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A United Nations official said in an interview last week that Palestinians who kill Israeli soldiers are not guilty of crimes because such killings are in line with their "right to resist," in the latest controversial comments by the anti-Israel official."If the Palestinians target civilian objects, they commit war crimes," said Francesca Albanese, U.N. special rapporteur for the Palestinian territories, in an interview on the podcast Makdisi Street. "If they target military objects, they do not commit war crimes—they are in line with acts of resistance."Albanese went on to criticize "Western media" outlets that have condemned "every Palestinian action," including...

As a local lawmaker in New York, Democratic congressional candidate Bridget Fleming voted at least six times to raise taxes on her constituents. The votes all came after she was cited by the state for failing to pay her own taxes, according to a review of legal and legislative records. In March 2009, New York's taxation department filed a judgment against Fleming and her husband, Robert Agoglia, for failure to pay $2,426 in taxes, according to the Suffolk County Clerk's Office. County records show the couple did not resolve the tax debt until late June, more than three months after...

The Democratic Governors Association will not prioritize efforts to unseat Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R.) in light of the hefty costs of boosting a challenger and the slim odds of a Democratic win in the race, according to a Politico report. The DGA, a political organization "dedicated to electing Democratic governors and candidates," has spent more than $15 million on the last two Florida gubernatorial elections, according to Politico. But Florida Democratic consultants in contact with the association told the outlet that the DGA is standing down ahead of the state's 2022 gubernatorial election, essentially surrendering the race to DeSantis....