Tag: politics
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US finds 5 Israeli units guilty of flagrant human rights violations
On Monday, the US State Department found that five Israeli military units were guilty of gross human rights violations but decided not to bar any of them from military aid, a spokesman said. The announcement would be the first time the US has directly accused its Middle Eastern ally of overt wrongdoing since hostilities against…
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Anti-‘woke’ leftwing populist wins British by-election after campaigning against Israel’s war in Gaza
Workers’ Party leader George Galloway won a sweeping victory in the Rochdale parliamentary by-election, winning 39.6% of the vote after campaigning against British support for Israeli’s war in Gaza. Context: According to the 2021 census, the total population of Rochdale was 114,400 with it being 62.7% white, 29.6% Asian, and 3.1% black. Rochdale has a…
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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas impeached
The House of Representatives impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday over what they allege is a failure to reign in illegal immigration and stop America’s ongoing “border crisis.” Context: The impeachment vote would be the second attempt to impeach Mayorkas, with house republicans managing to succeed on the second attempt. Mayorkas impeachment would prove…