veteranstoday--2020-07-07--Israeli front group suing academic rights supporters loses Appeals Ct. ruling 3 – 0

In a unanimous ruling , a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C .
Circuit has affirmed the district court ’ s dismissal of the lawsuit filed against the American Studies Association ( ASA ) , its executive director , and eight former ASA officers or committee members : Lisa Duggan , J. Kēhaulani Kauanui , Sunaina Maira , Curtis Marez , Jasbir Puar , Chandan Reddy , Steven Salaita , and Neferti Tadiar .
The definitive judgment rebukes the arguments advanced in the federal courts by four persons ( Simon Bronner , Michael Rockland , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who have disputed the ASA ’ s endorsement of the boycott of Israeli academic institutions .
The decision on June 19 , 2020 , by two Republican appointees and one Democratic appointee , continues a string of victories for the ASA in a case it has defended since April 2016 .
Thomas C. Mugavero of Whiteford , Taylor & Preston L.L.P .
argued the cause for appellees with counsel on the joint brief from Mark Allen Kleiman , and Maria C. LaHood and Shayana D. Kadidal of the Center for Constitutional Rights .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that “ there is no effective or substantive academic freedom for Palestinian students and scholars under conditions of Israeli occupation ” and that “ Israeli institutions of higher learning are a party to Israeli state policies that violate human rights , ” the ASA ’ s National Council endorsed “ the call of Palestinian civil society for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.
” This resolution was ratified by the ASA ’ s membership with a vote of 66.05 % “ yes , ” 30.5 % “ no , ” and 3.43 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won dismissal of two cases in New York brought by Israeli organizations , the International Legal Forum ( ILF ) and Athenaeum Blue & White .
( The latter was incorporated by David Abrams on the day he filed the lawsuit .
Founder of the Zionist Advocacy Center , which is a registered foreign agent for the ILF , Abrams has sued a wide range of entities , including the Carter Center , the National Lawyers Guild , the City of Durham , and at least three universities .
He also petitioned the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders . )
In their lawsuits alleging ASA ’ s boycott resolution and activities violate state and city human rights laws , the ILF and Abrams complained that the ASA does not permit Israeli organizations to become members , despite ILF ’ s admission that it never attempted to apply for membership and Abrams admission that his group ’ s application was fulfilled by ASA .
The courts ruled that these organizations , having suffered no injury , had no standing to sue the ASA .
The judge in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Moreover , even if ILF ’ s claims were ripe , this court strains to see how ASA ’ s actions , as alleged by ILF , would not be protected under ASA ’ s right to freedom of association.
” The United States Court of Appeals ’ recent decision in Bronner , et al .
v. Duggan , et al , caps a succession of rejections of the Plaintiffs ’ claims and arguments in the federal courts .
• In March 2017 , the district court dismissed “ derivative claims @ @ @ @ @ @ @ al.
, who made a failed attempt to represent what they claimed were the interests of the ASA .
• By February 2019 , the district court dismissed all remaining claims against the ASA , including the “ ultra vires ” claim in which Bronner , et al.
, accused the ASA of violating its own express purposes and bylaws in passing , implementing , and defending the boycott resolution .
• As the court noted , Bronner , et al.
, also claimed “ that—merely by their position as ASA members—they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dollars ” from the ASA and individual defendants for alleged misuse related to the boycott resolution .
The ASA ’ s successful repudiation of this claim—made by academics who , while burdening the ASA with legal fees for several years , profess to be concerned about the ASA ’ s well-being—has protected these resources for the interests of our organization and the concerns of our diverse membership .
With its ruling of June 19 , 2020 , the Court of Appeals has thoroughly rejected the arguments of Bronner , et al , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bronner , Rockland , Kupfer , and Barton for stretching the relevance of case law “ too far ” and elsewhere opined that “ the case law does not corroborate their unsupported assertions.
” It repudiated the attempts of Bronner , et al.
, to utilize a valid direct claim as a “ Trojan horse to sneak ” invalid “ derivative claims past the bulwarks of the federal courts.
” The Court also rejected the plaintiffs ’ claims for punitive damages .
What may be of particular interest to ASA members is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Bronner , et al.
, to have their case heard in federal court based on the value of their alleged damages .
“ The Professors have provided nothing beyond a bare-bones assertion of jurisdictional sufficiency , ” the judges declared , “ to suggest that the monetary damages arising from their direct claims even remotely approach [ the required threshold of ] $ 75,000.
” In other words , even if one took the major leap to assume that their claims were valid for the sake of argument , Bronner , et @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overstated the maximum potential value of the damages they claimed to have suffer .
The decision by the federal Court of Appeals points out that that Bronner , et al.
, despite having multiple opportunities to do so , have offered no evidence that they suffered in any measurable way from decisions ASA leaders have made from the passage of the boycott resolution to the filing of their complaints .
Regarding their apparent inability to identify any actual damages , the federal Court of Appeals noted : “ The Professors nowhere explain how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They assert no loss of standing within their universities .
They do not purport to have been denied tenure , promotions or other prestigious honors .
Nor do they claim to have had their writings rejected by academic journals.
” This repeated failure by Bronner , et .
al , moved the Court to cite a passage from a prior case : “ a litigant has an obligation to spell out its arguments squarely and distinctly , or else forever hold its peace.
” Although this victory leaves other pending litigation unresolved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in these urgent times .
We will continue to defend our work , our reputation , and our members who come under attack .
We will continue to form principled alliances in the interests of academic freedom and social justice .
Through our meetings , journal , elections , chapters , committees , caucuses , and other communications , we will continue to host dialogue , debate , and disagreement among those who value and appreciate critical and engaged scholarship that rises to the challenges of this moment in history .
We thank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Link to the opinion filed by Judge Henderson : https : //law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/cadc/19-7017/19-7017-2020-06-19.html

