The editorial staff of “Libération” compiles the main news from this Thursday, November 14.
Every morning, the editorial staff of Libé selects the essential news in France, the rest of the world and those to follow during the day.
In the United States, the House of Representatives remains with the Republicans
The Republicans won the absolute majority in the House of Representatives on Wednesday evening after the announced victories of Ken Calvert (California) then Juan Ciscomani. This latest success in Arizona allows the Grand Old Party to collect a 218th seat out of the 435 at stake in the American lower house. The 78-year-old billionaire and the conservative camp thus achieved a trifecta with the presidency and the two houses of Congress, which reinforces the resounding political comeback of the former Republican president. In the process, John Thune, former virulent critic of Donald Trump, was promoted to boss of Republican senators.
A failed “attack” on the Supreme Court of Brazil
A man carrying explosives died Wednesday evening in Brasilia, after trying in vain to enter the building of Brazil’s Supreme Court. The authorities speak of a “attack” missed. “First there was the explosion (of a) car,” then a “individual approached the Federal Supreme Court, tried to enter, did not succeed and the explosion occurred in front of the door”, declared to the press the vice-governor of Brasilia, Celina Leao. According to preliminary information, this is a «suicide», continued the manager, referring to the track “of a lone wolf”. This alleged attempted attack targeting a major institution of Brazilian democracy, a few days before the G20 is held in the country, awakens the memory of the far-right riots in the same square in the capital in January 2023.
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of ‘crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza
The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) estimates in a report published this Thursday that the repeated evacuation orders from the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip lead to forced population displacements, which amounts to a “war crime.” “. According to HRW, “Israel’s actions also appear to fit the definition of ethnic cleansing” in areas where the army has ordered Palestinians to leave and where they will not be able to return. “Israel should demonstrate in every case that the displacement of civilians is the only option” to comply with international humanitarian law, notes Nadia Hardman, researcher at the NGO. “Israel cannot simply rely on the presence of armed groups to justify the displacement of civilians,” she continues.
Thousands of demonstrators in Paris against a gala in support of Israel
A few thousand people demonstrated Wednesday evening in Paris at the call of associations, unions and left-wing political parties to denounce the holding in the evening in the French capital of the “Israel is Forever” gala, an event in support of Israel organized by several far-right figures. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, known for his extreme and ultranationalist positions, was initially expected in person at this gala, before his spokesperson mentioned speaking remotely. Around ten members of the right-wing Jewish movement Betar, which has numerous branches around the world and counts radical members in its ranks, gathered in the 8th arrondissement in solidarity with this event.
Before the national mobilization of farmers on Monday, several disparate actions in France
While Arnaud Rousseau, the president of the powerful Union of the National Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FNSEA) announced on Wednesday that the tractors would “get back on the road» from Monday November 18, the FDSEA and the Young Farmers of Corrèze have decided to take a few days in advance. On the department’s roundabouts, several farmers have launched a poster campaign, with a central demand: “No to Mercosur”, named after this free trade treaty between the European Union and the Latin American countries of Mercosur (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay). Another hit operation has also taken place since this morning in Bouches-du-Rhône, where several tractors are blocking the entrance to a Lidl store, reports France Bleu Provence.
To be continued today
The Stade de France under cover for a high security risk match
The Nations League football match between France and Israel scheduled for this Thursday evening at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, is considered to be “high risk” by the French authorities, who are planning a system “extremely reinforced”, “very unusual” for a match of this type. Fears born after the anti-Semitic violence and racist chants which marked Amsterdam on the sidelines of the meeting between Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv. 4,000 police officers and gendarmes will be mobilized, announced the police prefect on Sunday, around and, rarely, in the stadium, as well as on public transport and in Paris. The Israeli authorities have called on supporters to avoid going to Saint-Denis.
General Electric unions call on employees to strike against job cuts
General Electric unions are calling this Thursday on employees of Montoir-de-Bretagne and Nantes (Loire-Atlantique) to stop work between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. against the elimination of 360 positions on the two sites. In mid-September, the group’s management announced the coming of a large-scale social plan, with hundreds of positions eliminated in the department. Since the American giant bought the energy branch of Alstom in 2015 with the approval of Emmanuel Macron, more than 3,000 jobs have disappeared, even though he promised to create 1,000.
The story
For Marine Le Pen, the shadow of ineligibility and an anticipated succession
While the three-time presidential candidate risks the penalty of ineligibility as part of the trial of fictitious RN assistants, elected officials and members of the far-right party are overplaying caution regarding the possibility of Bardella’s candidacy in 2027 . Our article.
Analysis
COP 29: the Minister of Ecological Transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, announces that she will not go to Baku
The minister announced on Wednesday November 13 that she would not go to COP29 after President Aliyev’s attacks against France. Earlier in the day, the Azerbaijani autocrat denounced the country’s colonial history and «crimes» of “President Macron’s regime” in overseas territories. Our analysis.
The portrait
Virginie Le Roy, her right path
The criminal lawyer, counsel for several victims of terrorist attacks, is the lawyer for the parents and one of Samuel Paty’s sisters. His portrait.
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