The construction suggests Egypt is preparing for a possible influx of displaced Palestinians, amid fears that Israel‘s planned ground invasion of Rafah.
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Poland goes to the polls for a general election and referendum to decide the future of the right-wing government
The referendum asks voters to answer four questions. They will be asked their views on whether to accept migrants, build a new wall on the border with Belarus, raise the retirement age and sell state assets.
Native American leader denounces destruction of sacred sites for border wall construction
„I want to be clear: When sacred cultural sites are destroyed in international conflict, it is considered a war crime,“ said the subcommittee‘s chairman, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).
In Ahmedabad, Wall Goes Up To Hide Poor Slums From Donald Trump
Trump will visit India on February 24th and 25th. He will also visit Ahmedabad. The Ahmedabad Municipal corporation is building a wall so that the slums along the road from where Donald Trump will be passing, can be hidden.
India hastily builds wall along slum ahead of Trump visit
News reports said the wall was originally planned to be 6-7 feet (1.8-2.1 meters) high but was reduced to 4 feet (1.2 meters) after it received widespread publicity.
Senior government official Bijal Patel said the wall was built “for security reasons” and not to conceal the slum.
“Apart from security reasons, the wall is also part of a beautification and cleanliness drive,” she said.
This evening’s Supreme Court ruling allowing @realDonaldTrump to steal military funds to spend on a wasteful, ineffective border wall rejected by Congress is deeply flawed. Our Founders designed a democracy governed by the people — not a monarchy.
Oberstes Gericht: Trump darf Pentagon-Geld für Mauer nutzen
Es ist ein zentrales Wahlversprechen Trumps, doch die Mittel für den Bau der Grenzmauer genehmigte der Kongress nicht. Nun gab der Oberste Gerichtshof dem US-Präsidenten recht – er darf Geld aus dem Verteidigungsetat verwenden.
Supreme Court rules Trump can use military funds for border wall construction
The ruling allows the administration to use $2.5 billion in military funds to begin construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border while litigation plays out. A lower court had issued an injunction blocking officials from using those funds.
Supreme Court Lets Trump Proceed on Border Wall
In a 5-to-4 ruling, the court overturned an appellate decision and said that the administration could tap the money while litigation over the matter proceeds. But that will most likely take many months or longer, allowing Mr. Trump to move ahead before the case returns to the Supreme Court after further proceedings in the appeals court.
Pentagon: 1,5 Milliarden Dollar werden im Wüstensand versenkt zulasten von Interkontinentalraketen
Auf Anordnung des Weissen Hauses hat U.S.-Verteidigungsminister Patrick Shanahan verschiedene Kassen des Pentagons „geplündert“ und zusätzlich 1,5 Milliarden U.S.-Dollar aus dem Etat für diese Mauer entnommen.
Brexit: Angela Merkel compares Irish border question to Iron Curtain
Speaking alongside the chancellor, Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime minister, said he knew of only three ways to prevent a hard border from re-emerging: Britain staying in the EU, it adopting a soft Norway-plus Brexit or ratifying the withdrawal agreement.
Asked whether she thought a hard border could be avoided, Ms Merkel said: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way”.
16 States Sue to Stop Trump’s Use of Emergency Powers to Build Border Wall
The suit, filed in Federal District Court in San Francisco, argues that the president does not have the power to divert funds for constructing a wall along the Mexican border because it is Congress that controls spending.
I ask all members of Congress — Democrat and Republican — to support this joint resolution to terminate President Trump’s unconstitutional national emergency declaration to build his border wall.
It sets a dangerous precedent and steals congressional authority. Will you sign on?
Donald Trump may not like it, but we are not an authoritarian country. We have a constitution and separation of powers. There is no „national emergency,“ and Trump cannot build his wall without congressional approval.
Trumps Nationaler Notstand: Ein politischer Amoklauf
Die höchstrichterliche Entscheidung käme nach Einschätzung von Experten erst wenige Monate vor der Präsidentschaftswahl. Doch genau das ist es, was Trump erreichen will: Selbst wenn er vor Gericht verliert, kann er seinen Anhängern sagen: „Ich habe alles versucht! Schuld sind die Demokraten!“ Trump hätte ein ideales Thema, um seine Anhänger zu mobilisieren. Das ist Trump vermutlich wichtiger als die Verfassung.
Will the Supreme Court stop Trump‘s national emergency?
