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The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted 124-14 to strip
Israel of the right to self-defense against Palestinian terrorism in the
West Bank, Gaza Strip, and east Jerusalem.

The text of the resolution was based on the International Court of
Justice�s advisory opinion in July that Israel�s occupation of Palestinian
territory was illegal.

Prior to the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he supported
the ICJ option and would abide by the vote, which calls on the IDF to
withdraw to the pre-1967 lines within 12 months.

The resolution also calls on member states not to sell arms or military
equipment to Israel that would be used in Gaza, the West Bank, and east
Jerusalem. It calls for a boycott of all Israeli products produced over
the pre-1967 lines.

The resolution has declaratory power only but provides international
backing to those countries that want to take additional steps against
Israel.

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No mention of the hostages
The text does not mention Hamas, the October 7 invasion of Israel, or the
remaining 101 hostages in Gaza. It makes no requirements of Hamas or the
Palestinians with regard to attacks on Israel.

The resolution was opposed by Argentina, the Czech Republic, Fiji,
Hungary, Israel, Malawi, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Tonga, Tuvalu, and the United States.

Among the 43 countries that abstained were Australia, Canada, the United
Kingdom, and European Union countries Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark,
Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and
Sweden.

New Zealand supported the resolution as did 13 EU nations: Belgium,
Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg,
Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain.

Canadian Ambassador to the UN Bob Rae blasted the resolution, despite his
country�s abstention and even though he said his government respected the
role of the ICJ and agreed with a number of tenets of the document,
including an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 lines.

�Canada cannot support a resolution where one party, the State of Israel,
is held solely responsible for the conflict,� Rae said.

�There is no mention in the resolution of the need to end terrorism, for
which Israel has serious and legitimate security concerns,� he said.

�Canada is concerned that this resolution contains language that aligns
with [the] Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions [movement], which Canada
firmly opposes. This effort seeks to uniquely isolate Israel,� Rae said.

Israel�s Foreign Ministry said the resolution was �disconnected from
reality, encourages terrorism, and harms the chances for peace� by
ignoring Israel�s real security concerns, particularly in the aftermath of
the Hamas October 7 attack. This resolution �is what being disconnected
looks like; this is what cynical international politics looks like.�

It strengthens the �Hamas terrorist organization and the Iranian terrorist
state that stands behind it,� the Foreign Ministry said. �The resolution
sends a message that terrorism pays off and yields international
resolutions. The decision only encourages Hamas�s rejectionism with
regards to the deal for the release of the hostages and a ceasefire and
further distances the possibility of reaching such a deal.�

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said: �Instead of marking the
anniversary of the October 7 massacre by condemning Hamas and calling for
the release of the remaining 101 hostages, the General Assembly continues
to dance to the music of the Palestinian Authority, which backs the Hamas
murderers.�

New Zealand Ambassador to the UN Carolyn Schwalger said her country had
supported the resolution, even though it considered that it was not
possible for Israel to adhere to it.

�The 12-month time frame set out in the resolution for Israeli withdrawal
from the occupied Palestinian territory is frankly unrealistic,� she said.
�A two-state solution needs to be the product of negotiation. Aspirations
need to be tempered by realism, given the complexities to be addressed.�

�However, in the next 12 months we expect Israel to take meaningful steps
towards compliance with international law, particularly through withdrawal
from the occupied Palestinian territory,� Schwalger said.

�We also expect the PA to take meaningful steps to assume political and
security control of the occupied territory,� she added.

The office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the
decision, which PA envoy to the UN Riyad Mansour called historic on
Tuesday when the UN began deliberating the resolution.

Abbas, in a statement posted on WAFA, the Palestine News and Information
Agency, called on UN member states to take individual and collective
action to implement the resolution.

On Tuesday, prior to the vote, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-
Greenfield told the plenum that the resolution �refuses to address the
reality that Israel, a United Nations member state, simply has a right to
protect and defend its people from acts of terror and violence.�

�Despite the fact that Hamas just upended ceasefire negotiations by
brutally murdering six hostages, and despite the fact that Hamas continues
to use civilians as human shields in Gaza, this resolution does not
include any measures to pressure Hamas to heed Security Council Resolution
2735, accept the deal on the table, and implement it without delay or
further conditions,� she said.

Likud MK Dan Illouz responded to the vote in a post on X, saying, "The UN
has become a direct threat to the free world, sending a dangerous message:
that a free nation has no right to defend itself against bloodthirsty,
immoral terrorists. Instead of condemning Hamas for the barbaric slaughter
of over 1,200 innocent civilians, the UN shamefully targets Israel � the
only democracy in the region standing for human rights."

"Even worse, an institution founded after the Holocaust to prevent such
atrocities now shields a new attempt at genocide led by Iran through its
proxies Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis," he continued. " In this
theater of the absurd, the UN dares to accuse Israel of violating
international law � when Israel is the only nation in the region both
upholding and enforcing it, even in war. Israel is the moral compass,
defending its people while adhering to the highest standards of law and
justice."

