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Government & Politics
Swiss anti-terror law sparks rights debate, and referendum
(AFP) From the UN to Amnesty, fears abound that a new Swiss anti-terror law, which grants sweeping new powers to police to prevent future attacks, threatens Switzerland’s heritage as a human rights leader. Shocked by the deadly terror attacks in neighbouring France […]
Government & Politics
Rashida Tlaib speaks at ‘Gaza is Palestine’ online event The campaign hopes to stop Israel from receiving military assistance from the United States.
(Jerusalem Post) US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib attended an online event called “Gaza is Palestine” on Thursday. Tlaib appeared alongside speakers and BDS supporters such as Mohammed El-Kurd, who has made controversial statements about Israel. Kurd stated in an interview with MSNBC that […]
Government & Politics
Freshman lawmaker calls Israel a ‘regime,’ secures coveted committee seat She spoke to CNN and defended a tweet she posted in 2012 that claimed that 'Israel has hypnotized the world.'
(Jerusalem Post) Ilhan Omar, a newly elected Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota, secured a seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday, bringing to that high-level forum experience as a Somali refugee, perspective as one of the first two Muslim women elected […]