The West is burying itself in the rubble of Gaza

Oct 18, 2023

Journeyman Pictures

Weaving the history of apartheid into the Israel occupation of Palestine, this documentary highlights the frighteningly similar laws and tools used by Israel and apartheid-era South Africa.

https://youtu.be/3psMGQE0iW4?si=YUvaIOFyWfT64ZfB

https://youtu.be/LeHakmL6eEc?si=_E9rST9ZD5do9U1V

Because I have always been interested in motoring and motorcycling, I chose to watch most of this. Why not give it 10-15 minutes & see if your reactions to this fairly inept propaganda overlap my own.
I made one, lengthy post, which may not survive so, in my time-honoured style, I’ve saved as screenshots just in case.
Best wishes and thanks
Mike

https://x.com/wideawake_media/status/1714200496779444389?s=52&t=WSMLCQNckomGtNidcKiTmw

Please share. Whoever clipped these few minutes, thank you.

Best wishes
Mike

You probably all know James. If not, please take a few minutes to familiarise yourself with his dedicated campaign against the totalitarian WHO which is the puppet of the globalist perpetrators of the covid fraud and mass murder by injection still ongoing across the world.
I endorse every word.
Thank you, James Roguski,
Best wishes
Mike

https://www.bitchute.com/video/68noiys4ufyP/

"I’m constantly in awe of more and more Palestinians refusing misleading framings from mainstream media. This @Yaraeid_ interview on Sky News is an absolute must-see."

Mohammed El Kurd

"When I was young, I never really understood my parents insistence to only use olive oil imported from Palestine. It took a long time and a great distance in a process that was neither cheap nor convenient. The oil came in old beat-up containers that did not look appealing to me at all. In my head, if they wanted to support distant family back home, they could just send them money and save us and them a big hassle. We could just use the nice looking olive oil containers from the nearby store. Yet, this was never an option in our household. The only olive oil we used at home was from Palestine.

As I grew up and started a student part-time job, I worked with olive oil a little. I knew all about olive oil imported from Spain, Italy, and other countries. I knew which ones were better and more expensive. I also learned to tell, based on the pungent taste, which ones were extra virgin. I was tempted to use my employee discount to bring home one of the fancy bottles and use at our kitchen. I could not get myself to do it, and I did not exactly know why. I felt like it would be disrespectful to my parents even if it didn’t make sense to me. It did not feel right. It was not an option.

After living in Palestine for a year during the olive picking season, something changed. The olive picking season in Palestine is holy.

Palestinians relate to the weather based on how it would benefit or harm the olives. There is well-known unspoken rule about treating olive trees with respect. There is a day off from work just to pick olives. On public transportation, it is not unusual to hear someone on the phone telling their friend to stop by for their share of this year’s olive oil stored in what used to be a Coca-Cola or a liquor bottle. A driver will stop in the middle of the way to give his brother- in- law a jar of olives that are so close to one another that they start to crush showing their insides.

In Nablus, the owner of the Nabulsi soap factory takes pride in how picky he is about getting his olive oil. He insists on filling a cup to let me smell how authentic it is and smirks as he sees my diasporic facial expressions transform in appreciation of its strong smell running through all of my brain cells.

I started noticing how olive oil is an essential part of so many dishes. “Palestinians drink more olive oil than water” I would jokingly say and they would laugh in agreement. Olive oil is truly an everyday ritual.

They fantasize about its color when it’s fresh and remind me that it starts to change as it reacts with oxygen over time. They dip their bread into olive oil, just like that and without any additions, and enjoy it more than the sweetest of all foods. I can guarantee that every lunch invitation (عزومة) I received during the olive-picking season was a chance for my hosts to share their olive oil using Msakhan (a traditional Palestinian dish).

I now have a deeper understanding of the psychology behind the burning of olive trees by Israeli soldiers and why farmers moan at the scene as if they lost a loved one.

Wherever you are, if it’s accessible to you, make sure your olive oil is Palestinian. Your ancestors would want that."

