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#OnThisDay JULY 24...1922: Britain Awarded the #Palestine Mandate...1968: Hijacked El-Al Plane in Algeria....1929: War Renounced (Kellog-Briand)....1960: #Iran Full Diplomatic Relations with #Israel...2000: Aftermath of Failed Clinton/Barak/Arafat Summit https://t.co/gbK4v0gJgI

[Bianca Jagger Nicaraguense por gracia de Dios 🇳🇮 @BiancaJagger]

👉🏿In my capacity as Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador @coe and as Founder and President of @TheBJHRF I condemn Iran ramps up executions under the shadow of war https://t.co/xZNnEFMlU1

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@Etanetan23 There's a little difference between a leader of a country and a leader of organization. And of course that's a little different to Guliani arresting Arafat...As I commented a few days ago https://t.co/DhRzC8Z53f

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@KenRoth I seem to remember when there were calls to arrest Yasser Arafat when he used to come to New York to address the @UN - and of course Arafat wasn't even a Head of State; it was said "it couldn't be done..."

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@mehdirhasan Well hating Jews is obviously a "mental health" issue...

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@Etanetan23 Well for starters; the "Netanyahu, War criminal" charge is really not just focused on Netanyahu but on all of Israel. (Other leaders, IDF and others)...

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On and on Cenk Uygur goes; time and again with the accusations and allegations... @cenkuygur

[Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur]

Imagine having a country not controlled by Israel. A country where you can breathe free. A country where you don’t have to constantly battle for control over your own country, where you don’t have national media gaslighting you non-stop on behalf of a different country.

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

I have been briefed on today’s horrifying stabbings on the Upper West Side, where an Asian man and a Jewish man were attacked. According to witness and victim statements, the perpetrator yelled “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks. I am relieved that both victims are in stable condition.

The NYPD responded immediately and arrested Raul Morales in connection with both assaults—and I am grateful to the officers for their swift response.

The NYPD’s initial investigation suggests that mental health may have been a factor. They are also evaluating these stabbings as potential hate crimes.

These hateful and despicable attacks have no place in our city.

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Today’s stabbings in New York

[Jessica S. Tisch @NYPDPC]

This afternoon, two people were stabbed in separate attacks on the Upper West Side. Both victims — an Asian male and a Jewish male — were removed to Mt. Sinai-St. Luke’s Hospital, and both are expected to survive. 

The NYPD has arrested 51-year-old Raul Morales in connection with both assaults, and no other people are being sought. Detectives are continuing to work the case and determine motive, but according to victim and witness statements, Morales yelled “Allahu Akbar” during both attacks. The NYPD is currently evaluating whether this is a potential hate crime.

While the perpetrator has no known mental health history with the NYPD, the initial investigation suggests that mental health may have been a factor.

At this time there is no known link between Morales and either of the victims, nor between the victims and each other.

I want to commend the bravery of a good Samaritan who led our officers to the location where the perpetrator was hiding, as well as our NYPD cops who brought an end to the incident without further injuries.

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Such a joke …”Outrage as Unesco set to declare IDF-occupied Beaufort Castle ‘endangered’ after ‘years of silence’ when Hezbollah held fort - The Jewish Chronicle https://t.co/wRC4p6WPGi

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As always need to wait for facts before…

[CBS New York @CBSNewYork]

A suspect is in custody after a double stabbing on the Upper West Side, police say.
https://t.co/6XUDDnIsB9

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Tucker Carlson impugning Americans loyalty to the United States “.. You’ve got to wonder how people like this — liars without honor, wisdom or loyalty to the United States — wound up in positions of such profound influence throughout our society…”

[Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarlson]

Obviously this little freak could go volunteer to fight the war himself, but of course he won’t. He’s got no interest in making any kind of personal sacrifice. None of them do. Israel’s finance minister bragged the other day that having American soldiers fight Netanyahu’s wars “is the best for us.” Smotrich doesn’t want to die for Israel. Neither does Ben Shapiro. Dying for Israel is your job. You’ve got to wonder how people like this — liars without honor, wisdom or loyalty to the United States — wound up in positions of such profound influence throughout our society. How did Mark Levin get the president’s cell phone number? Why is Adm. Brad Cooper, the man in charge of the Iran war, secretly taking strategic advice from crazed Israel shill Mark Dubowitz? It’s all so nuts, and ultimately suicidal. Future generations will struggle to understand it. In the meantime, Trump will likely obey Ben Shapiro, as he has consistently for months. We can predict the results, because every neocon “victory” is identical: huge numbers of innocent people killed, disproportionately Christians, economic destruction, famine, mass migration and deepening authoritarianism at home. That’s what they’re demanding because that’s what they want. What can we do to stop it? Apparently not much. But we can remember what happened and why, so that history records the truth. Otherwise, when the war ends in disaster, as it inevitably will, Ben Shapiro will be able to blame you for it.

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Interesting way of operating from @HillelIntl re @Harvard

[The Harvard Crimson @thecrimson]

NEW: Hillel International will withdraw its amicus brief supporting Harvard’s fight to protect roughly $2.7 billion in federal funding, a spokesperson for the organization confirmed Wednesday evening.

@HugoChiassonn and @EliseSpenner report.

https://t.co/XxzitlZX8i

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#OnThisDay in 2015: @JTANews' @Kampeas on @AIPAC's effort to fight the Iran Nuclear Deal. (@JStreetdotorg & others engaged in pro-JCPOA efforts) "AIPAC fly-in launches major push against Iran nuclear deal also backing a nonprofit running anti-deal ads... https://t.co/kYWeEaJnZK

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#OnThisDay in 1968: Palestinian terrorists from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) hijack an El-Al Airliner and take it to Algeria, where Israeli passengers were held captive by Algeria for over a month @haaretzcom's @davidbeegreen https://t.co/1f8P4bugzL

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@mehdirhasan Sort of "I'll bless those who hate Israel. And curse those who love Israel"?

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@ggreenwald He also said some other things re "Jews controlled the newspapers and banks in America." @NYTimes https://t.co/71OfwJLKSf

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@hearnimator The ads may be new; but sadly, their "attitude" towards Israel certainly is not.

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@voiceofrabbis You make a good joke!

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-@Politico's @ShiaKapos "Schakowsky’s AIPAC pivot - ..Schakowsky is backing Democrat Melissa Bean in Illinois’ open 8th Congressional District race, despite Bean’s campaign benefiting from roughly $4 million... by an AIPAC-aligned group during the primary. https://t.co/4NXujk0bI9

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@kampeas @jstreetdotorg @AIPAC Your October 2006 @JTANews @Kampeas "New pro-Israel initiative wont compete with AIPAC, organizers say" https://t.co/887VoQs9za