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The controversy of...checks notes telling people to donate to the UNRWA relief fund.
Meanwhile, Jerry Seinfeld just went to participate in an Israeli fantasy shooting camp where they have the targets set up to be Palestinians.
This week, Biden halted funding to UNRWA because staffers participated in the terrorist attacks and kidnappings on October 7th, and an ivestigation uncovered an alarming number of staffers with ties to Hamas.
Then she posted that we should donate to UNRWA and support the martyrs fighting for Gaza.
Now, two things can be true. One, Hamas terrorists attacked innocent civilians and kicked off a war with the hope of provoking an overreaction from Israel.
Two, Israel has extremely overreacted and is currently engaged in a genocide in Gaza.
Israel's atrocities do not justify Hamas' nor vice versa. Hamas terrorists are not martyrs. Palestinian civilians dying atthe hands of Israeli bombs and soldiers are victims.
Are you referring to this? If so, it was 6 years ago (not "just").
I had to look for it because the concept sounds so strange, but the reality is that "generic middle eastern" has probably been the go-to target since 2001... Can you imagine the backlash if any country in the world used targets of traditionally jewish-looking people?
The article calls the allegations agains UNRWA "explosive" yet they are completely unconfirmed . WME was once the agency of Charlie Chaplin who sympathetically depicted immigrants and refugees and was forced into exile by Washington during the McCarthy era witch hunts. If they currently find it controversial for one of their clients to share a fundraiser for people in need, they are allowing those same cycles to repeat and it may be time to find a new agency.
Most "agents" are outdated and are only middlemen.
Like, no one in their right mind has a travel agent, real estate agents are avoided wherever possible, and talent agents are just as useless.
Pre internet they made sense, but now theyre just parasites that take a percentage of large transactions for often no effort.
Hard disagree on real estate agent. They’ve been an absolute lifesaver for me in finding reasonable places to rent that actually feel like home, and I’ve noticed every time that the agents seem to have access to listings that I don’t see online.
Plus, as the buyer, their services are often free. Literally nothing to lose from taking a meeting with one to see what options they can present.
this post was submitted on 02 Feb 2024
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