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☆ Yuval Abraham receives death threats after calling for Gaza ceasefire at Berlin film festival
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Amy Cassidy | Chris Stern | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Israeli journalist and film director Yuval Abraham said he is receiving death threats and has canceled his flight home from the Berlin International Film Festival amid backlash to an acceptance speech in which he decried the “situation of apartheid” and called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Abraham and his Palestinian co-director Basel Adra accepted the Best Documentary award for their film “No Other Land,” which chronicles evictions and demolitions of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank by Israeli authorities, on Saturday. Their speeches were met with accusations of antisemitism by high-level German and Israeli officials, including the mayor of Berlin and Israel’s Ambassador to Germany. “I am still getting death threats and had to cancel my flight home. I’m free to move where I want in this land; Basel is, like millions of Palestinians, locked in the occupied West Bank.”He continued: “We need to call for a ceasefire.

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☆ An 11-year-old girl is going viral on TikTok after showing off her luxury outfits including a $124,000 watch and a $31,000 handbag
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

11-year-old Moo Abraham went viral on TikTok this year after showing off her lavish lifestyle. Videos on the account of Love Luxury, a store owned by her parents, show her modelling clothes and jewelry worth thousands. AdvertisementAn 11-year-old girl has caused a stir on TikTok and divided users' opinions as videos of her showing off her luxury items including a $124,000 watch and a $31,000 Hermés handbag have gone viral. The Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 , which was discontinued by the brand, is being resold for anywhere between £70,000 ($87,000) to £266,798 ($333,000) on the luxury watch marketplace Chrono24. Business Insider couldn't independently verify whether Moo Abraham owns the items she models, or whether they are stock in her parents' store.

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☆ Why Israel’s peace activists are re-evaluating their position on the war
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Tara John | Lottie Beilin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Her position, which she described as “complicated,” speaks to the challenge Israel’s peace movement faces when coming to terms with the worst massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust. Some activists complain that authorities are attempting to equate peace activism with support for Hamas. Some Jewish Israelis have lost their jobs or have been publicly sanctioned for speaking out in favour of Gaza, say activists. Hundreds of people came (and) tried to hurt me,” he told CNN from an undisclosed location, as he is currently in hiding. Tara John/CNNNot many Jewish peace activists are ready to vocally advocate for peace “because everyone is traumatized – but I have the words,” Inon said.

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☆ Hunter College Pulls Screening of Film Critical of Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jennifer Schuessler | More About Jennifer Schuessler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

The screening of “Israelism” at Hunter had been planned since June, according to Tami Gold, a professor in the film and media department who organized the screening. “Otherwise, there was no safety or security issue prior to Oct. 7,” he said. Since then, some venues have asked to postpone, and a screening at Grinnell College in Iowa was canceled. There is never a time to air this film, but especially not at a time when the A.D.L. On Friday, Anderson and Gold said, they were approached by the dean, Andrew Polsky, about security issues.

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☆ Opinion: How the words of ‘I Have a Dream’ soared and challenged the nation 60 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It really shocked me,” Jones recalled. “Mahalia Jackson was his favorite gospel singer,” Jones recalled. “He took the written text … and shoved it to the side of the podium,” Jones recalled. Thank God almighty, we are free at last.”As the thunderous applause passed, “Martin looked at me and said, ‘How do you think I did?’ ” Jones recalled. King and Rabbi Abraham Heschel standing in the middle room, they’re both sobbing,” Jones recalled.

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☆ Arizona Attorney General Recount Shows Narrow Victory for Democrat Kris Mayes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( Zusha Elinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kris Mayes said ‘democracy is truly a team sport’ in a statement thanking voters. Arizona officials released recount results Thursday confirming that Democrat Kris Mayes won the race for state attorney general over Republican Abraham Hamadeh by 280 votes out of some 2.5 million cast. The narrow victory for Ms. Mayes capped a string of victories by Democrats in Arizona over Republican candidates who were backed by former President Donald Trump, including Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’s defeat of former television news anchor Kari Lake in the governor’s race.

☆ Arizona Democrat Mayes narrowly wins attorney general race after recount
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Democrat Kris Mayes on Thursday narrowly won the fight to become Arizona's next attorney general after a recount, defeating Republican Abraham Hamadeh by just 280 votes in one of the tightest races in the state's history. The race had gone to an automatic recount after the November midterm election, as required by state law, because the vote differential between the two candidates was within half a percentage point. The battle to become Arizona's next attorney general had smashed fundraising records in the midterm elections, with election experts having said that the normally backwater contest had potentially big implications for U.S. democracy. Mayes welcomed the outcome of her race in a statement released after the recount results were announced. Hamadeh, one of a string of Trump-aligned Republican candidates who lost battleground state races in the midterm elections, said on Twitter he was weighing legal options.

