Oklahoma AG sues natural gas companies over winter storm price hikes
Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed lawsuits on Wednesday against two Texas-based natural gas companies over their role in soaring gas prices during Winter Storm Uri in 2021. The lawsuits, the first by the state against natural gas operators over profits reaped during the storm, were filed in Osage County, Oklahoma, against Dallas-based ET Gathering & Processing, which acquired Enable Midstream Partners in 2021, and Houston-based Symmetry Energy Solutions. The lawsuits allege Enable and Symmetry used various tactics to reduce natural gas supplies and drive up the price during the devastating storm that sent temperatures plummeting across the country and left millions of people without power. “I believe the level of fraud perpetrated on Oklahomans during Winter Storm Uri is both staggering and unconscionable,” Drummond said in a statement. “While many companies conducted themselves above board during that trying time, our analysis indicates that some bad actors reaped billions of dollars in ill-gotten gains.” Messages seeking comment left with ET and Symmetry were not immediately returned. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a similar lawsuit in federal court in December against a natural gas marketer operating in that state. In Texas, which was also hard hit by Winter Storm Uri, the electric utility Griddy Energy reached a settlement with state regulators there over crushing electric bills its customers received during the deadly winter storm.
Senate strikes down Biden administration’s climate regulations targeting car emissions
The Senate voted Wednesday afternoon in favor of passing a bill reversing the Biden administration’s actions mandating states to track and set reduction goals for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles on highways. The chamber approved the resolution in a 53-47 vote in which Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., joined every Republican voting in the affirmative. The bill was introduced in February by Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Manchin. “Few things are more frustrating in government than un-elected bureaucrats asserting authority they don’t have and foisting federal mediocrity on the excellence of states,” Cramer said in floor remarks earlier Wednesday. “The Senate will take up my bipartisan resolution that overturns the Biden administration’s obviously illegal rule that requires state departments of transportation to measure CO2 tailpipe emissions then set declining targets for vehicles traveling on the highway systems of their respective states,” he continued. BIDEN-APPOINTED JUDGE DELIVERS BLOW TO CLIMATE LAWSUIT TARGETING GAS STOVES The resolution is a response to regulations the Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) finalized in November, which the agency said supports President Biden’s “whole-of-government approach” of reducing carbon emissions by 50% by 2030. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said at the time that the regulations provide states with the flexibility to set their own climate targets. BIDEN ADMIN FACING LEGAL CHALLENGES AFTER DECLARING WAR ON CHEMICAL INDUSTRY However, Cramer and other lawmakers argued the FHWA overstepped its congressional authority in issuing the regulations, which essentially impose performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations. Cramer blasted the FHWA for justifying the rules by saying Congress did not explicitly bar the action. “The Biden administration should have never introduced this rule. But now we, the policymaking branch of government, must end it,” the North Dakota Republican said. Following the Senate vote, the bill now faces a vote in the House, where a companion bill was introduced by Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., and Transportation Committee Chairman Sam Graves, R-Mo. Though, the White House issued a statement ahead of the vote Wednesday saying Biden would veto the bill if passed. The passage of the resolution also comes shortly after two federal courts ruled in favor of a coalition of more than 20 states and industry groups, and struck down the FHWA regulations. “The Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration remain committed to supporting the Biden-Harris administration’s climate goals of cutting carbon pollution in half by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions by 2050,” an FHWA spokesperson recently told Fox News Digital. “We are reviewing the court’s decision and determining next steps.”
