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February 9th, 2016 
Awake Goy On the morning of February 8, the IDF spokesperson’s office tweeted this:
To commemorate #BlackHistoryMonth, we find strength in the words of the late author & poet, Maya Angelou. pic.twitter.com/pcdAaTHYCx
— IDF (@IDFSpokesperson) February 8, 2016
Perhaps they has forgotten that Angelou stood in solidarity with the Palestinian people when she honored the late Rachel Corrie:
The video above was produced to be part of the Rachel’s Words event to honor the life of Rachel Corrie in 2012. Writer Jen Marlowe was involved in organizing the event and remembers:
Dr. Angelou’s reading of Rachel’s words was powerful and poignant. But I was moved for reasons beyond that. I was moved that Dr. Angelou recognized the importance of Rachel’s writings, and of why we were insisting that Rachel’s voice not be silenced. I was moved that, in participating in the ‘Rachel’s Words’ event, Dr. Angelou was making her own stand to honor not only Rachel, but the dignity and humanity of the families in Gaza that Rachel was there to protect.
There is no doubt that it was the courage of people like Corrie and Palestinians living under occupation that Angelou sought to honor, not that of an occupying military.
Thanks to Dave Reed
Source Article from http://mondoweiss.net/2016/02/maya-angelou-stood-with-palestinians-but-this-doesnt-stop-israeli-military-from-using-her-for-black-history-month-hasbara/
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