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US election: Women share how abortion shaped their vote

‘I’m not a one-issue voter, but this is huge’: Women on how abortion shaped their vote

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An Israeli-Palestinian Friendship: “I Feel So Guilty. I Don’t Know If It Will Ever Go Away” – DER SPIEGEL

Ruth Peri doesn’t know anymore exactly when she decided to break with Israel.

Was it when her husband, a Palestinian, no longer dared to go out on the street out of fear of being arrested?

Or when her Israeli friends claimed that there were no dead children in Gaza and that the images were just porcelain dolls that Hamas had arranged for the cameras?

Or perhaps it was when her friend Rana, from Gaza, wrote that it would perhaps be better to die than to continue living in war.

Such is the story Ruth Peri has to tell, a woman who once migrated to Israel because she saw it as her destiny. “It was a sacred place for me,” the 36-year-old says. She is originally from Bulgaria, but in 2013, she made the “Aliyah,” the term referring to when Jews make the move to Israel. She was 25 at the time, photos show a delicate woman with dark curls who seems to be completely unfamiliar with sadness. Even today, when she speaks almost exclusively about darkness, the glow hardly ever disappears from her face…

Source: An Israeli-Palestinian Friendship: “I Feel So Guilty. I Don’t Know If It Will Ever Go Away” – DER SPIEGEL

The truth about immigration? As Elon Musk shows, borders are always open for the rich | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian

No prizes for guessing who I’m referencing here. Yep, it’s America’s most irritating immigrant: Elon Musk. Over the years, the South African-born multibillionaire has amplified numerous anti-immigrant conspiracy theories and declared: “We should also not be allowing people in the country if they’re breaking the law.” Which is interesting, because the Washington Post reported on Saturday that Musk almost certainly worked in the US without correct authorisation in 1995 after he dropped out of Stanford to launch a startup called Zip2.

This isn’t entirely new news: Kimbal Musk, the billionaire’s younger brother, has been very open about working in the US without proper legal status. During an interview at a conference in 2013, for example, Kimbal bluntly stated that the brothers were “illegal immigrants” when they started Zip2. Elon interjected that it was a “grey area” and the crowd laughed. Breaking the law is very funny when you’re a certain type of person.

Musk isn’t the only big name in Maga circles with a dubious work history. According to a 2016 investigation by the Associated Press, Melania Trump (America’s second-most irritating immigrant) was paid for 10 modelling jobs in the US that occurred shortly before she had legal permission to work there. Which hasn’t stopped her husband raging about immigrants “invading” the country.

Source: The truth about immigration? As Elon Musk shows, borders are always open for the rich | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian

Texas woman dies after waiting 40 hours for miscarriage care | The Texas Tribune

Source: Texas woman dies after waiting 40 hours for miscarriage care | The Texas Tribune

Why voting against Kamala Harris over Gaza is a mistake – Los Angeles Times

…Emgage has endorsed Harris. “Endorsement doesn’t mean approval or acquiescence,” the group noted. “We are pledging to do all that we can to ensure that the next administration listens to our communities and takes our calls for peace, justice and safety seriously. We have always been clear-eyed about the danger Trump’s brand of authoritarianism represents for Muslim Americans, America, and the world.”

Harris has called for a cease-fire in Gaza and supports a two-state solution in the region. But many Arab Americans and Democrats want her to go further by conditioning American aid to Israel on an end to indiscriminate bombing, a guarantee that Israel will not occupy Gaza in the long term and peace talks centered on a two-state solution.

When it comes to the Israel-Hamas war, Trump is trying to have it both ways. He shows fealty to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and says Jews who don’t vote for him hate their religion, hate Israel and “should have their head examined.” Meanwhile, to Arab Americans, he touts himself as someone who opposes the war and would quickly bring it to an end.

But Trump has disparaged Muslims for years. He enacted his racist ban on immigration from mostly Muslim countries almost as soon as he was sworn into office in 2017. (Biden overturned it as soon as he took office in 2021.) He has vowed to deport Palestinian students studying in the U.S. for taking part in antiwar protests. And I guarantee you that he does not care what happens to Gazans.

As recently as the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks, he mused that Gaza, home to 2 million devastated Palestinians, is an attractive piece of real estate. “You know, as a developer, it could be the most beautiful place,” Trump told the conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “It could be better than Monaco…”

Source: Why voting against Kamala Harris over Gaza is a mistake – Los Angeles Times