Iran Appointment to UN Social Forum Chair Sparks Controversy, Israel/Gaza Update, New U.S. Ambassador to Israel, House Passes Bill Providing $14.3B in Aid to Israel, and More.
Episode Format:
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Vidal vs. Elster; Balancing Trademark Law with the First Amendment (1:43)
Appointment of Iran to Chair for UN Human Rights Social Forum Sparks Controversy (Answering: What is the Social Forum? How Are Chairs Appointed? Why the Controversy?) (6:28)
Israel/Gaza War Update: (Foreign Nationals and Injured Gazans Arrive in Egypt, What the Deal Negotiations Looked Like, Ceasefire Discussions and Where the Parties Stand, the New U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew) (13:11)
Resolution to Expel Rep. George Santos Fails (26:32)
Resolution to Censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib Fails (27:32)
Senate Announces Upcoming Hearing Re: Recent Close-Calls in Aviation (28:51)
House Passes Bill Providing $14.3B in Aid to Israel; Cuts to IRS (30:04)
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Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Vidal vs. Elster; Balancing Trademark Law with the First Amendment
https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/vidal-v-elster/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve6I92hEozo
https://www.npr.org/2023/11/01/1209959038/supreme-court-trump-too-small-trademark
Appointment of Iran to Chair for UN Human Rights Social Forum Sparks Controversy
https://www.ohchr.org/en/hrc-subsidiaries/social-forum
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Guide_Social_Forum_EN.pdf
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/middleeast/iran-hijab-law-parliament-jail-intl-hnk/index.html
Israel/Gaza War Update
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-01-23/index.html
https://www.foxnews.com/world/qatar-brokers-deal-egypt-hamas-israel-limited-gaza-evacuations
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/1/who-is-exiting-gaza
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67269429
https://news.yahoo.com/why-the-israel-hamas-ceasefire-debate-is-so-divisive-090033532.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67211739
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/31/politics/senate-confirms-jack-lew/index.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/5/who-is-jacob-lew-bidens-nominee-for-us-ambassador-to-israel
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ambassador
Resolution to Expel Rep. George Santos Fails
Resolution to Censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib Fails
https://rollcall.com/2023/11/01/rep-rashida-tlaib-avoids-censure-over-israel-criticism/
Senate Announces Upcoming Hearing Re: Recent Close-Calls in Aviation
House Passes Bill Providing $14.3B in Aid to Israel; Cuts to IRS
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/02/politics/house-israel-aid-bill-vote/index.html
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-gop-passes-israel-aid-bill-offset-irs-funding-cuts