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to prevent increased infection. “To approve mass demonstrations that pose a health hazard to all Israeli citizens, while closing many businesses that adhere to the guidelines on the other, is absurd,” said Likud MK Miki Zohar.

“The government must decide: Open the whole economy including mass demonstrations full of unjustified hatred or immediately stop these sponsored demonstrations in the same way they decided to close the businesses.”

Justice Minister Avi Nissenkoren rejected Zohar’s demand, writing that he would do everything in his power to safeguard the “sacrosanct” right to protest as is customary in a democracy. “Even under limitations, we will ensure civil rights,” Nissenkorn wrote on Facebook. “The fundamentals of democracy are important during regular times, and even more important during emergencies.”

Netanyahu to Fire COVID-19 Panel Head

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would fire MK Yifat Shaha-Biton from her post as the head of the Knesset’s COVID-19 panel on Saturday.

Netanyahu’s decision to axe the young lawmaker came after she defied the premier and refused to shutter gyms, restaurants, and beaches. Shasha-Biton had told Channel 13’s ‘Meet The Press’ television program on Saturday evening that she would not accede to the prime minister’s orders unless he presented data showing that gyms were known causes of infection.

Despite Netanyahu’s anger, Shasha-Biton dug in her heels and maintained that she would not destroy the livelihoods of so many Israelis if there was no obvious health imperative justifying it. In a series of tweets after being fired, the Likud legislator declared that she was prepared to be removed from her senior position if it meant assisting struggling small business owners.

“I am a member of the coalition and respect the decisions of the government. A key part of the Knesset’s work is to review the work of the government. When there are mistakes, they need to be corrected,” tweeted Shasha-Biton.

“My job is to examine the best ways to fight the virus, to maintain the mental and physical health of the citizens and to save the livelihoods of tens of thousands of workers,” she added. “I entered politics for one purpose: to serve the people of Israel. If I have to pay a personal price for it, I will accept it with love.

Shasha-Biton’s refusal marks a rare case of public insubordination vis a vis Netanyahu from a serving Likud member. The clash between the two politicos comes amid rising public anger against sudden large-scale shutdowns meant to combat the spread of the coronavirus that are not backed by data or medical opinions.

On Thursday, Netanyahu ordered hotels and restaurants to shutter for the weekend and after 5 P.M. on weekdays effective immediately. However, the timetable for the closures was delayed until Tuesday after hundreds of establishments signed a petition vowing to defy the order.

Saying that the lockdown was thrust upon them with no notice, the restaurants said that they would lose considerable sums of money from the food they were now forced to throw away.

Gun-Waving St. Louis Couple Indicted

The husband and wife who went viral after waving firearms at violent rioters in St. Louis last month were indicted for a slew of felonies.

Patricia and Mark McCloskey, two lawyers from St. Louis, became a national news story after he waved his M-16A2 rifle and her a vintage pistol at Black Lives Matter looters. The couple have found themselves under investigation ever since by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner.

Now, Gardner has filed a charge of unlawful use of a firearm against the couple. The unlawful use of a weapon charge is a felony and carries a maximum four-year prison sentence. Gardner said in a statement that, “it is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening manner at those participating in nonviolent protest, and while we are fortunate this situation did not escalate into deadly force, this type of conduct is unacceptable in St. Louis.”

However, the Mccloskeys are unlikely to receive prison time after Missouri Governor Mike Parson said that he would pardon the McCloskeys. Attorney General Eric Schmitt also said that he will dismiss the charges, which he called a form of “political prosecution.”

The couple has since been turned into a cause célèbre for conservatives across the United States who alleged that the McCloskeys are being punished for defending themselves. President Trump is said to be closely following the Mcloseky’s legal situation and recently spoke to Parson about the saga. During the phone conversation last week, Trump told Parson that he “understands the situation in St. Louis and how out of control it is for a prosecutor to let violent criminals off and not do their job and try to attack law-abiding citizens.”

