Israeli, Chinese Presidents Call for Increased Cooperation Despite U.S. Warnings

After U.S officials expressed concerns over Chinese investment in Israeli projects, Israel's Herzog and China's Xi agree to advance cooperation in the fields of tourism, economy and culture

The presidents of Israel and China called for increased cooperation between the two countries on Wednesday in a historic phone call – the first ever between an Israeli head of state and a Chinese president.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Israeli President Isaac Herzog had a friendly conversation and noted the historic nature of the call, according to Herzog's office. They agreed to advance cooperation in the fields of tourism, economy and culture.

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-s-herzog-china-s-xi-discuss-iran-abraham-accords-in-historic-phone-call-1.10393721

451 Israeli Settler Attacks Against Palestinians Since Early 2020, Says New B’Tselem Report

The Israeli human rights group said that these settler attacks are used as a “major informal tool” by the state of Israel to displace Palestinians in order to confiscate and annex their lands

Israeli human rights group B’Tselem in a report on Sunday, November 14, stated that it has documented 451 instances of settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of 2020. It claimed that in most of the cases, Israeli security forces did not intervene to stop the violence or protect the Palestinians. According to the report, in 66% of such settler attacks, the Israeli forces did not even report to the scene. In 170 attacks, Israeli forces were present on the scene but either did not intervene, or actively participated in the attacks, resulting in the deaths of five Palestinians and the arrest of 22 others. In only 13 attacks did the Israeli forces take action to “prevent the settler violence.”

According to the report,

“the state fully supports and assists these acts of violence, and its agents sometimes participate in them directly. As such, settler violence is a form of government policy, aided and abetted by official state authorities with their active participation. Settler attacks against Palestinians are a strategy employed by the Israeli apartheid regime, which seeks to advance and complete its misappropriation of more and more Palestinian land. When the violence occurs with permission and assistance from the Israeli authorities and under its auspices, it is state violence. The settlers are not defying the state; they are doing its bidding.”

Such acts of violence aimed at intimidating Palestinians constitute one of the two main ways that Israel confiscates and annexes Palestinian land, the other being with the help of the judicial system to officially misappropriate and take over Palestinian property.

The report includes several instances of settler violence to show how the illegal Israeli settlers and the Israeli state work hand-in-hand to execute this systematic “massive takeover” of Palestinian land. One of the cases cited involved the Ma’on farm, an illegal outpost erected in the southern West Bank on about one square mile of land. As per the report, settlers here have regularly attacked and harassed Palestinians in the area who used to historically use the land for pasture. This ultimately resulted in the confiscation of the land by the Israeli state. The farm now illegally occupies about 264 hectares (652 acres) of land and also now has an additional sub-post.

According to B’Tselem, violent attacks by settlers against Palestinians have seen an uptick in recent months, especially during the olive harvesting season in the months of October and November. The livelihood of approximately 80,000-100,000 Palestinian families is dependent on olive harvesting. Moayyad Besharat, programs and project manager at the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, added that the olive harvest this season has been the toughest in recent memory.

Ghassan Daghlas, who monitors settler violence in the northern West Bank, said that these attacks are “planned and not spontaneous.” While such settler attacks have been documented in books, research reports and documentaries, little or no action has been taken by the Israeli authorities against the settlers, says the report. It states that “Israel’s inaction continues after settler attacks on Palestinians have taken place, with enforcement authorities doing their utmost to avoid responding to these incidents. Complaints are difficult to file, and in the very few cases in which investigations are in fact opened, the system quickly whitewashes them. Indictments are hardly ever filed against settlers who harm Palestinians and when they do, usually cite minor offenses, with token penalties to match in the rare instance of a conviction.”

The report emphasizes that settlers act as a proxy of the state and inaction by the authorities encourages such violence. B’Tselem said that “state violence – official and otherwise – is part and parcel of Israel’s apartheid regime, which aims to create a Jewish-only space between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.”

https://www.globalresearch.ca/451-israeli-settler-attacks-against-palestinians-since-early-2020-says-new-btselem-report/5761938

Oklahoma bill would hold employers liable for vaccine injuries caused by their mandates

'If an employee is required to receive the vaccine or some other medical treatment as a condition of employment and it causes that person harm, our citizens need to know they’ll have some recourse that will provide them with meaningful relief,' said State Sen. Rob Standridge.

An Oklahoma state senator has introduced a bill that would hold employers financially liable for each injury caused by enforcing a vaccine mandate.

On Friday, State Sen. Rob Standridge introduced Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 1106, the “Citizen Health Mandate Protection Act.” The bill is aimed at both the private and public sectors and seeks to hold all employers financially liable for a minimum of 1 million dollars for each injury resulting from a vaccine or other medical treatment that was mandated as a condition of employment.

