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History of Golan Heights


In 1894 the French-Jewish banker Baron Edmond de Rothschild bought a large tract of land for Jewish settlement in the Golan; he was followed by other groups in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Jewish colonization was attempted but was frustrated by the hostility of the Arab population and by the Ottoman land laws, which virtually forbade settlement by nonnatives. After World War I the Golan became part of the French mandate of Syria and in 1941 passed to independent Syria. After the Arab-Israeli War of 1948–49, Syria fortified the western crest of the Golan Heights, which commands the Ḥula Valley, the Sea of Galilee, and the upper Jordan River valley, all in Israel. In these sections many Israeli civilians were killed by Syrian artillery and sniper fire; agriculture and fishing were rendered difficult, and at times impossible.

On the last two days (June 9–10, 1967) of the Six-Day War, the Israeli armed forces, after defeating Egypt and Jordan, turned their attention to Syria. Under cover of the Israel Air Force, engineer troops built access roads up the steep Golan Heights, which were then frontally assaulted by armoured vehicles and infantry. The Syrian defenders and most of the Arab inhabitants fled, and Syria asked for an armistice; fighting ceased on June 10. The heights were placed under Israeli military administration, and Golan was integrated into the communications and financial framework of Israel. Five villages of mostly Druze Arabs remained and were offered Israeli citizenship, though most declined and retained Syrian citizenship. By the late 1970s nearly 30 Jewish settlements had been established on the heights, and in 1981 Israel unilaterally annexed the area.

A disengagement agreement between Israel and Syria, signed following the Yom Kippur War of October 1973, established a United Nations buffer zone in the Golan Heights, monitored by a UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). The UNDOF mandate was renewed every six months thereafter.

Source: britannica.com for more info

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1983 – General Motors agreed to hire more Women & Minorities for 5 years as part of an EEOC settlement


On October 18, 1983, the General Motors Corporation, the largest automobile manufacturer in the U.S., agreed to hire more women and minorities as part of a settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The turnaround came ten years after the commission had filed a complaint that African Americans, Latinos, other minorities, and women were being unfairly treated by the corporation. The commission filed a lawsuit against the company, and General Motors agreed to pay $42.5 million in what was at the time called the largest out-of-court settlement of an employment discrimination case.

The company simultaneously agreed to spend another $8.9 million developing a program for hiring, training, and promoting minority and female workers. General Motors also agreed to give those workers preference in the distribution of education assistance funds.

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peoplesworld.org

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Demand SNAP Benefit Restoration Today – SNAP saves lives


Families caring for disabled loved ones face crippling SNAP benefit cuts. Jon’s family saw their benefits drop by 97.5%, jeopardizing his home care. Demand President Biden to restore SNAP benefits to the max for these families. Act now to support the vulnerable! Sign and share.

Among those most heavily impacted by the recent cut to SNAP food benefits are families caring for disabled loved ones. These families tend to have much higher out-of-pocket expenses for non-covered over-the-counter medications and supplies. While most states continue to refuse to pay spousal and parental caregivers, the burden of care frequently precludes other employment. When coupled with the severe financial resource limits imposed by state Medicaid programs, these families are far more vulnerable to any significant benefit cuts. As home care becomes increasingly unaffordable, many of these families are under intense financial pressure to abandon care of a loved one to far more expensive institutionalized care. A case in point, Jon, is profoundly disabled and requires continual care which precludes any employment by his spouse. They have struggled to make ends meet solely on Jon’s monthly disability payment. The family was recently notified that their monthly SNAP benefit would be reduced from $516 to $13. This cut in benefits represents a 97.5 percent reduction in SNAP benefits and is nearly 30% of their monthly income! This benefit cut dramatically increases the risks to Jon’s continued care at home. To avoid his forced return to skilled nursing care, the family is relying on a GoFundMe campaign to replace their lost benefits. Jon’s family’s story has been featured recently on Seattle’s Q13 Fox and KIRO 7 news, as well as being recently featured on Scripps News Service. The latter of which is slated to be re-broadcast on their syndicated stations nationwide. Fortunately, there is a simple solution to end this needless food insecurity, but the window to address this issue is brief for many families! President Biden has the authority to restore the lost SNAP benefits to disabled Medicaid clients receiving care at home and their families. By executive order, the President can abolish the rule that requires that families caring for disabled loved ones spend 30% of their income on food and change the USDA rule to PERMANENTLY raise SNAP benefits to the maximum allowable amount based on household size (as they were under the COVID Public Health Emergency). Making these simple but critical rule changes would provide an vital modicum of financial security to these highly vulnerable families. No family already struggling under the strain of providing care to a seriously ill or injured loved one should ever have the additional worry about how to put food on the table! Tell President Biden to take immediate action to make this crucial change in SNAP benefit rules to support the disabled and their families. Thank you for signing this petition and please share it on your social media. Also, please visit a companion petition regarding this same issue at the state level. That petition asks Washington’s Governor, Jay Inslee, to take action to re-purpose a portion of the state’s projected $14.7 billion budget surplus to replace lost SNAP benefits to disabled Washingtonians and their care-giving families.
The link to that petition is here.   
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Congress: the Republican-led House tries to force their Family Values Platform on Americans -no right 2choose&affordable hc at risk – the Senate confirms Pres O’s nominees 3yrs later &Joint mtg with Pres/Republic Of Korea


