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"Anas Al Sharif served as the head of a terrorist cell in the Hamas terrorist organization and was responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops," the military said in a statement.
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Air Canada to restart operations after government blocks strike
The government of Canada on Saturday ordered Air Canada and flight attendants back to the bargaining table and submit to binding arbitration, allowing the flag carrier to resume operations 12 hours after flight attendants went on strike earlier in the day. Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu said the move was necessary to protect the Canadian economy as it deals with new tariff headwinds. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents Air Canada's 10,000 flight attendants, decried the forced arbitration, saying it undercut the bargaining power of workers. 'The Liberal government under Mark Carney has done incalculable damage to the charter and workers' rights by siding with Air Canada to crush the rights of flight attendants at Air Canada,' the union said in a statement. This is absolutely shameful and a blatant betrayal,' said CUPE National Secretary-Treasurer Candace Rennick. 'The government's decision to intervene on behalf of an already wildly profitable employer, while a predominantly female workforce fights tooth and nail for a path out of poverty, is not just unjust, it's a disgraceful misuse of power that reeks of systemic bias and corporate favoritism.' As of 3 p.m. ET, flight schedules remain disrupted, Air Canada (TSX: AC) said in a customer notice on its website. The intervention, requested by Air Canada and business groups, is a relief for travelers and businesses that ship goods by air. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses previously expressed concern that a work stoppage would hinder the flow of critical goods such as pharmaceuticals, perishable foods, and machinery and hurt companies already impacted by escalating trade tensions with the United States. Air Canada Cargo implemented plans to keep its freighter fleet operating, albeit with a modified schedule. CUPE set a strike deadline for Saturday morning after eight months of contract negotiations failed to produce an agreement. Air Canada began grounding its fleet on Thursday. 'Iit is disappointing to have to conclude today that Air Canada and CUPE flight attendants are at an impasse and remain unable to resolve their dispute,' Hajdu said in a statement. 'It has now become clear that this dispute won't be resolved at the table. Canadians are increasingly finding themselves in very difficult situations and the strike is rapidly impacting the Canadian economy. 'The enormous impact of a nationwide labour disruption of this scale is already being felt by Canadians and visitors to our country. This impact will grow significantly with a prolonged dispute. This nationwide labour disruption is impeding the movement of passengers and critical cargo. In a year in which Canadian families and businesses have already experienced too much disruption and uncertainty, this is not the time to add additional challenges and disruptions to their lives and our economy. 'Canadians rely on air travel to connect families, workers, and communities to each other and the world. Despite significant support from the government, these parties have been unable to resolve their differences in a timely manner. The government must act to preserve stability and supply chains in this unique and uncertain economic context,' she said. Hajdu directed the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to help the sides resolve the outstanding issues in their dispute through binding arbitration. The board will take information from both sides and essentially set the terms for a new contract, which both sides will be required to follow. The statement left room for the parties to avoid arbitration if they can quickly reach a deal on their own. 'This decision will help make sure that hundreds of thousands of Canadians and visitors to our country are not impacted because of cancelled flights. Further, the shipments of critical goods such as pharmaceuticals and organ tissue, over 40% of which are moved by Air Canada, should continue to reach their destinations,' said Hajdu. The Canadian government has inserted itself in several labor disputes lately. In December it ended a month-long strike by Canada Post mail workers and ordered the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to recommend fixes for the postal operator's deteriorating financial position. The report mostly agreed with Canada Post about the structural and competitive challenges it faces as letter mail and package volumes decline. Hajdu this summer ordered the board to poll members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, over the objections of its leaders, on Canada Post's final contract offer. Mail carriers on Aug. 1 overwhelmingly voted down the proposal. CUPE claims Air Canada's offer only raises wages 17% over four years, which doesn't make up for lost ground to inflation under the current contract. Air Canada says its offer increases compensation by 38%, but the definition of compensation includes benefits and pensions. Click here for more FreightWaves/American Shipper stories by Eric Kulisch. Write to Eric Kulisch at ekulisch@ RELATED READING: Supply chain disruptions feared as Air Canada prepares for strike Is Canada Post too big to fail? The post Air Canada to restart operations after government blocks strike appeared first on FreightWaves. Solve the daily Crossword
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Laura Loomer takes victory lap after State Department halts visitor visas for Gaza
Far-right activist Laura Loomer is taking a victory lap for a new State Department policy decision: halting all visitor visas from Gaza. The State Department announced Saturday it was stopping the visas for people from Gaza, one day after Loomer posted a series of videos capturing alleged flights bringing people from the territory to the United States. She questioned why they were allowed into the country, and demanded that whoever approved their visas be fired. 