Category Archives: Just strange

Netanyahu confidant turns against him in dramatic state’s evidence deal

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Source: Netanyahu confidant turns against him in dramatic state’s evidence deal

Trump blocks release of Democratic memo on Russia probe

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday blocked the release of a classified memo written by House of Representatives Democrats that rebutted a Republican document made public last week which alleged anti-Trump bias in the FBI’s Russia probe.

Source: Trump blocks release of Democratic memo on Russia probe

Huge increase in arrests of homeless in L.A. — but mostly for minor offenses – “Black, brown, poor, homeless – tactics at turning people into roaches the same – shameful harassment! 

Many arrests are for unpaid tickets, a Times analysis finds. Police say arrests are a necessary tool, while homeless advocates see a revolving door of debt and jail stays.

Source: Huge increase in arrests of homeless in L.A. — but mostly for minor offenses

Russian fighter jet comes within 1.5 metres of US Navy plane, Pentagon says

The US Navy denounces the unsafe actions of Russia’s military after a Russian SU-27 fighter jet flies within 1.5 metres (5 feet) of a US surveillance plane over the Black Sea. (And what does the boss say? Nada!)

Source: Russian fighter jet comes within 1.5 metres of US Navy plane, Pentagon says

Why has Israel banned Jewish leftists but not members of Nazi-linked groups? | +972 Magazine

Source: Why has Israel banned Jewish leftists but not members of Nazi-linked groups? | +972 Magazine

This latest incident should be added to a gallery of physical and moral assaults on the Jews who fall outside these criteria, whether it’s the recent deportation of a Kenyan Jew with a valid visa (“Do you want half of Africa coming here?” cried an Interior Ministry official); the arrests of women who try to bring a Torah to the Western Wall; or the violent disdain for Reform Jews, whom Jerusalem’s chief rabbi not long ago declared to be “worse than Holocaust deniers.”

There is a toxic mix of prejudices at work here: racism, illiberalism, religious chauvinism. As the checks on these impulses fall by the wayside — and not just in Israel — these blacklists will continue to grow. For now, though, this latest ban sends a clear message: acting in support of Palestinian human and civil rights makes you persona non grata in Israel.