SACRAMENTO, CalifORNIA // A state legislator has promised to fix a resolution that stirred controversy by urging Californian universities to clamp down on protests against Israel.
Bonnie Lowenthal said she would work on a resolution that affirmed the right to free speech on campus to be tabled when the legislature reconvened in January.
"I'm not sure what it's all going to say but I think it will boil down to a celebration of the First Amendment," Ms Lowenthal, a Democrat, said on Wednesday.
"And it will make clear … that students in our universities should feel safe to have differing opinions."
Ms Lowenthal and 66 of the assembly's 80 members provoked a storm after they approved a resolution on Tuesday condemning anti-Semitism and asking university administrators to take action against anti-Israel protests.
Linda Halderman, a Republican, did not mention Israel when she introduced House Resolution 35, which is symbolic and does not carry policy implications.
Most of the incidents of anti-Semitism the resolution cited were related to the Israel-Palestine debate on campuses. Among other things, it condemned the campaign to pressure the University of California system to divest from Israel, and the suggestion by some students that Israel is a "racist" state.
Free-speech advocates and Muslim groups took umbrage because the resolution appeared to describe criticism and protest against Israel as hate speech.
On Wednesday, groups including the Council on American Islamic Relations, the National Lawyers Guild and Jewish Voice for Peace sent letters to politicians condemning the resolution.
Adel Syed, a spokesman for the council, applauded Ms Lowenthal's quick response and reiterated the group's initial dismay with Tuesday's resolution.
"We're certainly looking forward to seeing a resolution early next session that will reassure college students of their First Amendment rights, especially those with dissenting opinions on critical topics such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Mr Syed said.
"No individual, organisation or government agency should have the power to stifle legitimate debate on college campuses."
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The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
- be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
- not be younger than 25 years old
- not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
- be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
- have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe
Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010
Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille
Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm
Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year
Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”
Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners
TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013
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Real estate tokenisation project
Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.
The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.
Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.
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Titanium Escrow profile
Started: December 2016
Founder: Ibrahim Kamalmaz
Based: UAE
Sector: Finance / legal
Size: 3 employees, pre-revenue
Stage: Early stage
Investors: Founder's friends and Family