Dima Selawi 2018

More on Palestinian culture>

"Keeping the tradition of producing original Palestinian Kufiyas alive is of utmost importance to Hirbawi. “It is not just about manufacturing a garment; it is about preserving Palestinian heritage, culture, and identity. The kufiya holds deep historical and symbolic significance for the Palestinian people, representing resilience, resistance, and solidarity. By continuing to produce authentic kufiyas, Hirbawi plays a vital role in upholding Palestinian traditions, supporting local artisans, and ensuring that this iconic symbol remains a tangible representation of Palestinian identity for generations to come.” Hirbawi continues to tell us how it feels to carry on the family legacy started by founder, Yasser Hirbawi, 'it fills us with a profound sense of purpose and pride. It is a responsibility that we hold dear, as it allows us to contribute to the preservation of Palestinian culture and heritage through the production of kufiyas. One of the most rewarding aspects of continuing this legacy is the connection we forge with people around the world. Every time we receive a positive message from individuals who appreciate and support our work, it warms our hearts. It reminds us that we are not alone in the struggles and atrocities faced by our people in Palestine.'...

Knowing that our kufiyas resonate with people from different backgrounds and cultures reaffirms the importance of our mission. It reminds us that the legacy we carry is not confined to our family alone but extends to a global community that values the rich history and significance of the kufiya, Hirbawi says. 'We are immensely grateful for every positive message and review we receive, as they serve as a reminder of the meaningful and impactful nature of our efforts. Each interaction and connection we make further highlights the power of solidarity and the shared commitment to justice and peace that unites us.'"

To find out more about Hirbawi Kufiya go to www.kufiya.org

https://gulfnews.com/kurator/life/hirbawi-kufiya-the-last-factory-upholding-the-palestinian-kufiya-legacy-1.1689653274866

Graphene and the Covid-19 Vaccines

Dr Romeo Quijano

2023

"A graphene synapse that is energy-efficient, scalable and suitable for large-scale integrations is also now being developed that mimics the analog way the human brain completes its tasks. Graphene's conductive properties allow researchers to finely tune its electrical conductance, which is the strength of the synaptic connection. In a related development, a switchable graphene-based biosensing system of bioelectronics is developing new platforms for controlling and regulating the physiological mechanism in response to real life stimuli. It explores the natural biochemical interaction and mimics the biochemical reactions while controlling the environment under the influence of external stimuli such as physical, chemical, electrical and magnetic (including electromagnetic frequency radiation,such as 5G) stimuli. With neuromorphic computing and artificial intelligence, computers can now already replicate and control the brain in certain ways. (26,27,28)

The implications to the integrity of the individual, freedom, public health and the future of humanity of all these relatively recent developments are overwhelming and potentially catastrophic. People need to be aroused, organized and mobilized to ensure open, democratic and socially-just control of these developments."

https://www.academia.edu/108439267/Graphene_and_the_Covid_19_Vaccines

Important not to forget the enormity of the crimes against humanity that have been committed in our public hospitals.

#MistakesWereNotMade

"Heba Zagout, a Palestinian artist and educator, was killed in an Israeli air strike on Gaza along with two of her children." [Oct 18, 2023]

https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/israel-palestine-war-tributes-artist-heba-zagout-killed-gaza-air-strike

https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/campaigns/donate-to-the-conservative-woman/donate/

Hello all. Hope you're well.
Please forward to anyone who maybe interested. The economic situation in the UK has hit TCW revenues. They have provided a vital alternative news platform since the beginning of this shit show and it would be great if they could continue. Because subscribers are feeling the pinch, TCW has lost several including one who donated £500 a month. Ouch! If you know anyone who might want to subscribe, or make a one off donation. Please share. Here's a link to the paper with details of how to donate. Anything, large or small, appreciated. https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/letters-to-the-editor-98/ 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

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Mike

Despite the titling, it’s a proper conversation between a paediatric cardiologist and a wide awake physician.
If you’re short on time, I think the discussion from 22.30 onwards is rich in important information.
I haven’t listened to the whole hour, though.
Best wishes
Mike

https://rumble.com/v3qp7ja-heal-me-o-lord-and-i-shall-be-healed-an-interview-with-kirk-milhoan.html

A Call for Repentance Over Gaza: An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians

“Learn to do right; seek justice; defend the oppressed” (Isa 1:17).

