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2024-08-15 18:31:28 UTC - HELPFUL
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Contrary to what the post implies, the Palestinian store owner did not call the police on George Floyd: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/fact-check-mahmoud-abumayyaleh-did-not-call-the-police-on-george-floyd-idUSKBN23C21C/ There is also a long history of Palestinian solidarity with African Americans: https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/palestine-black-lives-matter-solidarity-pictures https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/spotlight/2016/07/01/how-palestinian-protesters-helped-black-lives-matter/85160266/ https://www.nydailynews.com/2020/07/14/why-palestinians-are-mourning-george-floyd/
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