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  • Majority of Israeli Jews believe prison rape suspects shouldn't face criminal charges [18 August 2024 | MEE staff | middleeasteye.net]

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  • A translation of the top caption says

    The last Iron Swords survey was conducted between the dates 07-11.8.24 led by the data collection and analysis desk at the Institute for National Security Studies. The fieldwork was carried out by the "iPanel" Institute, during which 772 men and women were interviewed on the Internet and by telephone in the Hebrew language and 200 in the Arabic language, which constitute a representative sample of the adult Israeli population in Israel aged 18 and over. The maximum sampling error for the entire sample is 3.5% ± at a 95% confidence level.

  • Blinken says Netanyahu supports Gaza ceasefire bridging proposal

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  • He won't need to nix anything - Hamas will not agree to a deal that does not actually hold Israel to a lasting ceasefire:

    "After being briefed by the mediators about what happened in the last round of talks in Doha, we once again came to the conclusion that Netanyahu is still putting obstacles in the way of reaching an agreement, and is setting new conditions and demands with the aim of undermining the mediators' efforts and prolonging the war," Hamas said.

    More specifically, Hamas objects to the fact that the proposal doesn't include a permanent ceasefire or comprehensive Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

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    All this talk of a ceasefire deal is a PR stunt that allows the US to pretend like it's trying to make progress while still funneling weapons to Israel.

  • Democratic staffer files complaint against Green Party being on Wisconsin ballot, saying they can't qualify

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  • Based on what evidence? That claim was just an attempt to smear her campaign on social media.

  • Democratic staffer files complaint against Green Party being on Wisconsin ballot, saying they can't qualify

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  • Yes, God forbid that people vote for parties that actually represent their values rather than always picking the lesser of two evils

  • Democratic staffer files complaint against Green Party being on Wisconsin ballot, saying they can't qualify

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  • More bullshit from the DNC. Luckily the judge appears to have dismissed the complaint, which means the Greens are still on the ballot in Wisconsin.

    The DNC has subsequently filed a lawsuit in response. The author of the complaint, David Strange, says the Greens should not be on the ballot because

    the Green Party can't nominate presidential electors in Wisconsin because no one in the party is a state officer, defined as legislators, judges and others. Without any presidential electors, the party can't have a presidential candidate on the ballot

    All this pretty rich coming from the party that is allegedly out to "save democracy".

  • JD Vance Cites ‘Gangs Of New York’ Movie While Claiming ‘Ethnic Enclaves’ Lead to Higher Crime Rates

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  • ... at a police association, of all places 🤦‍♂️

  • "Double haters" who loathed Trump and Biden actually seem to like Kamala Harris, poll suggests

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  • Absolutely. Add capping campaign spending, overturning Citizens United, and making it easier for alternative political parties to get on the ballot to that list, too.

  • "Double haters" who loathed Trump and Biden actually seem to like Kamala Harris, poll suggests

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  • Why Iran Has Waited to Retaliate Against Israel for Hamas Leader’s Killing

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  • Humans are perfectly capable of dividing themselves into factions and fostering hatred of the other without religion, don't you worry.

  • US reportedly offers amnesty to Venezuela's Maduro to give up power

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  • Shame you're being downvoted, but you're right. While Maduro's regime is certainly autocratic and corrupt, the US has been interfering in Venezuela for decades in order to gain access to its oil reserves (the largest in the world).

    This article in The Intercept is a good overview of the history, which includes two failed coup attempts.

    Any claims that this latest ploy is being carried out for the sake of "democracy" should be viewed with the utmost skepticism.

  • Biden dropped out because “the most important thing” is “we must defeat Trump”: CBS News

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  • It's possible, but I personally don't buy that argument. He didn't have to sit down and write that letter, but he did. That, plus the interview where he said that "giving it his all" was "what it was all about", seemed obvious to me he was all for holding on tight despite everyone's concerns.

  • Biden dropped out because “the most important thing” is “we must defeat Trump”: CBS News

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  • Less than two weeks before he dropped out, he wrote an open letter to congressional democrats in which he wrote:

    I want you to know that despite all the speculation in the press and elsewhere, I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump.

    I have heard the concerns that people have — their good faith fears and worries about what is at stake in this election. I am not blind to them.

    I can respond to all this by saying clearly and unequivocally: I wouldn’t be running again if I did not absolutely believe I was the best person to beat Donald Trump in 2024.

    The voters of the Democratic Party have voted. They have chosen me to be the nominee of the party. Do we now just say this process didn’t matter? That the voters don’t have a say?

    I decline to do that... I have no doubt that I — and we — can and will beat Donald Trump.

    Unless this was all part of an elaborate hoax, it's clear he had no intention of dropping out at that time.

  • Biden dropped out because “the most important thing” is “we must defeat Trump”: CBS News

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  • I wouldn't go that far. Don't forget that the main reason Biden had to be pressured to step down in the first place was that he had effectively been foisted on lukewarm voters and that his cognitive decline had been purposefully hidden for quite some time before the infamous debate.

    Yes, it's good that he finally agreed to bow out of the race, but he only did it after weeks of massive pressure from the media and from within his own party. Without that, he would most likely be the presumptive nominee today and the Democrats would still be getting creamed in the polls.

  • Amid Venezuela tumult, U.S. wants Latin American countries to lead in finding a solution

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  • English-language Wikipedia editors concluded: Israel committing genocide in Gaza

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  • English-language Wikipedia editors concluded: Israel committing genocide in Gaza

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  • Designating something as a genocide is not a matter of opinion -- it's a legal definition.

  • Britain ignored its far-right threat and demonized Muslims. Now racist mobs have spiraled out of control.

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  • But as I noted above, the average UK citizen is not in favor of strict immigration controls (legal or otherwise) and certainly not supportive of the recent riots.

    Of those who are, the majority comes from lower-income areas that suffered the most under years of Tory austerity, which is understandable. But even then it's really a case of the socioeconomic elites pointing the finger at immigrants rather than themselves.

    As for the Muslim community, again there is good evidence to suggest that a lot of the fears you mentioned are unfounded. Surveys have shown that most feel that they belong in Britain and have no objections to integrating with the culture.

    Again, the problem you tend to find is that extremists like Anjem Choudary are amplified by the press, giving the impressions that the Muslim community is incompatible with British values, when in fact the vast majority disagree with that statement.

  • Britain ignored its far-right threat and demonized Muslims. Now racist mobs have spiraled out of control.

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  • It's ironic you mention 'reality', since the hysteria surround immigration is largely based on misinformation and xenophobic propaganda being spouted by right-wing politicians and media for well over a decade. This has led to a highly distorted view of the scale and severity of the issue.

    First off, the mass migration of peoples seeking refuge from war and other geopolitical disasters is a global issue rather than something that is unique to the UK, but even then the UK has taken in far fewer asylum seekers relative to other EU countries.

    For instance:

    Also, the UK population is actually pretty positive when it comes to immigration:

    • In a global survey, 55% of UK citizens said immigration was a net positive, and only 30% were in favor of strict limits.

    The paranoia about immigrants causing higher crime rates is also based on a myth:

    All this is to say that a lot of the anger inflaming these racists riots come from a combination of political and media misinformation and many people's innate prejudice towards non-Europeans.

  • 80 people killed in Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza City

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  • Same.

    I've seen the photos of the aftermath of this airstrike -- the bodies of men, women, and children so obliterated that there is no hope of identifying them. The poor souls having to clear the area today have to sort the lumps of human remains into trash bags and hope all the parts belong to the same person.

    There's no justification that anyone can give that would ever justify it, and yet it will just be brushed under the rug by the US State Department, just like the last time.