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Vision Council Announces Publication of New Technical Standard for Eye Protectors for Racket Sports
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The Vision Council issued the following news release:
The Vision Council, the leading voice for the optical industry, announces the publication of ASTM F3164-24, the Standard Specification for Eye Protectors for Racket Sports (Racquetball, Squash, Tennis, Pickleball). This updated standard replaces the 2019 version and now includes testing methods for pickleball.
ASTM F3164-24 Standard Specification for Eye Protectors for Racket Sports (Racquetball, Squash, Tennis, Pickleball) provides performance requirements for both plano and prescription eye protection devices.
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- The Vision Council issued the following news release:
The Vision Council, the leading voice for the optical industry, announces the publication of ASTM F3164-24, the Standard Specification for Eye Protectors for Racket Sports (Racquetball, Squash, Tennis, Pickleball). This updated standard replaces the 2019 version and now includes testing methods for pickleball.
ASTM F3164-24 Standard Specification for Eye Protectors for Racket Sports (Racquetball, Squash, Tennis, Pickleball) provides performance requirements for both plano and prescription eye protection devices.This specification covers eye protectors designed for use by players of racket sports (that is, racquetball, squash, tennis, pickleball), that minimize or significantly reduce injury to the eye and adnexa due to impact and penetration by racket-sport rackets/paddles and balls.
The standard dictates frame and lens minimum robustness requirements (impact resistance), optics requirements and downstream Rx filling requirements for optical laboratories and opticians/dispensers prior to delivering racket sports eyewear to the customer.
The new standard supersedes "F3164-19" which replaced the racket sports eyewear provisions previously addressed by ASTM F803. The standard represents work by a team of industry experts, led by ASTM F08.57 Chairman Dale Pfriem from Protective Equipment Consulting Services, Vice Chair Michael C. Vitale from The Vision Council, and principal contributing member Jimmy Slattery from Zyloware.
A copy of the standard can be purchased through ASTM (https://www.astm.org/f3164-24.html).
ASTM committee F08.57 is a long-established group of protective eyewear experts comprised of manufacturers, eyecare practitioners and game and rule regulating authorities tasked with the development of national standards that apply to sports and recreational protective eyewear. ASTM is accredited by ANSI to develop national standards in this area.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Michael Vitale, The Vision Council's Vice President of Membership, Government Relations and Technical Affairs.
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Original text here: https://thevisioncouncil.org/blog/vision-council-announces-publication-new-technical-standard-eye-protectors-racket-sports
[Category: Health Care]
SWC Participates in IHRA Plenary Held in London
LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 7 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news:
The Simon Wiesenthal Center just concluded its participation in the Second Plenary of the UK Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in London. SWC was represented by its Director for Latin America, Dr. Ariel Gelblung, who was part of the Argentine Delegation.
The London conference began with a meeting on "Artificial Intelligence in Holocaust Education, Research and Remembrance." Technical experts and specialists delved into the dangers and possibilities represented by the phenomenon
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LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 7 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news:
The Simon Wiesenthal Center just concluded its participation in the Second Plenary of the UK Presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in London. SWC was represented by its Director for Latin America, Dr. Ariel Gelblung, who was part of the Argentine Delegation.
The London conference began with a meeting on "Artificial Intelligence in Holocaust Education, Research and Remembrance." Technical experts and specialists delved into the dangers and possibilities represented by the phenomenonthat is here to stay.
Other working groups explored the difficulties of confronting Antisemitism on University Campuses. Dr. Gelblung announced that the Latin American office of the Simon Wiesenthal Center is working on an application that will make it possible to determine if a news item is Antisemitic, according to the IHRA Definition. Additional working groups focused on Holocaust denial.
Dr. Gelblung also shared strategies for confronting the inversion of history through the growing accusation that Israel is worse than the Nazis. Dr. Gelblung highlighted SWC's successful actions against these false accusations perpetrated by President Lula of Brazil, including securing the use of the IHRA definition of antisemitism by more than a dozen Brazilian States in addition to a Sao Paulo Court ruling against a journalist for the same in a case that utilized a report prepared by the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Latin American office.