Trump request to delay hush-money trial denied for third time
Donald Trump’s request to delay his hush money criminal trial was denied Wednesday, marking the third time this week his lawyers’ attempts to delay the trial have failed. Trump’s arguments for the delay hinged on three reasons: that Judge Juan M. Merchan should be recused; the requirements to file pre-motion letters were too restrictive; and the defense should be permitted to argue presidential immunity as a defense. Lawyers from the District Attorney’s office and the court administration argued against a delay, calling Trump’s arguments meritless. The court’s attorney said Merchan does not stand to benefit from the outcome of the trial. TRUMP RIPS BIDEN ON KEY ISSUE IMPACTING VOTERS AFTER DAMAGING REPORT: ‘TOTALLY LOST CONTROL’ The former president’s lawyers filed paperwork Wednesday asking the state’s mid-level appeals court to intervene and to issue an order preventing jury selection from starting as scheduled. Paperwork related to Trump’s latest appeal was sealed and no documents were publicly available. A docket listing shows that Wednesday’s action was framed as a fresh attempt to sue Merchan under a state law known as Article 78 that allows judges to be sued over some judicial decisions. An appeals court judge was expected to hear arguments at an emergency hearing Wednesday afternoon. One appeals court judge Monday rejected Trump’s bid to delay the trial while he seeks to move it out of Manhattan. A different judge on Tuesday denied a request, framed as part of a lawsuit against Merchan, that the trial be delayed while Trump fights a gag order imposed on him in recent weeks. Trump has separately demanded that Merchan step aside from the case, accusing him of bias and a conflict of interest, citing his daughter’s work as the head of a firm whose clients have included President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats. TRUMP COULD HAUL IN MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CAMPAIGN CASH DURING ATLANTA, ORLANDO FUNDRAISING SWING: WHAT TO KNOW Merchan rejected a similar request in August and has not ruled on Trump’s pending request. The judge has also yet to rule on another defense delay request, which claims that Trump won’t get a fair trial because of “prejudicial media coverage.” Last Wednesday, Merchan rejected the presumptive Republican nominee’s request to delay the trial until the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity claims he raised in his Washington, D.C., election interference case. The Supreme Court is slated to hear arguments in that matter on April 25. Trump’s hush-money trial, which is scheduled to start next Monday, April 15, is the first of his four criminal indictments slated to go to trial and would be the first criminal trial ever of a former president. He is accused of falsifying his company’s records to hide the nature of payments to his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, who helped Trump bury negative stories during his 2016 campaign. Cohen’s activities included paying porn actor Stormy Daniels $130,000 to suppress her claims of an extramarital sexual encounter with Trump years earlier.
Fox News Politics: FISA flops
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. What’s happening? -Biden hints at executive order which will close the border -Senate GOP readies for battle if Senate Dems reject Mayorkas impeachment -Texas Democrat proposes Black Americans should not pay taxes as a form of reparations More than a dozen House GOP privacy hawks have blocked the House of Representatives from advancing a Speaker Mike Johnson-backed bill to renew a controversial federal government surveillance tool known as Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). It comes hours after former President Trump posted on Truth Social, “KILL FISA, IT WAS ILLEGALLY USED AGAINST ME AND MANY OTHERS.” Nineteen Republicans voted against their party leadership to tank a procedural vote that would have allowed for the House to debate and then vote on the bill itself. The final vote was 193 to 228. The House Judiciary Committee backed an amendment that would force U.S. officials to seek a warrant before querying communications made by an American, which national security-minded Republicans have largely opposed. Multiple sources told Fox News Digital that Johnson spoke out against the amendment during a closed-door meeting with fellow House Republicans on Wednesday, spurring anger from GOP hardliners. SHUT IT DOWN: Biden hints at possible executive order to effectively close the border …Read more HOT AIR: Rep. Jackson Lee trashed after insulting critics of her moon ‘made of gases’ gaffe …Read more THIS MEANS WAR: Senate GOP readies battle plan if Dems table Mayorkas impeachment trial …Read more LOOKING FOR ANSWERS: Senators demand FBI agents testify about ‘highly credible’ source who allegedly made up Biden bribery scheme …Read more ‘NO AUTHORITY’: Republicans push back on DOJ election law task force …Read more ‘POLITICAL FARCE’: Undecided voters question ‘timing’ of the multiple Trump indictments …Read more FIGHTING WORDS: Trump lashes out at former VP Pence, who criticized his lukewarm abortion statement …Read more BACKTRACKING?: Trump says Arizona pro-life law went ‘too far’ as Biden camp claims policy U-turn …Read more GREEN NEW YEAR: Scalise kicks off 2024 fundraising rush with $12M in first 3 months …Read more THREE STRIKES TOO MANY: Governor kills Maine proposal to end ‘three strikes’ law for petty theft …Read more SHOW ME THE MONEY: Texas Dem suggests Black people should not pay taxes as form of reparations …Read more MENENDEZ TRIAL: Nadine Menendez requests trial postponement due to ‘serious medical condition’ …Read more TRUMP EXEC SENTENCED: Former Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg gets 5 months for perjury in New York AG’s fraud case …Read more ‘IT’S THEIRS’: Fox footage shows migrants, smugglers swarming New Mexico …Read more RISING AGAIN: Inflation accelerates more than expected in March as high prices persist …Read more DEBT CRUNCH: Federal debt interest costs have eclipsed defense spending: CBO …Read more Subscribe now to get Fox News Politics newsletter in your inbox. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.
