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Omar, Tlaib Host News Conference On Travel Restrictions
Store Clerk Found Guilty Of Murdering A 17-Year-Old Over A Two Dollar Drink
Democratic U. S. Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan plan to host a news conference Monday after- noon on travel restrictions to Israel and Palestine, after they were denied entry into Israel last week.
At the urging of Presi- dent Donald Trump, Is- rael denied entry to the two Muslim representatives over their support for the Pales- tinian-led boycott move- ment. Tlaib and Omar, who had planned to visit Jerusalem and the Israeli-oc- cupied West Bank on a tour organized by a Palestinian group, are outspoken critics of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians and support the Palestinian-led international movement boycotting Israel. Before Israel's decision, Trump tweeted it would be a "show of weakness" to allow the two representatives in. Israel controls entry and exit to the West Bank, which it seized in the 1967 Mideast war along with east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip — territories the Palestinians want for a future state.
Trump's request to a for- eign country to bar the entry of elected U. S. officials — and Israel's decision to do so — were unprecedented and drew widespread criticism,
U.S. REP IIHAN OMAR
including from many Israelis as well as staunch supporters of Israel in Congress. Critics said Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision was a reckless gam- ble and risked turning Israel into a partisan issue and threatened to undermine ties between the close allies.
Taib and Omar are known as supporters of "boy- cott, divestment and sanc- tions," or BDS, a Palestinian-led global move- ment. Supporters say the movement is a nonviolent way of protesting Israel's mil- itary rule over the occupied territories, but Israel says it
U.S. REP. RASHIDA TLAIB
aims to delegitimize the state and eventually wipe it off the map.
Last week, Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said Tlaib had requested and been granted permission to enter the West Bank to see her aging grandmother. Deri's office released a letter that it said was from Tlaib, which promised to respect travel restrictions during her visit. But after the announce- ment, Tlaib tweeted she wouldn't allow Israel to use her love for her grandmother to force her to "bow down to their oppressive & racist poli- cies."
ANWAR GHAZALI
A two dollar beverage cost Dorian Harris his life.
Tennessee store clerk, Anwar Ghazali, was put on trial for chasing and mur- dering the 17-year-old who stole an alcoholic drink on March 30, 2018.
Harris entered the store around 10:00 p.m. and was there for a total of seven sec- onds. Surveillance footage showed him grabbing a beer from the cooler and exiting the store. Ghazali followed behind him.
The 29-year-old former Top Stop convenience store employee chased after him, shooting his gun. He did not report the theft or shooting to police or emergency serv- ices, but told a witness, “I think I shot him.”
Prosecutors said after fir- ing his gun, Ghazali simply walked back inside the store to continue assisting cus- tomers.
USA Today reports Ghaz- ali's defense tried to prove Harris’ death was acciden- tal, as their client never in- tended to kill Harris as he fled the North Memphis store. His defense lawyers
DORIAN HARRIS
claimed Ghazali fired a weapon upward into the night air as Harris ran away, intended to be warn- ing shots.
But Harris was shot by a bullet that wounded his femoral artery, causing him to bleed out as he continued to run through the neighbor- hood.
Two days later, his body was discovered by a neighbor behind an abandoned house nearby.
"The defendant took it upon himself to be the judge, the jury and the executioner over a $2 [drink]. That's why we're here," said Lora Fowler in her closing state- ment. "Why are you using deadly force to defend a [drink]?"
Ghazali was found guilty of murder in the second de- gree by a jury in a Shelby County criminal court. In Tennessee, second-degree murder charge is punishable by 15 to 60 years in prison.
According to reports, Ghazali sat emotionless as he was read his fate. He will be sentenced on September 23.
Alligators Caught Climbing Fences And Swimming Across Roads In Florida
Most people know alliga- tors get just about every- where in Florida, but now they've really leveled up.
Videos from last week show one swimming in the middle of a busy road -- and another climbing a fence.
One of the intrusive rep- tiles was filmed on Thursday swimming in a giant puddle in the middle of an intersec- tion during a downpour in St. Petersburg. Facebook user Roger Light Jr. caught it on video.
Another gator in Jack- sonville took a cue from a viral "Storm Area 51" Face- book post. Someone caught this animal climbing the fence at the naval air station
in the city, and, no, we didn't know they could climb fences either.
The gator made a much more graceful landing than many of us would have.
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