The plenary approved a program of recommendations to safeguard Holocaust sites and memorials and the teaching program on the Roma genocide. it was unanimously agreed that in 2026 Argentina will preside over IHRA, bringing the organization to Latin America for the first time since inception.
For further information, please email Ariel Gelblung, SWC's Director of Latin America, at agelblung@wiesenthal.com, join the Center on Facebook, or follow @simonwiesenthal for news updates sent directly to your Twitter feed.
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organization. It holds consultative status at the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the OAS, and the Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO).
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Original text here: https://www.wiesenthal.com/about/news/swc-particiipates-in-ihra.html
[Category: Political]
LDF Commends District Court's Decision Declaring Naval Academy's Race-Conscious Admissions Policies Constitutional
NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2024:
Today, a federal court issued a ruling upholding the U.S. Naval Academy's limited consideration of race in admissions, concluding that the program is constitutional because it is narrowly tailored to meet mission-critical national security interests.
In response to the ruling, Michaele Turnage Young, Senior Counsel and Co-Manager of the Legal Defense Fund's (LDF) Equal Protection Initiative issued the following statement:
"We are pleased to see the District Court affirm the right of the
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NEW YORK, Dec. 7 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2024:
Today, a federal court issued a ruling upholding the U.S. Naval Academy's limited consideration of race in admissions, concluding that the program is constitutional because it is narrowly tailored to meet mission-critical national security interests.
In response to the ruling, Michaele Turnage Young, Senior Counsel and Co-Manager of the Legal Defense Fund's (LDF) Equal Protection Initiative issued the following statement:
"We are pleased to see the District Court affirm the right of theNaval Academy to use an admissions policy designed to identify talented, hard-working students that hail from all parts of the racially diverse country our military serves.
"The military is keenly aware that a climate of distrust caused by a lack of equal opportunity along racial lines risks mission failure and loss of life. It is unfortunate that some are willing to undermine the safety of our sailors and risk our country's national security by promoting exclusion.
"While we are encouraged by today's ruling, LDF is prepared to support the Naval Academy against any further attacks to their admissions program."
In Students For Fair Admissions v. Harvard/UNC, the Supreme Court noted that its decision did not affect race-conscious admissions at the U.S. military academies, which it said had "potentially distinct" interests that separate them from civilian colleges. Following this, SFFA sued West Point and the U.S. Naval Academy, alleging that their limited consideration of race in admissions is unconstitutional. LDF filed an amicus brief with the ACLU and the National Association of Black Military Women defending the military academies' programs.
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Original text and links presented by source here: https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-commends-district-courts-decision-declaring-naval-academys-race-conscious-admissions-policies-constitutional/?_ga=2.100727176.807005503.1733466307-1185069679.1729057577
[Category: Law/Legal]
KFF: Abortion Was a Motivating Factor for Many Voters in Tuesday's Election But Ranked Lower Than Concerns About the Economy
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 7 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release:
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Dashboard Highlights Abortion and Health Costs Insights from AP VoteCast Survey, Including Data from Supplemental KFF Questions
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Abortion drove many voters to turn out for Tuesday's election, but not always for Vice President Kamala Harris, while concerns about the economy weighed more heavily on voters' minds, according to polling data from KFF and the Associated Press.
About a quarter of voters said abortion was the "single most important" factor
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SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 7 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release:
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Dashboard Highlights Abortion and Health Costs Insights from AP VoteCast Survey, Including Data from Supplemental KFF Questions
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Abortion drove many voters to turn out for Tuesday's election, but not always for Vice President Kamala Harris, while concerns about the economy weighed more heavily on voters' minds, according to polling data from KFF and the Associated Press.
About a quarter of voters said abortion was the "single most important" factorin their vote, about 4 in10 said it had a major impact on their decision to turn out (similar to the shares who said so in the 2022 midterm elections), and over half said it had a major impact on which candidates they supported, according to the Associated Press's VoteCast survey. In partnership with the AP, KFF added supplemental questions to the survey of the 2024 electorate to gauge how voters were weighing health care issues as they exited the polls.