In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has affirmed the district court’s dismissal of the lawsuit filed against the American Studies Association (ASA), its executive director, and eight former ASA officers or committee members: Lisa Duggan, J. Kēhaulani Kauanui, Sunaina Maira, Curtis Marez, Jasbir Puar, Chandan Reddy, Steven Salaita, and Nefertiti Tadiar.
The definitive judgment rebukes the arguments advanced in the federal courts by four persons (Simon Bronner, Michael Rockland, Michael Barton, and Charles Kupfer) who have disputed the ASA’s endorsement of the boycott of Israeli academic institutions.
The decision on June 19, 2020, by two Republican appointees and one Democratic appointee, continues a string of victories for the ASA in a case it has defended since April 2016. Thomas C. Mugavero of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P. argued the cause for appellees with counsel on the joint brief from Mark Allen Kleiman, and Maria C. LaHood and Shayana D. Kadidal of the Center for Constitutional Rights.
Background
In December 2013, with the recognition that “there is no effective or substantive academic freedom for Palestinian students and scholars under conditions of the Israeli occupation” and that “Israeli institutions of higher learning are a party to Israeli state policies that violate human rights,” the ASA’s National Council endorsed “the call of Palestinian civil society for a boycott of Israeli academic institutions.”
This resolution was ratified by the ASA’s membership with a vote of 66.05% “yes,” 30.5% “no,” and 3.43% “abstain.”
The ASA has previously won dismissal of two cases in New York brought by Israeli organizations, the International Legal Forum (ILF) and Athenaeum Blue & White. (The latter was incorporated by David Abrams on the day he filed the lawsuit.
Founder of the Zionist Advocacy Center, which is a registered foreign agent for the ILF, Abrams has sued a wide range of entities, including the Carter Center, the National Lawyers Guild, the City of Durham, and at least three universities. He also petitioned the IRS to revoke the charitable status of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders.)
In their lawsuits alleging ASA’s boycott resolution and activities violate state and city human rights laws, the ILF and Abrams complained that the ASA does not permit Israeli organizations to become members, despite ILF’s admission that it never attempted to apply for membership and Abrams admission that his group’s application was fulfilled by ASA.
The courts ruled that these organizations, having suffered no injury, had no standing to sue the ASA. The judge in Manhattan went a step further to opine:
“Moreover, even if ILF’s claims were ripe, this court strains to see how ASA’s actions, as alleged by ILF, would not be protected under ASA’s right to freedom of association.”
The United States Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Bronner, et al. v. Duggan, et al, caps a succession of rejections of the Plaintiffs’ claims and arguments in the federal courts.
In March 2017, the district court dismissed “derivative claims” brought by the Bronner, et al., who made a failed attempt to represent what they claimed were the interests of the ASA.
By February 2019, the district court dismissed all remaining claims against the ASA, including the “ultra vires” claim in which Bronner, et al., accused the ASA of violating its own express purposes and bylaws in passing, implementing, and defending the boycott resolution.
As the court noted, Bronner, et al., also claimed “that—merely by their position as ASA members—they are entitled to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars” from the ASA and individual defendants for alleged misuse related to the boycott resolution. The ASA’s successful repudiation of this claim—made by academics who, while burdening the ASA with legal fees for several years, profess to be concerned about the ASA’s well-being—has protected these resources for the interests of our organization and the concerns of our diverse membership.
New Court of Appeals Ruling
With its ruling of June 19, 2020, the Court of Appeals has thoroughly rejected the arguments of Bronner, et al, to overturn these dismissals. It twice cited Bronner, Rockland, Kupfer, and Barton for stretching the relevance of case law “too far” and elsewhere opined that “the case law does not corroborate their unsupported assertions.”
It repudiated the attempts of Bronner, et al., to utilize a valid direct claim as a “Trojan horse to sneak” invalid “derivative claims past the bulwarks of the federal courts.” The Court also rejected the plaintiffs’ claims for punitive damages.
What may be of particular interest to ASA members is the court’s ruling denying the standing of Bronner, et al., to have their case heard in federal court based on the value of their alleged damages. “The Professors have provided nothing beyond a bare-bones assertion of jurisdictional sufficiency,” the judges declared, “to suggest that the monetary damages arising from their direct claims even remotely approach [the required threshold of] $75,000.”
In other words, even if one took the major leap to assume that their claims were valid for the sake of argument, Bronner, et al., were deemed to have wildly overstated the maximum potential value of the damages they claimed to have suffered.
The decision by the Federal Court of Appeals points out that Bronner, et al., despite having multiple opportunities to do so, have offered no evidence that they suffered in any measurable way from decisions ASA leaders have made from the passage of the boycott resolution to the filing of their complaints.
Regarding their apparent inability to identify any actual damages, the Federal Court of Appeals noted:
“The Professors nowhere explain how they have suffered economic or reputational damage. They assert no loss of standing within their universities. They do not purport to have been denied tenure, promotions or other prestigious honors. Nor do they claim to have had their writings rejected by academic journals.”
This repeated failure by Bronner, et. al, moved the Court to cite a passage from a prior case: “a litigant has an obligation to spell out its arguments squarely and distinctly, or else forever hold its peace.”
Forward in this Generation
Although this victory leaves other pending litigation unresolved, the ASA will keep moving forward in these urgent times. We will continue to defend our work, our reputation, and our members who come under attack. We will continue to form principled alliances in the interests of academic freedom and social justice.
Through our meetings, journals, elections, chapters, committees, caucuses, and other communications, we will continue to host dialogue, debate, and disagreement among those who value and appreciate critical and engaged scholarship that rises to the challenges of this moment in history.
We thank you for your solidarity and support.
Link to the opinion filed by Judge Henderson: https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/cadc/19-7017/19-7017-2020-06-19.html


veteranstoday--2020-07-06--Will Schools Open in the Fall?

Will Schools Open in the Fall?

Debates turn emotional as schools decide how and if to open PORTLAND , Maine ( AP ) — School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions over how to resume classes in settings radically altered by the coronavirus pandemic , with school buses running below capacity , virtual learning , outdoor classrooms and quarantine protocols for infected children the new norm .
The plans for the upcoming school year are taking shape by the day , and vary district to district , state to state .
The debates have been highly emotional , with tempers flaring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been made all the more vexing by record numbers of COVID-19 cases being reported each day .
In Florida , some school districts want students back in the classroom in early August , even though the virus is surging through communities .
On average , Florida has reported more than 7,000 new cases each day recently — more than seven times what it was reporting a month ago .
New Mexico , which has been largely spared major outbreaks , plans a hybrid model of virtual and in-person learning .
Parents in New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fall .
And in Maine , more outdoor learning is planned .
Districts nationwide are coming up with various rules for wearing masks .
Some want all students to wear them .
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Debates turn emotional as schools decide how and if to open
By Patrick Whittle and Carolyn Thompson/apnews.com
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School districts across America are in the midst of making wrenching decisions over how to resume classes in settings radically altered by the coronavirus pandemic, with school buses running below capacity, virtual learning, outdoor classrooms and quarantine protocols for infected children the new norm.
The plans for the upcoming school year are taking shape by the day, and vary district to district, state to state. The debates have been highly emotional, with tempers flaring among parents and administrators, and have been made all the more vexing by record numbers of COVID-19 cases being reported each day.
In Florida, some school districts want students back in the classroom in early August, even though the virus is surging through communities. On average, Florida has reported more than 7,000 new cases each day recently — more than seven times what it was reporting a month ago. New Mexico, which has been largely spared major outbreaks, plans a hybrid model of virtual and in-person learning. Parents in New York have demanded schools reopen in the fall. And in Maine, more outdoor learning is planned. Districts nationwide are coming up with various rules for wearing masks. Some want all students to wear them. …read more:
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veteranstoday--2020-07-06--Gallup: Trump polls sinking, sinking, sinking, sinking, sinking

Daily Beast : President Trump ’ s approval rating has sunk to 38 percent , according to Gallup ’ s latest poll , with significant drops even recorded among his most loyal support base : old white men .
After reaching a personal Gallup best of 49 percent in May , Trump ’ s approval rating slid in June and is now 3 percentage points above his all-time low of 35 percent in 2017 .
Trump ’ s popularity fell sharply among all demographic groups : Midwesterners , women , white college grads , and more .
He fell below @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , older Americans , Southerners , and those without a college degree .
Fifty-seven percent of white Americans without a college degree surveyed approved of his performance , a drop from 66 percent recorded from January to May .
The only silver lining : His popularity among Republicans rose from 85 percent to 91 percent .
Approval among Democrats sank from 5 to 2 percent , creating the largest partisan gap ever recorded in a Gallup presidential approval poll .
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Daily Beast: President Trump’s approval rating has sunk to 38 percent, according to Gallup’s latest poll, with significant drops even recorded among his most loyal support base: old white men.
After reaching a personal Gallup best of 49 percent in May, Trump’s approval rating slid in June and is now 3 percentage points above his all-time low of 35 percent in 2017.
Trump’s popularity fell sharply among all demographic groups: Midwesterners, women, white college grads, and more. He fell below majority approval among white Americans, men, older Americans, Southerners, and those without a college degree.
Fifty-seven percent of white Americans without a college degree surveyed approved of his performance, a drop from 66 percent recorded from January to May. The only silver lining: His popularity among Republicans rose from 85 percent to 91 percent. Approval among Democrats sank from 5 to 2 percent, creating the largest partisan gap ever recorded in a Gallup presidential approval poll. Trump’s approval rating has sunk to 38 percent, according to Gallup’s latest poll, with significant drops even recorded among his most loyal support base: old white menhttps://t.co/8rR0uziUy8 — The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 6, 2020 New Gallup poll shows Trump at 39% approval down from 47% earlier this year. Trump even saw a 8 point drop in approval from his strongest group: whites w/out a college degree. He's at 57% w/ them, vs. 66% earlier this year. https://t.co/OR445hixK5 — Mangy Jay (@magi_jay) July 6, 2020 In the new Gallup poll, Trump's approval rating among Republicans increased from 85% to 91%, but declined among independents from 39%-33%. 2% of Democrats approve. The 89-pt gap between R's and D's on POTUS approval is highest ever recorded in the Gallup poll. — Hurt Alison Poole 🏳🌈 (@RealAlisonPoole) July 6, 2020 Source
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veteranstoday--2020-07-06--As If Coronavirus Is Not Enough: Brain-Eating Amoeba in Tampa

