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what israel is enforcing are worse than jim crow values. i think we have to start talking and thinking in those terms and setting ourselves apart or understanding how to set ourselves apart from those kinds of practices that are discriminatory. amy: what do you think it was that led president obama to have the ambassador -- to have the united states abstained from this, at the very end of his two-year term? >> i can't speculate what was going on, white the very and. i would have loved to of seen this eight years ago. maybe it was his chance to get -- slight andate insults he has been receiving from the prime minister netanyahu over the past eight years, coming to congress. amy: netanyahu, famously, to say the least, disrespects him, yet president obama has been more dust than all the previous all involved with resolutions are critical of israel, but president obama did not allow that to happen. >> this is the first such resolution that has passed under obama. as you said them every previous american president has allowed or sponsored resolu
what israel is enforcing are worse than jim crow values. i think we have to start talking and thinking in those terms and setting ourselves apart or understanding how to set ourselves apart from those kinds of practices that are discriminatory. amy: what do you think it was that led president obama to have the ambassador -- to have the united states abstained from this, at the very end of his two-year term? >> i can't speculate what was going on, white the very and. i would have loved to...
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this government -- our government abandoned our ally israel when she needed us the most. amy: among the minority of lawmakers who opposed thursday's house resolution was oregon democrat earl blumenauer. >> but unfortunately, israel's future is being threatened by its own actions as well as its adversaries. for years, reckless settlement expansion has been opposed i the united states and the rest of the world. they're confiscating palestinian land in a way that is not just contrary to long-standing american policy, but is often illegal under israeli law. amy: some top republican lawmakers, including senators ted cruz of texas and lindsey graham of south carolina, have proposed cutting off funding to the united nations over the security council's condemnation of israeli settlements. in israel police have arrested , two people for threatening judges who brought a manslaughter conviction against an israeli soldier caught on tape executing a wounded palestinian man. video of the killing last march shows palestinian abdel fattah al-sharif lying immobilized on the ground as isra
this government -- our government abandoned our ally israel when she needed us the most. amy: among the minority of lawmakers who opposed thursday's house resolution was oregon democrat earl blumenauer. >> but unfortunately, israel's future is being threatened by its own actions as well as its adversaries. for years, reckless settlement expansion has been opposed i the united states and the rest of the world. they're confiscating palestinian land in a way that is not just contrary to...
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the bill, introduced by ted cruz, dean heller and marco rubio, would also recognize jerusalem as israel's capital city. past presidents have resisted congressional demands to move the embassy to jerusalem, the final status of which is under negotiation in talks between israelis and the palestinians. but donald trump has said repeatedly he supports the move. in egypt, a leader of the 2011 uprising that toppled u.s. backed dictator hosni mubarak has been freed from prison after serving a three-year sentence for unauthorized protest. ahmed maher is a founder of the april 6 youth movement, which played a key role in the ouster of mubarak during the 2011 uprising. supporters of leonard peltier got a major boost this week in their campaign to win clemency for the 71-year-old native american activist. u.s. attorney james reynolds, whose office prosecuted peltier, added his voice to those calling on president obama for a compassionate release. speaking to the guardian, reynolds said -- "there seems to be no point in taxpayers paying his room and board. it's time to call it quits." peltier is a fo
the bill, introduced by ted cruz, dean heller and marco rubio, would also recognize jerusalem as israel's capital city. past presidents have resisted congressional demands to move the embassy to jerusalem, the final status of which is under negotiation in talks between israelis and the palestinians. but donald trump has said repeatedly he supports the move. in egypt, a leader of the 2011 uprising that toppled u.s. backed dictator hosni mubarak has been freed from prison after serving a...