But Vice President Harris's strong advantage on abortion was not enough to override negative views of the economy and immigration, issues where President- Elect Donald Trump held the edge, the polling data shows. Forty percent of voters said high prices for gas, groceries and other goods was the single most important factor to their vote, including 51% of Republicans, 41% of independents, and 28% of Democrats.
KFF's analysis shows that Trump did much better than Harris among the majorities of voters who reported being very concerned about the cost of groceries, gas, and housing. He also did better than Harris among the more than half of voters who said they were very concerned about the cost of health care.
Moreover, on the issue of abortion, Trump managed to garner small but important shares of votes among those who voted in favor of abortion ballot measures in their state, winning four states where voters also chose to expand or protect abortion access. Trump won support from about three in ten voters who voted in favor of abortion access in the battleground states of Nevada and Arizona, a similar share in Missouri, and about a quarter in Montana.
In an online interactive dashboard, KFF examines the role that abortion, the economy and health care costs played in the 2024 election, providing a deep dive into voters' thinking on health care issues as they made their decisions about whether to vote and whom to vote for.
KFF provides data and analysis of the overall AP VoteCast survey and these supplemental questions at both the national and state level.
The dashboard includes:
* An interactive map that provides a more detailed look at states with abortion-related ballot measures.
* Analysis and charts examining the motivations of voters and the impact of concerns about abortion policy and health care costs nationally and across states, including some data breakouts by demographic groups and political party.
* A curated set of charts providing key analysis among subgroups of voters on topics like abortion ballot measures, health care as an economic concern, and voters' views of the most important issues facing the U.S.
The AP VoteCast is a national and 48 state surveys of more than 115,000 voters conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for The Associated Press, Fox News, PBS NewsHour, and The Wall Street Journal beginning on Oct. 28 and concluding as polls closed on Nov. 5, 2024, in English and Spanish. The national survey was conducted using NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak panel, while the individual state surveys were conducted from a random sample of state voter files and from self-identified registered voters selected from non-probability online panels. More details are available about AP VoteCast's methodology here (https://www.ap.org/elections/our-role/ap-votecast/).
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Original text here: https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/press-release/abortion-was-a-motivating-factor-for-many-voters-in-tuesdays-election-but-ranked-lower-than-concerns-about-the-economy/
[Category: [Health Care]
Friends of the Earth UK: Climate Adaption - Appeal Launched Over High Court Judgment
LONDON, England, Dec. 7 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release:
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Appeal comes one year after co-claimant was left homeless due to coastal erosion in Norfolk
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Friends of the Earth and two co-claimants are appealing against the High Court's decision in October to reject their legal challenge to the government's inadequate climate adaptation plans.
The decision to appeal comes as one of the co-claimants - Kevin Jordan - prepares to mark the first anniversary of his Norfolk home being demolished (on 9 December) as a result of coastal erosion [/2].
With Storm Darragh
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LONDON, England, Dec. 7 -- Friends of the Earth UK issued the following news release:
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Appeal comes one year after co-claimant was left homeless due to coastal erosion in Norfolk
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Friends of the Earth and two co-claimants are appealing against the High Court's decision in October to reject their legal challenge to the government's inadequate climate adaptation plans.
The decision to appeal comes as one of the co-claimants - Kevin Jordan - prepares to mark the first anniversary of his Norfolk home being demolished (on 9 December) as a result of coastal erosion [/2].
With Storm Darraghset to batter the UK with high winds this weekend, there are fears that the fragile Hemsby coastline could face further erosion [/3].
Friends of the Earth is launching the appeal alongside two people whose lives have already been severely impacted by the climate crisis:
* Kevin Jordan, whose home in Hemsby, Norfolk was demolished in December 2023 after coastal erosion, fuelled by sea level rise and severe storms caused by climate change, left it in danger of falling into the sea.
* Disability activist Doug Paulley, who has a number of health conditions which are being exacerbated by searing summer temperatures. He's concerned that the government's current adaptation plans fail to consider the needs of disabled people - particularly in places such as care homes - putting him and others at risk.
