Tomský: Notre-Dame je v muslimské čtvrti. Mše hlídá policie. Kostely ničí muslimská mládež jako sport

Ničení kostelů bere muslimská mládež ve Francii, Německu či Skandinávii jako sport, říká pro ParlamentníListy.cz spisovatel a publicista Alexander Tomský. „Katedrála s hroby francouzských králů se nachází v muslimské čtvrti a církevní slavnosti i mše se odehrávají pod policejní ochranou,“ sděluje dále k pohromě francouzské národní katedrály Notre-Dame. Islamofobie? Tu profesor Tomský nevidí, zato synagogy dle něj musí být hlídané.

Kiska odblokoval slovenský ústavní soud

Slovenský prezident Andrej Kiska ve středu odblokoval ústavní soud jmenováním tří nových ústavních soudců. Z osmi kandidátů zvolených poslanci slovenského parlamentu jmenoval Ivana Fiačana předsedou ústavního soudu, Ľuboše Szigetiho místopředsedou a Petra Molnára soudcem ústavního soudu.

Brněnští lékaři budou zkoumat konopí a jeho vliv na pacienta

Mezinárodní centrum klinického výzkumu Fakultní nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brně bude klinicky testovat konopí a jeho účinky na pacienty. Podle lékaře Radovana Hřiba se může díky výzkumu rozšířit využití konopí u dalších nemocí, může to rovněž vést k jednáním s pojišťovnami o hrazení konopí pacientům – nyní jej pojišťovny neproplácejí. Zkoumat se bude i to, za jak dlouho mohou lidé po užití marihuany usednout za volant.

The Director of Human Rights Watch in Israel Is Being Deported

(JERUSALEM) — An Israeli court on Tuesday upheld a deportation order against Human Rights Watch’s local director and gave him two weeks to leave the country.

The Jerusalem District Court rejected an appeal by Omar Shakir to remain in the country, saying that his activities against Israel’s West Bank settlements amount to a boycott of the country.

Israel enacted a law in 2017 barring entry to any foreigner who “knowingly issues a public call for boycotting Israel.” Tuesday’s ruling was the first time the law was applied to someone already residing in the country.

Shakir, a U.S. citizen, has worked as the New York-based group’s Israel and Palestine director since October 2016.

Israel’s interior minister ordered Shakir’s deportation in May 2018, calling him a “boycott activist.”

The court said that Shakir “continues his actions publicly to advance a boycott against Israel, but it’s not on the stages at conferences or in university panels, rather through disseminating his calls to adv..

The U.S. Is Planning to Allow Lawsuits Over Properties Seized By Castro’s Cuba

(WASHINGTON) — Stepping up pressure on Cuba, the Trump administration will allow lawsuits against foreign companies doing business in properties seized from Americans after the island’s 1959 revolution, a senior administration official said.

The move marks a change in more than two decades of U.S. policy on Cuba.

President Donald Trump has been taking steps to isolate embattled Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro, who is holding power with help from other countries, including Cuba, China and Russia. The new policy against Havana could deal a severe blow to Cuba’s efforts to draw foreign investment, and spawn international trade disputes between the U.S. and Europe.

The administration official who provided details of the shift spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the official announcement Wednesday by the State Department.

After that announcement, national security adviser John Bolton is expected to discuss the new policy during a midday speech Wednesday in Miami, which is home t..

China’s Rebounding Economy Strengthens Beijing’s Hand in Trade Talks With the U.S.

China’s economy rebounded through the first quarter, offering the government room for maneuver as trade negotiations with the U.S. enter a crucial stage.

Gross domestic product rose 6.4 percent in the first three months from a year earlier — matching last quarter’s pace and beating economists’ estimates. Factory output in March jumped 8.5 percent from a year earlier, much higher than forecast. Retail sales expanded 8.7 percent while investment was up 6.3 percent in the year to date.

The numbers are a reversal from as recently as January when key readings were pointing to a pronounced downturn. U.S. officials had previously touted such weakness as leverage in their push for a trade agreement.

“President Trump and other U.S. officials spent much of the last year saying that China’s slowdown was making Beijing desperate for a deal,” said Michael Hirson, Practice Head, China and Northeast Asia at Eurasia Group and a former U.S. Treasury Department official. “Now that China’s growth is r..