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in israel, police questioned prime minister benjamin netanyahu as part of a growing corruption inquiry on monday. officials say the questioning lasted three hours and was conducted at his home. netanyahu is accused of receiving gifts and favors from business executives. new york governor andrew cuomo has commuted the sentence of prisoner judith clark, who drove a getaway car during a 1981 robbery in rockland county that left a security guard and two police officers dead. the robbery was aimed at expropriating money from a brink's armored car for the republic of new afrika. clark was sentenced to 75 years for second degree murder and robbery, although she did not fire any shots. governor cuomo has now commuted her sentence to 35 years, meaning she's eligible for parole this year. two other people involved in the robbery, mutulu shakur, the stepfather of the rapper tupac shakur, and david gilbert, a member of the weather underground, are still incarcerated. a growing number of people are calling on president obama to grant clemency to mutulu shakur before he leaves office. in upstate new
in israel, police questioned prime minister benjamin netanyahu as part of a growing corruption inquiry on monday. officials say the questioning lasted three hours and was conducted at his home. netanyahu is accused of receiving gifts and favors from business executives. new york governor andrew cuomo has commuted the sentence of prisoner judith clark, who drove a getaway car during a 1981 robbery in rockland county that left a security guard and two police officers dead. the robbery was aimed...
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embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. the move is fiercely opposed by palestinians. this is the palestinian president. we say to mr. trump that we hope you will not move ththe embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem because jerusalem from the israeli point of view is a united city and this is not correct and illegalal. erefefore, mining the embmbassyo anlacece will l be a step ahead, ananything that t may happen ine future and will damage the e pee process. also, we hope to stop these comments and start negotiations based on international legitimacy. amy: that was the palestinian president. airing monday's news conference, sean spicer also refused to answer repeated questions by reporters about with the national unemployment rate is. he ultimately claim the bureau of labor statistics puts out several versions of this figure. former kansas congressman mike pompeo was sworn in as ciaia directoror after being approvedy the senate monday. his confirmation had faced opposition of her concerns about his position on torture. in the past, he falsely claimed so-called enhahanced i
embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. the move is fiercely opposed by palestinians. this is the palestinian president. we say to mr. trump that we hope you will not move ththe embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem because jerusalem from the israeli point of view is a united city and this is not correct and illegalal. erefefore, mining the embmbassyo anlacece will l be a step ahead, ananything that t may happen ine future and will damage the e pee process. also, we hope to stop these...
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say the christian populations in the middle east are being persecuted in august every country except israel. it is the one place where they are not. one of the few places, i should say. in egypt, you have the cops and in otherted countries, too.. amy: i want to go to texas were hundreds of muslim leaders received a sururvey investigatig their views on islam. joining us now, sarwat husain, the founding president of the san antonio chapter of the council on american-islamic relations. what were you being asked by state legislature? timing, tohe day.act our upcoming we take thousands of muslims to the state capital to learn about the political process, beat the ke theers - -- ma lawmakers understand. the timing was to distract us from going there. this is not the first time. two years ago, another representative molly white did the same thing. we were shocked when we saw the letter. the letter was sent to me also. at first glance, of course, you see representative bieierman dos not have any knowledge of islam whatsoever. amy: this is the new state legislator. >>>> he is a freshman. he does not
say the christian populations in the middle east are being persecuted in august every country except israel. it is the one place where they are not. one of the few places, i should say. in egypt, you have the cops and in otherted countries, too.. amy: i want to go to texas were hundreds of muslim leaders received a sururvey investigatig their views on islam. joining us now, sarwat husain, the founding president of the san antonio chapter of the council on american-islamic relations. what were...
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in israel, four idf soldiers have died after a palestinian resident of east jerusalem drove a truck into pedestrians at a promenade in southern jerusalem on sunday afternoon. at least a dozen more people were injured in the attack. the driver was shot dead by israeli soldiers. in brazil, two more deadly prison uprisings have left 37 people dead, bringing the total death toll from prison uprisings over the last week to more than 90 people. brazil has the fourth largest prison population the world after the united states, russia, and china. widespread overcrowding in brazilian prisons have led to a series of deadly uprisings in recent years. in mexico, thousands of people took to the streets across the country on saturday to protest the mexican government's decision to rae fuel prices. the price of gasoline rose by more than 20% in most mexican states on january 1, sparking widespread unrest as protesters raided gas stations and blockaded highways and train tracks throughout last week. mexican authorities say over 1000 people have been arrested and at least six people have been killed duri
in israel, four idf soldiers have died after a palestinian resident of east jerusalem drove a truck into pedestrians at a promenade in southern jerusalem on sunday afternoon. at least a dozen more people were injured in the attack. the driver was shot dead by israeli soldiers. in brazil, two more deadly prison uprisings have left 37 people dead, bringing the total death toll from prison uprisings over the last week to more than 90 people. brazil has the fourth largest prison population the...
