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- 1Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject far-right neutrality plan●Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject far-right plan to toughen neutrality
Swiss voters have decisively rejected a proposal to toughen the country's neutrality law, with final government results showing more than 70% voting against it and a majority opposed in all 26 cantons. The initiative was championed by a right-wing populist party and would have restricted Swiss cooperation with other states in matters involving neutral countries.
- 2Bernie Sanders decries Israel's ban on Arab parties●@sensanders “Israel’s election committee banned both major Arab parties four weeks before the election. If it wasn’t alr
US Senator Bernie Sanders is condemning Israel's election committee's decision to ban the country's two major Arab parties just four weeks before the election. In a widely shared post, Sanders said the move shows that Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right allies want Palestinian citizens, about 20% of Israel's population, to have no political voice, and he called for an end to US military support.