The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area .
According to the department , one person in Hillsborough County contracted Naegleria fowleri , which is a single-cell amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal .
Naegleria fowleri is contacted when contaminated water enters through a person ’ s nose , and is found in warm freshwater such as lakers , rivers and hot springs , according to the CDC .
Its peak season in Florida is in July , August and September , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grows best at temperatures of 115 degrees Fahrenheit .
It is also possible to contract Naegleria fowleri in swimming pools that are not properly chlorinated , or contaminated neti pots .
A person can ’ t contract Naegleria fowleri from drinking contaminated water , since it ’ s only contracted through the nose .
Symptoms of a Naegleria fowleri include severe frontal headache , fever , nausea and vomiting .
Later symptoms can also include stiff neck , seizures , altered mental status , hallucinations and coma .
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Rare case of brain-destroying amoeba confirmed in Florida
by CBS News
The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area. According to the department, one person in Hillsborough County contracted Naegleria fowleri, which is a single-cell amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal.
Since 1962, there have been only 37 cases of Naegleria fowleri in Florida, according to the Department of Health. Only four people of the 145 known infected individuals in the U.S. have survived, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Naegleria fowleri is contacted when contaminated water enters through a person’s nose, and is found in warm freshwater such as lakers, rivers and hot springs, according to the CDC. Its peak season in Florida is in July, August and September, the Department of Health said, and it grows best at temperatures of 115 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is also possible to contract Naegleria fowleri in swimming pools that are not properly chlorinated, or contaminated neti pots. A person can’t contract Naegleria fowleri from drinking contaminated water, since it’s only contracted through the nose.
Symptoms of a Naegleria fowleri include severe frontal headache, fever, nausea and vomiting. Later symptoms can also include stiff neck, seizures, altered mental status, hallucinations and coma.
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veteranstoday--2020-07-06--Texas: 2nd Wave COVID killing younger patients as hospitals are overwhelmed (Ventilators killing pat

Texas: 2nd Wave COVID killing younger patients as hospitals are overwhelmed (Ventilators killing patients)

Video from July 2 .
Issues with mothers and newborns is first segment , minute 6 onward vital on issues of ECMO v. Ventilators .
This is a serious report where doctors treating real patients do the talking .
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veteranstoday--2020-07-06--Trump Continues to Campaign as Americans Sicken and Die

Trump claims 99 % of US Covid-19 cases are ‘ totally harmless ’ as infections surge Donald Trump has celebrated independence day with a string of false and misleading claims attempting to play down the coronavirus pandemic and warning that China will be “ held accountable ” .
The US president staged a “ Salute to America ” jamboree on the south lawn of the White House with flyovers by military jets , parachute jumps and patriotic songs , but little effort among guests to physical distance or wear face masks .
The country has undergone staggering changes unthinkable when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year ago on 4 July with tanks and other military hardware at the Lincoln Memorial .
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Trump claims 99% of US Covid-19 cases are ‘totally harmless’ as infections surge
By David Smith in Washington/theguardian
Donald Trump has celebrated independence day with a string of false and misleading claims attempting to play down the coronavirus pandemic and warning that China will be “held accountable”.
The US president staged a “Salute to America” jamboree on the south lawn of the White House with flyovers by military jets, parachute jumps and patriotic songs, but little effort among guests to physical distance or wear face masks.
The country has undergone staggering changes unthinkable when Trump hosted the first such event a year ago on 4 July with tanks and other military hardware at the Lincoln Memorial. The coronavirus has infected 2.8m Americans and killed nearly 130,000, the worst tallies in the world.


veteranstoday--2020-07-06--Large Droplets vs Aerosolized Droplets: It Makes No Difference, Both Contain Coronavirus

Health Editor ’ s Note : I am not sure what the issue here is all about .
What we have known all along is that coronavirus can travel through the air , when someone coughs , sneezes , breaths hard , exhales air from the lungs , sings , talks , etc .
and while the virus is in the air it can be inhaled by another human .
The viral droplets can also lay on surfaces and from there can be picked up by touching the area with the hands and them bringing the viral laden hands/fingers to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ access to the mucous membranes of the next coronavirus victim .
This seems like a great pile of nit-picking on whatever side someone is one in this debate .
Really , we know that coronavirus travels through the air , thus the need for physical distancing and mask wearing .
Large droplets , small droplets , aerosolized droplets , the form really makes no difference whatsoever .
The survival issue during this pandemic is to NOT allow coronavirus into your body….Carol 239 Experts With One Big Claim : The Coronavirus Is Airborne The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ viral particles floating indoors are infectious , some scientists say .
The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive .
The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide , in bars and restaurants , offices , markets and casinos , giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm what many scientists have been saying for months : The virus lingers in the air indoors , infecting those nearby .
If airborne transmission is a significant factor in the pandemic , especially in crowded spaces with poor ventilation , the consequences for containment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed indoors , even in socially-distant settings .
Health care workers may need N95 masks that filter out even the smallest respiratory droplets as they care for coronavirus patients .
Ventilation systems in schools , nursing homes , residences and businesses may need to minimize recirculating air and add powerful new filters .
Ultraviolet lights may be needed to kill viral particles floating in tiny droplets indoors .

Health Editor’s Note: I am not sure what the issue here is all about. What we have known all along is that coronavirus can travel through the air, when someone coughs, sneezes, breaths hard, exhales air from the lungs, sings, talks, etc. and while the virus is in the air it can be inhaled by another human. The viral droplets can also lay on surfaces and from there can be picked up by touching the area with the hands and them bringing the viral laden hands/fingers to the face/mouth/nose where they can gain easy access to the mucous membranes of the next coronavirus victim. This seems like a great pile of nit-picking on whatever side someone is one in this debate. Really, we know that coronavirus travels through the air, thus the need for physical distancing and mask wearing.
Large droplets, small droplets, aerosolized droplets, the form really makes no difference whatsoever. The survival issue during this pandemic is to NOT allow coronavirus into your body….Carol
239 Experts With One Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
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The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive. The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm what many scientists have been saying for months: The virus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby. If airborne transmission is a significant factor in the pandemic, especially in crowded spaces with poor ventilation, the consequences for containment will be significant. Masks may be needed indoors, even in socially-distant settings. Health care workers may need N95 masks that filter out even the smallest respiratory droplets as they care for coronavirus patients. Ventilation systems in schools, nursing homes, residences and businesses may need to minimize recirculating air and add powerful new filters. Ultraviolet lights may be needed to kill viral particles floating in tiny droplets indoors. The World Health Organization has long held that the coronavirus is spread primarily by large respiratory droplets that, once expelled by infected people in coughs and sneezes, fall quickly to the floor. Read More:
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veteranstoday--2020-07-06--Complexity of Human Tooth Enamel Revealed at Atomic Level

Complexity of human tooth enamel revealed at atomic level in NIH-funded study Scientists used a combination of advanced microscopy and chemical detection techniques to uncover the structural makeup of human tooth enamel at unprecedented atomic resolution , revealing lattice patterns and unexpected irregularities .
The findings could lead to a better understanding of how tooth decay develops and might be prevented .
The research was supported in part by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research ( NIDCR ) at the National Institutes of Health .
The findings appear in Nature .
“ This work provides much more detailed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than we previously knew , ” said Jason Wan , Ph.D. , a program officer at NIDCR .
“ These findings can broaden our thinking and approach to strengthening teeth against mechanical forces , as well as repairing damage due to erosion and decay.
” Your teeth are remarkably resilient , despite enduring the stress and strain of biting , chewing , and eating for a lifetime .
Enamel — the hardest substance in the human body — is largely responsible for this endurance .
Its high mineral content gives it strength .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and helps prevent tooth decay , or caries .
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Complexity of human tooth enamel revealed at atomic level in NIH-funded study
NIH News Release
Scientists used a combination of advanced microscopy and chemical detection techniques to uncover the structural makeup of human tooth enamel at unprecedented atomic resolution, revealing lattice patterns and unexpected irregularities. The findings could lead to a better understanding of how tooth decay develops and might be prevented. The research was supported in part by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) at the National Institutes of Health. The findings appear in Nature.
“This work provides much more detailed information about the atomic makeup of enamel than we previously knew,” said Jason Wan, Ph.D., a program officer at NIDCR. “These findings can broaden our thinking and approach to strengthening teeth against mechanical forces, as well as repairing damage due to erosion and decay.”
Your teeth are remarkably resilient, despite enduring the stress and strain of biting, chewing, and eating for a lifetime. Enamel — the hardest substance in the human body — is largely responsible for this endurance. Its high mineral content gives it strength. Enamel forms the outer covering of teeth and helps prevent tooth decay, or caries.
Tooth decay is one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting up to 90% of children and the vast majority of adults worldwide, according to the World Health Organization….read more:


veteranstoday--2020-07-06--Large, Randomized, Controlled Trials Are Fastest Way for Establishing Safe SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine

