points 9 months ago

Also, the paragraph that starts: “in response” directly follows these two sentences. Without them, I interpreted the bumper stickers as a way for people to reject the watermelon as symbolism.

A year ago, Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir banned Palestinian flags in public places. This effort was met with fervent opposition.