The bill would also apply to employers who enforce President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate that seeks to require any businesses with more than 100 employees to impose a vaccine mandate for its workers.

“Many Oklahomans may not know that COVID-19 vaccines have already been given liability protection from the federal government,” Standridge said.

“If an employee is required to receive the vaccine or some other medical treatment as a condition of employment and it causes that person harm, our citizens need to know they’ll have some recourse that will provide them with meaningful relief. That’s what my legislation will do.”

As Standridge mentioned, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar invoked the 2005 Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act in February, providing legal immunity to COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers such as Pfizer and Moderna. This means that even if serious injury or death occurs, these companies cannot be sued for financial compensation. The immunity for these companies currently lasts until 2024.

With this in mind, Standridge penned in his bill, “An employer subject to a claim made pursuant to the Citizen Health Mandate Protection Act shall not have the limitations of liability or immunity provided by the Governmental Tort Claims Act or the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act” and “upon a finding of liability after a claim, the employer shall automatically be subject to punitive damages. The minimum award for punitive damages shall be One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00).”

This is not the first time Oklahoma has taken direct action to oppose vaccine coercion and defend the long-standing principles of personal autonomy and informed medical consent.

Earlier this month, Oklahoma’s Republican governor Kevin Stitt wrote a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Defense rebuking the vaccine mandate being imposed on National Guardsmen in his state.

“I am writing to request that the Department of Defense immediately consider suspending the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for national guardsmen in Oklahoma,” Stitt wrote. `

“This mandate violates the personal freedoms of many Oklahomans, as it asks them to potentially sacrifice their personal beliefs in order to not lose their jobs,” he continued.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/oklahoma-bill-would-hold-employers-liable-for-vaccine-injuries-caused-by-their-mandates/?utm_source=featured&utm_campaign=usa

DHS inspector general refuses to investigate Border Patrol agents whom media accused of whipping migrants

Do you remember "whipgate," the story of mounted Border Patrol agents whom the mainstream media and Biden administration accused of using whips against Haitian migrants encamped under the Del Rio International Bridge?

The Department of Homeland Security released an update Tuesday on the probe into the matter, revealing the DHS inspector general actually declined to investigate the incident.

What is the background?

Two months ago, as thousands of Haitian migrants streamed across the Rio Grande and illegally entered the U.S., mounted Border Patrol agents were accused of whipping migrants.

The outrage was instantaneous. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), for example, said it was worse than slavery. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas promised a swift investigation, placing on administrative leave the Border Patrol agents who were accused of committing the dastardly deed. President Joe Biden even promised the allegedly guilty agents "will pay."

Outrage continued despite the fact that journalists who witnessed the incident — including the photographer who snapped the infamous photographs — disputed the allegation that Border Patrol agents harmed the migrants.

The DHS revealed Tuesday that its agency watchdog, the office of inspector general, has not and will not investigate the incident, a telling admission. Instead, the agency's office of personal responsibility is handling the investigation.

The DHS explained:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) initially referred the investigation to DHS's Office of Inspector General (OIG). The OIG declined to investigate and referred the matter back to CBP's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). OPR then immediately commenced investigative work, including its review of videos and photographs and the interview of witnesses, employees, and CBP leadership. OPR has followed customary process in its investigation of this matter.

Once completed, the results of the investigation will be provided to CBP management to determine whether disciplinary action is appropriate and, if so, the specific discipline to be imposed. At that time, the employees will be afforded due process, including an opportunity to respond, and any corrective actions will comport with applicable laws and regulations.

Despite the promise of due process, DHS spokeswoman Marsha Espinosa said the Border Patrol agents involved in the incident remain on administrative duty, CNN reported.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/dhs-inspector-general-refused-to-investigate-border-patrol-agents-who-media-accused-of-whipping-migrants

Court hears offending of Bret Anthony Chesworth, caught in Operation Arkstone sting, 'particularly depraved'

A New South Wales paedophile who was a member of a global child abuse network should be eligible for some lenience when he is sentenced because he has contracted COVID and been bashed in jail, his lawyer says.

Key points:

Bret Anthony Chesworth has to wear a moon boot while dealing with difficult conditions in jail, his lawyer says

Chesworth pleaded guilty to seven of nine charges earlier this year and a charge of bestiality involving his cavoodle was dropped

Prosecutors say Chesworth encouraged his co-offenders and that the children involved were extremely distressed

But prosecutors have argued that Bret Anthony Chesworth's offending was "abhorrent", "particularly depraved" and that the material he was caught with was of "the worst kind".

Chesworth, 55, was arrested by Australian Federal Police at his New Lambton Heights home, on the outskirts of Newcastle, in November last year.

