“Yesterday I went to a restaurant, there was an error in the bill, so I complained to the waiter“ “Yeah, but you didn’t complain as loud about Palestine did you? “ “Jesus, it’s terrible hot outside!” “It may be hot outside, but the situation in Palestine is even more unbearable.”

• I’m all in favor of the poor people living in Gaza, and I reject what Israel is doing against the Palestinian population. But this Palestine whataboutery has to stop; tying every protest immediately to the Palestinian cause doesn’t help anyone.