Jordan urges warrants to search Americans’ data and protect constitutional liberties as GOP fights over FISA
EXCLUSIVE: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan wants the intelligence community to obtain a warrant before it searches Americans’ data through the government surveillance tool known as Section 702 of FISA, telling Fox News Digital that unless there is an “emergency,” it is critical to protect Americans’ constitutional liberties. The House of Representatives this week is considering renewal of FISA’s controversial Section 702. Some lawmakers – both Republicans and Democrats – have said it is used as a tool of privacy infringement. Others say the tool is critical to preventing terror attacks. HOUSE SINKS JOHNSON-BACKED FISA RENEWAL AFTER TRUMP PUSH Section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the government to conduct targeted surveillance of non-U.S. persons located abroad to acquire foreign intelligence information. When U.S. citizens are flagged as part of these investigations, the FBI takes over the process of querying them for possible security reasons. “The warrant requirement is necessary,” Jordan, R-Ohio, told Fox News Digital on Wednesday. Jordan said that when the intelligence community, like the FBI, collects “this giant haystack of information,” Americans’ data often gets swept up in the mix. “When trying to collect on foreigners, we should do that – they don’t have any constitutional liberties,” Jordan said. “But when you do that, you inevitably catch up a bunch of Americans in this database.” FBI IMPROPERLY USED WARRANTLESS SEARCH POWERS MORE THAN 278,000 TIMES IN 2021, FISA COURT FILING REVEALS “So, all we’re saying, is if you are going to search this database for Americans’ name, phone number or email address… you’ve gotta get a warrant,” Jordan told Fox News Digital. “It is a tried-and-true method.” The FBI improperly used warrantless search powers against U.S. citizens more than 278,000 times in the year ending November 2021. An unsealed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) filing revealed the improper use of the tool last year, and showed that the FBI improperly surveilled people involved in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021; George Floyd protesters during the summer of 2020; and donors to a failed congressional candidate. FISA COURT OPINION REVEALS A US SENATOR, STATE SENATOR, STATE JUDGE GOT SWEPT UP IN 702 QUERIES The FBI at the time said the errors are “completely unacceptable” and the bureau changed its querying procedures to make sure the errors do not happen again. Fox News Digital also reported last year that a U.S. senator and a state judge were improperly queried in June 2022 and October 2022. The FISC, at the time, said those examples demonstrated a “failure” to follow FBI policy. “This is why the requirement has to be included,” Jordan told Fox News Digital. “You have to go to a separate, but equal, branch of government to get a warrant if you are going to search that database of information.” Jordan said he has added exceptions to the rule. For example, Jordan said that in an “emergency situation,” officials can search without a warrant. The warrant, when obtained, would be through the secret FISC. “If it is not an emergency situation, you have to get the warrant,” Jordan said. “You want to go search something on an American citizen not during an emergency situation? You have to go to a separate and equal branch of government and get a warrant.” Jordan told Fox News Digital that intelligence officials told lawmakers that there were 200,000 times last year when searches and queries were of “U.S. persons.” “How many of those 200,000 are covered by the emergency exception? No one will answer that,” Jordan said. “My hunch is that the number is extremely big.” Jordan told Fox News Digital that the addition of a warrant requirement for searches of Americans has broad bipartisan support, including some from “the progressive left,” such as the House Judiciary Committee ranking member, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. “Nadler and Jayapal are in support of it, and the progressive left are for it because they know that when the abuses took place, it was people at BLM protests and Jan. 6, and donors to a congressional campaign,” Jordan said. “We have solid bipartisan support for this amendment,” Jordan said. WRAY DEFENDS FISA, SAYS LAW USED TO ‘DETECT AND THWART’ CHINESE HACKING OF US CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE As Jordan answered Fox News Digital’s questions, more than a dozen House Republican privacy hawks blocked the House from advancing the bill to renew FISA 702. Nineteen Republicans voted against their party leadership to tank a procedural vote that would have allowed for the House to debate and then vote on the bill itself. The final vote was 193 to 228. