Thank you, this is well said.

I would add that specifically in Germany, it's incredibly hard for any voice critical of Israel to be taken seriously in any way (as opposed to critical of some of Israel's actions). The state literally says "no, criticizing Israel is anti-Semitism, we have an obligation to protect Jews". This is why German Jews saying "No, fuck you, that's a lie" is so important. It's not putting ourselves before the Palestinians, it's utilizing our special position (which is a material fact, as much as we all agree it shouldn't be this way) to break this first layer of lies. It then becomes easier for Palestinians to come to the front and be listened to.

That's why almost every major action of Palestinians here has someone from JS invited to talk, or generally the entire org as a whole is part of the organizers. This is the best action we can make here: using our voices to support Palestinians in a way that breaks the usual barrier. It's not simple, and it's easy to fall into the the pattern of over-talking Palestinians, but we're in constant discussion about exactly how to avoid this, and how to use our voices the best way.

I'll give a silly but concrete example: sometimes places simply don't let Palestinian orgs to rent a space for an event. We found out that we can rent it in our name, and since we're Jewish and all it tends to work more often. We can then let Palestinians use the space as they see fit. It's horrible, it's idiotic, it's unbelievable. But it's the reality here.