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Israel/Occupied
Palestine: Interview with Hila Slutsky from the youth group TIGRE
Internationalist
Socialist League (RCIT-Section in Israel/Occupied Palestine), April 2014,
www.thecommunists.net and www.the-isleague.com
Please tell
us something about you (name, age, profession, etc.) and your motivation to do
revolutionary work?
I am Hila
Slutzky, 16 years old, high school student from Israel. There are things about
our society in Israel that are unjust and irritating. I can't stand the fact
that people are not treated as equals in this country and all around the world.
Especially, I am bothered by racism against Arabs, Christians, Muslims and Jews
who are "different" from what is considered the elite. I personally
went through extreme oppression as a woman. It makes me feel very sad and
aggravated whenever I am exposed to ethnic or chauvinist discrimination. I
simply know how it feels and don't want anybody else to feel this way.
After my
discussions with Boris from the ISL I realized that our society is ruled by the
extremely rich bourgeoisie. The democratic "game" is rigged in their
favor. That is why all attempts at changing this reality of oppression end up
in failure or in the best cases - very poor and dissatisfying results.
Capitalist society has done a lot to eliminate or minimize old forms of
oppression, but it is stuck and it is failing us human beings, especially the
oppressed, who wish to move forward and abolish all forms of oppression.
I am also
vegan and cannot stand the oppression of animals. I know that only in a
socialist democratic society it will be possible to end all relationships of
oppression between human beings and other conscientious beings as well as the
planet which we all inhabit.
What would
you say are the most urgent political issues in your country today?
The two most
urgent political issues in Israel today are the economic austerity measures
enforced by the right-wing government as well as the criminal oppression and
occupation of the Palestinian people.
What are
your experiences until now with oppression (as woman, as adolescent, etc.)?
I have been
raped for the first time at the age of 12 (by an Israeli), and then again at 15
(by a Palestinian). The friends of the first rapist responded to my complaint
to the police by harassing me and called me a whore. The police started the
investigation of the first rape only 6 months after and the rapist got 6 months
community service. However, I refused to press charges against the Palestinian
rapist because the police detective harassed me and tried to put a lot of
pressure on me to do that. I realized that his motivations were racist and I
didn't want to give him the satisfaction. Most of all, I am greatly
disappointed of the criminal and legal system and its negligence in defending
women.
As an
adolescent I am being daily oppressed by my parents who hate my political views
and lifestyle choices. They don't let me speak of my views and opinions on
anything, not just politics, at home and around my extended family. They tell
me that I am an embarrassment to our family. I am forced, then, to be politically
active in secret. My mom regularly goes through my stuff and my facebook
account. Also, my refusal to endorse what I consider barbaric and
discriminatory religious practices cause regular mental abuse from my extended
family.
What would
you like to achieve? What would you like the youth organization “TIGER” to
achieve?
I would like
to establish a strong youth as well as adult revolutionary socialist
organization in my home town. This organization must work to join both Israelis
and Palestinians in struggle for the liberation of workers and oppressed groups
in this city. I realize that local activism is not enough and that all of
humanity and its fate is connected. Nobody is free until all are free.
Therefore I seek guidance and the experience of revolutionaries all around the
world.
Do you have
any final comments?
I am
especially in need of theoretic guidance, mainly to clear up phrases and
concepts. It seems that socialists use the same language but mean different
things and that is very confusing. I wish to thank the RCIT comrades who wrote
'100 Questions and Answers about Socialism'. I read it together with Boris a
little bit every time we meet.
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