Friends of the Earth and the co-claimants argued that the current National Adaptation Programme (NAP), introduced by the previous government in July 2023, falls far short of what's legally required, with marginalised groups - such as older and disabled people - and those living in areas most exposed to rising global temperatures, disproportionately affected by the impacts of extreme weather and a deficient national adaptation programme.
Friends of the Earth is appealing on the grounds that the judge was wrong to conclude that non-specific and unmeasurable adaptation objectives could be lawfully set under the Climate Change Act, and that an assessment of the risk that the policies and plans would fail to deliver their intended impact was not legally required.
The co-claimants also maintain that their human rights have been breached in the making of the plan, not least due to the lack of efficacy in the programme but also due to the failure to include marginalised groups - such as disabled people - in the decision-making process.
The court is expected to make a decision on whether to allow the appeal in 2-3 months' time.
As the climate crisis escalates, the effects are increasingly being felt by communities across the country, such as those still dealing with the aftermath of Storm Bert that hit in late November, which left some disabled and elderly people in Wales struggling to get bottled water following fears that tap water may have been contaminated [/4].
Kevin Jordan said:
"As the anniversary of my home being lost to coastal erosion approaches, it is heart-breaking to see more homes on the Hemsby coastline under threat.
"Climate change is fuelling this crisis. When I bought my home 15 years ago, I was advised it would be safe for decades to come.
"The government's climate adaptation plan is seriously inadequate and unless it is massively improved, communities across the country will be at risk from our rapidly changing weather.
"I hope this appeal succeeds and forces the government to give better protection to the hundreds of thousands of homes in England currently at risk of coastal flooding and erosion."
Doug Paulley said:
"The current National Adaptation Programme is not fit for purpose as it fails to protect disabled people from the impacts of climate change.
"I am delighted that we are appealing against the High Court ruling earlier this year. We need an adaptation plan that better protects us all - especially those most at risk and whose lives are disproportionally affected by our rapidly changing climate."
Friends of the Earth's head of legal, Will Rundle, said:
"We maintain that the government's climate adaptation plan is unlawful and believe there are serious errors in the High Court ruling.
"The UK is woefully iIl-prepared for the escalating impacts of the climate crisis, putting millions of people at risk from increasingly severe and more frequent storms, floods and heatwaves.
"The government admits that the previous administration's approach to climate adaptation has "left Britain badly exposed". We urgently need a new and robust adaptation programme to help safeguard our homes and communities for the future."
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Notes:
1. Lawyers acting for Friends of the Earth and the two co-claimants had argued that the adaptation plan was unlawful on 4 counts because:
* It breached the Climate Change Act 2008 by failing to set out lawful adaptation objectives.
* It failed to assess and include the risks to delivery of the plans and policies it included.
* It failed to lawfully assess impacts on protected groups under the Equality Act 2010.
* It breached the human rights of the two individual claimants under the Human Rights Act, due to the lack of effective provision for human rights exemplified by the specific risks they faced on heat and coastal erosion.
The main grounds of the appeal are that the judge was wrong:
* In his approach to the legal requirements for setting adaptation 'objectives' under s58 of the Climate Change Act 2008. And specifically, that 'objectives' for the purposes of section 58 CCA could lawfully be expressed simply as unspecified reductions in risks and/or did not need to be specific and measurable, including so that: they could be effective; progress towards them could later be assessed; and so the public concerned could understand the risk to which they were being put;
* In ruling that there was no legal requirement to assess risk to delivery of the plan's policies and measures;
* In finding that there was no breach of our co-claimant's substantive and procedural human rights as protected by the Human Rights Act, by misapplying recent case law from Strasbourg;
2. Kevin Jordan's home in Hemsby, Norfolk was demolished on the weekend of 9 and 10 December 2023. When he bought his house, 15 years ago, he was told it would be safe for another 100 years.
3. Hemsby Lifeboat's warning ahead of Storm Darragh hitting: https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/24773264.hemsby-lifeboats-warning-ahead-severe-storm-hitting/
4. Communities hit by Storm Bert flooding left waiting for bottled water to be delivered: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/communities-hit-storm-bert-flooding-102145085.html
5. In England, 1.9 million homes are currently at risk of coastal flooding and erosion: https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2024/01/30/the-coast-is-clear-strengthening-shoreline-management-planning/
6. A legal briefing on the High Court ruling is here (https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/high-court-judgment-national-adaptation-plan).