'All visitor visas for individuals from Gaza are being stopped while we conduct a full and thorough review of the process and procedures used to issue a small number of temporary medical-humanitarian visas in recent days,' the State Department said in a statement Saturday. In a social media post, the conservative firebrand celebrated the department's decision as 'fantastic news,' noting that it was made 'following the release of my reports yesterday exposing flights of GAZANS arriving at airports all across the US.' She added: 'Hopefully all GAZANS will be added to President Trump's travel ban. There are doctors in other countries. The US is not the world's hospital!' The Independent has asked the State Department whether Loomer had any influence on the decision. Throughout the day Friday, Loomer posted videos allegedly showing people from Gaza arriving at airports across the U.S., including Seattle, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Houston, in the past few weeks. The videos were originally posted by HEAL Palestine, a nonprofit dedicated to delivering urgent and long-term support to Palestinian children and families. The videos, posted by HEAL Palestine's Instagram account, show children coming to the U.S. for medical treatment. More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war in Gaza since Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023, according to Gaza's Health Ministry last month. Visitor visas are nonimmigrant visas for persons who want to enter the U.S. temporarily. The B-1 visa covers business, and the B-2 visa is for tourism which includes medical treatment, according to the State Department. In one heart-wrenching example, a 14-year-old girl, who arrived in San Francisco this month, was injured when a school that her displaced family was using as shelter was bombed. 'She sustained second-and third-degree burns across her body and face, shrapnel wounds to her head and leg, and is still living with embedded fragments,' the nonprofit wrote in an August 6 post. The child also suffers from malnutrition, weighing just 20 kilograms, or 44 pounds. The Independent has asked the nonprofit for comment on Loomer's posts. 'Who from the State Department is assisting 'Heal Palestine'?' Loomer wrote in a Friday social media post. 'Why are any Islamic invaders coming into the U.S. under the Trump admin?' She continued: 'This is a national security threat. We didn't vote for more Islamic immigration into the United States. Who signed off on these visas? They should be fired.' Loomer's posts picked up some traction, including from GOP members of Congress. Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy remarked Friday: 'Deeply concerned about the incoming flights - including to Texas - allegedly filled with folks from Gaza as reported by @LauraLoomer. Inquiring.' Florida Republican Congressman Randy Fine similarly said he was 'troubled' by Loomer's report. 'If true, this is absolutely unacceptable. My office will be working with the relevant authorities to confirm the truth, understand how it happened, and seek immediate expulsion,' he wrote on X Friday. After the State Department's announcement Saturday, Fine gave Loomer a pat on the back. 'Massive credit needs to be given to @LauraLoomer for uncovering this and making me and other officials aware. Well done, Laura,' he wrote on X. The far-right activist seems to have some sway within the Trump administration as a pattern seems to have emerged. Not long after Loomer makes an online complaint, a change seems to happen within the administration. Last month, Loomer boasted after Maurene Comey, who prosecuted Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and sex offender, Ghislaine Maxwell, and music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs, was fired from the Justice Department. After she was terminated, Loomer took a victory lap, writing on X: 'This comes 2 months after my pressure campaign on Pam Blondi [sic] to fire Comey's daughter and Comey's son-in-law from the DOJ.' In May, Loomer urged President Donald Trump to pick a new nominee for surgeon general after she called his pick, Janette Nesheiwat, 'not ideologically aligned with Donald Trump or his admin's health initiatives.' The president later withdrew Nesheiwat's nomination. In April, Loomer met with Trump, urging him to fire members of the National Security Council who had been disloyal to him. Not long after, the president terminated several NSC staff. It's not clear how much Loomer's demands played a role in the decisions. Asked how many staffing decisions she's had a hand in, Loomer told the New York Times last month: 'I don't even know…I really enjoy and take great pleasure in humiliating people who suck at their job.'
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Labor union will not join hostage families' strike calling for an urgent deal
The chairman did commit to calling on management and worker committees to allow any employees who wish to participate in the protest events and solidarity rally scheduled for August 17. The Histadrut labor federation will not join the hostages' families strike, it announced on Monday. This was decided following a meeting between Histadrut Chairman Arnon Bar-David, senior business sector leaders, and representatives of the hostage families. Bar-David, who requested to meet with the families to explain his decision to refrain from a general strike, expressed concern that the Histadrut's involvement at this time would shift the public discourse surrounding the return of the hostages toward political directions. 'If I knew that a strike, not just for one day but longer, would resolve the issue – stop the war and bring back the hostages – I would go for it with all my strength. Unfortunately, and despite my heart bursting with frustration, it is not feasible.' The chairman did commit to calling on management and worker committees to allow any employees who wish to participate in the protest events and solidarity rally scheduled for August 17. The Histadrut represents 800,000 workers. Decision to occupy Gaza City At a press conference in front of the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, families represented by the October Council said that Sunday, August 17, would mark a nationwide shutdown in protest of the security cabinet's decision to occupy Gaza City, which they say endangers the lives of the hostages and soldiers. The families said the shutdown is expected to include private companies, organizations, and labor unions. In July of last year, Bar-David threw his support behind a march planned by family members of hostages and called on the Israeli public to join them. Bar-David also said he would supply the march with resources and appointed a senior team to accompany marchers and organizers. Last Friday, the security cabinet approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to occupy Gaza City and adopted five principles for ending the war. These include disarming Hamas, returning all hostages, both living and murdered, demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, maintaining security control over Gaza, and the existence of a civilian government that is not controlled by either Hamas or the Palestinian Authority. Hostage families and Israeli opposition figures criticized the plan, calling it 'a disaster' that would endanger the remaining hostages in terrorist captivity.