„There‘s been virtually no litigation in the 43-history of the National Emergencies Act about that statute,“ said Steve Vladeck, a CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law.
Trump‘s full speech declaring a national emergency for border wall funding
President Trump on Feb. 15 declared a national emergency to allocate additional funding to build a wall at the southern border.
Es gibt keinen „Nationalen Notstand“ in der U.S.-Verfassung
1. Das wird nicht der „Nationale Notstand“, das wird ein „Nationaler Notstand“. Summa summarum der zweiundreißigste in Kraft Befindliche.
2. Es gibt keinen „Nationalen Notstand“ in der U.S.-Verfassung. Auch nicht im oft zitierten Artikel 2.
3. Wie Alle mit „ausführender“ (also realer) Macht, machen U.S.-Präsidenten erstmal was sie wollen und warten dann ob jemand was dagegen macht. Ist das nicht der Fall, machen sie einfach weiter.
Trump‘s wall would be the 32nd active national emergency
In fact, the US has been in a perpetual state of declared national emergency for four decades, and the country is currently under 31 concurrent states of emergency about a spectrum of international issues around the globe, according to a CNN review of documents from the Congressional Research Service and the Federal Register.
Haushaltsstreit in den USA: Mal eben die Gewaltenteilung aufheben
Donald Trump will den nationalen Notstand ausrufen, um seine Mauerpläne durchzusetzen. Der Schritt könnte weitreichende Folgen für das demokratische System der USA haben.
Trump Plans National Emergency to Build Border Wall as Congress Passes Spending Bill
President Trump will declare a national emergency as early as Friday to bypass Congress and build his long-promised wall along the nation’s southwestern border even as he agreed to sign a spending package that does not finance it, White House officials said Thursday.
Shutdown vorerst beendet: Trump gibt nach
Es ist eine Lösung auf Zeit. Drei Wochen bleiben Republikanern und Demokraten, um sich zu einigen – eine Entscheidung im Streit über die Mauer an der Grenze zu Mexiko ist nur aufgeschoben. Die Regierung erstmal zu öffnen und dann weiterzuverhandeln, das hatten die Demokraten seit Tagen gefordert.
Exclusive: White House preparing draft national emergency order, has identified $7 billion for wall
The White House is preparing a draft proclamation for President Donald Trump to declare a national emergency along the southern border and has identified more than $7 billion in potential funds for his signature border wall should he go that route, according to internal documents reviewed by CNN.
Collapse of Two Plans to End Shutdown Propels Urgent Negotiations
But the results undercut the president by revealing that his proposal drew less support in the Republican-controlled Senate than did the Democrats’ plan, which attracted a half-dozen Republicans willing to break with Mr. Trump. And with the shutdown reaching a grim milestone on Friday as 800,000 federal workers miss a second consecutive paycheck, pressure is mounting in both parties to find a solution.
Abstimmung im US-Senat: Keiner bewegt sich im Shutdown-Streit
Während die Demokraten das Abgeordnetenhaus kontrollieren, verfügen Trumps Republikaner über die Mehrheit im Senat. Allerdings haben sie dort nur 53 der 100 Sitze inne. Daher war schon vorab erwartet worden, dass bei der Abstimmung über die konkurrierenden Vorschläge keiner davon die nötigen 60 Stimmen erzielt. Bemerkenswert war allerdings, dass der Vorschlag der Demokraten mehr Ja-Stimmen bekam als der Trumps: 52 votierten für ihren Vorschlag, nur 50 für den Trumps.
Tim Kaine: „Democrats are not for the shutdown. Who said he would shut down the government? The president. Who said he would be proud of it? The president … Democrats are tying to get a vote to reopen government. Who‘s blocking it? The Republican Senate Majority Leader.“ @MSNBC
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell set to introduce bill that would end shutdown
It remains to be seen if the bill will advance in the Senate, given that most Democrats are united in demanding that President Donald Trump must reopen the government before they will begin talks about funding border security.
Trump Offers Temporary Protections for ‘Dreamers’ in Exchange for Wall Funding
But the proposal, which Mr. Trump unveiled in a 13-minute address from the White House, appeared dead on arrival in the Capitol. Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected it even before Mr. Trump spoke, and Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, denounced the offer as “not a compromise but more hostage taking.”
With the shutdown entering its fifth week and polls showing a majority of the public blaming Mr. Trump, the president’s advisers have been searching for an exit strategy.