"Make no mistake: this isn�t just Israel�s war. It�s the war for the right
of the entire free world to defend itself against terror and evil. Don�t
be fooled � Israel may be on the front lines, but you are all in the
crosshairs, too. This fight is for the very survival of freedom, decency,
and life itself," the post concluded.

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Margery Koveleski says “Why Springfield?” is something she’s been hearing a lot lately.

“Everybody asks the question,” says Koveleski, a community activist and translator in the Ohio city who’s been helping its growing Haitian population.

Springfield is now home to thousands of Haitians. Last week’s presidential debate thrust the small city into the national spotlight, prompting even more people to wonder how a Haitian community has taken root there — and why.

Here’s a look at some key questions, and the answers we know so far.

How many Haitians are living in Springfield?
There’s no official tally. Mayor Rob Rue told CNN the city’s population has grown about 25% over the past three years, in part due to the arrival of Haitian immigrants.

Between 12,000 and 15,000 immigrants are living in Clark County, which includes Springfield, according to estimates on the city’s website. Of that group, an estimated 10,000-12,000 are Haitian, according to a July presentation from the county’s health commissioner, who cited data from school and social services officials.

The 2020 Census estimated about 60,000 people were living in Springfield, and 2022 data from the American Community Survey indicated about 2% of the city’s population was born outside the US.

Did a government program send them there for resettlement?
No. Immigrants have chosen to live in Springfield due to its low cost of living and available work, according to a city website, which notes that “no government entity is responsible for the influx of Haitians into Clark County.”

“Any system is going to struggle with the rapid population growth we have seen,” Clark County Health Commissioner Chris Cook told the Springfield City Council in July as he stressed the importance of getting more resources and funding to help.

“This is not part of a federal resettlement program. … It’s not someplace it was planned, and it’s not someplace those resources initially go by policy,” he said.

So how did they end up there? And why was Springfield their destination?
Officials and Springfield residents who’ve spoken with CNN say employment opportunities and word of mouth drew an influx of immigrants to the city.

Koveleski, the interpreter and community activist in Springfield, said word that jobs were available spread quickly among Haitians’ family and friends.

“Before you know it,” she told CNN’s Omar Jimenez, “it was almost like, ‘If there’s a good Friday sale and you got a great deal at Macy’s, you tell all your friends, and the stores are packed.’”

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said businesses in the area are grateful to have the help of a growing labor force.

“Ohio is on the move, and Springfield has really made a great resurgence with a lot of companies coming in. These Haitians came in to work for these companies,” he told ABC on Sunday. “What the companies tell us is that they are very good workers. They’re very happy to have them there, and frankly, that’s helped the economy.”

Has something changed with Haitian immigration to the US?
Yes. In recent years, the number of Haitians in the US who’ve been given permission to work here legally has grown.

In January 2023, the Biden administration announced Haitians would be among a new group of nationalities eligible for a program officials hoped would create more lawful pathways into the US and decrease pressure at the border. Under the program, applicants are vetted and must have a sponsor in the United States. Approved participants are granted travel authorization and permission, known as parole, that allows them to enter the United States legally.

More than 210,000 Haitians have been paroled into the US through the program, according to data released this week by US Customs and Border Protection. And Haitians make up the largest share of participants in the program, which also provides pathways for Cubans, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans.

Department of Homeland Security officials have credited the program with decreasing illegal border crossings, but it’s also drawn criticism and legal challenges from Republican attorneys general who’ve argued the program itself is illegal. Officials paused the program for several weeks this summer over fraud concerns but restarted it last month, saying they’d added additional safeguards and vetting for sponsors.

Cook, the Clark County health commissioner, pointed to the parole program as one of several immigration routes the community’s Haitians had taken to the US. He also cited a family reunification program that allows lawful permanent residents and citizens to bring family members legally to the US, and to humanitarian parole granted at the border.

The Biden administration also expanded deportation protections for Haitians in the country earlier this year, estimating that about 300,000 people would be newly eligible for temporary protected status under the designation.

Has this happened before?
The situation in Springfield follows a familiar pattern, according to Julia Gelatt, associate director of the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute’s US immigration policy program.

“We know that immigrants tend to move to places with economic opportunity, and then, once immigrants settle in a new destination where there are jobs and where life is good, then they tell their friends and family, whether back home or in other parts United States, and then people follow their social networks,” Gelatt said. “We’ve seen this since old European migration waves, but also more recently.”

In the 1990s, for example, tensions flared as immigrant populations seeking work moved into small towns and cities in the Southeast.

“When there’s a fast pace of change within a locality, that tends to be where we see more tensions emerge over the cost of immigration or over social differences,” she said. “The tensions that we’re seeing in Springfield, and also the patterns, are things that have played out across the United States in many periods of our country’s history.”

What’s bringing Haitian immigrants to the US?
There’s a long history of Haitian immigration to the US in response to political instability, economic crisis and natural disasters, and Democrats trying to destroy the Republic of the United States of America.

Leave the black trash where it belongs - out of the country.

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