☆ Kari Lake loses suit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

In a decision Saturday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson, who was appointed by then-Republican Gov. While most of the other election deniers around the country conceded after losing their races in November, Lake has not. Lawyers for Lake focused on problems with ballot printers at some polling places in Maricopa County, home to more than 60% of Arizona’s voters. The defective printers produced ballots that were too light to be read by the on-site tabulators at polling places. Earlier on Friday, another judge dismissed Republican Abraham Hamadeh’s challenge of results in his race against Democrat Kris Mayes for Arizona attorney general.

☆ Kari Lake loses lawsuit over her defeat in Arizona governor’s race
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Republican candidate for Arizona Governor Kari Lake speaks at the Republican Party of Arizona's 2022 U.S. midterm elections night rally in Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S., November 8, 2022. In a decision Saturday, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson, who was appointed by then-Republican Gov. While most of the other election deniers around the country conceded after losing their races in November, Lake has not. The defective printers produced ballots that were too light to be read by the on-site tabulators at polling places. Earlier on Friday, another judge dismissed Republican Abraham Hamadeh's challenge of results in his race against Democrat Kris Mayes for Arizona attorney general.

☆ GOP Candidate for Arizona Attorney General Sues to Reverse Election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Jan Wolfe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Abraham Hamadeh . Republican candidate for attorney general in Arizona, is joined by the Republican National Committee in a lawsuit alleging poll workers’ errors may have influenced the results. The Republican candidate for attorney general in Arizona, joined by the Republican National Committee, has filed a lawsuit alleging errors by poll workers may have influenced the results of the race. The lawsuit, brought jointly by Republican Abraham Hamadeh and the RNC, requests an order that he be certified as the winner of the race, among other forms of injunctive relief.

☆ Fact Check-No evidence AS Roma coach Mourinho accused England counterpart of racism
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A purported statement attributed online to AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho in which he is said to accuse England manager Gareth Southgate of racism for omitting AS Roma striker Tammy Abraham from his FIFA World Cup squad has misled users online. There is no evidence that Mourinho made such a statement and a representative for AS Roma told Reuters that it is a fake comment. The fabricated quote has primarily been shared by football fan accounts on Twitter and Facebook (here), (here), (here). Hate me, you already do.”Reuters could not find any evidence of Mourinho ever making such a statement, and AS Roma told Reuters in an email that the comment was fabricated. A representative for AS Roma told Reuters it is a fake comment.

☆ A top-performing fund manager who warned of a huge collapse for stocks 6 months ago shares why he changed his tune and became bullish — and where he's investing now
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Salem Abraham, whose fund is in the top 9% of its category in 2022, is now bullish on stocks. But according to the manager of the Abraham Fortress Fund (FORTX), which is in the top 9% of its category in 2022, those worries are overblown. However, now that inflation is slowing down it would be a mistake for the Fed to raise interest rates too far, Abraham said. That explains why Argentina, which has struggled with hyperinflation for years, has seen its stock market grow instead of collapsing under the weight of higher prices, Abraham said. "The game of interest rates is run by central bankers.

In the 13 races in six battleground states where an election denier was on the ballot for governor, secretary of state or attorney general, 12 lost, according to the latest NBC News projections. Arizona — along with Michigan and Alabama — was one of three states where election deniers advanced to be the GOP nominees for governor, secretary of state and attorney general. In Pennsylvania, meanwhile, Republican Doug Mastriano — who was one of the most high-profile election deniers — lost the race for governor to Democrat Josh Shapiro. “But voters sent a very clear message that Americans deeply care about democracy and don’t want extremists running our nation’s elections.”The defeats of election deniers spanned well beyond swing states. All 14 races where election deniers won were in states that voted to elect Trump in both 2016 and 2020.

☆ Election denier Mark Finchem loses secretary of state race in Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is The Evening Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Republican Mark Finchem, a prominent election denier, has lost to Democrat Adrian Fontes in the race for Arizona secretary of state race, NBC News projects. Fontes, a former top elections official for Maricopa County, will succeed Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee for governor. “Mark was willing to say what few others had the courage to say” about the 2020 election, Trump said in offering his public support. He also supported a partisan review of Maricopa County’s election results, even though the review reaffirmed Biden’s victory. In Michigan, election deniers lost bids for governor, secretary of state and attorney general.

“We cannot move on from the 2020 election,” he said at a debate in April during the GOP primary. Marchant has said he would not have certified the 2020 results in the state, which Biden won. Republican Tudor Dixon — who has said the 2020 election was stolen — is running for governor against Democratic incumbent Gretchen Whitmer. Matthew DePerno, who is running for attorney general against Democratic incumbent Dana Nessel, has also repeatedly espoused debunked conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 election results in Michigan. DePerno has also argued that any Michigan resident should have the right to demand a vote audit of the state’s election results.

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