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Google Fires Dozens of Employees Following Israel Contract Protest
Google fired over two dozen employees for holding sit-in protests over the company’s $1.2 billion contract with Israel. Protesters occupied multiple offices in Seattle, New York, and California, with signs that read “No more genocide for profit” and demanded that the company end its contract with the Israeli government for cloud and data services. Nine employees were…Kate Anderson -
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3 Levels of Response: How Israel May Strike Back at Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will make its own decision on how to respond to Iran’s missile and drone attack last weekend. Leaders from the U.K., Germany, France, and America have urged Israel to practice “restraint” in considering a response to the 300 drones and missiles fired by Iran. During a Cabinet meeting…Virginia Allen -
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‘Import a New Electorate’: Congress Alarmed by Flyers in Mexico Urging Illegal Aliens to Vote Biden
The “vote for President Biden” flyers found at a center for migrants in Mexico constitute foreign meddling in U.S. elections, congressional Republicans say. Amid the ongoing crisis of illegal immigration at the southern border, the lawmakers decried flyers posted at the migrant services center near Brownsville, Texas, that tell illegal aliens: “Reminder to vote for…Fred Lucas -
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Brussels Authorities Shut Down Conservative Conference, Afraid of Conservatism Gaining Momentum in Europe
Brussels authorities shuttered the National Conservatism Conference on Tuesday, sending police to block entry to the conference and announcing that those inside would be permitted to leave but not to return. However, the action was not the result of any public disturbances or threats. It was a political action by left-progressive politicians who do not like the…Chris DeMuth -
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After Discovery of ‘Vote for Biden’ Flyers in Mexico, Mayorkas Can’t Say How to Stop Illegal Aliens From Voting
After the revelation of flyers at a Mexican shelter reminding unlawful border crossers “to vote for President Biden,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas couldn’t tell Congress on Tuesday how his department could safeguard U.S. elections from illegal voting by foreigners. “We do not oversee the election enrollment process,” Mayorkas told the House Homeland Security Committee….Fred Lucas -
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California School System Sued Over Falsified History About Israel-Hamas War
A California public school district that attempted to hide pro-Hamas course material from parents now faces legal action. The Deborah Project, which describes itself as “a public interest law firm that defends the civil rights of Jews in education,” filed suit April 8 against the Berkeley Unified School District, accusing it of “intentionally trying to…Tony Kinnett -
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Is War Imminent? Former Trump Official Weighs in on Israeli Response to Iranian Attack
Israeli leaders say the nation will respond to Iran’s weekend attack, but what that response will entail remains unclear. “I can see a number of scenarios in which this does escalate to a regional and potentially even a global conflict,” says a former member of the National Security Council, Robert Greenway, adding, “I can see fewer…Virginia Allen -
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Border Security Trumps Ukraine Funding: Swing Voters Reveal Priorities in New Poll
An overwhelming 75% of swing voters say they oppose allocating more U.S. funds for Ukraine before the border crisis is addressed, reveals a new survey conducted by pollster Scott Rasmussen across six battleground states. The poll, conducted on behalf of The Heritage Foundation, was released Monday amid the latest debate over U.S. aid playing out…Rob Bluey -
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‘Only the Beginning’: European Court Rules Government Protection From Climate Change Is a Human Right
The European Court of Human Rights sided with a group of female senior citizens who had sued its government over its perceived failures to sufficiently address climate change on human rights grounds, according to The Wall Street Journal. A group of more than 2,000 Swiss women over the age of 64 alleged that the Swiss government’s climate…Nick Pope -
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Biden Says Enhanced Military Alliance With Japan ‘Not Aimed’ at China
Amid increasing suspicion of China’s aggression, the leaders of the United States and Japan are touting an “enhanced” security agreement. “Our alliance we have with Japan is purely defensive in nature,” President Joe Biden said during a Rose Garden press conference Wednesday with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. “It’s not aimed at any one nation…Fred Lucas -
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Why Is America Stopping Israeli Victory?
On Oct. 7, thousands of members of the terrorist group Hamas and its “civilian” friends broke through the barrier between the Gaza Strip and Israel and proceeded to torture, rape, and slaughter at least 1,200 Israeli people. They burned their homes, killed their children in front of them, and then kidnapped some 250 Israelis back…Ben Shapiro -
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Calm Before the Storm? China’s Shifting Intimidation Tactics on Taiwan
In Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s New Year’s address, he described “reunification” with Taiwan as “inevitable.” Two weeks later, notwithstanding the bullying, the island nation voted in the presidential candidate who was most critical of China, someone Beijing labeled a “destroyer of peace across the Taiwan Strait.” In the weeks leading up to Taiwan’s Jan. 13…Brent Sadler -
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IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES?: Public Opinion Shifts on Ukraine-Russia, Israel-Hamas Wars
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Americans overwhelmingly supported Ukraine—as they did with Israel after Oct. 7. No wonder: Ukraine was surprise-attacked by Russia, and Israel was by Hamas. It seemed an easy binary of good versus evil: Both the attacked Ukraine and Israel are pro-Western. Both their attackers, anti-Western Russia and Hamas, are not. Now everything…Victor Davis Hanson -
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South Africa’s Dangerous Battle Against Israel
South Africa filed a lawsuit Dec. 29 in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, accusing Israel of committing genocide, pointing to the scores of dead Palestinians that have resulted from Israel’s campaign against Hamas. While the case is still pending as of this writing, the court on Jan. 26 ordered Israel to…Armstrong Williams -
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Why Do Only a Third of Americans Now Support Israel’s Right to Defend Itself?
Most recent Gallup polling in March shows that 36% of Americans “approve of Israeli military action in Gaza” and 50% disapprove. Last November, a month after the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel that claimed the lives of more than 1,200 innocent Israeli civilians, 55% approved of the military action that Israel initiated. What has happened…Star Parker -
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Gaza: Truths Behind All the Lies
‘Occupied Gaza’ Prior to Oct. 7, there were roughly 2 million Arab citizens of Israel but no Jewish citizens in the Gaza Strip. Gazans in 2006 voted in Hamas to rule them. It summarily executed its Palestinian Authority rivals. Hamas canceled all future scheduled elections. It established a dictatorship and diverted hundreds of billions of…Victor Davis Hanson -
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How CDC Handled Congress’ Probe of China-Tied Lab in California
Newly released records offer a glimpse of how federal public health officials reacted when questioned by Congress about an illegal, China-tied biolab in California. That lab contained labeled samples of the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as Ebola, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. The records cover last June, July, and August and include a message…Fred Lucas -
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‘America Would Be a Less Safe Place’ If China Invades Taiwan, Heritage Foundation President Says
The U.S. “would be a less safe place” if China were to invade the self-governing democratic island of Taiwan, according to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts. Roberts, who led a Heritage Foundation delegation to Taiwan and Japan in February, made the remarks during a Thursday event at Heritage titled, “The American Case for Taiwan.” Jeff…Samantha Aschieris -
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New Mexico Accused of Hiding More Election Records
New Mexico’s top election official won’t disclose key information about a new electronic signature-verification system for putting candidates on the ballot, a lawsuit alleges just months after she settled a court case over lack of transparency. Last August, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver settled the public records dispute with a think tank…Fred Lucas -
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Likelihood of Hot War Between US-China Could Increase If Taiwan Isn’t Secure, Report Says
A special report released by The Heritage Foundation on Wednesday lays out how U.S. national security could be impacted should China take over the self-governing democratic island of Taiwan. Michael Cunningham, a research fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center, authored the report titled, “The American Case for Taiwan.” (The Daily Signal is the…Samantha Aschieris