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., does not support the warrant requirement. He told lawmakers Wednesday that the language was too narrow. “I appreciate the warrant amendment would allow some U.S. person queries without a warrant, I fear that its exception language is still too narrow and would be difficult to apply,” Johnson said. “The warrant amendment would allow U.S. person queries without a warrant if there is an ‘imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm.’ Without the warrant amendment, the 56 essential reforms that are included in the FISA Act will strike the perfect balance and achieve both our critical objectives: It will help us to both safeguard the precious LIBERTY of our people – as well as their physical safety,” he added. The Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, a compromise bill between the House Judiciary Committee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, is aimed at curbing instances of abuse reported against former President Trump and others by instituting safeguards on who can access Section 702-collected data, particularly if it involves a U.S. citizen. It also would make it a crime to use backdoor loopholes to improperly access Americans’ data. FISA Section 702 will expire on April 19 if Congress does not act. Lawmakers are now set to meet in conference Wednesday afternoon. Fox News’ Liz Elkind contributed to this report.
Newsom’s homelessness council blames local governments for failing to track billions spent on crisis
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hub for tackling the homelessness crisis shifted the blame to local municipalities after a state audit report found the council failed to track how billions of dollars have been spent trying to tackle the crisis in the last five years. A senior spokesperson for the California Interagency Council on Homelessness (CICH), which coordinates homeless programs across the state, told Fox News Digital on Wednesday the audit’s findings “highlight the significant progress made in recent years to address homelessness at the state level, including the completion of a statewide assessment of homelessness programs.” The spokesperson added local governments “are primarily responsible for implementing these programs and collecting data on outcomes that the state can use to evaluate program effectiveness.” GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM FACES RECKONING WITH $73B BUDGET DEFICIT LAWMAKERS SAY HE HELPED CREATE “The Council continues to improve its ability to ensure that taxpayer dollars are spent judiciously and effectively, including by providing technical support to local jurisdictions to help align data standards and reporting,” the spokesperson said. But the state auditor found that nine state agencies have collectively spent $24 billion in state funding over the past five years administering at least 30 programs dedicated to tackling the homelessness crisis, and said Newsom’s homeless council “is responsible for coordinating, developing, and evaluating the efforts of these nine agencies.” The state’s independent audit, released Tuesday, noted CICH is required by law to report its finances related to all state‑funded homelessness programs, but stopped doing so in 2021. Over the past five years, the CICH didn’t consistently track whether the money actually improved the situation, the audit concluded. It also failed to collect and evaluate outcome data for these programs due to the lack of a consistent method. In a letter to the governor, the state auditor wrote that “the state must do more to assess the cost-effectiveness of its homelessness programs.” DESANTIS RIPS CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK POLICIES ALLEGEDLY FUELING RETAIL THEFT IN ANNOUNCING NEW FLORIDA CRACKDOWN Despite billions spent on homelessness and housing programs during the 2018-2023 fiscal years, the problem didn’t improve in many cities, according to the state auditor’s report. Since 2013, homelessness has jumped more than 53%. In 2023, the state estimated about 180,000 people in the state are homeless, which is more than anywhere else in the U.S. “Further, it has not aligned its action plan for addressing homelessness with its statutory goals, nor has it ensured that it collects accurate, complete, and comparable financial and outcome information from homelessness programs,” according to the state audit. ATTACKS AGAINST CHURCHES DOUBLED IN 2023, REPORT WARNS: ‘GROWING DISDAIN FOR CHRISTIANITY’ Some data regarding the number of program participants and bed inventory in the state system might not be accurate or reliable, the audit found. The CICH was created in 2017 to help track the state’s homelessness data, but it has produced only one report on homeless spending since its inception. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Why the House delayed sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate to begin trial