7. A press release on the High Court ruling is here (https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/climate-adaptation-appeal-considered-after-high-court-rejects-legal-challenge-over).
8. Images of Friends of the Earth and co-claimants outside the High Court hearing in July can be downloaded here (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/267j05j5jg642sj334r8w/AGc51F3GhiwFG6mSUXOFvcc/SELECT_STILLS_%20NAP%2023%20JULY/Media?rlkey=y4q61yiw8wd6u4ev0hr7ts70y&e=3&subfolder_nav_tracking=1&dl=0). Additional photos/ footage of the co-claimants available are here:https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ah0rg734u3432t7774in8/AGFPhkcdXMbpAGMd5-oO5KU?rlkey=rphko4atqb89gypc8j5plw5rr&dl=0
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Original text here: https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/climate-adaption-appeal-launched-over-high-court-judgment
[Category: Environment]
Families USA: CBO - Not Extending Enhanced ACA Subsidies Will Cause Significant Coverage Losses
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following statement on Dec. 6, 2024:
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Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) new report on the effects of not extending the enhanced premium tax credits.
"The current subsidies were enhanced in the American Rescue Plan and then extended as part of the Inflation Reduction Act and are due to expire at the end of 2025 if Congress does not pass an extension. According to the CBO, if they are not extended,
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following statement on Dec. 6, 2024:
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Anthony Wright, executive director of Families USA, released the following statement on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) new report on the effects of not extending the enhanced premium tax credits.
"The current subsidies were enhanced in the American Rescue Plan and then extended as part of the Inflation Reduction Act and are due to expire at the end of 2025 if Congress does not pass an extension. According to the CBO, if they are not extended,the number of people without health insurance will increase by 2.2 million in 2026, growing to nearly 4 million in the years after that. As a result, on average, those with health insurance will see their unsubsidized gross monthly premiums increase by as much as 8% each year.
"For people who now receive premium assistance, the increases will be far steeper: Taking into account the cuts in premium assistance, nonpartisan organizations, such as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, report that people will experience estimated premium increases ranging from 41 to 218 percent, with a median increase of 91 percent--a near doubling of their monthly costs.
"For nearly 20 million Americans, these enhanced tax credits have been the difference between getting access to the health care and coverage they need or going without it. This latest report makes clear that if Congress does not act, millions of Americans will lose their coverage, and millions more will see their monthly premiums spike significantly. At a time when so many families are struggling to pay for the basics, these tax credits have been a literal lifeline for millions of people to get health care they can afford.
"Voters just made it clear in the 2024 election that they want action to lower costs-and so it would be cruel to have the result be inaction that allows these tax credits to expire, and monthly health care costs to jump. For many millions of working Americans, premiums will double. For some, the spike will be not just hundreds but thousands of dollars of additional costs, leading many millions to lose coverage altogether. Congress must protect the health and financial security of our nation's families right now by extending these critical tax credits."
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For more information on the importance of the enhanced ACA subsidies, please refer to Families USA's fact sheet here. For additional data on the impact, see these resources (https://familiesusa.org/more-resources-for-your-advocacy-why-to-make-enhanced-premium-tax-credits-permanent/).
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Original text here: https://familiesusa.org/press-releases/cbo-not-extending-enhanced-aca-subsidies-will-cause-significant-coverage-losses/
[Category: Sociological]
CAIR Welcomes Sentencing of Pro-Israel Suspect Charged for Attacking Md. Palestine Car Caravan
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2024:
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), today welcomed the sentencing of Kenneth Levy of Kensington, Maryland, who faced two counts 2nd degree assault and two counts of malicious destruction of property for hurling eggs at an anti-genocide car caravan in September.
