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Washington/PNN/ US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has strongly denounced Israel’s air raids in the besieged Gaza strip, terming the killing of Palestinians as an “act of terrorism.” The Democratic Representative for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, in a tweet early Tuesday said the Palestinians “deserve protection” against the Israeli forces’ terrorist attacks. Israeli airstrikes killing civilians in Gaza is an act of terrorism. Palestinians deserve protection. Unlike Israel, missile defense programs, such as Iron Dome, don’t exist to protect Palestinian civilians. It’s unc...

US Republicans push ahead with attacks on voting rights In the latest assault on the democratic rights of millions of people, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Trump acolyte, signed Senate Bill 90 into law Thursday after it passed the Republican-dominated Florida legislature earlier this week. The anti-democratic measure is one of hundreds that have been advanced by Republican-led state legislatures across the country following former President Donald Trump’s attempted coup on January 6. Ron Desantis speaking at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach Co...

Follow May. 7, 2021 WASHINGTON – House Democrats are urging U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to exert diplomatic pressure on Israel to prevent the eviction of Palestinians from homes on land claimed by Jewish settlers in Jerusalem. A letter circulated by Reps. Marie Newman and Mark Pocan and made public on Friday states that "Israel’s plans to demolish Palestinian homes in Al-Bustan and to evict Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah are in clear violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention." Dozens of Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood have f...

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza on Thursday backed calls to repeal the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, a law that critics argue shields police from consequences for misconduct.  Prompting Elorza's statement is a new bill sponsored by Democratic Senators Tiara Mack, Sam Bell and Jonathon Acosta, which was introduced in April and aims to scrap the law. "LEOBOR places unnecessary hurdles on police chiefs' ability to discipline their members and it limits what information can be made available to the public," Elorza said, affirming his support for the bill and praising Mack along ...

'At a loss for words' | What one man saw in migrant shelters at the border A software developer turned human rights advocate says shelters along the Texas-Mexico border are full of people being rejected from the U.S. under Title 42. Author: Anastasiya Bolton (KENS) Updated: 12:44 AM CDT May 4, 2021 EL PASO, Texas — Joshua Rubin says he’s at a loss for words. Probably a different feeling than he’s used to, considering the last several years Rubin has used his words, his voice to bring attention to the Trump Administration’s child separation policy. Rubin...