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Israel

The leader of the Joint List, MK Ayman Odeh (Hadash), voiced concern on Wednesday, August 5, that the “horror scenario” gripping Beirut could potentially take place in the northern Israeli port city of Haifa.

Odeh, a resident of the latter city, said following Tuesday’s calamitous chemical explosion in the port of the Lebanese capital: “Our hearts are with Beirut as the magnitude of the horrible tragedy unfolds. Condolences to the families of those lost and a full recovery to the injured. One thing is clear: We must learn lessons immediately, rid the Haifa Bay of refineries, and keep them away from population centers… This is an immediate danger to our lives and those of our children.”

Israel’s largest industrial area is in Haifa...

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USA

Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) called on the CEOs of the country’s largest grocery store chains to reinstate hazard pay for their workers who are still on the frontlines of the pandemic as COVID-19 cases surpass 4.8 million nationwide. 

In a new CNN op-ed, UFCW International President Marc Perrone and Senator Harris and condemn America’s largest grocery chains for cutting hazard pay for their...

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Jordan

We stand in solidarity with the Teachers’ Syndicate of Jordan and its detained leadership. On 25 July, the Jordanian government ordered the union shut down and its 13 central council members arrested. The detained union leaders are currently on hunger strike in Jordanian prisons.

Jordan’s police raided the union’s headquarters in Amman on July 25th and shut down 11 of its branches across the...

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USA

The appointment of Elliott Abrams to replace Brian Hook as the next U.S. Special Representative for Iran is another low point for the Trump administration’s disastrous policy towards Iran. The dangerous conflict resulting from Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear agreement will be exacerbated by a man committed to Washington’s failed policies of regime change, including in his present-day position...