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Daily Archives: 2. März 2020
The Nation endorses Bernie Sanders
The Nation’s staff described Sanders as the “living antithesis to Donald Trump,” adding he has “genuine moral courage.”
The Nation also endorsed the Vermont senator in the 2016 election against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Israel Election Results: Netanyahu Surges Past Gantz, but One Seat Shy of Ruling Majority, Exit Polls Show
The Joint List, an Arab-majority alliance of factions, maintained its position as the Israeli parliament’s third-largest party, according to exit polls, …
The Joint List of Arab parties grew stronger and will be the third-largest party in the Knesset with 14-15 seats. The left-wing alliance Labor-Gesher-Meretz lost ground and is projected to win 6-7 seats.
United Nations Libya envoy resigns citing stress
Ghassan Salame said on Twitter that he had “sought for two and a half years to unite Libyans, prevent foreign intervention and preserve the unity of the country”, but “my health no longer allows me to take this much stress”.
Benjamin Netanyahu defeats Benny Gantz with striking 60-seat bloc
The Joint List is expected to receive 14 seats
Reform Our Surveillance Laws
Donald Trump must do right by Carter Page and all Americans by telling Congress to reform our surveillance laws to better protect civil liberties.
ACLU, FreedomWorks urge Trump to reform ‚rogue FBI‘ as part of intel bill
The ad will air through Friday and is part of a six-figure, multistate TV and digital ad campaign to urge Trump and Congress to enact broader surveillance reforms.
Congress has until March 15 to reauthorize, reform or end three expiring provisions of the USA Freedom Act, a 2015 law that overhauled the post-9/11 Patriot Act.
Paris makes former Brazil president Lula an honorary citizen
Brazil has turned its back on democracy since the election of Bolsonaro, Hidalgo told Lula at a ceremony, which was also attended by former President Dilma Rousseff.
Bernie Sanders‘ Position zu Kuba sorgt für Aufsehen im US-Vorwahlkampf
Nach wohlwollenden Worten von Sanders zum kubanischen Bildungssystem werfen Gegner ihm „Lobgesänge auf mörderische Tyrannen“ vor
Amy Klobuchar will end 2020 presidential campaign and endorse Joe Biden
Sen. Amy Klobuchar will end her presidential bid on Monday and endorse Joe Biden, a campaign aide tells CNN.
The Klobuchar campaign confirmed that the senator is flying to Dallas to join the former vice president at his rally, where she will suspend her campaign and give her endorsement on the eve of Super Tuesday.
Israel Election Updates: Voter Turnout Highest Since 1999
Voter turnout at 56.3 percent as of 6 P.M. ■ Facebook removes Netanyahu video illegally discussing polls ■ Polling in special coronavirus-safe stations ends ■ Exit polls expected at 10 P.M.
Here’s What’s at Stake on Super Tuesday
The vast diversity of the country and the internal divisions of the Democratic Party will be on display across a landscape of elections that covers the swollen suburbs of the Mid-Atlantic and the Sun Belt; traditional Democratic strongholds in New England and the Upper Midwest; the booming cities of the upper South and the interior West, and large rural stretches across both regions.
For any one candidate to dominate that map would be an extraordinary show of strength.
Protesters force Klobuchar to cancel rally in home state of Minnesota
Activists are upset with the case of a black teen sentenced to life in prison while Klobuchar was the county‘s prosecutor.
Biden races to lock down moderates as Buttigieg exit rocks rapidly shifting Democratic race
Joe Biden is moving closer to consolidating the support of moderate Democratic voters and donors after a resounding victory in South Carolina and Pete Buttigieg‘s departure from the party‘s presidential race.
Buttigieg‘s exit is better for Biden than Sanders
Let‘s start with the simple fact that Biden has been hovering around the 15% threshold for delegates in a number of states, including the huge Super Tuesday delegate prize of California. Biden was at 13% in a CNN/SSRS poll conducted there. Buttigieg was at 7%. If Biden gets two points of that 7%, it could make all the difference in the world to him. That alone could net Biden dozens or more of delegates.
Israel Election 2020: Facebook Deletes Netanyahu Video After He Violates Election Law Again
„Attempts are being made across the web to suppress the participation of Arab citizens of Israel,“ said Morshed Bebar, who led the Democratic Bloc investigation.