Only in Congress can you be late and early at the same time. First, there was criticism that House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., didn’t push sending the articles of impeachment for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after the House voted to impeach him in February. The argument was that the Senate wasn’t ready yet. Plus both chambers wanted to make sure they waded through two sets of spending bills to avoid partial government shutdowns. Then, a coalition of Senate conservatives began haranguing Johnson to delay sending the articles over to the Senate. This came nearly two weeks after Johnson announced the House would send the articles to the Senate by April 10. Here’s the statement from Johnson’s office sent on March 8: “On April 10th, the House will send the Senate our duly passed articles of impeachment against Secretary Mayorkas. If he cares about the Constitution and ending the devastation caused by Biden’s border catastrophe, Senator Schumer will quickly schedule a full public trial and hear the arguments put forth by our impeachment managers.” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., then announced that the chamber would swear-in senators as jurors on Thursday, April 11. It was intimated that Schumer would then move to dismiss the articles — if he had the votes. Thus, if Schumer teed up a vote to dismiss or table the articles, the Democrats could short-circuit the trial by late Thursday afternoon. There would be no formal presentation of the articles of impeachment by the House “managers” (prosecutors). And the Senate would never advance to an actual up/down vote, rendering judgment for Mayorkas But as FOX News’ Aishah Hasnie scooped on Tuesday, Senate Republicans were demanding that Johnson throw on the brakes — even though the plan was set in stone days ago. Fox contacted multiple House impeachment managers as to if they knew what was happening. All three had not heard of a delay. In fact, on one text message, one manager mistakenly responded to yours truly, asking someone in leadership if what Fox was reporting was true. Even though Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is one of the impeachment managers, she learned of the delay from FOX’s reporting. “The last thing I heard, and I’m an impeachment manager, and those articles of impeachment have my name on them. I have not been told that we may be holding them now. You’re the one that told me that. So apparently you’re getting the news quicker than I am,” Greene said Tuesday afternoon. THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO MAYORKAS’ IMPEACHMENT TRIAL Aides to Johnson appeared to be trying to get clarity as well. At first, one aide said they had not heard that. Later, the aide told FOX there were conversations. Then FOX was told the aides wouldn’t push back on reporting that they were holding the articles until next week. Then a statement came from Johnson’s office. “To ensure the Senate has adequate time to perform its constitutional duty, the House will transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate next week. There is no reason whatsoever for the Senate to abdicate its responsibility to hold an impeachment trial,” said Johnson a spokesman. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., also didn’t appear to be dialed-in when asked about a potential delay in initiating the impeachment trial. You’ll find more whiplash on Capitol Hill than at a chiropractic clinic. But what political purpose does the back and forth serve? Who benefits? The outcome will likely be the same in the end. And Johnson bowing at a moment’s notice to Senate conservatives who asked for a delay — apparently going over the head of McConnell — demonstrates three things. First, Senate conservatives were late to the table to push this. They knew the start of the trial since late March. This was likely an idea they only engineered in the past few days. Secondly, this reflects McConnell losing ground to conservatives in his conference. That trend has been ongoing for some time now. It’s why McConnell even declared he could read the room politically when he announced over the winter he would step aside as Republican Leader at the end of the Congress. Finally, this episode also underscores concerns some Republicans have about Johnson. They doubt that he’s truly in charge — even if they agree with the ultimate decision. “That is a failure of leadership. Real leaders do not lead their members where they’re blind,” said Greene. “Any smart person watching this broadcast right now knows that successful have a plan and they’re able to execute it. Leaders have a plan and they lead their members. This is a complete failure of Mike Johnson.” Thus, Republicans score a few more days to talk about the impeachment of Mayorkas and how the Senate is likely to short circuit the trial. This earns a few more news cycles and some conversations on the Sunday shows — especially if the articles head over on Monday. Republicans are also able to propound their talking points that Schumer would set “a terrible precedent” by ending the trial quickly and