the Senate Convened at 10:00amET October 13, 2011

  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until
    12:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each with
    the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their
    designees with the Republicans controlling the first 30 minutes and the Majority
    controlling the second 30 minutes.
  • At 12:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider the
    following nominations:

  • There will be up to 2 hours of debate on the nominations equally divided and
    controlled between Senators Leahy and Grassley or their designees.  Upon the use
    or yielding back of time (approximately 2:00pm), the Senate will vote on
    confirmation of the nominations.  Two roll call votes are expected; the third
    nomination is expected to be confirmed by consent.

Upon the use or yielding back of time (at approximately 2:00pm), the Senate proceed to vote on confirmation of the nominations. The Forrest nomination is expected to be confirmed by voice vote. Therefore, 2 roll call votes are expected at approximately 2:00pm on confirmation of the Nathan and Hickey nominations.

  • At 4:00 p.m., His Excellency Lee Myung-bak, the President of the Republic of
    Korea, will address a Joint Meeting of Congress from the Hall of the House of
    Representatives in the U.S. Capitol. Senators should begin to gather in the
    Senate Chamber at 3:30 p.m. to depart at 3:40 p.m. for the procession to the
    Hall of the House.
  • The Senate has confirmed Executive Calendar #287, Sung Y. Kim to be
    Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to
    the Republic of Korea by unanimous consent.
  • Also by unanimous consent, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader,
    in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate will proceed to Executive
    Session to consider Executive Calendar #78, Heather Higginbottom to be Deputy
    Director of the Office of Management and Budget with four hours for debate
    equally divided in the usual form.  Upon the use or yielding back of time, the
    Senate will proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on confirmation
    of the Higginbottom nomination.

VOTES

2:00pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of
Alison Nathan, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District
of New York; Confirmed: 48-44

2:25pm The Senate began a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of
Susan Owen Hickey, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western
District of Arkansas. Confirmed: 83-8

LEGISLATIVE
ITEMS

Adopted S.Con.Res.31, Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a
correction in the enrollment of S.1280.

Adopted S.Res.293, celebrating the 10-year commemoration of the Underground
Railroad Memorial, comprised of the Gateway to Freedom Monument in Detroit,
Michigan and the Tower of Freedom Monument in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

EXECUTIVE
ITEMS

Confirmed Calendar #253, Katherine B. Forrest, of NY, to be US District Judge
for the Southern District of New York by voice vote

Confirmed #287 Sung Y. Kim – to be Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea

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CURRENT HOUSE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS

LEGISLATIVE DAY OF OCTOBER 13,

2011 112TH CONGRESS – FIRST SESSION

-The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on October 14, 2011.9:59:29 P.M. -On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.9:59:11 P.M. -Mr. Gohmert moved that the House do now adjourn.7:59:52 P.M. -SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.7:56:37 P.M. -ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.7:55:35 P.M. -H.R. 2250Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.7:55:35 P.M. -H.R. 2250On passage Passed by recorded vote: 275 – 142 (Roll no. 791).7:48:27 P.M. -H.R. 2250On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 170 – 246 (Roll no. 790).7:32:01 P.M. -H.R. 2250The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.7:22:05 P.M. -H.R. 2250DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor motion to recommit. The instructions in the motion seek to report the same back to the House with an amendment to require the EPA Administrator not delay action to reduce air pollution from waste incinerators that are within 5 miles of any nursing home, assisted living facility or hospital. The amendment also states that any facility that will have regulation of its air pollutant emissions delayed is required to notify affected communities no later than 90 days after the date of enactment.7:20:43 P.M. -H.R. 2250Ms. Castor (FL) moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.7:19:06 P.M. -H.R. 2250Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2250 — “To provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes.”7:18:51 P.M. -H.R. 358Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.7:18:50 P.M. -H.R. 358On passage Passed by recorded vote: 251 – 172 (Roll no. 789).7:12:12 P.M. -H.R. 358On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 173 – 249 (Roll no. 788).6:47:55 P.M. -H.R. 358The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.6:40:17 P.M. -H.R. 358DEBATE – The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capps motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions in the motion seek to report the same to the House with an amendment to add language stating that no hospital or health care provider can be exempted from any Federal or State law that requires them to provide any medical examination, treatment, referral, or transfer to prevent the death of a pregnant woman with an emergency medical condition.6:39:54 P.M. -H.R. 358Mrs. Capps moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce.6:39:31 P.M. -H.R. 358The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.5:20:54 P.M. -H.R. 358DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 358.5:20:15 P.M. -H.R. 358Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 358 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.5:20:10 P.M. -H.R. 358Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 430. H.R. 358 — “To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act.”5:19:50 P.M. -PRINTING OF PROCEEDINGS IN RECORD – Mr. Pitts asked unanimous consent that the proceedings had during the recess be printed in the Congressional Record of today. Agreed to without objection.5:19:40 P.M. -The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of October 13.4:53:59 P.M. -The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.4:53:34 P.M. -JOINT MEETING DISSOLVED – The Speaker announced that the Joint Meeting was dissolved. The House remains in recess subject to the call of the Chair.3:49:33 P.M. -JOINT MEETING – The House has reconvened in Joint Meeting with the Senate to receive an address by His Excellency Lee Myung-bak, President of Republic of Korea.3:48:00 P.M. -The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of October 13.2:27:32 P.M. -The Speaker announced that the House do now recess The House will reconvene in Joint Meeting with the Senate for the purpose of receiving His Excellency Lee Myung-bak, President of the Republic of Korea. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.2:26:50 P.M. -H.R. 2250POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, further proceedings on H.R. 2250 were postponed.2:25:38 P.M. -H.R. 2250The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.2:25:24 P.M. -H.R. 2250The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2250.2:25:00 P.M. -H.R. 2250On agreeing to the Energy and Commerce amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.2:25:00 P.M. -H.R. 2250Amendment in the nature of a substitute reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.2:24:23 P.M. -H.R. 2250On agreeing to the Cohen amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 174 – 250 (Roll no. 787).2:07:59 P.M. -UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the adoption of an amendment which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.2:07:19 P.M. -H.R. 2250The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.2:07:08 P.M. -H.R. 2250Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2250 — “To provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators, and for other purposes.”2:06:20 P.M. -H. Res. 430Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.2:06:18 P.M. -H. Res. 430On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 248 – 173 (Roll no. 786).1:43:01 P.M. -H. Res. 430The previous question was ordered without objection.12:24:59 P.M. -H. Res. 430DEBATE – The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 430.12:24:58 P.M. -H. Res. 430Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 430 — “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 358) to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under such Act.”12:23:12 P.M. -H. Res. 430On motion to consider the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.12:22:09 P.M. -H. Res. 430At the conclusion of debate on the Moore point of order, the Chair put the question on consideration of the resolution.12:01:48 P.M. -H. Res. 430POINT OF ORDER AGAINST CONSIDERATION – Ms. Moore stated that the provisions of H. Res. 430 violate section 426(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by imposing an unfunded mandate and made a point of order against consideration of the resolution. Subsequently, the Chair noted that the required threshold of identifying the specific language in question had been met, and the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the question of consideration. At the conclusion of debate on the question of consideration, the Chair will put the question to wit: Will the House now consider the resolution?12:00:48 P.M. -H. Res. 430By direction of the Committee on Rules, Ms. Foxx called up the resolution, H. Res. 430, and asked for its immediate consideration.11:33:47 A.M. -ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.11:33:37 A.M. -The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on October 13, 2011 at 9:20 a.m.: That the Senate passed H.R. 3078, H.R. 3079, and H.R. 3080.11:32:21 A.M. -The Speaker recognized Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan for one minute for the purpose of introducing the guest Chaplain.11:31:39 A.M. -PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Hochul to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.11:31:34 A.M. -The Speaker announced approval of the Journal.  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.11:31:23 A.M. -Today’s prayer was offered by Reverend Jesse Reyes, San Jose Catholic Church, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands.11:30:17 A.M. -The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of October 13.10:44:00 A.M. -The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. today.9:30:42 A.M. -MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 11:30 a.m. for the start of legislative business.9:30:27 A.M. -The Speaker designated the Honorable Steven M. Palazzo to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.9:30:14 A.M. -The House convened, starting a new legislative day.