To be clear, @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell has all the power he needs under the U.S. Constitution to let the Senate vote to end the government shutdown. The House bills would undoubtedly pass. He‘s simply refusing to do so without Donald Trump‘s permission. That‘s extraordinary.
As shutdown drags on, McConnell heads home to Kentucky, leaving Democrats angry
McConnell, who has been brutalized by Democrats for blocking votes to reopen the government, skipped his customary remarks as the Senate gaveled in, when he might have defended his decision not to allow votes until a broad deal is reached between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats over border wall funding.
Mitch McConnell has the power to shut down the shutdown: So why isn‘t he?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, if he wanted to, could probably end this shutdown easily. Instead, he‘s actively backing Trump‘s tantrum. On Thursday, McConnell refused even to bring a bill to the Senate floor that could reopen the government, holding to the line that he doesn‘t want to pass something Trump will veto.
Trump invokes ‘Israel’s wall’ in tense exchange over border security
“I am proud to shut down the government over border security,” Trump said in the White House Oval Office meeting with Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, the speaker-designate, and Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, the minority leader of the Senate.
“If you really want to find out how effective a wall is, just ask Israel,” Trump said in an extraordinary exchange in front of the press. “[It’s] 99.9 percent effective and our wall will be every bit as good as that, if not better.”
Why Comparing the Mexican and Gaza Borders Is Irresistible, but Dangerous
(27.11.2018) The comparison does little more than score political points, and by fanning the already-high level of rhetorical flames, may actually be making matters worse
Freshmen Congress Members: #SkiptheTrip with AIPAC to Apartheid Israel
On December 3, freshman Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib bravely announced that she will be skipping the trip to Israel for freshman Congress members organized by the educational arm of the American Israeli Political Action Committee (AIPAC). Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American in Congress, will instead be leading her own delegation to the West Bank to focus on the issues of poverty, Israeli military detention of Palestinian children, unequal access to clean water, and possibly a visit to Tlaib’s grandmother’s village. On December 11, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez also announced she would be skipping the AIPAC-sponsored propaganda trip.
Tell all the newly elected Congress members to follow the lead of Tlaib and Ocasio Cortez and to skip AIPAC’s propaganda trip to apartheid Israel! #SkipTheTrip
Apartheid on the Roads
During the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Yisrael Gantz, the chairman of the Binyamin Regional Council, called the new road “an lifeline for the residents of Binyamin,” thus disclosing a bitter truth about the settlements: They have no raison d’etre without a strong, constant connection to the State of Israel. The new road won’t whitewash the settlements and it won’t make the Palestinians disappear, it will only add another stain to Israel’s reputation.
Donald Trump national address tonight from the Oval Office and Democratic response, live stream
President Trump will deliver his first prime-time address from the Oval Office Tuesday, as the partial government shutdown over border wall funding continues into its third week. It will be Mr. Trump‘s first prime-time Oval Office address since taking office. The president‘s remarks, expected to last roughly eight minutes, will air at 9 p.m. ET. Democrats have also requested time on the networks to respond to the president‘s remarks. Shortly after the president‘s remarks conclude, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will deliver a response, expected to be about five minutes long. Mr. Trump is demanding $5.7 billion for border wall funding, while Democrats say they won‘t fund his wall. It‘s unclear where the shutdown stalemate ends.
Remember: the entire Seam Zone and permit regime was created by Israel 15 years ago when it built the Separation Wall INSIDE the West Bank. Now Palestinians have to jump through all sorts of hoops to access their own lands.
The Disappearing Plot of Land: the state issued an entry permit to „the Seam Zone“ to a Palestinian to tend his lands, after insisting for two years that his plot is not there
Since 2003, the Israeli military has imposed a draconian permit regime in the West Bank areas trapped between the separation wall and the Green Line (the armistice line between Israel and the West Bank), an area it refers to as „the Seam Zone“. The permit regime applies to Palestinians only; Israelis and tourists do not require a permit to enter the Seam Zone or stay in it. Palestinians who live in the Seam Zone or wish to enter it in order to tend to their lands, visit relatives or conduct business, are forced to obtain a permit, subject to the regulations of a stifling and highly bureaucratic military mechanism, which dictates a myriad of conditions for the receipt of permits to enter and stay in the Seam Zone.
In March 2016, a Palestinian resident of the village Qaffin submitted a request for an entry permit to the Seam Zone for agricultural purposes, in order to cultivate land owned by his family for generations. The man, who had previously received a number of permits for the very same plot, received no response to his request for several months…