curating the narrative that Democrats “aren’t serious” about border security or are giving a tacit endorsement to Mayorkas. The GOP also thought there might be some attendance problems for the vote to dismiss. By rule, the trial cannot begin until 1 p.m. So if the Senate was going to formally start the trial part of the production on Thursday afternoon, the Senate may have quickly dismissed the articles and senators would have left the Capitol for the weekend. This retooled scenario maximizes focus on the impeachment articles by buying more time. That said, there is another issue afoot: FISA Section 702 and aid to Ukraine. We’ll start by noting that many arch-conservatives oppose renewing FISA and there are disagreements about reforms. Moreover, some on the right are also opposed to assisting Ukraine. MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE’S RED LINE ON SPEAKER JOHNSON It’s possible that efforts to renew the foreign surveillance program (known as FISA Section
‘Elect me, I’m in the 20th century,’ Biden tells Arizona voters upset over abortion ruling
President Biden appealed to Arizona voters during a press conference at the White House as he attempted to court those upset over the state’s new abortion ruling. Biden made the remarks during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida — the president was asked for his reaction to a recent ruling by the state Supreme Court that outlawed abortion in all non-lifethreatening cases. “Elect me, I’m in the 20th century,” Biden misspoke in reply before correcting himself. ARIZONA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS NEAR-TOTAL ABORTION BAN “21st century, not back then,” he continued. “They weren’t even a state.” Biden’s remark was aimed at the 160-year-old law that was ruled active by the Arizona Supreme Court this week, which was introduced in 1843 when the state was still a U.S. territory. The Arizona Supreme Court issued a ruling on Tuesday reverting the state back to a pre-statehood law that outlaws abortions in nearly all circumstances except when the mother’s life is at risk. BIDEN COULD BE LEFT OFF ALABAMA’S GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT IF KEY DEADLINE IS MISSED, ELECTION OFFICIAL WARNS The law makes it a felony for anyone who “provides, supplies or administers to a pregnant woman, or procures such woman to take any medicine, drugs or substance, or uses or employs any instrument or other means whatever, with intent thereby to procure the miscarriage of such woman, unless it is necessary to save her life,” potentially carrying a prison sentence between 2 and 5 years. The law was never repealed, and a state court allowed the ban to remain in place last year as long as it was compatible with a 2022 law that allows women to get an abortion within the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. The 160-year-old law is “now enforceable,” the opinion read, and will go into effect in 14 days. Tuesday’s highly anticipated ruling comes as the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case four months ago. The Biden campaign has seized the unexpected reintroduction of the law as a political lightning rod, accusing Republicans of backing extremist policies. “This cruel ban was first enacted in 1864—more than 150 years ago, before Arizona was even a state and well before women had secured the right to vote,” the Biden campaign said in a statement following the ruling. “This ruling is a result of the extreme agenda of Republican elected officials who are committed to ripping away women’s freedom.” Fox News Digital’s Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
What’s behind Germany’s unwavering support for Israel?
Germany is one of the staunchest backers of Israel’s war on Gaza. Eighty years after the Holocaust, Germany is accused of being complicit in an alleged Israeli genocide in Gaza. Nicaragua wants the International Court of Justice to order Berlin to stop military exports to Israel. German lawyers have rejected the case as baseless and biased. They say Berlin is a fierce advocate for international humanitarian law. For years, Germany has declared the security of the state of Israel is at the core of its foreign policy. As world opinion turns against Israel’s brutal war on Gaza, where does that leave Berlin’s unwavering support for Israel? Presenter: Laura Kyle Guests: Tobias Bacherle – Member of the German parliament and a political scientist John Kampfner – Author, journalist and senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute Shir Hever – Director of the Alliance for Justice between Israelis and Palestinians Adblock test (Why?)
Activists spray paint UK’s Ministry of Defence building red
NewsFeed Activists protesting Britain’s arms sales to Israel doused the UK’s Ministry of Defence building with red paint. As other demonstrators gathered, chanting, ‘Stop the bombing,’ 5 of the activists were arrested by police. Published On 10 Apr 202410 Apr 2024 Adblock test (Why?)