Case Numbers: D-06-CR-24-006123
D-06-CR-24-006452
D-06-CR-24-006451
Judge Aileen Oliver placed Levy on unsupervised probation for a period of one year, during which he must complete
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2024:
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), today welcomed the sentencing of Kenneth Levy of Kensington, Maryland, who faced two counts 2nd degree assault and two counts of malicious destruction of property for hurling eggs at an anti-genocide car caravan in September.
Case Numbers: D-06-CR-24-006123
D-06-CR-24-006452
D-06-CR-24-006451
Judge Aileen Oliver placed Levy on unsupervised probation for a period of one year, during which he must completea mandatory anger management course and community service. Levy's attorneys must provide proof of completion to the court. Violating the probation could lead to jail time.
"This incident is not just an act of vandalism; it represents a troubling trend of anti-Palestinian sentiment that seeks to silence voices advocating against genocide for justice and human rights," said CAIR's Maryland Director Zainab Chaudry. "We want to acknowledge the courage of activists and plaintiffs who pursued justice in this case."
BACKGROUNDER:
During a peaceful Sept. 8 car rally protesting Israel's ongoing U.S. backed genocide in Gaza, as determined by the United Nations and Amnesty International, activists were driving their vehicles in a caravan along a route in Kensington, Maryland. Car windows displayed messaging imploring neighbors and community members to urge U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md) to support Joint Resolutions of Disapproval on arms sales to Israel and to stop the misuse of taxpayer dollars by funding Israel's well-documented violations of international humanitarian law and basic rights of Palestinians. The demonstration was reportedly in compliance with local noise ordinances on public roads, and did not obstruct traffic.
A video played at trial showed that, Levy, 54, suddenly emerged from his house at 5:40 pm and threw a barrage of eggs at the caravan as it passed his house on Kensington Pkwy, striking several vehicles.
One activist and plaintiff, Dr. Azra Jalisi, described Levy to be "very angry-looking" and "aiming precisely at the cars and so I'm thinking, is he going to come down? Is he going to punch us? I was fumbling for my phone...We were very scared."
Last month, CAIR welcomed hate crime charge in the case of an anti-Palestinian incident in Baltimore.
CAIR noted that the incident reflects a broader pattern of hostility and intolerance towards Palestinian Americans and the Muslim community at large.
The civil rights group stands in solidarity with all those fighting hate, and underscores the need to address and combat bigotry, intolerance and discrimination.
In August, CAIR announced civil rights data on issues impacting Muslim and Arab communities in Maryland. That data highlights a troubling trend in reports of discrimination, free speech violations, hate bias incidents and bullying, among other concerns. CAIR documented 413 cases of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian complaints, incidents and requests for assistance statewide in Maryland between January - June 2024
From January to June 2024, CAIR documented 4,951 incoming bias complaints nationwide, a 69 percent increase over the same period in 2023.
Earlier this year, CAIR's national office released its 2024 civil rights report, which revealed the highest number of complaints it has ever received in its 30-year history. Titled "Fatal: The Resurgence of Anti-Muslim Hate," the report documented 8,061 complaints. Nearly half of all complaints received in 2023 were reported in the final three months of the year.
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SEE: BREAKING: CAIR Welcomes Arrest, Hate Charge in Case of Fake Pagers, Israeli Military Sweatshirt Mailed to Palestinian-Owned Business in Baltimore (https://www.cair.com/press_releases/breaking-cair-welcomes-arrest-hate-charge-in-case-of-fake-pagers-israeli-military-sweatshirt-mailed-to-palestinian-owned-business-in-baltimore/)
SEE Video: CAIR's Maryland Office Announces 413 New Complaints from January-June 2024 (https://www.cair.com/press_releases/video-cairs-maryland-office-announces-413-new-complaints-from-january-june-2024/)
SEE: New CAIR Data Shows Anti-Muslim, Anti-Palestinian Hate Remain Elevated in First Half of 2024 (https://www.cair.com/press_releases/new-cair-data-shows-anti-muslim-anti-palestinian-hate-remain-elevated-in-first-half-of-2024/)
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Original text here: https://www.cair.com/press_releases/cair-welcomes-sentencing-of-pro-israel-suspect-charged-for-attacking-md-palestine-car-caravan/
[Category: Sociological]
