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Climate activist Greta Thunberg was named “Antisemite of the Week” by a Jewish group following her arrest at a recent anti-Israel rally. Thunberg “has joined the ranks of keffiyeh-clad protesters, brazenly voicing her disdain for the Jewish state,” the watchdog group StopAntisemitism said Friday, days after Thunberg was among those hauled off by Danish police during a demonstration at Copenhagen University. “She has sadly transformed her activism into a platform for vile Jew-hatred,” the organization added. The 21-year-old was arrested on Sept. 4 while protesting with the group Students Against the Occupation, which called on the university to cease all...

When Emmanuel Macron called the snap National Assembly election in June my sense was that this election was ultimately about electing a majority that was Pro-Capitalist and Pro-Israel. The new majority would weather tough times ahead driven by military conflict with Russia, economic conflict with China and the Middle East conflict in general. Pivotal in that majority would be the National Rally which in the end did not finish first like the New Popular Front of the Left did but together with Macron's centrist forces and Les Republicains the Mainstream Right create that majority... an angry man confronted President Macron...

In a major blow to the Biden-Harris Department of Justice (DOJ), nearly half of all “obstruction” charges related to January 6th, 2021 have been dropped. As Just The News reports, the DOJ’s decision comes after a major ruling by the Supreme Court in June, which ruled that the “obstruction of an official proceeding” charge could not be used against protesters who were at the Capitol that day unless it can be explicitly proven that they were trying to stop the certification of the electoral votes from the 2020 election. The DOJ’s announcement saw the charges dropped from 60 of the...

In the past any period under France's Fifth Republic constitution of 1958 where the National Assembly was controlled by a political party different from the President was a period described as "cohabitation". But this week President Emmanuel Macron launching a new chapter of Fifth Republic history by selecting a Prime Minister not formally leading any political faction but with a track record of government service as part of the Liberal Capitalist "Right". Michel Barnier holding posts... In a Friday night appearance on TF1 television new Prime Minister Michel Barnier saying "I will respect all political forces"... Many thousands protesting some...

I could be wrong, but don't be surprised if the return of students to campuses winds up having a big impact on the presidential race. Student activists have an outsized impact on our cultural life. Unlike the masses of Hamas supporters who pour out into the streets of our cities, in the eyes of the ruling elite, these students matter. What they say or do on college campuses will get far more attention than the thousands of Islamists who have poured out into our streets. The Islamists invade city streets, and while the elite live in cities, they really only...

The consultations on a new government offered up by President Macron continued Monday with Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen of the National Rally... And by Monday night Mr. Macron was able to say that there was no way for a united Left to lead a new government. The media messaging kept hinting at displaying notions of a government without the LFI that would include other parties of the New Popular Front Left... This weekend plotting to break the Socialist Party away from the New Popular Front alliance through making a Socialist personality Prime Minister in the cards... On Thursday...

Caretaker Prime Minister Gabriel Attal proposing what amounts to a budget freeze for 2025... Friday the first day of a long drawn-out series of discussions with various political factions held by President Emmanuel Macron. Macron brought his own "Centrist" faction in then the "Left" had its opportunity to meet him. The New Popular Front with support from 193 of the 577 deputies... And to emphasize at this moment keeping the Anti-Israel, Anti-Capitalist Left out of power in France is what underlies President Emmanuel Macron's actions in the post-election period. Also worth noting the arrest of Pavel Durov this weekend in...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first of two permitted demonstrations is happening on Sunday afternoon in the Loop. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz are expected to arrive in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch The permitted protest will take demonstrators from Michigan to the Logan Statue by East 9th Street into Grant Park. The demonstration will be about 1.5 miles from their starting point. RELATED | Chicago DNC 2024 Live updates on street closures, parking, protests and more The protest is called...

President Emmanuel Macron this week trying to forge a new government that is ultimately Pro-Business and Pro-Banking as well as being Pro-Israel in the crunch. His caretaker Prime Minister Gabriel Attal seeking a common program with all political parties other than the National Rally and the LFI the "Far-Right" and "Far Left". It was about everything from improving purchasing power for the French to maintaining "values" and "secularism" in France. At the end of the week Mr. Macron punted the matter of a new government... Reacting to Mr. Macron's tactics this weekend the Leftist La Frnce Insoumise (France Rebellious) saying...

Some protest groups are predicting 100,000 demonstrators during the Democratic National Convention next week. File that one under the "I'll believe it when I see it" category. The city and law enforcement authorities are keeping mum about their predictions of crowd size for the demonstrations but the more rational protest organizers are saying between 30,000 to 40,000 people are expected to march. That's still an awfully large number for the Chicago Police Department to handle when you consider the immense area they're going to have to protect. Chicago business owners at "Ground Zero" of the protests — the West Loop...

