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                                                                                         WORLD NEWS Tuesday 31 May 2022
             Israeli PM defends march marked by violence, racism



            By JOSEPH KRAUSS                                                                                                    with  one  of  Israel's  most
            Associated Press                                                                                                    popular   soccer    teams,
            JERUSALEM  (AP)  —  Israeli                                                                                         while  the  latter  is  linked  to
            Prime  Minister  Naftali  Ben-                                                                                      the  late  Rabbi  Meir  Kah-
            nett on Monday defended                                                                                             ane,  who  peached  a  vio-
            the decision to hold an an-                                                                                         lent, anti-Arab ideology.
            nual march that celebrates                                                                                          But right-wing views are far
            Israel's takeover of east Je-                                                                                       more  widespread  in  Israeli
            rusalem  and  was  marked                                                                                           society.  A  strong  majority
            by violence and anti-Pales-                                                                                         of  seats  in  Israel's  Knesset,
            tinian racism.                                                                                                      or parliament, are held by
            Authorities  called  up  thou-                                                                                      right-wing parties that sup-
            sands  of  police,  forcibly                                                                                        port  Jewish  settlement  in
            cleared  out  Palestinians                                                                                          the  occupied  territories
            and risked another war with                                                                                         and are opposed to Pales-
            the  Islamic  militant  group                                                                                       tinian  statehood,  including
            Hamas to ensure that tens                                                                                           one led by a disciple of Ka-
            of  thousands  of  mostly                                                                                           hane.
            right-wing   Israelis   could                                                                                       Right-wing factions are split
            parade  through  a  dense                                                                                           over whether former Prime
            Palestinian  neighborhood                                                                                           Minister Benjamin Netanya-
            and hundreds could visit a                                                                                          hu  should  return  to  office,
            bitterly contested holy site.                                                                                       and  some,  including  Ben-
            Israel  had  changed  the    Members  of Israeli security forces detain  a  Palestinian protester near  Damascus Gate outside   nett's  Yamina,  partnered
                                         Jerusalem's Old City as Israelis mark Jerusalem Day, an Israeli holiday celebrating the capture of
            route  at  the  last  minute   the Old City during the 1967 Mideast war. Sunday, May 29, 2022.                      with  centrist  and  left-wing
            during  last  year's  march,                                                                       Associated Press  parties  last  year  to  form  a
            at  a  time  of  soaring  ten-                                                                                      governing  coalition  and
            sions  over  violence  at  the  nationalists chant racist slo-  The  vast  majority  of  those  Bennett praised the march-  avoid more elections.
            holy  site  and  attempts  by  gans,  including  "Death  to  arrested  appear  to  have  ers, saying that "except for  But the nationalist parties in
            settlers  to  remove  dozens  Arabs," and attack Palestin-  been  Palestinians,  though  an  extremist  group,  whom  the  coalition  have  gotten
            of  Palestinian  families  from  ians  and  journalists.  Fights  police refused to provide a  we will deal with to the full-  their  way  when  it  comes
            their homes in east Jerusa-  broke out along the route,  breakdown.                    est extent of the law, those  to  settlement  expansion,
            lem.                         as police mainly intervened  Bennett praised the police's  who  celebrated  yesterday  acceptance of settler out-
            Hamas  still  fired  rockets,  to  protect  Jews  and  forc-  handling of the event and  did  so  in  a  very  special,  posts  and  barring  Israelis
            and  an  11-day  Gaza  war  ibly disperse Palestinians.   said  Israel  was  obliged  to  heart-lifting way."       from  extending  citizenship
            ensued.                      The  Palestinian  Red  Cres-  hold the march in the face  Defense   Minister   Benny  or even residency to Pales-
            Israel  avoided  that  sce-  cent rescue service said 62  of threats by Hamas.         Gantz  said  Israel  would  tinian spouses.
            nario this year and allowed  Palestinians  were  wound-   "If we hadn't done it along  consider  designating  two  Bennett himself is opposed
            the  parade  to  take  its  tra-  ed, including 23 who need-  the regular route, we would  far-right  groups,  La  Familia  to  Palestinian  statehood,
            ditional  route  through  the  ed  hospitalization.  Israeli  – in effect – never go back  and Lehava, as terrorist or-  but  his  government  has
            heart of the Muslim Quarter  police  said  they  arrested  to  it,"  he  said.  "This  could  ganizations.          approved  some  steps  to
            of the Old City.             over  60  suspects  and  that  have  been  a  retreat  on  The former is the notoriously  improve  economic  condi-
            But  the  march  saw  Israeli  five officers were wounded.  sovereignty."              racist  fan  club  associated  tions for Palestinians.q


             Death toll from Brazil floods at least 91, with dozens lost



            By DAVID BILLER              He  also  noted  the  country  available to cities afflicted
            Associated Press             has  recently  experienced  by such disasters.
            Authorities  in  northeastern  similar disasters in the moun-  Experts say climate change
            Brazil's  Pernambuco  state  tains above Rio de Janeiro,  contributes to more intense
            said Monday that 91 deaths  in southern Bahia state and  rainfall,  and  the  Intergov-
            have been confirmed from  in Minas Gerais state.          ernmental  Panel  on  Cli-
            flooding  over  the  week-   "Unfortunately,  these  ca-  mate  Change  has  classi-
            end, with more two dozen  tastrophes  happen  in  a  fied  Recife's  metropolitan
            people still missing.        continent-sized   country,"  region as one of the world's
            Hundreds of state and fed-   he said. "We're all obviously  most  vulnerable  cities.  The
            eral  rescue  workers  were  sad. We express our sympa-   low-lying metro region is set
            searching  for  26  people  thy to family members. Our  at the delta of three rivers,
            currently unaccounted for,  bigger objective is to com-   features  floodplains  and  a
            according  to  the  official  fort  families  and  also,  with  network  of  dozens  of  ca-
            statement.                   material  means,  attend  to  nals and is home to some 4
            Brazil's  President  Jair  Bolso-  the population."       million people.              Firefighters carry a body recovered from a landslide triggered
            naro on Monday flew over  The  government  is  moving  In  March,  Recife  became      by heavy rain in the Jardim Monte Verde neighborhood of Rec-
            the  affected  area  of  Per-  to  make  funds  available  the first Latin American city   ife in Pernambuco state, Brazil, Sunday, May 29, 2022.
            nambuco's capital, Recife,  to municipalities that have  to sign on for participation                                           Associated Press
            and neighboring Jaboatao  declared  a  state  of  emer-   in  a  program  to  that  will
            dos  Guararapes.  Speaking  gency,  Daniel  Ferreira,  the  create  insurance  against  velopment bank KfW.         their  homes,  and  has  rein-
            to  reporters  afterward,  he  minister  of  regional  devel-  climate  disasters  created  The state's civil defense au-  forced  its  alert  about  still-
            said that landing in the heli-  opment,  said  at  the  press  by a network of local and  thority  said  in  a  statement  high risk of landslides. Rain
            copter wasn't possible due  conference.  He  also  high-  regional  governments  and  that  the  flooding  has  dis-  has  continued,  albeit  with
            to the soaked soil.          lighted  a  new  credit  line  financed  by  German  de-  placed  5,000  people  from  less intensity.q
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