Bebar said that publication patterns by these fake accounts indicate an organized and systematic operation.“
Zero Hour for Israeli Democracy
Netanyahu’s ever-changing campaign slogans and the self-praise he exudes in every rally and interview barely mask the prime minister’s real goal: to avoid prosecution for bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The “judicial reforms” promised by the right-wing parties are aimed at aiding one particular, privileged defendant, to save him from facing justice, from the humiliation of appearing in court and perhaps even from imprisonment. To obtain that goal, they will turn the entire legal system into an obedient arm of a right-wing government.
Parlamentswahl in Israel: Netanyahu zwischen Amtssitz und Gefängnis
In Israel wird heute ein Parlament gewählt, zum dritten Mal innerhalb eines Jahres. Für Premierminister Netanyahu werden es aber nicht nur deshalb spannende Wochen. Korruptionsvorwürfe haben ihn vor Gericht gebracht.
Netanyahu appears to invent reports that the judges in his case are ‘leftists’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed, apparently falsely, during a prime-time television interview on Saturday that reports have described as “leftists” the judges who will preside over the three corruption cases against him, and demanded a denial of the alleged claim.
In Israel, Corruption and Political Turmoil Mark Netanyahu’s Desperate Bid to Stay in Power
It is no secret that Netanyahu’s political behavior is almost entirely shaped by his desire to survive in office for as long as possible in order to avoid possible jail time.
AIPAC chief promises to defeat ‚those who try to harm the U.S.-Israel relationship‘ in veiled shot at Sanders
Howard Kohr, CEO of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), opened the organization‘s annual conference in Washington D.C. by issuing a stark warning to push back against “political leaders and their supporters” who call for conditions on U.S. support for Israel.
Sanders is the only candidate in the Democratic presidential race to raise the issue of conditioning military aid to Israel.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Parteichefin der US-Demokraten tritt zurück
(25.07.2016)
Andere E-Mails legen den Schluss nahe, die Parteiführung habe Sanders in schlechtem Licht erscheinen lassen wollen. So finden sich Anspielungen auf den angeblichen Atheismus des Kandidaten, der Wählerstimmen kosten könne.
Wasserman Schultz endorses Biden
Wasserman Schultz announced her endorsement and published an op-ed supporting the former vice president in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. She is the fifth representative of Congress to endorse Biden from Florida.
Buttigieg is out as Democrats march toward Super Tuesday and beyond
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds substantial leads in the two largest states to vote in this week‘s Super Tuesday lineup of primaries, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in California and Texas.
Trump: Buttigieg dropping out is start of Dems ‚taking Bernie out of play‘
Trump predicted in a tweet that the majority of Buttigieg‘s votes in Super Tuesday states would go to Biden, thereby hamstringing Sanders‘s chances of obtaining the Democratic nomination.
„Pete Buttigieg is OUT,“ Trump wrote. „All of his SuperTuesday votes will go to Sleepy Joe Biden. Great timing. This is the REAL beginning of the Dems taking Bernie out of play – NO NOMINATION, AGAIN!“
Veteranengruppe lobt Trumps Friedensabkommen, tadelt ‚Armstuhlkriegerin Cheney‘
„Nach fast zwei Jahrzehnten sind wir dankbar, dass unser Oberbefehlshaber dem amerikanischen Volk und den kämpfenden Männern und Frauen Amerikas und ihren Familien zur Seite stand“, sagte McKnight, „und die wölfischen Forderungen von Armstuhlkriegern wie Liz Cheney ignorierte, deren Familie von Hunderten von Millionen Dollar an Militärverträgen profitierte und buchstäblich Geld mit Kriegen verdiente, in die sie andere Menschen schickte.“
Veterans Group Praises Trump Peace Agreement, Chides ‘Chicken Hawk Cheney’
Sgt. Dan McKnight, Afghanistan war veteran and founder of BringOurTroopsHome.US, Saturday praised President Donald Trump’s announcement of a peace agreement with Taliban forces that could lead to total withdrawal of U.S. forces in Afghanistan some time next year. The announcement came a day after McKnight blasted Congresswoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., for attempting to publicly undercut Trump’s efforts.
Live: Thousands Pack LA Convention Center For Bernie Sanders Rally
Nearly 15,000 people are expected to gather at the L.A. Convention Center for Senator Bernie Sanders ahead of the March 3 primary.
Live: LOS ANGELES RALLY WITH PUBLIC ENEMY RADIO
Live from L.A. with Dick Van Dyke, Sarah Silverman and Public Enemy Radio:
Buttigieg dropping out of presidential race
Buttigieg is on his way to South Bend, where he will make the announcement later tonight.
Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock
He was selected as premier designate on Feb. 1, two months after Adel Abdul-Mahdi, now caretaker prime minister, resigned under pressure from anti-government demonstrations.