The Daily Populous

Thursday April 29th, 2021 day edition

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US-based NGO Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of the crime of apartheid for the first time in the organization’s 43-year history.Israel met the legal definition for crimes of apartheid as set out by the Rome Statute, it said in a 213-page report scheduled to be released on Tuesday entitled, “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution.

”HRW called on the United Nations to verify the claim and then apply an arms embargo against Israel until verifiable steps are taken to end such crimes.

“This detailed study shows that Israeli authorities have already turned that corner and today are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution,” he said.

“HRW’s report is part of a concerted NGO campaign over the past 18 months to interject the term ‘apartheid’ into discourse about Israel,” it said.

“Indeed, HRW reiterates, cites and quotes many of these NGOs in its publication.

But as an example of discrimination, it cited Israel’s Law of Return, which grants citizenship to Jews who want to immigrate to Israel.

“As noted by the UN Committee, but erased in the HRW report, this provision seeks to remedy ‘inequalities resulting from the circumstances of history’… and to prevent ‘further imbalances from arising,’” it wrote. »

Biden: Trickle-down economics "has never worked"

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What he's saying: "I will not add to the tax burden of the middle class of this country.

"My fellow Americans, trickle-down economics has never worked," Biden said.

"A broad consensus of economists – left, right, center – agree that what I’m proposing will help create millions of jobs and generate historic economic growth. »

It’s time to abolish tipping once and for all

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However, when I ask restaurateurs about this, I’m surprised by how many of them say that their clientele is still tipping.

No, tipping is not a method for ensuring or rewarding good service.

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Openly Gay Pilot Leaving Navy After Harassment

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For most of his six years in the Navy, Lt. Adam Adamski said he felt supported as an openly gay pilot.

Adamski is a helicopter pilot for a Navy search-and-rescue squadron.

And I saw my dress whites draped over and around the TV and there was hard-core gay porn playing.”. »

COVID-19 vaccine: Fauci shoots down Joe Rogan's "incorrect" comments

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You're worried about yourself getting infected and the likelihood that you're not going to get any symptoms.

White House communications director Kate Bedingfield reacted to Rogan's comments, telling CNN: "I guess my first question would be, did Joe Rogan become a medical doctor while we weren’t looking?

... I’m not sure that taking scientific and medical advice from Joe Rogan is perhaps the most productive way for people to get their information.". »