“Recoger aceitunas no es ilegal, la ocupación [israelí] sí lo es”. Estas han sido las palabras de Brad Lander, candidato demócrata al Congreso de Estados Unidos, al ser detenido este miércoles durante algunas horas por militares y agentes de policía israelí cerca del pueblo de Nahalin, en Cisjordania. El político acompañaba, junto a varias decenas de activistas locales y extranjeros, a agricultores palestinos en la cosecha de las olivas en un lugar donde hay asentamiento israelíes y, a menudo, enfrentamientos.

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El gobierno de Estados Unidos ha denegado el visado a Ada Colau para participar en un encuentro de la red de ciudades Fearles Cities que se celebrará en Puerto Rico en dos semanas. Inicialmente, el ejecutivo de Donald Trump, solicitó el visado electrónico digitalmente y se aprobó a todo el equipo de la candidata del Frente Amplio salvo a ella. Por ello viajó a Madrid para una entrevista en la Embajada de Estados Unidos durante la que las preguntas se centraron exclusivamente en su participación en la flotilla de ayuda humanitaria que quería entrar en Gaza y por la que fue retenida en Israel durante tres días, explican fuentes próximas a la candidata.

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The NYC mayor backs the Michigan Democrat as both face Islamophobic attacks from Republicans ahead of Nov. 3 election

Dan Hanover has planted a sign in the front yard of his home in Tarrytown as if trying to ward off a curse. It bears just three words, “Mike Lawler for Congress,” but that is more than enough for everyone here to understand what it means: the retiree is determined to do whatever he can to help the Republican who represents this charming village north of New York City keep his seat in the House of Representatives after the November 3 election.

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Dan Hanover ha plantado en el jardín de su casa de Tarrytown un cartel como quien trata de desafiar un maleficio. Son solo tres palabras ―“Mike Lawler Congreso”―, pero más que suficientes para que todos aquí entiendan su significado: este jubilado se ha empeñado en hacer lo que esté en su mano para que el republicano que representa en Washington a este encantador pueblo al norte de Nueva York continúe en la Cámara de Representantes tras las elecciones del 3 de noviembre.

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Sen. Kristen Gonzalez, who introduced the bill, says codifying the governor’s executive order would keep a future administration from undoing it

In the Bronx, the city’s chief executive accused the GOP nominee of governing by punishment, with the Nov. 3 vote nearing

News editor Ben Sales discusses survey fervor before the October 27 ballot, and rising tensions between NYC Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch and Mayor Zohran Mamdani

There is still over an hour before the protagonist appears, but the line already wraps around the block. Dozens of people wait patiently for their turn to see the man who has become the great hope of the Democratic left wing. When he begins to speak, pandemonium breaks out: “My name is Abdul El‑Sayed and I am going to be your next senator in Washington.” Over the next hour, the hundreds gathered in this venue will applaud, laugh, and cheer every word from the mouth of the new star of American politics, who has already made a fitted black T‑shirt and jeans his trademark look. We are in Lansing, Michigan’s capital, where one of the most gripping battles of the midterm elections — just over two weeks away — is being fought.

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Il sindaco di New York, Zohran Mamdani, ha deciso di non sfilare lungo la Fifth Avenue in occasione della tradizionale parata del Columbus Day che si terrà oggi. La conferma, come riportato dal quotidiano The New York Times, è giunta direttamente dal Municipio senza ulteriori spiegazioni, accompagnata soltanto dal preavviso di un futuro ricevimento a […]

Victimhood, its exploitation and its political use to justify cruelty have been among the topics most extensively researched by Sarah Schulman. A decade has passed since the writer, LGBTQ+ activist and AIDS historian published Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair, which is now being released in Spanish. “Sadly, it turns out the book was prophetic,” the 68-year-old author explains to EL PAÍS via video conference. “It came out before Trump was elected, and he’s proven all the arguments presented to be true. All of his rhetoric revolves around him being a victim. We see the same thing with Netanyahu. This idea of the perpetrator presenting themselves as the victim is now the global norm, unfortunately.”

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The mayor says the city will sue promptly if the university keeps the campus path closed, citing a 1953 agreement

Property owners, backed by attorney Randy Mastro, want a 3-percent hike restored for about a million homes