“The normalization deals are an attack on the Palestinian people and their cause.”
“The normalization deals are an attack on the Palestinian people and their cause.”
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NY synagogue cries out ‘Black lives matter’ in Rosh Hashanah sermon – The Jerusalem Post
Source: NY synagogue cries out ‘Black lives matter’ in Rosh Hashanah sermon – The Jerusalem Post
Coronavirus found on imported squid packaging in China
The Changchun COVID-19 prevention office said the squid had been imported from Russia by a company in Hunchun city and brought to the provincial capital.
Thai demonstrators march in thousands as protests for government reform escalate

Protesters have grown ever bolder during two months of demonstrations against Thailand’s palace and military-dominated establishment, breaking a long-standing taboo on criticising the monarchy — which is illegal under lese majeste laws.
Pressure on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko mounts as mass rallies continue

Videos shared by local media outlets showed security forces in helmets or masks hauling protesters off the streets.
Thousands march in Berlin in support of refugees displaced by large fires in Greece

More than 12,000 migrants and refugees fled the fires, which the Greek government says were deliberately set by a small group of Afghan migrants to protest a virus lockdown at the Moria camp.
Judge halts Trump WeChat ban from Apple, Google app stores
Source: Judge halts Trump WeChat ban from Apple, Google app stores
U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in California said in an order that WeChat users who filed a lawsuit “have shown serious questions going to the merits of the First Amendment claim, the balance of hardships tips in the plaintiffs favor.“
Beeler’s preliminary injunction also blocked the Commerce order that would have barred other transactions with WeChat in the United States that could have degraded the site’s usability for current U.S. users.
Al-Rahi Criticizes Shiite Duo, Says No Sect Can Monopolize Portfolio
The time for sects to divide and conquer is over! Look for younger and capable people to make things run well in Lebanon for all citizens. 
Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi on Sunday hit out at Hizbullah and Amal Movement without naming them, in connection with the ongoing row over the finance ministerial portfolio.
“What entitles a sect to demand a certain ministry as if it owns it, what entitles it to suspend the government’s formation until it gets what it wants, causing political paralysis and economic, financial and social damages?” al-Rahi said in his Sunday Mass sermon.
8 Wisconsin Cities on List of Top 20 U.S. Cities Where COVID Cases Are Rising Fastest
Source: 8 Wisconsin Cities on List of Top 20 U.S. Cities Where COVID Cases Are Rising Fastest
The majority of these localities have a University of Wisconsin (UW) school within their city limits, WTMJ-TV noted. This could point to a possible reason for the sharp rise in cases.
Trump’s praise of Robert E. Lee gets pushback from Minnesotans proud of state’s role at Gettysburg – StarTribune.com
Standing in the heart of a state that has long felt pride in its role in helping save the Union at the pivotal Civil War battle of Gettysburg, President Donald Trump extolled at length Friday the battle prowess of a seemingly odd hero — Gen. Robert E. Lee.
Some Minnesota veterans and Civil War historians were surprised to hear the commander-in-chief lavish praise on a man who led the Confederacy’s fight against Americans defending the Union.
“Had he won, we would be two countries,” state Sen. Jerry Newton, a veteran who served in the Vietnam War and the Middle East, said Saturday. “That’s just unconscionable for me, for him to make those statements.”
Newton, a Coon Rapids DFLer, said the president praising Lee “hurt for those of us who have served and who have lost friends in the service.”
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