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Palestinian Exclusion Shows the Limits of Kamala Harris’s Politics of Joy
Politics tamfitronics Politics / August 22, 2024The Democratic convention’s giddy vibe shift is shadowed by ongoing war and a failure to hear Palestinian voices.A pro-Palestinian protest on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.(Photo by Fatih Aktas / Anadolu via Getty Images)This year’s Democratic National Convention is more likely to be remembered for its giddy mood than for any memorable turns of phrase or innovative policy ideas. Democrats have been on an emotional high ever since Joe Biden withdrew his presidential bid and Kamala Harris was elevated as the party’s presumptive nominee. Suddenly, all the anxiety of the last year—much of it based on a realistic fear that Biden was not up to the job of defeating Donald Trump—evaporated, practically overnight. Biden in the last few months had rapidly lost his...
Palestinian Political Factions Agree to Reconciliation Government
Politics tamfitronics By Editorial Dept - Jul 26, 2024, 7:00 AM CDTPolitics, Geopolitics & ConflictPalestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have signed a declaration for the formation of a joint government in talks mediated by Beijing this week. The two factions have agreed to an interim reconciliation government should a ceasefire deal be reached with Israel in the Gaza Strip. (12 other Palestinian factors also signed the declaration). The declaration is meant to ensure that Israel has a reduced pathway to establishing an alternative structure of power in Gaza. Hamas seized control of Gaza from Fatah in 2006, and a bitter rivalry has ensued ever since, making this Beijing-sponsored declaration an important development. Biden met with Netanyahu on Thursday (with the Israeli PM also...
