I'm seething after reading the headlines about Israel's so-called successful vaccination rate, at the same time not doing much for the occupied Palestinians. Newsflash--Gaza and the West Bank are not a separate country. They are still part of Israel, because the rightwing government refuses peace talks and always refuses a two-state solution. Therefore if the Palestinians aren't vaccinated, then NO, Israel is NOT super-successful and well vaccinated. It is NOT a hopeful miracle story. It is apartheid, it is continued war crimes, it is attempted fucking genocide. The fact that they are only counting vaccinations among the Jewish population, while pretending that the Palestinians don't count, that they "aren't our responsibility" is fucking fraudulent. How dare they? How fucking dare they! Stop parroting their lies, media! Don't play games with vague statements like "some say" they should share with Palestinians. I'm still angry that Netanyahu is still in power after he should have been ousted by the last election. Fuck!!
Meanwhile, other international news is pretty grim too. There was a military coup in Myanmar, and citizens are protesting it. (Not that the democratically elected government was any better to the persecuted Rohingya Muslims.) Plus in India, farmers are protesting new agricultural laws, while the authoritarian government is squashing protests and demonizing anybody that supports the farmers. I don't even know the content of these new laws, but the strident defense does not look good. No better than the crackdowns in Hong Kong against protests.
Well, at least we have a Biden administration that can tackle complex issues with nuance, instead of blustery tweets.
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