(SRN NEWS)- ( ) All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state’s highest court. The three judges won new terms with support from the Democratic Party and allies including Planned Parenthood and LGBT lobby groups. The […]
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( ) All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state’s highest court. The three judges won new terms with support from the Democratic Party and allies including Planned Parenthood and LGBT lobby groups. The court will now be expected to deliver on issues such as abortion and transgenderism. While not all spending or financial sources have been disclosed publicly, Democrats easily outspent a Republican campaign to unseat the judges by a margin of at least four-to-one.
( ) A Dutch venue has canceled a historic Hanukkah concert because one of the singers is connected to the Israeli Army. Amsterdam’s Royal Concert Hall is ending 10 years of Hanukkah concerts over Shai Abramson, a retired IDF member who serves as the Army’s cantor. The concert series was first revived in 2015, 70 years after it was halted by the Nazis during their occupation of Holland. Anti-Semitism has been on the rise in Amsterdam, which features a large population of recent Muslim immigrants. Last year the city was roiled by pro-Palestinian protests that followed the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
( ) New York City’s Jewish community — the largest in the United States — is abounding with anxiety now that the city has its first Muslim mayor. Zohran Mamdani won over many liberal Jewish voters with vows to make the city more affordable and equitable. But he has alarmed many others, in New York and across the U.S., with harsh criticism of Israel, including assertions that its military campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide. The new mayor has also said he would direct the city’s police department to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits New York, on charges brought by the International Criminal Court.
( ) The German government has banned a Muslim group, accusing it of violating human rights and the country’s democratic values. The Interior Ministry says the organization which it banned, Muslim Interactive, promoted anti-Semitism and discrimination against women. The group is known for a savvy online presence used to appeal especially to young Muslim immigrants who feel alienated. German officials say Muslim Interactive was a particular threat because it promoted Islam as the sole model for the social order and maintained that Sharia Law should take precedence over German law.