Month: May 2020
Former air force chief Eshel tapped for top Defense Ministry post
Gantz says Israel reeling from coronavirus crisis, will need to balance its civil needs with security challenges
Read MoreIDF probing B’Tselem video showing soldier slashing Palestinian car tires
Military defends footage of troops throwing tear gas grenades toward a home in Kafr Qaddum, saying rocks were being thrown from yards at the time, though this is not seen on camera
Read MoreDefying lockdown, Londoners rally against racism in solidarity with US
In US cities, troops, police clamp down, as unrest flares over cop killing of unarmed black man during arrest, bringing violence and looting
Read MoreLocal Officials and Trump Were Quick to Blame Out-of-State Agitators for Minneapolis’ Violent Protests. Arrest Records Suggest Otherwise
Government authorities, including President Trump, suggested Saturday that out-of-state agitators brought violence to this week’s tense protests over George Floyd’s death. However, a few officials have backed off of those early assertions and some of the arrest data suggest that
Read MoreBolsonaro’s Trump-like theatre ignores the coronavirus crisis gripping Brazil
A posse of mule-riding cowboys and cowgirls, Brazilian flags aloft, trot along the vast parks that are the centre of Brasilia, the country’s capital.
Read MoreOrban’s influence challenges ethnic Hungarian pol defending Romanian minorities
Peter Eckstein-Kovacs climbed the political ladder while championing rights of Roma and Jews, but neighboring Hungary’s Eurocentric ideals has helped turn his own party against him
Read MoreTrump’s Divisive Instincts Helped Him Win White House. Where Will They Take America Now?
On a night when protests over racial injustice erupted into violent clashes across the country and multiple fires burned and store windows were smashed just two blocks from his bedroom in the White House, President Trump did not address the
Read MoreProtests sparked by George Floyd’s death are still raging
Police have been aggressive, and Donald Trump has stoked division
Read MoreFBI’s top lawyer resigns as agency faces pressure from Trump
The FBI said on Saturday that its top lawyer, Dana Boente, had announced his resignation as the agency faces scrutiny over its investigations of former staffers and supporters of President Donald Trump.
Read MoreTrump threatens to designate Antifa terror group as protests boil over
Thousands of National Guard troops patrol US cities rocked by demonstrations over police killing of George Floyd
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