He was the 15th of more than 20 suspects arrested as part of Operation Arkstone, which was established following a report from the US National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Chesworth was charged with nine offences and pleaded guilty to seven of those in June this year.

The guilty pleas related to the possession of child abuse material and using a carriage service to transmit and access child abuse material between March 2019 and September last year.

He also pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to offend by discussing sexual activity with an underage person and using a carriage service to prepare or plan to procure a person under 16 to engage in sexual activity.

Two charges were dropped, including a bestiality charge against his cavoodle pet dog between December 2019 and November 2020.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-17/operation-arkstone-paedophile-bret-chesworth-faces-sentencing/100627578

Texas Doctor Resigns After Hospital Suspends, Investigates Her For Warning About Covid Shots, Promoting Ivermectin

Houston Methodist health officials began investigating and suspended a Texas doctor last week for spreading “dangerous misinformation” about Covid-19 and promoting the efficacy of ivermectin, prompting the physician to resign from the hospital on Monday.

Houston Methodist launched an investigation into Bowden on Friday and suspended the ear, nose and throat doctor for defying health authorities and exercising free speech.

The hospital excoriated Bowden for “using her social media accounts to express her personal opinions about the COVID-19 vaccine and treatments,” NBC News reports. The suspension barred the physician from admitting or treating patients at the hospital.

Bowden repeatedly warned that it is “wrong” to mandate the experimental mRNA vaccines and continuously touted Ivermectin as a safe and effective treatment amid threats from public health officials against prescribing the drug.

In a resignation letter published on Twitter on Monday, Bowden doubled down on the efficacy of ivermectin.

The Nobel prize-winning anti-parasitic drug, which has been deployed against some of the world’s most devastating tropical diseases, is far safer than the potentially lethal, experimental Covid vaccines, the Texas doctor argued.

“I have worked hard to provide early treatment for victims of COVID-19. My efforts have been successful. I have treated more than 200 COVID-19 patients, including many with co-morbidities, and none of these patients have required hospitalization. This is a testament to the success of my treatment methods,” she wrote. “Throughout this pandemic, there has been no FDA-approved treatment for COVID. Therefore I have done my best to care for patients and save lives in the absence of a clear scientific consensus.”

“Early treatment must still be part of any strategy for patient care. That is why physicians and hospitals should pay more attention to medications such as Ivermectin, which significant research and my clinical experience indicate is effective,” she continued. “I have decided to part ways with Houston Methodist because of the accusation that I have been spreading “dangerous information.” This is false and defamatory. I do not spread misinformation, and my opinions are supported by science. There is substantial evidence for the efficacy of ivermectin in treating COVID-19, and no evidence for serious or fatal side effects associated with the doses used to treat COVID-19.”

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/texas-doctor-resigns-hospital-suspends-investigates-warning-covid-shots-promoting-iverectin/

Democrats' SALT Proposals Would Give Tax Windfall To Rich Americans On Both Coasts

Wealthy professionals on both coasts of the United States would receive a massive tax windfall if Congressional Democrats are successful slipping in one of two competing plans to change the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction - which was capped at $10,000 as part of the Trump tax plan.

According to a Bloomberg-sponsored analysis by accounting firm Marcum, those with six-figure salaries and high property / state income tax bills will benefit the most.

If Democrats get their way in the new reconciliation bill, the rich - and the superrich - would be able to deduct up to $80,000 of SALT.

Dems, of course, are pitching it as a benefit to the middle-class.

"This fix will put money back in the pockets of hardworking, middle-class families in our districts and help ensure that our local communities can continue making the investments that we need," said Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and Mikie Sherrill and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) said in a statement.

In an attempt to temper outrage over a tax cut for the uber-wealthy, Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) have suggested limiting the SALT cap removal to households under a certain threshold which has ranged from a proposed $400,000 to $500,000. Sanders said his plan is a "proposal that protects the middle class, but does not end up with an overall reconciliation bill in which millionaires are better off tax-wise than they were under Trump," adding that rich taxpayers would still be able to deduct $10,000 in SALT as they can under current law.

The practical impact of each proposal would vary widely based on where a taxpayer lives, what they pay in property taxes and how many other deductions they claim, including for mortgage interest and charitable donations. -Bloomberg

Scenarios:

According to Marcum, a married suburban couple in New York earning $150,000, who have a $400,000 mortgage, pay $10,000 in property taxes, and have $2,500 in charitable donations per year would save them $1,743, lowering their overall tax rate by 1%.

