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SPECIAL REPORT: DUTCH ELECTION GEERT WILDERS WIN (COMMENT, ANALYSIS)
The stabbing attack and disturbances in Dublin but first...
LATE NEWS TONIGHT:
CUBA'S COMMUNIST RULER PRESIDENT MIGUEL DIAZ-CANEL LEADING TENS OF THOUSANDS IN A PRO-PALESTINIAN MARCH PAST THE US EMBASSY IN HAVANA.
CHANTS FROM THE CROWD INCLUDED:
"free, free Palestine"
"Israel is genocide"
...REUTERS
There were demonstrations in Dutch cities tonight in response to the victory of Geert Wilders Party of Freedom (PVV) in yesterday's elections.
More than a thousand people gathered at Dam Square in Amsterdam.
Hostility to both Israel and the PVV expressed at the rallies including use of the Palestinian chant:
"from the river to the sea Palestine will be free"
More than one thousand people also gathered to demonstrate in Utrecht...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
More on the Dutch election story later in the summary...
BILLIONAIRE TYCOON ELON MUSK WILL VISIT ISRAEL NEXT WEEK ACCORDING TO A LOCAL MEDIA REPORT.
MUSK WILL MEET PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, PRESIDENT ISSAC HERZOG AND VISIT THE AREA NEAR THE BORDER WITH GAZA THAT WAS ATTACKED ON OCTOBER 7TH...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
In Ecuador today new President Daniel Noboa of the "Right" taking office.
Noboa pledging to send legislators plans for urgent reforms that he said will create jobs...REUTERS-THE JAPAN TIMES
ATTACKS ON US BASES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA
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The Hezbollah affiliated Al Mayadeen channel reports a missile salvo fired by the US base at the Conoco natural gas field in northeastern Syria...SABA NEWS AGENCY YEMEN...
A "bombing" and "gunfire" reported at the US Ain al-Asad airbase in western Iraq this evening...SHAFAQ NEWS IRAQ...
A US military official reports four separate attacks on US bases in Iraq and Syria today saying there were no casualties or 'damage to infrastructure'...REUTERS
NEW REVISED UK IMMIGRATION STATS SHOWING A BIG SPIKE IN NET MIGRATION.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ENTERED THE UK LAST YEAR REVISED UPWARDS FROM 606,000 TO 745,000...BBC NEWS....
MEANWHILE THE NET MIGRATION SO FAR THIS YEAR ESTIMATED AT 672,000.
DISTURBANCES IN DUBLIN FOLLOWING STABBING ATTACK THAT WOUNDED FIVE, THREE OF THEM CHILDREN
POLICE ARREST PROTESTERS ALLEGE THEY WERE ATTEMPING 'TO SOW DIVISION'
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A stabbing attack in Dublin. Five people hurt outside a school with a five-year old girl critically injured.
The attacker in police custody receiving medical treatment.
Political leaders expressing their shock over the incident offering sympathy to those hurt physically and emotionally by it.
Leftist Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald saying in part 'my heart goes out to all the hurt and injured'.
Ireland is a country with deep sympathy and support for the Palestinian side of the conflict with Israel.
At this moment the Irish authorities are saying they do not believe the incident is linked with terrorism...BELFAST TELEGRAPH...BBC NEWS BLOG...
Online posts point to a man from Algeria being responsible for the attack...WALL STREET SILVER "X" SOCIAL MEDIA (VIDEO EMBED)...
Tonight authorities say there is violent protest driven by 'far-right ideology' on the streets in Dublin...SKY NEWS UK...
Fires set at a number of locations in the city center including at least one hotel. Tourists were evacuated from another hotel.
A city bus was torched with police saying demonstrators hurled objects at them. Fireworks said to have been used against police with a police car also set on fire.
The police say they have arrested protesters tonight in significant but unspecified numbers.
Calm was reported by authorities late tonight...RTE IRELAND BLOG
IN NEW YORK CITY THIS MORNING DISRUPTION OF THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE WITH TWO PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS REPORTED ARRESTED...
