A host of mainly liberal US Jewish groups have welcomed yesterday’s guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter for pinning George Floyd to the pavement with his knee on the Black man’s neck in a case that touched off worldwide protests, violence and a furious reexamination of racism and policing in the US.
Many of the Jewish groups made a point of stating that the Chauvin’s conviction is not enough on its own and that much reform is needed to address systemic racism in the US.
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The Walla news site reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to appoint Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz as the next US ambassador in place of Gilad Erdan, who is supposed to take up the role in addition to the UN envoy position he already holds.
Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
According to the outlet, Netanyahu is meeting with Erdan, and giving him the choice of choosing which position he wants to keep and which he wants Steinitz to have.
Steinitz has been closely involved in US and UN-brokered negotiations with Lebanon over a maritime border dispute.
“The Palestinian political system needs renewal and reinvigoration with the inclusion of youth, women and additional qualified professionals,” says Ashrawi.The post Senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi resigns appeared first on
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All of us who have been concerned about Israel, will remember the time when the PLO leader fooled the world about being the champion behind PLO efforts to negotiate peace with the Jewish State. All during that time no Israeli was safe as evidenced by the numerous terrorist attacks on our country resulting in numerous Israeli deaths and injuries. And when the PLO was asked to comment, CNN among other TV news channels would turn to PLO spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi who would speak on their behalf.