In a Perspective for the New England Journal of Medicine ( link is external ) , members of the National Institutes of Health ’ s Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines ( ACTIV ) Vaccines Working Group assess practical considerations and prerequisites for using controlled human infection models ( CHIMs ) , which can be used for human challenge studies , to support SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development .
In the article , the authors determine the timeline for developing robust CHIMs that meet the essential criteria for limiting risk for study volunteers could take one to two years .
The authors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trials of SARS-CoV-2 are the fastest and most effective path forward for establishing vaccine safety and efficacy .
Parallel development of CHIMs may provide complementary tools to address additional questions such as the duration of immunity and correlates of protection , if such studies can be conducted ethically .
In a CHIM study , participants are intentionally exposed to an infectious agent to help scientists understand the virus or test interventions to prevent or treat infection .
CHIMs use well-characterized microorganisms that either do not cause serious disease , are easily treated , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ studies must take place in laboratories with rigorous isolation to ensure that the infection does not spread into the community .
The authors note that ethical evaluation of the risk to participants and the potential value to society are essential to future considerations of whether to conduct CHIM studies for COVID-19 ; currently there is no highly efficacious treatment for moderate or severe illness .
The authors propose that development of a SARS-CoV-2 GMP stock , preferably with attenuating mutations , should proceed along with preparation of facilities and procedures and engagement of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the researchers recommend developing CHIMs for seasonal coronaviruses , which cause about 30 % of cases of the common cold and can provide insights into more deadly coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV , MERS-CoV , and SARS-CoV-2 .
Deming , M. , Michael , N. , Robb , M. , Cohen , M. , Neuzil , K. Accelerating Development of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines —The Role for Controlled Human Infection Models ( link is external ) .
N Engl J Med .
DOI:10.1056/NEJMp2020076 ( 2020 ) .

NIH ACTIV vaccine working group weighs role of human challenge studies for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development
NIH News Release
In a Perspective for the New England Journal of Medicine(link is external), members of the National Institutes of Health’s Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) Vaccines Working Group assess practical considerations and prerequisites for using controlled human infection models (CHIMs), which can be used for human challenge studies, to support SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development. In the article, the authors determine the timeline for developing robust CHIMs that meet the essential criteria for limiting risk for study volunteers could take one to two years. The authors conclude that large, randomized, controlled trials of SARS-CoV-2 are the fastest and most effective path forward for establishing vaccine safety and efficacy. Parallel development of CHIMs may provide complementary tools to address additional questions such as the duration of immunity and correlates of protection, if such studies can be conducted ethically.
In a CHIM study, participants are intentionally exposed to an infectious agent to help scientists understand the virus or test interventions to prevent or treat infection. CHIMs use well-characterized microorganisms that either do not cause serious disease, are easily treated, or both. In addition, CHIM studies must take place in laboratories with rigorous isolation to ensure that the infection does not spread into the community.
The authors note that ethical evaluation of the risk to participants and the potential value to society are essential to future considerations of whether to conduct CHIM studies for COVID-19; currently there is no highly efficacious treatment for moderate or severe illness. The authors propose that development of a SARS-CoV-2 GMP stock, preferably with attenuating mutations, should proceed along with preparation of facilities and procedures and engagement of a broad set of stakeholders. Additionally, the researchers recommend developing CHIMs for seasonal coronaviruses, which cause about 30% of cases of the common cold and can provide insights into more deadly coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2.
Article
Deming, M., Michael, N., Robb, M., Cohen, M., Neuzil, K. Accelerating Development of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines —The Role for Controlled Human Infection Models(link is external). N Engl J Med. DOI:10.1056/NEJMp2020076 (2020).


veteranstoday--2020-07-07--Bush 43 crowd begins endorsing Biden for President

[ Editor ’ s Note : This Republican rebel group is not anti-Republican Party , but purely anti-Trump .
These folks see him for clearly what he is , and although politics has never been peopled with angels , having a certified hoodlum for president is something that needs to be amputated , despite the up front pain involved .
I also suspect it is an effort to save Congressional Republicans going down with Trump as three Senate seat flips can put Congress in Democratic hands not only for payback on the Trump team gutting of the Obama legislative history @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the driver ’ s seat for redistricting if they can push the Democrat route down into the State house seats where redistricting power is .
In most states a party has to have control of it House or Senate to have ‘ any ’ say in redistricting .
The last time the Republicans swept in they stacked the voting deck of a decade by gerrymandering magic .
We will be watching them carefully , to see who they can draw into their tent , both visibly , and then those who will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one hell of an election …Jim W. Dean ] Jim 's Editor ’ s Notes are solely crowdfunded via PayPal Jim 's work includes research , field trips , Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more .
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Click to donate > > A group of George W. Bush alums has endorsed the presumptive Democratic candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November presidential election .
The group is made up of around 200 officials and Cabinet secretaries who worked with George W. Bush during his tenure as president , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ two election campaigns – both Republicans , Democrats , and independents .
It launched a Super PAC on Wednesday , called 43 Alumni for Biden .
The group said in a press release that it “ seeks to unite and mobilise a community of historically Republican voters who are dismayed and disappointed by the damage done to our nation by Donald Trump ’ s presidency ” .
Karen Kirksey , the director of the 43 Alumni ’ s organising committee who worked on Bush ’ s 2000 campaign , said the endorsement of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support of his political agenda but rather in full agreement with the urgent need to restore the soul of this nation ” .
“ For four years , we have watched with grave concern as the party we loved has morphed into a cult of personality that little resembles the party of Lincoln and Reagan ” , she said , pledging to pursue a “ civil , spirited debate ” on political issues if Biden wins .
Jennifer Millikin , one of the group ’ s organisers and a staffer on Bush ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were not ready to disclose the names of all the members and donors .
Since 43 Alumni announced their formation on 1 July , they will be required to reveal the list of initial donors to the Federal Election Commission in mid-October .
Had the announcement come the day before , they would have had to provide the list by mid-July .
Millikin told Reuters that Bush ’ s office had been informed about the new PAC but will not be involved .
President Donald Trump has more than once criticised George W. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need another Bush in office about as much as we need Obama to have a 3rd term ” , he tweeted back in 2013 .
“ No more Bushes !
” , he said .
He also pounced on the Bush administration ’ s handling of the 9/11 attacks and its invasion of Iraq during the 2016 campaign .
Another attack on the 43rd president came this May , when George W. Bush called for an end to partisanship amid the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic , to which Trump replied : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bush , but where was he during impeachment calling for putting partisanship aside ” .
43 Alumni is the most recent effort by Republicans to unseat the Republican president .
In mid-June , a group of GOP operatives who previously worked in the Trump and George W. Bush administrations launched the “ Right Side PAC ” .
The group said they would focus on swaying Republican voters toward Biden in battleground states such as Arizona , Florida , Michigan , North Carolina , Pennsylvania , and Wisconsin .
In May , an initiative @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 10-million project that produced multiple ads targeting Republican-leaning voters in top swing states .
And another Super Pac called the Lincoln Project was formed in late 2019 to run anti-Trump ads .
The group notably includes George Conway , the husband of Kellyanne Conway , who serves as a counselor to Donald Trump .

In most states a party has to have control of its House or Senate to have ‘any’ say in redistricting. The last time the Republicans swept in they stacked the voting deck of a decade by gerrymandering magic.
We will be watching them carefully, to see who they can draw into their tent, both visibly, and then those who will be under cover. It will be one hell of an election …Jim W. Dean ]
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– First published … July 02, 2020 –
Hundreds of former campaign members and officials of the 43rd president have united in a new push by disaffected Republicans to try and oust Donald Trump.
A group of George W. Bush alums has endorsed the presumptive Democratic candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November presidential election.
The group is made up of around 200 officials and Cabinet secretaries who worked with George W. Bush during his tenure as president, as well as those who were part of his two election campaigns – both Republicans, Democrats, and independents. It launched a Super PAC on Wednesday, called 43 Alumni for Biden.
The group said in a press release that it “seeks to unite and mobilise a community of historically Republican voters who are dismayed and disappointed by the damage done to our nation by Donald Trump’s presidency”.
Karen Kirksey, the director of the 43 Alumni’s organising committee who worked on Bush’s 2000 campaign, said the endorsement of Biden is “not necessarily in full support of his political agenda but rather in full agreement with the urgent need to restore the soul of this nation”.
“For four years, we have watched with grave concern as the party we loved has morphed into a cult of personality that little resembles the party of Lincoln and Reagan”, she said, pledging to pursue a “civil, spirited debate” on political issues if Biden wins.
Jennifer Millikin, one of the group’s organisers and a staffer on Bush’s 2004 re-election campaign, said they were not ready to disclose the names of all the members and donors.
Since 43 Alumni announced their formation on 1 July, they will be required to reveal the list of initial donors to the Federal Election Commission in mid-October. Had the announcement come the day before, they would have had to provide the list by mid-July.
Millikin told Reuters that Bush’s office had been informed about the new PAC but will not be involved.
President Donald Trump has more than once criticised George W. Bush in the past. “We need another Bush in office about as much as we need Obama to have a 3rd term”, he tweeted back in 2013. “No more Bushes!”, he said.
He also pounced on the Bush administration’s handling of the 9/11 attacks and its invasion of Iraq during the 2016 campaign.
Another attack on the 43rd president came this May, when George W. Bush called for an end to partisanship amid the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, to which Trump replied: “I appreciate the message from former President Bush, but where was he during impeachment calling for putting partisanship aside”.