Is Pezeshkian the Last Hope for Khamenei’s Regime Amid Rising Protests? With his new cabinet, Pezeshkian has entered a complex political maze, far from the easy days of his candidacy supported by a few reformists. Now, he faces the indifference of old allies and the smiles of new enemies. Energy Crisis in Iran Despite U.S. President Biden easing sanctions and providing the regime with $100 billion to $150 billion in oil revenues, the money has been squandered on repression, warmongering, and corruption. As Pezeshkian’s cabinet forms, it is clear that the treasury is empty, with the regime struggling to pay...

For several weeks, the City of Chicago has been sitting on a request from a pro-Israel group to hold a solidarity march during the Democratic National Convention, even as it has granted permission for a coalition of pro-Palestinian activists to demonstrate when the proceedings kick off later this month. The Israeli American Council, a nonprofit organization representing Israeli-Americans that seeks to strengthen ties between the U.S. and Israel, filed two applications with Chicago’s Department of Transportation at the beginning of July, according to Aya Schechter, the group’s chief programming officer. But with just under two weeks remaining until the convention,...

This past Tuesday a static protest in Paris in support of the Palestinians in Gaza... This week we learned more about a terrorism suspect taken into custody before the Olympics opened. The suspect admitting involvement in an attempt to stage an attack at a synagogue on July 16th. Dereck R. aged 26 said to have pledged allegiance to Daesh (ISIS)... The protest today a static one during the Paris Olympics with a small band of people gathering. Drums were playing during the protest rally... During the day more than 1100 kilometers of traffic jams reported in France... Well, the 2024...

As the Summer Olympics continue in Paris phone line sabotage in France followed the earlier railroad sabotage on the day the games opened (July 26th). Six acts of vandalism across the country... "people who do not agree with the values of France" Disc Jockey and lesbian activist Barbara Butch slamming her critics after that controversial scene that was part of the Olympics opening ceremony. The "Festivity" scene denounced widely even by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei... Live video coming from Paris...in the video protesters gathering a small group... The French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin citing declines in violent robberies...

A professional soccer game was suspended in Norway when fans threw fish cakes and other objects onto the field to protest the use of a Video Assistant Referee, or VAR. The Norwegian Eliteserien game between Rosenborg BK and Lillestrom was initially stopped mere minutes after kickoff due to the fish cakes raining down on the field. Players returned to the field from the locker room, but the game was stopped a second time when fans from both sides continued to throw fish cakes, and started adding tennis balls and smoke bombs into the mix. The game was officially suspended after...

On Tuesday President Emmanuel Macron accepting the resignation of his Prime Minister Gabriel Attal but asking Attal to stay on in a caretaker role. On the Left the ranks of the "New Popular Front" frayed and divided with debate and discussion about unity in general and the need to unify around a particular candidate for Prime Minister. On Thursday the forces of President Macron won the vote to select a President of the National Assembly... On Friday leading Leftist politician Jean-Luc Melenchon said the Socialist Party is standing in the way of him being nominated as the next Prime Minister......

As the 2024 Republican National Convention kicked off in downtown Milwaukee, a group of anti-Trump and anti-GOP organizers began a showing conservatives how unwelcome they really are. The self-proclaimed anti-fascists, pro-Palestinians protestors, LBGTQ advocates, communists and more gathered blocks away from the RNC HQ at Fiserv Forum for the 'March on RNC 2024,' Monday afternoon. **SNIP** ‘I hate the Republican party, I’ll say that,’ Anthony, an attendee from the Milwaukee area, exclusively told DailyMail.com. When pressed on what he hates most, Anthony said how the party champions capitalism, adding, ‘Most of the people in the country aren't on your side,...

"although the far right came out on top in the first round with nearly 11 million votes, you clearly refused to allow it to enter the Government, In the end no one won..." That's part of the letter President Emmanuel Macron released Wednesday evening his first formal response to the National Assembly elections. Meanwhile on the Left the "New Popular Front" demanded the right to form a government by virtue of controlling 180 of the 577 seats... The Palestinian flags evident in today's protest. "Solidarity" with Palestinians advertised as a theme in today's demonstration. The Yellow Vests parade of a...

A fierce week of campaigning ahead of tomorrow's second round in the election for 577 seats in France's National Assembly. The National Rally message focused on Emmanuel Macron his policies and what Marine Le Pen described as Macron's "coup" to make government appointments ahead of the final round of voting. The RN also focused its attack on the "chaos" of the Left. Meanwhile the New Popular Front focused on demonization of the "Far-Right" and what rule by the RN would mean for France. President Emmanuel Macron's moderate ENSEMBLE faction pulling many candidates out of three-way races to prevent RN victories....

According to permit applications ahead of the Democratic Nation Convention set to take place in late August in Chicago, at least eight different groups have applied to demonstrate during the event according to an NBC 5 Investigates Freedom of Information Act request. According to NBC 5, among those who sought permits through CDOT include: Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws U.S. Palestinian Community Network Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign Students for a Democratic Society at UIC Israeli American Council Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved Africa March for People’s Agenda Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression Liz Rathburn with the...