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Sunday, July 23, 2017

Israel sends more troops to West Bank after stabbing, unrest

By AP, July 22, 2017

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel sent more troops to the West Bank on Saturday, a day after a Palestinian stabbed to death three members of an Israeli family in their home and widespread Israeli-Palestinian clashes erupted over escalating tensions at the Holy Land's most contested shrine.

The father of the 20-year-old Palestinian assailant said he believes his son was upset over the loss of Palestinian lives and wanted to protect the "honor" of the Jerusalem holy site.

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Saturday, May 2, 2015

No understanding of or apology for damage done by HIS liberalism!

elderstatement.com May 02, 2015 Baltimore , Elijah Cummings 0 Comments

Rep. Elijah Cummings Reflects On An Empty stadium And A Turbulent Week In Baltimore

By Meredith Shiner, Yahoo Politics
May 2, 2015

In a nearly empty, lavishly ornate Speaker’s Lobby adjacent to the House floor on Thursday evening, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., was locked in a long embrace with state colleague Rep. Chris Van Hollen, trading words of encouragement and back-pats.

It had been a long, emotionally draining week — and the two Maryland lawmakers had a brief moment alone together between House votes to express support for one another.

The moment was a short break from the chaos that has engulfed the city that Cummings represents, Baltimore, where the 64-year-old representative spent much of this week, on the streets, meeting with young people, urging peace among the protests. The demonstrations there in response to the death in police custody of 25-year-old Freddie Gray have lasted for more than a week.

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