43 Alumni is the most recent effort by Republicans to unseat the Republican president. In mid-June, a group of GOP operatives who previously worked in the Trump and George W. Bush administrations launched the “Right Side PAC”.
The group said they would focus on swaying Republican voters toward Biden in battleground states such as Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
In May, an initiative called Republican Voters Against Trump launched a $10-million project that produced multiple ads targeting Republican-leaning voters in top swing states.
And another Super Pac called the Lincoln Project was formed in late 2019 to run anti-Trump ads. The group notably includes George Conway, the husband of Kellyanne Conway, who serves as a counselor to Donald Trump.


veteranstoday--2020-07-07--UK Government evasive about sanctions if Israel annexes West Bank

Writing in the Israeli paper Yedioth Ahronoth today – the very day Netanyahu threatened to commence extending Israeli sovereignty to illegal Jewish squatter communities and the Jordan Valley in a blatant bid to thieve more Palestinian land – UK prime minister Boris Johnson makes this disgraceful claim : “ I am a passionate defender of Israel… .
a life-long friend , admirer and supporter.
” On other occasions he has declared himself “ a passionate Zionist ” , an equally tasteless thing to be .
“ Few causes are closer to my heart than ensuring its people are protected from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The UK has always stood by Israel and its right to live as any nation should be able to , in peace and security .
Our commitment to Israel ’ s security will be unshakable while I am Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
“ The trouble , dear Boris , is that the Israelis , who are violent intruders , won ’ t let their neighbours live in peace and security and cry blue murder whenever they put up resistance which they have every right to do .
Your brilliant solution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ force the Palestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating table and never mind implementing international law and scores of UN resolutions .
Will you never learn ?
Yesterday , at Westminster , the scene was Questions to the Foreign Secretary , the subject ‘ Planned Annexation of the West Bank ’ .
– Tonia Antoniazzi : What recent representations he has made to the Israeli Government on their planned annexation of parts of the west bank .
– Julie Elliott : What assessment he has made of the effect of Israel ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bank on human rights in that region .
– James Cleverly ( Minister of State for Middle East & North Africa ) : The UK ’ s position is clear : we oppose any unilateral annexation .
It would be a breach of international law and risk undermining peace efforts .
The Prime Minister has conveyed our position to Prime Minister Netanyahu on multiple occasions , including in a phone call in February and a letter last month .
The UK ’ s position remains the same : we support a negotiated two-state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreed land swaps , Jerusalem as a shared capital and a pragmatic , agreed settlement for refugees .
– Tonia Antoniazzi : Current sanctions are clearly not working as a deterrent for Israel ’ s plan to annex the west bank illegally .
Strong words at this point are a betrayal of the Palestinian people—they need actions .
Can the Minister outline what action the Government will take against annexation ?
– James Cleverly : The Government have maintained a dialogue with Israel .
We are attempting to dissuade it from taking this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be not in its national interest and not compliant with international law .
– Julie Elliott : In 1980 , the UN Security Council condemned Israel ’ s illegal annexation of East Jerusalem and , in ’ 81 , its illegal annexation of the Golan Heights .
What lesson does the Minister think the Israeli Government took from the failure to see those Security Council resolutions adhered to ?
Are the UK Government abandoning the Palestinian people , as suggested in a recent open letter by UK charities ?
– James Cleverly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Israel and also a friend of the Palestinian people .
We have continued to have dialogue both with the leaders of the Palestinian Authority and with the Government of Israel , and we encourage them to work together to come towards an agreed settlement that will see a safe , secure state of Israel alongside a safe , secure and viable Palestinian state .
There is still the opportunity for that negotiated settlement to be the outcome , and we will continue working with both the Israelis and the Palestinians to facilitate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders are warning of consequences should annexation go ahead , but the silence from this Government has been deafening , so much so that the Israeli newspaper Haaretz says that France is now the world ’ s “ last , best hope ” to stop annexation .
This really is shameful .
I raised my concerns with the US ambassador—has the Minister ?
Will he commit to a ban on settlement imports and recognise Palestine , as this House voted to do ?
Forgive me , I may have missed it .
If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can he tell us what exactly he is proposing to do ?
– James Cleverly : The UK remains a friend and ally to the state of Israel and a good friend to the Palestinian people .
It is tempting—and I am sure it will placate certain voices on the left of the political spectrum—to stamp our feet and bang the table , but we will continue to dissuade a friend and ally in the state of Israel from taking a course of action that we believe will be against its own interests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most effective means available .
– Alyn Smith : I listened carefully to the previous exchange , and I have much respect for the Minister , but I am not asking him to stamp his feet or bang the table—I am asking him to match the sensible position that he has outlined today on the illegal annexation of the already illegally claimed settlements with some actual action .
No amount of warm words and sympathy are going to cut it in this discussion .
My party , likewise , is a friend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a friend of the Israeli state , and we are a friend of the Palestinians as well .
We want to see a viable solution , but there is a lively debate that we can influence right now within Israel , and we need to put action on the table , not warm words and sympathy .
Settlement goods should at the very least be labelled as illegal , and targeted sanctions need to be put on the table to focus the minds of the coalition .
I urge him to act , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : My right hon .
Friend the Foreign Secretary has spoken with his opposite number and other members of the Israeli Government , as have I and indeed our Prime Minister .
We are working to dissuade Israel from taking this course of action .
There will always be voices in British politics that would jump at any opportunity to bring in sanctions and disinvestment .
We do not agree with those voices , and we will continue to work towards a negotiated two-state solution , using the diplomatic means we have at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I appreciate that answer , and I would urge more .
When Russia illegally occupied Crimea , the UK Government , with our support , implemented sanctions with the international community .
We need that sort of action now , and I would urge the Minister to greater efforts than we have heard today .
– James Cleverly : I reiterated the UK ’ s position at the UN Security Council on 24 June .
I made it clear that annexation would not go unanswered .
However , I will not stand at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I say , to placate some of the traditional voices in criticism of Israel when the best way forward is to negotiate and speak with a friend and ally , in the Government of Israel , to dissuade them from taking a course of action that we believe is not in their own best interests .
Well , you get the picture…… a bizarre piece of parliamentary theatre in which a British minister of the Crown plays chief pimp for a foreign racist entity .
What a pathetic performance by Mr Cleverly .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ excuses for inaction as his predecessors and can not bring himself to show principle or backbone .
Perhaps that ’ s because Her Majesty ’ s Government simply hasn ’ t any .
So here is a question of my own .
Why would anyone want to be “ a friend and ally to the state of Israel ” , as Government ministers like to describe themselves , when outside the Westminster bubble of Zionist stooges the racist regime has no friends ?
And for the simple reason that being a Friend of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state of Israel was built , approving the dispossession of the innocent and oppression of the powerless and applauding the discriminatory laws against indigenous non-Jews who inconveniently remain in their homeland .
It means aligning oneself with the horrific mindset that abducts civilians — including children — and imprisons and tortures them without trial , imposes hundreds of military checkpoints , severely restricts the movement of people and goods , and interferes with Palestinian life at every level .
And never mind the shooting up by Israeli gunboats of Palestinian fishermen in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the West Bank ’ s economy , the cruel 14-year blockade on Gaza and the bloodbaths inflicted on the tiny enclave ’ s packed population .
And don ’ t let ’ s even think about the religious war that humiliates the Holy Land ’ s Muslims and Christians and prevents them visiting their holy places .
If , after all that , you are still Israel ’ s special friend , where is your self-respect ?
Will annexation happen ?
As I write this the news agencies remain silent and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ goes ahead it will be another step in the fulfilment of Plan Dalet , the Zionists ’ dirty ploy to take over the Palestinian homeland as a prelude to declaring Israeli statehood .
Its intention was , and still is , to gain control of all areas of Jewish presence and strategic and economic importance and keep expanding Israel ’ s ( deliberately fluid ) borders in order to satisfy their insatiable greed .
Don ’ t you think Netanyahu and his loathsome crew make superb recruiting sergeants for the BDS ( Boycott @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I now expect BDS to expand dramatically and hit the rogue state where it hurts if it doesn ’ t get civilised .
An obvious response from even the most retarded Western politicians would be to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement and the new UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement .
To enjoy the Association ’ s privileges Israel promised the EU to show “ respect for human rights and democratic principles ” as set out in Article 2 , an essential and enforceable element of the Agreement .
But Israel , as usual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its membership ought to have been terminated long ago .
To its shame the go-it-alone UK Government remains committed to rewarding its evil creature ’ s most obscene crimes , having announced that it is “ working closely with the Israeli government to implement the UK-Israel trade and partnership agreement.… and to host a bilateral trade and investment summit in London.
” This suggests that the provisions of Article 2 were not carried over from the EU to the new UK-Israel Agreement .
However , exactly a year ago Lisa Nandy put this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of State for International Trade , if he will seek the inclusion of a binding human rights clause in a future free trade agreement with Israel to establish that the ( a ) relations between the parties and ( b ) provisions of the agreement shall be based on respect for human rights and democratic principles as is provided for in Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
” The answer from the Minister of State for Trade Policy was : “ The UK-Israel Agreement incorporates human rights provisions of the EU-Israel Trade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s see if they really mean it and suit action to their words .