Missouri Senator John Hawley has also called on the U.S. Department of Justice to probe Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner’s office for civil rights violations after she announced her intention to prosecute the McCloskeys.

“Targeting law-abiding citizens who exercise constitutionally protected rights for investigation & prosecution is an abuse of power,” wrote Hawley.

At aTrump campaign livestream on Saturday, the McCloskeys recounted the dramatic moments that catapulted them into the heart of a national debate. “I thought within seconds we were going to be overrun. That... they’d be in the house, they’d be setting fires, they’d be killing us and that would be the end of things,” said Mark McCloskey on Trump’s program.

“The so-called peaceful protest kinda ended when they smashed through the gate into my neighborhood and poured into my front yard,” he added. Patricia, meanwhile, related that they had frantically tried to call the police, only to grab their firearms after realizing that no one would be showing up.

Oregon Sues Over Federal Agents in Portland

Oregon’s Attorney General has sued the US government over its use of unmarked federal agents to battle radical Antifa rioters in Portland.

In the lawsuit, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum asked to for a restraining order that would remove agents from the Department of Homeland Security, US Marshals Service, US Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Protection Service from Portland’s streets.

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Rosenblum added that using militarized agents are “entirely unnecessary and out of character with the Oregon way.”

“The federal administration has chosen Portland to use their scare tactics to stop our residents from protesting police brutality and from supporting the Black Lives Matter movement,” she said. “Every American should be repulsed when they see this happening. If this can happen here in Portland, it can happen anywhere.”

The lawsuit came after video clips surfaced showing heavily armed and masked agents detaining Antifa rioters in Portland and putting them in unmarked cars. The vehicles then speed off to an unknown location.

The agents also used crowd dispersal methods such as tear gas and rubber bullets to battle rioters who attempted to destroy a courthouse and police station in the Oregon city. The agents belonged to a patchwork of outside agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, the Customs and Border Patrol, and the US Marshals Service and are operating without the approval of the mayor, the state, or local municipalities.

Portland has been the epicenter of the far-left rioting that has been sweeping the US over the past few months and authorities have been attempting to restore control over the city. Yet the use of such militarized agents, who did not sport identification tags as is customary among police, raised an uproar among Democrats who accused the Trump administration of using “stormtrooper tactics” to quell dissent.

However, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf defended the use of militarized agents against what he said was “a violent mob of anarchists,” saying that the police refrained from identifying themselves in order to prevent harm to their families from radical activists. Wolf blamed Portland officials for failing to “restore order”.

According to Wolf, the feeble response the rioters got “emboldened the violent mob as it escalates violence day after day.”

Federal Judge Attacked in Home, Son Killed

A gunman shot and killed the son of federal judge Esther Salas and injured her husband in her Newark home on Sunday evening.

According to reports, 20-year-old Daniel Anderl was shot after opening the door to the killer in the Salas family’s home in North Brunswick. Mark Anderl, Salas’ husband, was also shot multiple times and remains in critical condition.

Salas herself was unharmed in the attack, which appears to be the work of a professional assassin. The shooter entered the house dressed as a FedEx agent and fled after the murder. “We are aware of the media reports and are fully cooperating with investigating authorities,” confirmed Fed Ex Spokesman Jim Masilak.

The FBI has opened an investigation and have refrained from revealing if they have any leads. “The FBI is investigating a shooting that occurred at the home of Judge Esther Salas in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey earlier this evening, July 19. We are looking for one subject and ask that anyone who thinks they may have relevant information please call FBI Newark at 973-792-3001,” said the FBI Newark office.

We are working closely with our state and local partners and will provide additional updates when available.”

While the motive for the shocking crime remains unclear, Salas had recently been assigned to a case involving the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. In a press conference, North Brunswick Mayor Francis Womack said that “as a judge, she had threats from time to time but everyone is saying that recently there had not been any.”

Salas was appointed by President Barack Obama to the bench in 2012 and became the first Hispanic woman to serve on New Jersey’s federal circuit.