Respectful disagreement is such a lost art...and society would be so much better for reviving it.
Camps berate each other, primitive name-calling, when we could be having spirited intellectual debates....
It's a mark of confidence to be open, to challenge & be challenged.
🇮🇱🧬 Israel Once Had the Second Highest Skin Cancer Rate in the World
In 2003, Israel was ranked 2nd in the world for having the highest skin cancer rate per capita.
Now they sit at 23rd in the world.
What did they do to fall so dramatically in the rankings?
1. The Israel Cancer Association (ICA) ran the “Smart in the Sun” program: This program warned Israelis about the dangers of sun exposure and the importance of protective measures such as sunscreen.
2. The ICA also runs an annual “Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection Awareness Week”: During this week, every Israeli is entitled to free skin cancer screenings through Israel’s national health system. This initiative increases early diagnosis rates.
3. Educational programs were introduced in schools: These programs teach students from a young age about the dangers of UV radiation. The curriculum teaches students to wear protective clothing, use sunscreen, and avoid sun exposure during peak hours (10 am - 4 pm).
4. Investments in medical research: Israel has made substantial investments in medical research, particularly in immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma.
5. Public health campaigns promoting regular skin checks: These campaigns have led to Israelis getting check-ups frequently. In 2019, it was reported that 92% of melanoma cases were diagnosed early, significantly improving treatment outcomes.
These measures collectively contributed to a significant decrease in skin cancer cases in Israel.
For context, here are the global rankings of other countries in the region based on their skin cancer rates per capita:
🇱🇧 Lebanon | 141st
🇸🇾 Syria | 140th
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 158th
🇪🇬 Egypt | 121st
🇮🇶 Iraq | 137th
🇾🇪 Yemen | 175th
As you can see, even after all of Israel’s efforts to combat the issue, they still rank far higher on the list than other countries in the region.
It’s odd right?
For a group claiming to be indigenous to the land, their skin sure seems like it isn’t adapted to the climate.
Hmmmm, makes you wonder…
The images from Gaza of the Rafah massacre by Israel last night look like a horror movie. Children dangling with limbs blown off, or crawling screaming with their dying breaths. Parents picking up the heads of their babies that are barely recognizable. The hundreds stacked like bodies in a slaughterhouse.
The fact that their stories will be erased in mainstream media while videos are being suppressed on social media tells you all you need to know. Any semblance of international law or standard for humanity is dead. Palestinian life under occupation never mattered to you before, so our deaths under genocide don’t matter to you now.
Don’t ever lecture us on morality again. Your hearts are dead.
#SuperBowlMassacre
You can only mine a university like this if it's not an active fighting zone, otherwise you'd bomb it.
Meaning destroying the university wasn't done to hunt Hamas fighters there but instead as part of an effort to destroy Gazan civil society, presumably to prevent the eventual resumption of normal life.
This is further confirmed by the fact that ALL universities in Gaza have now been damaged or destroyed.
As a man who claims to have recently read the autobiography of Malcolm X & produced a film on Muhammad Ali, this is utterly disgraceful. Google the stances of those honorable men on the Israeli occupation of Palestine & reconsider this post that your agent probably wrote for you.