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:

  1. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Vidal vs. Elster; Balancing Trademark Law with the First Amendment (1:43)

  2. 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)

  3. 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)

  4. Resolution to Expel Rep. George Santos Fails (26:32)

  5. Resolution to Censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib Fails (27:32)

  6. Senate Announces Upcoming Hearing Re: Recent Close-Calls in Aviation (28:51)

  7. 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

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-weighs-lewd-trump-small-trademark-dispute-rcna122764

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.reuters.com/world/irans-appointment-chair-un-rights-meeting-draws-condemnation-2023-11-02/

https://www.foxnews.com/world/outrage-iran-regime-chairs-united-nations-human-rights-council-body-despite-alarming-abuses

https://geneva.usmission.gov/2023/05/23/statement-by-ambassador-taylor-on-the-appointment-of-the-iranian-ambassador-as-chair-of-the-social-forum/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/21/middleeast/iran-hijab-law-parliament-jail-intl-hnk/index.html

https://apnews.com/article/un-report-iran-executions-human-rights-guterres-95e54574f658e55ce927af40a8394247

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.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-prepares-evacuees-gaza-arrive-through-rafah-crossing-2023-11-01/

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.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/un-resolution-calling-for-immediate-gaza-ceasefire-passes-with-overwhelming-majority/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67211739

https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/31/politics/senate-confirms-jack-lew/index.html

https://il.usembassy.gov/president-biden-announces-jacob-j-lew-as-nominee-for-ambassador-extraordinary-and-plenipotentiary-to-the-state-of-israel/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/5/who-is-jacob-lew-bidens-nominee-for-us-ambassador-to-israel

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-grill-bidens-israel-ambassador-nominee-jack-lew-senate-hearing-win-iran

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/ambassador

Resolution to Expel Rep. George Santos Fails

https://rollcall.com/2023/11/01/rep-george-santos-easily-survives-second-attempt-to-expel-him-from-congress/

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

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-senate-committee-hold-hearing-aviation-close-calls-2023-11-02/

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

https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2023-11/CBO_Estimate_for_the_Israel_Security_Supp_Approp_Act_2024.pdf

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