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When the Washington Post revealed Friday afternoon that “the Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel,” a lot of people cared. Readers of the story posted more than 10,000 comments on its webpage. A leading progressive site for breaking news, Common Dreams, quickly followed up with coverage under a headline that began with the word “obscene.” Responses on social media were swift and strong; a tweet about the Post scoop from our team at RootsAction received more than 600,000 views.

Those who admonish Palestinian Resistance, armed or otherwise, have little understanding of the psychological ramifications of resistance, such as a sense of collective empowerment, honor and hope. 

 But resistance is not just a rifle, a rocket launcher. The latter are but one manifestation in resistance and, if not backed by strong popular support, they hardly have much impact. 

 Indeed, all forms of sustainable resistance have to be rooted in culture, which helps it generate new meanings, over time. 

 In the case of the Palestinian struggle, the concept of resistance is multifaceted and strongly embedded in the collective psyche of generations of Palestinians, which allows it to surpass the ideological and political confines of factions and political groups.  

 Though the symbols of this resistance - for example, the kuffiyeh, the flag, the map and the key - are part of this generation of meanings, they are mere signifiers of ideas, beliefs and values that are truly profound. 

Israel’s plan to expand into an Eretz or “Greater” state incorporating large chunks of its neighbors’ land starts with eliminating the pre-1948 inhabitants of a place once known as Palestine. That nearly all of those who think of themselves as Palestinians must be killed or otherwise removed is perhaps reduced to an aphorism, like “Israel has a right to defend itself,” to absolve the Israeli state and its rampaging army of any guilt in the process. Indeed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ability to avoid any serious consequences for his behavior is remarkable, and it generates further atrocities that might have been unimaginable when the fighting in Gaza started back in October.

The 31st annual Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival is taking place this weekend. LAWTF shines the limelight on women of various ethnicities who perform solo shows. This year’s theme is “Telling Our Truths.” On March 23 the Festival held “Intersection: Day of Workshops and Panels,” wherein, according to publicity, “participants gathered in a series of enriching workshops and engaging panels led by experienced industry professionals” at the Lankershim Arts Center in North Hollywood.

Identifying the Unethical Pushers of Experimental Vaccines, Especially the Co-opted, Vaccinology-illiterate Big Media Journalists, Talking Heads, Legislators, Presidents, Governors, Healthcare Providers, etc.

 Also Identifying Big Pharma’s Collaborators That Have Been Bribed (or Just Bamboozled) Into Pushing Their Still-experimental Vaccines: CDC/NIAID Bureaucrats and Epidemiologists; Lobbyists; University Faculty Researchers; Internet Trolls; Family Foundations (like the Gates Foundation); the World Economic Forum; and Even the Once-honorable World “Health” Organization

Original version posted at: https://www.transcend.org/tms/2019/07/identifying-the-vaccinology-illiterate-among-us/