…by Stuart Littlewood, Britain
– First published … July 07, 2020 –
Writing in the Israeli paper Yedioth Ahronoth today – the very day Netanyahu threatened to commence extending Israeli sovereignty to illegal Jewish squatter communities and the Jordan Valley in a blatant bid to thieve more Palestinian land – UK prime minister Boris Johnson makes this disgraceful claim:
“I am a passionate defender of Israel…. a life-long friend, admirer and supporter.” On other occasions he has declared himself “a passionate Zionist”, an equally tasteless thing to be.
“Few causes are closer to my heart than ensuring its people are protected from the menace of terrorism and anti-Semitic incitement. The UK has always stood by Israel and its right to live as any nation should be able to, in peace and security. Our commitment to Israel’s security will be unshakable while I am Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.“
The trouble, dear Boris, is that the Israelis, who are violent intruders, won’t let their neighbours live in peace and security and cry blue murder whenever they put up resistance which they have every right to do. Your brilliant solution to the Holy Land problem is to force the Palestinians and Israelis back to the negotiating table and never mind implementing international law and scores of UN resolutions. Will you never learn?
Yesterday, at Westminster, the scene was Questions to the Foreign Secretary, the subject ‘Planned Annexation of the West Bank’.
– Tonia Antoniazzi: What recent representations he has made to the Israeli Government on their planned annexation of parts of the west bank.
– Julie Elliott: What assessment he has made of the effect of Israel’s plan to annex parts of the west bank on human rights in that region.
– James Cleverly (Minister of State for Middle East & North Africa): The UK’s position is clear: we oppose any unilateral annexation. It would be a breach of international law and risk undermining peace efforts. The Prime Minister has conveyed our position to Prime Minister Netanyahu on multiple occasions, including in a phone call in February and a letter last month. The UK’s position remains the same: we support a negotiated two-state solution based on 1967 borders, with agreed land swaps, Jerusalem as a shared capital and a pragmatic, agreed settlement for refugees.
– Tonia Antoniazzi: Current sanctions are clearly not working as a deterrent for Israel’s plan to annex the west bank illegally. Strong words at this point are a betrayal of the Palestinian people—they need actions. Can the Minister outline what action the Government will take against annexation?
– James Cleverly: The Government have maintained a dialogue with Israel. We are attempting to dissuade it from taking this course of action, which we believe to be not in its national interest and not compliant with international law.
– Julie Elliott: In 1980, the UN Security Council condemned Israel’s illegal annexation of East Jerusalem and, in ’81, its illegal annexation of the Golan Heights. What lesson does the Minister think the Israeli Government took from the failure to see those Security Council resolutions adhered to? Are the UK Government abandoning the Palestinian people, as suggested in a recent open letter by UK charities?
– James Cleverly: The UK Government remain a friend of Israel and also a friend of the Palestinian people. We have continued to have dialogue both with the leaders of the Palestinian Authority and with the Government of Israel, and we encourage them to work together to come towards an agreed settlement that will see a safe, secure state of Israel alongside a safe, secure and viable Palestinian state. There is still the opportunity for that negotiated settlement to be the outcome, and we will continue working with both the Israelis and the Palestinians to facilitate that.
– Lisa Nandy: World leaders are warning of consequences should annexation go ahead, but the silence from this Government has been deafening, so much so that the Israeli newspaper Haaretz says that France is now the world’s “last, best hope” to stop annexation. This really is shameful. I raised my concerns with the US ambassador—has the Minister? Will he commit to a ban on settlement imports and recognise Palestine, as this House voted to do? Forgive me, I may have missed it. If he will not do those things, can he tell us what exactly he is proposing to do?
– James Cleverly: The UK remains a friend and ally to the state of Israel and a good friend to the Palestinian people. It is tempting—and I am sure it will placate certain voices on the left of the political spectrum—to stamp our feet and bang the table, but we will continue to dissuade a friend and ally in the state of Israel from taking a course of action that we believe will be against its own interests, and we will do so through the most effective means available.
– Alyn Smith: I listened carefully to the previous exchange, and I have much respect for the Minister, but I am not asking him to stamp his feet or bang the table—I am asking him to match the sensible position that he has outlined today on the illegal annexation of the already illegally claimed settlements with some actual action. No amount of warm words and sympathy are going to cut it in this discussion. My party, likewise, is a friend of the two-state solution. We are a friend of the Israeli state, and we are a friend of the Palestinians as well. We want to see a viable solution, but there is a lively debate that we can influence right now within Israel, and we need to put action on the table, not warm words and sympathy. Settlement goods should at the very least be labelled as illegal, and targeted sanctions need to be put on the table to focus the minds of the coalition. I urge him to act, not just talk.
– James Cleverly: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has spoken with his opposite number and other members of the Israeli Government, as have I and indeed our Prime Minister. We are working to dissuade Israel from taking this course of action. There will always be voices in British politics that would jump at any opportunity to bring in sanctions and disinvestment. We do not agree with those voices, and we will continue to work towards a negotiated two-state solution, using the diplomatic means we have at our disposal.
– Alyn Smith: I appreciate that answer, and I would urge more. When Russia illegally occupied Crimea, the UK Government, with our support, implemented sanctions with the international community. We need that sort of action now, and I would urge the Minister to greater efforts than we have heard today.
– James Cleverly: I reiterated the UK’s position at the UN Security Council on 24 June. I made it clear that annexation would not go unanswered. However, I will not stand at this Dispatch Box in order, as I say, to placate some of the traditional voices in criticism of Israel when the best way forward is to negotiate and speak with a friend and ally, in the Government of Israel, to dissuade them from taking a course of action that we believe is not in their own best interests.
Well, you get the picture…… a bizarre piece of parliamentary theatre in which a British minister of the Crown plays chief pimp for a foreign racist entity. What a pathetic performance by Mr Cleverly. He mouths the same tired and obsolete excuses for inaction as his predecessors and cannot bring himself to show principle or backbone. Perhaps that’s because Her Majesty’s Government simply hasn’t any.
So here is a question of my own. Why would anyone want to be “a friend and ally to the state of Israel”, as Government ministers like to describe themselves, when outside the Westminster bubble of Zionist stooges the racist regime has no friends? And for the simple reason that being a Friend of Israel means embracing the terror on which the state of Israel was built, approving the dispossession of the innocent and oppression of the powerless and applauding the discriminatory laws against indigenous non-Jews who inconveniently remain in their homeland.
It means aligning oneself with the horrific mindset that abducts civilians — including children — and imprisons and tortures them without trial, imposes hundreds of military checkpoints, severely restricts the movement of people and goods, and interferes with Palestinian life at every level.
And never mind the shooting up by Israeli gunboats of Palestinian fishermen in their own territorial waters, the strangulation of the West Bank’s economy, the cruel 14-year blockade on Gaza and the bloodbaths inflicted on the tiny enclave’s packed population. And don’t let’s even think about the religious war that humiliates the Holy Land’s Muslims and Christians and prevents them visiting their holy places.
If, after all that, you are still Israel’s special friend, where is your self-respect?
Will annexation happen? As I write this the news agencies remain silent and the world holds its breath. If Israel goes ahead it will be another step in the fulfilment of Plan Dalet, the Zionists’ dirty ploy to take over the Palestinian homeland as a prelude to declaring Israeli statehood. Its intention was, and still is, to gain control of all areas of Jewish presence and strategic and economic importance and keep expanding Israel’s (deliberately fluid) borders in order to satisfy their insatiable greed.
Don’t you think Netanyahu and his loathsome crew make superb recruiting sergeants for the BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement? I now expect BDS to expand dramatically and hit the rogue state where it hurts if it doesn’t get civilised.
An obvious response from even the most retarded Western politicians would be to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement and the new UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement. To enjoy the Association’s privileges Israel promised the EU to show “respect for human rights and democratic principles” as set out in Article 2, an essential and enforceable element of the Agreement. But Israel, as usual, shows contempt for these principles and its membership ought to have been terminated long ago.
To its shame the go-it-alone UK Government remains committed to rewarding its evil creature’s most obscene crimes, having announced that it is “working closely with the Israeli government to implement the UK-Israel trade and partnership agreement.… and to host a bilateral trade and investment summit in London.” This suggests that the provisions of Article 2 were not carried over from the EU to the new UK-Israel Agreement. However, exactly a year ago Lisa Nandy put this question:
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will seek the inclusion of a binding human rights clause in a future free trade agreement with Israel to establish that the (a) relations between the parties and (b) provisions of the agreement shall be based on respect for human rights and democratic principles as is provided for in Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement.”
The answer from the Minister of State for Trade Policy was: “The UK-Israel Agreement incorporates human rights provisions of the EU-Israel Trade Agreements, without modification.”
Let’s see if they really mean it and suit action to their words.