We, at the undersigned Palestinian Christian institutions and grassroots movements, grieve and lament the renewed cycle of violence in our land. As we were about to publish this open letter, some of us lost dear friends and family members in the atrocious Israeli bombardment of innocent civilians on October 19, 2023, Christians included, who were taking refuge in the historical Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius in Gaza.

Words fail to express our shock and horror with regard to the ongoing war in our land. We deeply mourn the death and suffering of all people because it is our firm conviction that all humans are made in God’s image. We are also profoundly troubled when the name of God is invoked to promote violence and religious national ideologies.

Further, we watch with horror the way many Western Christians are offering unwavering support to Israel’s war against the people of Palestine. While we recognize the numerous voices that have spoken and continue to speak for the cause of truth and justice in our land, we write to challenge Western theologians and church leaders who have voiced uncritical support for Israel and to call them to repent and change. Sadly, the actions and double standards of some Christian leaders have gravely hurt their Christian witness and have severely distorted their moral judgment with regards to the situation in our land.

We come alongside fellow Christians in condemning all attacks on civilians, especially defenseless families and children. Yet, we are disturbed by the silence of many church leaders and theologians when it is Palestinian civilians who are killed. We are also horrified by the refusal of some Western Christians to condemn the ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestine, and, in some instances, their justification of and support for the occupation.

Further, we are appalled by how some Christians have legitimized Israel’s ongoing indiscriminate attacks on Gaza, which have, so far, claimed the lives of more than 3,700 Palestinians, the majority of whom are women and children. These attacks have resulted in the wholesale destruction of entire neighborhoods and the forced displacement of over one million Palestinians. The Israeli military has utilized tactics that target civilians such as the use of white phosphorus, the cutting off of water, fuel, and electricity, and the bombardment of schools, hospitals, and places of worship—including the heinous massacre at Al-Ahli Anglican-Baptist Hospital and the bombardment of the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Porphyrius which wiped out entire Palestinian Christian families.

Moreover, we categorically reject the myopic and distorted Christian responses that ignore the wider context and the root causes of this war: Israel’s systemic oppression of the Palestinians over the last 75 years since the Nakba, the ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestine, and the oppressive and racist military occupation that constitutes the crime of apartheid. This is precisely the horrific context of oppression that many Western Christian theologians and leaders have persistently ignored, and even worse, have occasionally legitimized using a wide range of Zionist theologies and interpretations.

Moreover, Israel’s cruel blockade of Gaza for the last 17 years has turned the 365-square-kilometer Strip into an open-air prison for more than two million Palestinians—70% of whom belong to families displaced during the Nakba—who are denied their basic human rights. The brutal and hopeless living conditions in Gaza under Israel’s iron fist have regrettably emboldened extreme voices of some Palestinian groups to resort to militancy and violence as a response to oppression and despair.

Sadly, Palestinian non-violent resistance, which we remain wholeheartedly committed to, is met with rejection, with some Western Christian leaders even prohibiting the discussion of Israeli apartheid as reported by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and B’Tselem, and as long asserted by both Palestinians and South Africans.

Time and again, we are reminded that Western attitudes towards Palestine-Israel suffer from a glaring double standard that humanizes Israeli Jews while insisting on dehumanizing Palestinians and whitewashing their suffering. This is evident in general attitudes towards the recent Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip that killed thousands of Palestinians, the apathy towards the murder of the Palestinian-American Christian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in 2022, and the killing of more than 300 Palestinians including 38 children in the West Bank this year before this recent escalation.