For a couple earning $400,000 - owing $25,000 in property tax, deduct interest on a $750,000 mortgage, and give $6,000 to charity each year, they would be able to deduct over $50,000 in SALT expenses on their federal returns - saving nearly $12,000 for a 3% drop in their effective tax rate.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/democrats-salt-proposal-would-give-tax-windfall-rich-americans-both-coasts

Navy starts kicking out unvaccinated; sailors denied exemptions have 5 days to start shots

The U.S. Navy has begun the process of separating sailors who missed the Sunday, November 14 deadline to get their second COVID-19 vaccine shot. The Navy also announced service members who have applied for but are denied vaccine exemptions will have just five days to begin the vaccination process before the Navy begins the separation process.

On Monday, the service issued a naval administrative (NAVADMIN) message reiterating that active-duty sailors have until November 28 to meet the vaccination requirement. In order to meet that deadline, sailors had to get their second shot by Sunday to leave enough time for the two-week period before they’re considered fully vaccinated. Reserve sailors have until December 28 to be fully vaccinated.

The Monday NAVADMIN message states, “In order to ensure a fully vaccinated force, U.S. Navy policy is to process for separation all Navy service members who refuse the lawful order to receive the COVID-19 vaccination and do not have an approved exemption.”

The NAVADMIN does acknowledge some vaccine exemption requests, for both religious and medical reasons, are still pending. The NAVADMIN states that if an exemption is granted, sailors “shall not be processed for separation,” however, sailors who are denied their exemption must begin the vaccine process within five days of being notified their exemption request was denied.

“Navy service members whose COVID-19 vaccination exemption request is denied are required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as directed by the exemption adjudicating authority or commence vaccination within 5 days of being notified of the denial, if the exemption adjudicating authority does not specify,” the NAVADMIN states. “Navy service members who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine after expiration of the specified time to commence vaccination, will be processed for separation.”

It is unclear how many pending vaccine exemptions are still awaiting the Navy’s consideration. According to USNI News, the Navy has granted six permanent medical exemptions so far. The Navy has not granted a single religious exemption to a vaccine in the past seven years.

CNN reported some 1,750 sailors remain unvaccinated out of a force of nearly 350,000 members.

The Monday NAVADMIN also reiterated its previous statement that the least favorable discharge characterization that sailors separated for refusing the vaccine can receive is a general discharge under honorable conditions. Such a discharge is a step down from an honorable discharge, but not the most negative discharge characterization.

Service members separated with an honorable discharge status are eligible for the full range of veterans benefits, but those who are separated with a general discharge under honorable conditions lose some benefits, such as the GI bill, which provides post-service education and job training support.

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/11/navy-starts-kicking-out-unvaccinated-sailors-denied-exemptions-have-5-days-to-start-shots/

Rittenhouse Jury Asks About Videos; Judge: ‘My Nightmare Has Come True’

The jury in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse asked Judge Bruce Schroeder in the Kenosha County Court on Wednesday morning whether it should view video evidence in court or in private, prompting the judge to quip: “My nightmare has come true.”

The judge was referring to controversies over the video evidence presented by the prosecution during the trial, including whether zoomed-in images enhanced by artificial intelligence were admissible, and whether the prosecution withheld a higher resolution version of a video than the version that had been provided to the defense until the last day of the trial.

The defense moved to dismiss the case on Tuesday, arguing that the prosecution had improperly withheld the evidence.

It was not immediately clear which video, in particular, the jury was asking to review, on its second day of deliberations.

The jury asked two questions — one about where to view the video, and the other about the numberings of video evidence exhibits.

During closing argument last Friday, the prosecution attempted to use high-resolution video to argue that Rittenhouse had raised his rifle and aimed it before he was charged by Joseph Rosenbaum, the first person he shot during the riot on Aug. 25, 2020. The defense argued — with the jury absent — that the prosecution had used an invalid method to enhance the image, and told the jury that Rittenhouse had been facing the opposite direction and would not have aimed a rifle with his left hand.

Ultimately, the judge said that the jury would view the video in court, with all spectators and lawyers absent.

Judge Schroeder also addressed controversies in the media, including his decision to prohibit the prosecution from referring to the three men shot by Rittenhouse (one of whom survived and testified) as “victims,” his unusual practice of allowing the defendant to draw the numbers of six alternate jurors out of a barrel, and his delay on defense motions to dismiss the case.

He also blasted harassment directed against both the prosecution and defense attorneys, calling it “shameful, some of the things that are being done to these people.” He added that he might not be inclined to allow trials to be televised in future.

On Tuesday, the first day of deliberations, the jury asked specifically for 11 additional copies of the instructions on self-defense. The request to review video evidence suggests that they are studying the question of self-defense very closely.

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2021/11/17/rittenhouse-jury-asks-about-videos-judge-my-nightmare-has-come-true/

RFK Jr's The Real Anthony Fauci: First Look

https://www.bitchute.com/video/NKf12YQ6TvIx/