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veteranstoday--2020-07-07--The fall of Eliot Engel, and maybe the Israel lobby a bit, too

[ Editor ’ s Note : Who would have ever thought that Israeli firster Eliot Engel could have not only been defeated , but by an unknown challenger Jamaal Bowman by 61 to 35 % , when even the Congressional Black Caucus backed Engel ?
Color me surprised .
How could the Israeli Lobby have sat back and watched Engel get crushed like this when Bowman had challenged his working as a dual representative for Israel ?
The Democratic House leadership will most certainly put a kosher certified replacement in for Engel as Chairman of the key Foreign Relations Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Israeli lobby political power will be noticed and can inspire others to take back the US Congress for Americans only , one step at a time .
Phil has the full story below .
The Bush 43 PAC has entered the battlefield to lead the charge on vote flipping Republicans to Biden to get rid of Trump and still save the Congressional seats .
I am sure that Biden will not run them off .
The next hurdle for Biden will be his VP choice , as the worried Republicans are planning to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sleepy Joe ’ s replacement , if he kicks off while in office .
Trump is desperate to stall the downward spiral , as nothing so far is working .
Richard Silverstein reported : “ The entire State Democratic establishment also lost big-time .
Engel was endorsed by Hillary Clinton , Chuck Schumer , Nancy Pelosi and the Congressional Black Caucus ( a shocker ! )
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Bowman was endorsed by Sanders , AOC , and other progressive NY political leaders.
” As I had predicted early on , Trump will play a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as he is a one trick pony and has no depth .
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Click to donate > > Sometimes listening to the morning news on television is a bit like entering into an alternate universe .
Last Wednesday , the day after primary elections in New York State , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eliot Engel was “ facing a challenge ” from Democratic Party challenger Jamaal Bowman .
NBC News reported that Engel was “ trailing.
” The reality , according to the New York Times tally of the results that morning was that Bowman had beaten Engel by a margin to 60.9 % versus 35.6 % with more than 82 % of votes counted .
Even though it posted the numbers , the Times felt compelled to describe the apparently impending lopsided loss as if it were something less than that , as a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media deference to Engel derives from the fact that he is a protected species , possibly the leading Israel-firster in Congress .
In 2003 , Engel supported the invasion of Iraq and in the following year he organized a group of fellow congressmen to demand cuts in the U.S. contribution to the United Nations office that assists Palestinian refugees .
He attended the infamous Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to Congress in 2015 that many other Democratic lawmakers boycotted due to the insult to President Obama and afterwards called Netanyahu ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chuck Schumer , Andrew Cuomo and Nancy Pelosi all had endorsed Engel , who has been in Congress for going on 32 years and currently heads the House Foreign Affairs Committee .
Clinton explained that Engel “ …is deeply committed to working with our allies to maintain American leadership on the global stage.
” She was , of course , referring to Israel .
Engel was also endorsed by the Congressional Black Caucus even though Bowman is black , a demonstration of how politics in Washington works .
Engel will in any event @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Affairs committee by a similar Jewish Israel-firster Brad Sherman of California , but his imminent defeat has already sent a shockwave through the centers of pro-Israel power in the United States .
Bowman , a progressive so-called Justice Democrat , is on record as favoring cuts in aid for Israel based on its human rights record .
He has attacked Engel for being on the dole financially from defense contractors and also for being an active promoter of a military attack on Iran , even though the Iranians pose no threat to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fact , made Israel something of an issue in his campaign , pointing out that Engel had been one of the few Democratic members of the House of Representatives to vote against President Barack Obama ’ s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ( JCPOA ) in 2015 .
The JCPOA was the major foreign policy achievement of the Obama Administration and it set up a framework to prevent Iran from taking steps to produce a nuclear weapon .
It was strongly opposed by Israel and its American lobby even though the agreement enhanced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after the Obama administration abstained on a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank , Engel responded with a House resolution condemning the U.N. Engel often in his career has boasted about his close relationship with Israel .
Speaking at the 2018 national convention of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC ) , the U.S. ’ s principal Israeli lobby , he boasted how “ There ’ s a bunch of legislation coming out of the Foreign Affairs Committee .
I want to tell you that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ piece of legislation that comes out .
I think it ’ s very , very important .
In the past 30 years I have attended 31 consecutive AIPAC conferences in March , I haven ’ t missed one.
” Some might suggest that serving in one country ’ s legislature and working for the interests of another country amounts to treason .
The other good news coming out of New York was that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her district with 72.6 % of the vote .
AOC , controversial to be sure but no @ @ @ @ @ @ @ running against Michelle Caruso-Cabrera , a CNBC reporter .
As is often the case , there is considerable back story to the two races and that back story is Jewish money , lots of it , intended to re-elect Engel and get rid of Ocasio-Cortez .
Engel received more that $ 1.5 million from one group alone , the so-called Democratic Majority for Israel and also obtained large sums bundled by the AIPAC-tied group Pro-Israel America as well as from other Jewish groups .
AOC was opposed by the not surprisingly well-funded Caruso-Cabrera @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Jewish affiliated organizations And more bad news appears to be coming from the Hudson Valley district currently held by yet another Israel-first congresswoman Representative Nita Lowey , who is retiring .
Mondaire Jones , a gay Harvard-educated lawyer , has the lead based on early returns .
[ Update : Jones won the primary for New York ’ s 17th district..JD ] .
Jones calls himself a progressive and he is unlikely to emerge as a cheerleader for Israel if he is elected .
Representing parts of Queens , Brooklyn and Manhattan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who chairs the Oversight and Reform Committee , is meanwhile maintaining a small lead over Democratic challenger Suraj Patel .
Maloney describes herself on her website as a strong supporter of Israel and Jewish issues .
In fact , she goes far beyond that , actively sponsoring and otherwise promoting legislation favorable to Israel and the Jewish community , most recently being the sponsor of the waste of taxpayer money in promoting the holocaust myth through H.R.943 , the Never Again Education Act .
Maloney is hanging on to a slim lead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ won by less than 2 % …JD ] though numerous postal and absentee votes have not yet been counted and the outcome could go either way .
Nevertheless , it is undoubtedly a shock to the Israel Lobby that a completely reliable Maloney might be in danger of losing her seat .
To be sure , Congress continues to be Israeli occupied territory , as Pat Buchanan once put it .
Last week 116 out of 198 Republican congressmen signed a letter to President Donald Trump asserting their support for Israel ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , due to start shortly .
The letter stated that the annexation was justified “ based on the critical premise that Israel should never be forced to compromise its security , ” indicating very clearly that actual U.S. national interests had nothing to do with it .
What is surprising about the Republican letter is that it was not unanimous , and the loss of Engel , replacement of Lowey and possible defeat of Maloney could be indications of a real shift among voters regarding what has been an assiduously cultivated overwhelmingly positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opinion polls suggest that a majority of Americans do not support either Israeli expansion or its form of apartheid .
Israel is feeling somewhat vulnerable .
Its Lobby stalwarts in the media and in politics are working hard to disengage the current anti-racism turmoil in the U.S. from any mention of Israel , which trained American police in their “ anti-terror ” tactics .
The Jewish state also practices a far more virulent and brutal racism than anything prevailing in America , something that is becoming increasingly clear to the public .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the New York primary election results , coming as they do from a state where Jewish groups wield enormous power , just might be an indication that some things are about to change .