It seems to us that this double standard reflects an entrenched colonial discourse that has weaponized the Bible to justify the ethnic cleansing of indigenous peoples in the Americas, Oceania, and elsewhere, the slavery of Africans and the transatlantic slave trade, and decades of apartheid in South Africa. Colonial theologies are not passé; they continue in wide-ranging Zionist theologies and interpretations that have legitimized the ethnic cleansing of Palestine and the vilification and dehumanization of Palestinians—Christians included—living under systemic settler-colonial apartheid.

Further, we are aware of the Western Christian legacy of Just War Theory that was used to justify dropping atomic bombs over innocent civilians in Japan during World War II, the destruction of Iraq and the decimation of its Christian population during the latest American war on Iraq, as well as the unwavering and uncritical support for Israel against the Palestinians in the name of moral-supremacy and “self-defense.” Regrettably, many Western Christians across wide denominational and theological spectra adopt Zionist theologies and interpretations that justify war, making them complicit in Israel’s violence and oppression. Some are also complicit in the rise of the anti-Palestinian hate speech, which we are witnessing in numerous Western countries and media outlets today.

Although many Christians in the West do not have a problem with the theological legitimization of war, the vast majority of Palestinian Christians do not condone violence—not even by the powerless and occupied. Instead, Palestinian Christians are fully committed to the way of Jesus in creative nonviolent resistance (Kairos Palestine, §4.2.3), which uses “the logic of love and draw[s] on all energies to make peace” (§4.2.5). Crucially, we reject all theologies and interpretations that legitimize the wars of the powerful.

We strongly urge Western Christians to come alongside us in this. We also remind ourselves and fellow Christians that God is the God of the downtrodden and the oppressed, and that Jesus rebuked the powerful and lifted up the marginalized. This is at the heart of God’s conception of justice. Therefore, we are deeply troubled by the failure of some Western Christian leaders and theologians to acknowledge the biblical tradition of justice and mercy, as first proclaimed by Moses (Deut 10:18; 16:18–20; 32:4) and the prophets (Isa 1:17; 61:8; Mic 2:1–3, 6:8; Amos 5:10–24), and as exemplified and embodied in Christ (Matt 25:34–46; Luke 1:51–53; 4:16–21).

Finally, and we say it with a broken heart, we hold Western church leaders and theologians who rally behind Israel’s wars accountable for their theological and political complicity in the Israeli crimes against the Palestinians, which have been committed over the last 75 years. We call upon them to reexamine their positions and to change their direction, remembering that God “will judge the world in justice” (Acts 17:31). We also remind ourselves and our Palestinian people that our sumud (“steadfastness”) is anchored in our just cause and our historical rootedness in this land.

As Palestinian Christians, we also continue to find our courage and consolation in the God who dwells with those of a contrite and humble spirit (Isa 57:15). We find courage in the solidarity we receive from the crucified Christ, and we find hope in the empty tomb. We are also encouraged and empowered by the costly solidarity and support of many churches and grassroots faith movements around the world, challenging the dominance of ideologies of power and supremacy. We refuse to give in, even when our siblings abandon us. We are steadfast in our hope, resilient in our witness, and continue to be committed to the Gospel of faith, hope, and love, in the face of tyranny and darkness. “In the absence of all hope, we cry out our cry of hope. We believe in God, good and just. We believe that God’s goodness will finally triumph over the evil of hate and of death that still persist in our land. We will see here ‘a new land’ and ‘a new human being’, capable of rising up in the spirit to love each one of his or her brothers and sisters” (Kairos Palestine, §10).

Your Kingdom come!

Signed Organisations and Institutions:

Kairos Palestine
Christ at the Checkpoint
Bethlehem Bible College
Sabeel Ecumenical Center for Liberation Theology
Dar al-Kalima University
Al-Liqa Center for Religious, Heritage and Cultural Studies in the Holy Land
The East Jerusalem YMCA
The YWCA of Palestine
Arab Orthodox Society, Jerusalem
Arab Orthodox Club, Jerusalem
The Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees of the Middle East Council of Churches
Arab Education Institute Pax Christi, Bethlehem

Petition · An Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders and Theologians
https://www.change.org/p/an-open-letter-from-palestinian-christians-to-western-church-leaders-and-theologians