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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., son/nephew of a political dynasty and current candidate for president

running in the Democratic Party primaries, is widely portrayed by the corporate press as a kooky
conspiracy theorist. But he has scored as high as 20% in the polls. Is Bobby Jr. being accurately
represented or a serious competitor to Joe Biden for the Democrats’ nomination, who is being
maligned and misrepresented? To find out for myself, I attended a press conference/campaign
rally for the presidential contender on August 3 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.

High Profile Political Journeys

Ain Al-Hilweh is known as the "Capital of Palestinian Shatat."  

 The term might not stir many emotions among those who do not fully understand, let alone experience the harrowing existence of ethnic cleansing and perpetual exile - and the tremendous violence which followed. 

 'Shatat' is roughly translated into “exile” or “Diaspora”. However, the meaning is much more complex. It can only be understood through lived experience. Even then, it is still not easy to communicate. Perhaps, the Kafkaesque blocks of concrete, zinc and rubble, towered one on top of another and serving as ‘temporary shelters’ for tens of thousands of people, tell a small part of the story.