Israel-Firster Defeated in Congressional Primary
by Phil Giraldi, …with the Unz Review
[ Editor’s Note: Who would have ever thought that Israeli firster Eliot Engel could have not only been defeated, but by an unknown challenger Jamaal Bowman by 61 to 35%, when even the Congressional Black Caucus backed Engel? Color me surprised.
How could the Israeli Lobby have sat back and watched Engel get crushed like this when Bowman had challenged his working as a dual representative for Israel?
The Democratic House leadership will most certainly put a kosher certified replacement in for Engel as Chairman of the key Foreign Relations Committee. But this successful pushback against the Israeli lobby political power will be noticed and can inspire others to take back the US Congress for Americans only, one step at a time.
Phil has the full story below. The Bush 43 PAC has entered the battlefield to lead the charge on vote flipping Republicans to Biden to get rid of Trump and still save the Congressional seats. I am sure that Biden will not run them off.
The next hurdle for Biden will be his VP choice, as the worried Republicans are planning to focus heavily on the VP choice as Sleepy Joe’s replacement, if he kicks off while in office. Trump is desperate to stall the downward spiral, as nothing so far is working.
Richard Silverstein reported: “The entire State Democratic establishment also lost big-time. Engel was endorsed by Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and the Congressional Black Caucus (a shocker!). Bowman was endorsed by Sanders, AOC, and other progressive NY political leaders.”
As I had predicted early on, Trump will play a major role in his own downfall, as he is a one trick pony and has no depth. His political rap sheet is a mile long now … Jim W. Dean ]
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Jim's work includes research, field trips, Heritage TV Legacy archiving & more. Thanks for helping. Click to donate >>
– First published … June 26, 2020 –
Sometimes listening to the morning news on television is a bit like entering into an alternate universe. Last Wednesday, the day after primary elections in New York State, CBS News reported that New York Congressman Eliot Engel was “facing a challenge” from Democratic Party challenger Jamaal Bowman. NBC News reported that Engel was “trailing.”
Michael Maloof (L) and Phil Giraldi (C) at final ceremony, New Horizon, 2018, Iran – photo Jim W. Dean
The reality, according to the New York Times tally of the results that morning was that Bowman had beaten Engel by a margin to 60.9% versus 35.6% with more than 82% of votes counted.
Even though it posted the numbers, the Times felt compelled to describe the apparently impending lopsided loss as if it were something less than that, as a “stiff challenge” for Engel.
The media deference to Engel derives from the fact that he is a protected species, possibly the leading Israel-firster in Congress. In 2003, Engel supported the invasion of Iraq and in the following year he organized a group of fellow congressmen to demand cuts in the U.S. contribution to the United Nations office that assists Palestinian refugees.
He attended the infamous Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address to Congress in 2015 that many other Democratic lawmakers boycotted due to the insult to President Obama and afterwards called Netanyahu’s speech “compelling.”
Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Andrew Cuomo and Nancy Pelosi all had endorsed Engel, who has been in Congress for going on 32 years and currently heads the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Clinton explained that Engel “…is deeply committed to working with our allies to maintain American leadership on the global stage.” She was, of course, referring to Israel.
Engel was also endorsed by the Congressional Black Caucus even though Bowman is black, a demonstration of how politics in Washington works. Engel will in any event likely be replaced to chair the Foreign Affairs committee by a similar Jewish Israel-firster Brad Sherman of California, but his imminent defeat has already sent a shockwave through the centers of pro-Israel power in the United States.
Bowman, a progressive so-called Justice Democrat, is on record as favoring cuts in aid for Israel based on its human rights record. He has attacked Engel for being on the dole financially from defense contractors and also for being an active promoter of a military attack on Iran, even though the Iranians pose no threat to the United States.
He has, in fact, made Israel something of an issue in his campaign, pointing out that Engel had been one of the few Democratic members of the House of Representatives to vote against President Barack Obama’s Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015.
The JCPOA was the major foreign policy achievement of the Obama Administration and it set up a framework to prevent Iran from taking steps to produce a nuclear weapon. It was strongly opposed by Israel and its American lobby even though the agreement enhanced U.S. national security.
In 2016, after the Obama administration abstained on a United Nations resolution condemning Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank, Engel responded with a House resolution condemning the U.N. Engel often in his career has boasted about his close relationship with Israel.
Speaking at the 2018 national convention of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the U.S.’s principal Israeli lobby, he boasted how “There’s a bunch of legislation coming out of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
I want to tell you that I sit down with AIPAC on every piece of legislation that comes out. I think it’s very, very important. In the past 30 years I have attended 31 consecutive AIPAC conferences in March, I haven’t missed one.” Some might suggest that serving in one country’s legislature and working for the interests of another country amounts to treason.
The other good news coming out of New York was that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her district with 72.6% of the vote. AOC, controversial to be sure but no friend of the Israel Lobby, was running against Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a CNBC reporter. As is often the case, there is considerable back story to the two races and that back story is Jewish money, lots of it, intended to re-elect Engel and get rid of Ocasio-Cortez.
Engel received more that $1.5 million from one group alone, the so-called Democratic Majority for Israel and also obtained large sums bundled by the AIPAC-tied group Pro-Israel America as well as from other Jewish groups. AOC was opposed by the not surprisingly well-funded Caruso-Cabrera, whose money largely came from pro-Israel and Jewish affiliated organizations
And more bad news appears to be coming from the Hudson Valley district currently held by yet another Israel-first congresswoman Representative Nita Lowey, who is retiring. Mondaire Jones, a gay Harvard-educated lawyer, has the lead based on early returns. [ Update: Jones won the primary for New York’s 17th district..JD ]. Jones calls himself a progressive and he is unlikely to emerge as a cheerleader for Israel if he is elected.
Representing parts of Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan in New York City, Carolyn Maloney, who chairs the Oversight and Reform Committee, is meanwhile maintaining a small lead over Democratic challenger Suraj Patel. Maloney describes herself on her website as a strong supporter of Israel and Jewish issues.
In fact, she goes far beyond that, actively sponsoring and otherwise promoting legislation favorable to Israel and the Jewish community, most recently being the sponsor of the waste of taxpayer money in promoting the holocaust myth through H.R.943, the Never Again Education Act.
Maloney is hanging on to a slim lead against Patel, [ Update: Maloney won by less than 2%…JD] though numerous postal and absentee votes have not yet been counted and the outcome could go either way. Nevertheless, it is undoubtedly a shock to the Israel Lobby that a completely reliable Maloney might be in danger of losing her seat.
To be sure, Congress continues to be Israeli occupied territory, as Pat Buchanan once put it. Last week 116 out of 198 Republican congressmen signed a letter to President Donald Trump asserting their support for Israel’s annexation of much of the West Bank, due to start shortly.
The letter stated that the annexation was justified “based on the critical premise that Israel should never be forced to compromise its security,” indicating very clearly that actual U.S. national interests had nothing to do with it.
What is surprising about the Republican letter is that it was not unanimous, and the loss of Engel, replacement of Lowey and possible defeat of Maloney could be indications of a real shift among voters regarding what has been an assiduously cultivated overwhelmingly positive view of the Jewish State. Recent opinion polls suggest that a majority of Americans do not support either Israeli expansion or its form of apartheid.
Israel is feeling somewhat vulnerable. Its Lobby stalwarts in the media and in politics are working hard to disengage the current anti-racism turmoil in the U.S. from any mention of Israel, which trained American police in their “anti-terror” tactics.
The Jewish state also practices a far more virulent and brutal racism than anything prevailing in America, something that is becoming increasingly clear to the public. It is early days to be hopeful, but the New York primary election results, coming as they do from a state where Jewish groups wield enormous power, just might be an indication that some things are about to change.


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