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Jewish leaders propose that new editions of the Bible and Koran contain trigger warnings underscoring anti-Semitic passages

James Wood
Daily Mail
Fri, 23 Nov 2018 08:38 UTC

Ariel Muzicant, Vice-President of the European Jewish Congress, and co-author of the new document holds it up, showing the title 'An End to Antisemitism! A Catalogue of Policies to Combat Antisemitism'

Jewish leaders are calling for new editions of the Bible and Koran to carry warning messages which highlight anti-Semitic passages in the holy texts.

The recommendations have been made in a new document called 'An End to Antisemitism! A Catalogue of Policies to Combat Antisemitism'.

It was produced following an international conference organised by the European Jewish Congress, at which academics gathered to discuss how prejudice and discrimination can be tackled.

Among the policies mentioned in the document was the idea of warning messages in holy texts, a topic discussed in a chapter entitled 'recommendations regarding Religious Groups and Institutions'.

The document reads: 'Translations of the New Testament, the Qur'an and other Christian or Muslim literatures need marginal glosses, and introductions that emphasize continuity with Jewish heritage of both Christianity and Islam and warn readers about antisemitic passages in them.

Political Bias Charts by Industry based on 30 years of financial contributions data

Andy Kiersz and Hunter Walker
Business Insider
Sat, 03 Nov 2018 00:00 UTC

Crowdpac, a non-partisan firm dedicated to political data analysis, used federal campaign contribution records dating back to 1980 in order to estimate where various officials and donors fall on the political spectrum. They scored individual donors as being more liberal or conservative based on what kinds of candidates they gave to.

The company's CEO and co-founder, Steve Hilton, told Business Insider this donation data "is the heart of the Crowdpac data model" because their "research shows that campaign contributions are the best predictor of how a candidate will behave in office."

Hilton also explained that the Crowdpac's main goal is to provide people "good objective, non-partisan information about the candidates on their ballot in a simple form that they can understand." The company believes this will help "boost the number of small donors and reduce the influence of big money in politics."

India holds first gay pride parade since decriminalizing homosexuality

RT
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 21:32 UTC

India held its first Pride parade since homosexuality was decriminalised by the Supreme Court in September, striking down a law that was left over from the days of the British Empire.

Thousands took to the streets of Delhi to celebrate the landmark occasion in style, with colorful rainbow banners draped across the streets and crowds replete with costumed revellers on Sunday.

Section 377 was struck down by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra in September ending a 157-year-old colonial-era law that governed ill-defined "unnatural offences," and carried a penalty of up to 10 years in jail.

"Any consensual sexual relationship between two consenting adults - homosexuals, heterosexuals or lesbians - cannot be said to be unconstitutional," Misra said as he passed the judgement in September, as cited by Reuters.

Lake Victoria disaster: many dead after Ugandan pleasure boat capsized near to shore

The Guardian
Sun, 25 Nov 2018 11:18 UTC

At least 30 people have died in a boat accident on Lake Victoria in Uganda.

Diving teams were retrieving bodies from the lake on Sunday after the boat overturned and sank at about 7pm on Saturday night.

Senior police officer Zurah Ganyana said 27 people were rescued overnight. More than 90 passengers were onboard, leading officials to believe the death toll will rise.

Ganyana said the boat was in poor condition, had been grounded for some time and did not have a valid licence to operate.

Comment: See also: Captain arrested in Tanzania ferry disaster as death toll climbs to 209

Pedestrian crossings reopened after 4-hour closure on the US-Mexico border

Mike Freeman
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Sun, 25 Nov 2018 03:10 UTC

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Migrants rush US border crossing, causing prompt shutdown, engaging customs and border protection guards.

The U.S.-Mexico border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry was closed in both directions Sunday after hundreds of migrants rushed the area, prompting federal authorities to launch tear gas in an effort to get the group to disperse.

The confrontation highlights the escalating tensions along the border as thousands of migrants from Central America poured into Tijuana in recent weeks seeking asylum to enter the U.S. President Trump has pushed to keep any migrants in Mexico as they await the immigration process.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials closed southbound vehicle and pedestrian crossings around 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Northbound vehicle traffic processing at San Ysidro also was suspended, and the pedestrian crossings at the San Ysidro port of entry were closed.

The pedestrian crossings were reopened about 3:45 p.m.

The San Ysidro border crossing is one of the busiest ports of entry in the world, with more than 90,000 people crossing between San Diego and Tijuana on a daily basis, and the closures snarled traffic for miles in the area.

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20 or more killed in Taliban ambush of Afghan police convoy

RFE/RL
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 09:12 UTC

At least 20 Afghan police officers were killed when their convoy was ambushed in the western province of Farah, officials say.

A spokesman for the provincial police, Muhebullah Muheb, told RFE/RL that the newly appointed police chief of the Lash-e Juwayn district were among those killed in the November 26 attack, which was claimed by the Taliban. A deputy provincial police chief was also said to be among the dead.

A spokesman at the provincial hospital was quoted as saying that a total of 22 bodies were brought in from the assault.

Two members of the provincial council, Dadullah Qaneh and Shah Mahmood Naeemi, said at least four officers were also wounded.

The convoy came under fire as it was heading to Lash-e Juwayn for the introduction of the newly appointed district police chief, according to a third council member, Abdul Samad Salehi.

Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed that four vehicles were destroyed in the assault and large quantities of weapons were captured.

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First Russian Arctic LNG shipment to arrive in Northern Europe

RT
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 12:52 UTC

Independent Russian gas producer Novatek has announced the first delivery of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Yamal project in the Arctic to an area near the port of Honningsvag in northern Norway.

"The Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker Vladimir Rusanov successfully reloaded an LNG cargo delivered from the Yamal LNG facility at Sabetta to the lower ice-class designated tanker Pskov, which will deliver the reloaded cargo to customers in North-West Europe," Novatek said.

The first ship-to-ship LNG transshipment is a very important commercial milestone for us," said Novatek's Deputy Board Chairman Lev Feodosyev. He explained that it allows for the optimization of transport costs "by decreasing the travel distance of the Arc7 ice-class tankers and to ensure timely offloading of LNG from Yamal LNG project."

Novatek earlier announced future large-scale LNG transshipment projects in Kamchatka and the Murmansk regions.

UAE pardons British academic Matthew Hedges accused of being MI6 spy

Joshua Taylor
Mirror
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 09:27 UTC

British academic Matthew Hedges has been pardoned by the UAE after being jailed for allegedly being an MI6 spy.

A presidential pardon was issued in Dubai with "immediate effect".

It came after British outrage over the jailing of one of the UK's citizens.

He was arrested in May during a two-week research visit with Durham University.

His imprisonment prompted academic institutions to cut ties with the United Arab Emirates.

Matthew's wife Daniela Tejeda said: "The presidential pardon for Matt is the best news we could've received. Thank you friends, family, media, academics, and the wider public for your undivided support - I've been brought back to life."

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Leftist censorship rages on: Conservative Iraq War vet gets booted from Twitter

RT
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:58 UTC

Iraq War veteran and former Republican congressional candidate Jesse Kelly has been banned from Twitter for unclear reasons, becoming yet another conservative personality to be kicked from the platform.

Kelly's account on Twitter was disabled on Sunday, drawing anger from many conservative commentators, as the ban was apparently affected with no prior notice.

A guessing game started about what might have prompted Kelly's suspension, while liberal Twitter welcomed the move, accusing the Marine Corps vet of stoking violence.

Kelly was deployed to Iraq before retiring from the Marine Corps in 2004. In 2010, he ran as a Republican for the US House of Representatives seat in Arizona, losing to Democrat and gun control advocate Gabrielle Giffords by a single point.

In 2012, he attempted to secure the same seat in the Arizona special election, also without success.

Changes to Russian social media regulations pending: Facebook & Google could face huge fines over future legal violations

RT
Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:47 UTC

Moscow may start imposing hefty fines on tech giants, including Google and Facebook, over failing to comply with Russian legislation. The new fines will reportedly be equal to one percent of a firm's annual revenue in the country.

Russian authorities are planning to amend the current legislation to implement the measure, according to unnamed sources and a copy of the document reportedly seen by Reuters.

Under the current regulations, Russian authorities may impose fines of just a few thousand dollars or block the online services that violate the rules. This option is sometimes fraught with technical difficulties. Under current legislation the maximum fine Google may face in Russia is 700,000 rubles ($10,595). If the proposal is pushed through, Russian telecoms watchdog will be able to impose fines of at least $7 million.

Comment: Google is already on the hotseat:

Russia's telecom watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has launched an administrative case against Google as the IT giant refuses to connect its search engine to the federal database of banned websites.

The case will be considered in December by Roskomnadzor itself as the agency has the authority to issue fines without going to court.

The new law, which came into force in October, obliges all operators of search engines to exclude terrorist, extremist and other illegal websites from their search results.

To do so, they must link up with a database of around 120,000 banned URLs, compiled by the Russian authorities.

Google and Roskomnadzor held several meetings, in November, in an attempt to resolve the situation, but the search engine still doesn't filter the illegal content, the watchdog said.

The tech giant reportedly filed a letter in which it outlined what prevents it from complying with Russian law, but its contents remain undisclosed.

Google may face a penalty of between 500,000 and 700,000 rubles ($7,500 and $10,500) for the wrongdoing, the watchdog said.

The fine doesn't seem too painful, considering that Alphabet holding company, which Google is part of, earned almost $110 billion last year.

If the regulatory changes outlined in the article above go into effect, its fines will rise considerably.

In September, Roskomnadzor mulled blocking Facebook in Russia as the company violated the law which bans the storing of Russian citizens' personal data on servers located outside the country.

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Society's Child

Jewish leaders propose that new editions of the Bible and Koran contain trigger warnings underscoring anti-Semitic passages

Political Bias Charts by Industry based on 30 years of financial contributions data

India holds first gay pride parade since decriminalizing homosexuality

Lake Victoria disaster: many dead after Ugandan pleasure boat capsized near to shore

Pedestrian crossings reopened after 4-hour closure on the US-Mexico border

20 or more killed in Taliban ambush of Afghan police convoy

First Russian Arctic LNG shipment to arrive in Northern Europe

UAE pardons British academic Matthew Hedges accused of being MI6 spy

Leftist censorship rages on: Conservative Iraq War vet gets booted from Twitter

Changes to Russian social media regulations pending: Facebook & Google could face huge fines over future legal violations

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