WABC-TV VIDEO REPORT
Today in the Netherlands the political wrangling following yesterday's win by Geert Wilders Party of Freedom in the election.
Wilders in his victory speech spoke of the need for 'stepping over the shadows' an expression meaning that the various political parties must get past hesitancy to be in a new government involving his party.
The notion of getting past shadows spoken today by Pieter Omtzigt of the New Social Contract Party that emerged from nowhere to gain 20 seats in the 150 seat House of Representatives.
Omtzigt spoke of the need to protect 'fundamental rights' supporting 'freedom of expression' 'freedom of religion' and calling for a 'ban on censorship'.
The VVD Liberal Capitalists lost their leading position in the House yesterday falling from 34 to 24 sets.
Leader Dilan Yesilgoz saying the parties with major gains yesterday the PVV of Wilders and NSC of Omtzigt bear the burden of finding a government with 76 seats or more in the House.
On "X" social media Mr. Wilders noted public opinion (61%) favoring a government including his PVV along with the NSC, VVD and the BBB farmers party...GEERT WILDERS "X" POST...
Such a group would hold 88 of the 150 seats in the House...
NOS NETHERLANDS BLOG (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
QATAR'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYING A CEASE-FIRE AND RELEASE OF HOSTAGES IN GAZA WILL BEGIN TOMORROW...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
An Iranian-affiliated "Islamic Resistance" group says a drone attacked the US base at the Erbil Airport in northern Iraq this morning.
A drone said to have 'directly hit its target'...SHAFAQ NEWS IRAQ
JOE BIDEN HAS MADE A CONGRATULATORY CALL TO ARGENTINA'S PRESIDENT-ELECT JAVIER MILEI.
BIDEN TELLING MILEI HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND MILEI'S INAUGURATION IN BUENOS AIRES ON DECEMBER 10TH.
MILEI ALSO SPOKE WITH UKRAINE'S PRESIDENT VOLODYMR ZELENSKY OFFERING TO HOST A SUMMIT FOR 'PEACE' IN UKRAINE INVOLVING LATIN AMERICAN NATIONS...BUENOS AIRES TIMES
In New Zealand talks on forming a new government are finished with the announcement of cabinet ministers tomorrow.
Three parties will form the new government following the October 14th General Election.
They are the Mainstream National Party joined by the Libertarian ACT Party and the Populist New Zealand First Party...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND
THE REPUBLICAN CONROLLED US HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE DECLINING TO INVESTIGATE DEMOCRAT CONGRESSMAN JAMAAL BOWMAN OVER PULLING A FIRE ALARM AT THE US CAPITOL.
BOWMAN CUT A PLEA DEAL WITH WASHINGTON DC AUTHORITIES TO PAY A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE WITH THE CHARGES TO BE DISMISSED IN THREE MONTHS...FREE REPUBLIC POST-NY POST STORY-DISCUSSION
North Korea says it will move military forces to the border with South Korea.
This follows a South Korean decision to suspend parts of a 2018 military agreement with North Korea over the North's launch of a spy satellite Tuesday night.
North Korea now saying it is not bound by the that 2018 military agreement...TASS RUSSIA...AL JAZEERA QATAR
WAR IN ISRAEL
(UPDATED WHEN ABLE)
27 KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKE ON UN SCHOOL AT REFUGEE CAMP IN GAZA
ISRAEL ARRESTS DIRECTOR OF AL SHIFA HOSPITAL IN GAZA
MAARIV ISRAEL (TRANSLATION PROMPT)
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
TIMES OF ISRAEL
BBC NEWS BLOG
27 Palestinians said to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a UN school in a Gaza refugee school...(Anadolu Agency Turkey)
Israel has produced evidence of hostages being in and around Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza and members of Hamas as well.
Now the director of the hospital has been arrested as Israel seeks more evidence linking the hospital to hostages and Hamas to use in its information warfare...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
In other news....
The World Health Organization seeking more information from China on recent outbreaks of respiratory illness and cases of pneumonia among children...REUTERS-SYDNEY MORNING HERALD AUSTRALIA
THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA
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