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role --the media is denigrated, it is an environment in which there is confusion, obviously, that what israel, what is not, what is news, what is not. fake news is being bandied about. it creates an environment in which it almost inoculates trump from critical media coverage. and that is the framework he is creating and a framework that we see in authoritarian countries where the media is denigrated, sidelined, marginalized, attacked, confidence eroded and that creates a framework in which authoritarian leaders assert more power. amy: we're going to go to meryl streep because your name. global recognition, to say the leleast come this weekend, when she was honored with the lifetime achievement award by the golden globes. meryl streep used her speech to call for protections of the free presess. >> there was one performance this year that s stunned me. in my heart.ooks not because it was good. there was nothing good about it. but it was effective in a did its job. it made its intended audience laugh and show their teeth. it was that moment when the person asking this it in the mostst respected
role --the media is denigrated, it is an environment in which there is confusion, obviously, that what israel, what is not, what is news, what is not. fake news is being bandied about. it creates an environment in which it almost inoculates trump from critical media coverage. and that is the framework he is creating and a framework that we see in authoritarian countries where the media is denigrated, sidelined, marginalized, attacked, confidence eroded and that creates a framework in which...
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in israel, an idf soldier who was caught on video executing a wounded palestinian man has been convicted of manslaughter. the video shows palestinian abdel fattah al-sharif, who was reportedly a suspect in a stabbing earlier in the day, lying immobilized on the ground in hebron in the israeli-occupied west bank. the video then appears to shows israeli sergeant elor azaria firing a single shot into the man's head from a close distance, killing him. azaria's conviction today comes as a new report by the human rights group defense for children international says israeli soldiers killed 32 palestinian children in the west bank and east jerusalem last year, the highest number in a decade. in puerto rico the new governor , ricardo rossello has promised to push immediately for u.s. statehood in his inaugural speech monday, sayining there cn be no resolutionon to the isla's economic crisis while puerto rico remains a territotory of te united statetes. >> t there is no way to overcome the current crisis that affects puerto rico, while maintaining this colonial condition. act the time has come too
in israel, an idf soldier who was caught on video executing a wounded palestinian man has been convicted of manslaughter. the video shows palestinian abdel fattah al-sharif, who was reportedly a suspect in a stabbing earlier in the day, lying immobilized on the ground in hebron in the israeli-occupied west bank. the video then appears to shows israeli sergeant elor azaria firing a single shot into the man's head from a close distance, killing him. azaria's conviction today comes as a new report...
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even more now, particularly considering the appointment of david friedman to the ambassadorship to israel. i think this should be -- this is going to have to be an era of struggle, of collective resistance. for your f final thoughts on this -- someone has compiled a list of words that were used for the first time in a u.s. inaugural address. i will just read a few of them -- bleed, carnage, depletion, ripped, rusted, sad, stealing, tombstones. just a random list. the list is much longer of words that have not been used before. what some of those words indicate or gesture at is a more evercit violence that has been -- one could argue that an inaugural address is always abouout a certain kind off nationalism, but it is an implicit kind of violence. the words here are somehow laying bare what american power -- what trump would like american power to be. your final thoughts on that. the inauguralk address made it really clear wants to makerump great again, but what feels clear to me is that he does not have a mandate, that the words that we would use absbsolutely would be resistance, would be
even more now, particularly considering the appointment of david friedman to the ambassadorship to israel. i think this should be -- this is going to have to be an era of struggle, of collective resistance. for your f final thoughts on this -- someone has compiled a list of words that were used for the first time in a u.s. inaugural address. i will just read a few of them -- bleed, carnage, depletion, ripped, rusted, sad, stealing, tombstones. just a random list. the list is much longer of...