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(SRN NEWS) – Israel is closing its embassy in Ireland over the latter country’s support for the Palestinians.  The decision to close the embassy comes in response to what Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar describes as Ireland’s extreme anti-Israel policies.  Earlier this year, Israel recalled its ambassador to Dublin after Ireland announced, along with Norway, Spain and Slovenia, that it would recognize a Palestinian state.  Sarr says “Ireland has crossed every red line in its relations with Israel.”  Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris calls the decision to close the embassy regrettable.

The University of Michigan has fired its director of academic multicultural initiatives for making anti-Semitic statements.  Rachel Dawson is accused of telling colleagues that “Jews control the university” and that Jewish students should not have access to diversity programs because “they are wealthy and privileged and take care of themselves”.  Dawson is also quoted as saying that Jews have no genetic DNA connection to the land of Israel.  There are also questions about how the university is pursuing its diversity, equity and inclusion agenda.

A state judge in Montana has temporarily blocked policies that prevented transgender people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates and driver’s licenses.  District Judge Mike Menahan issued his order to put the rule on hold while a lawsuit moves through the courts.  The state says that since gender is binary, the alteration of documents will put misinformation into the Montana records system.  The ACLU argues that requiring people to carry documents that contradict the identity they have chosen violates their right to privacy.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled its Oscar shortlists in 10 categories and transgenderism is front and center.  Netflix’s transgender drug-lord drama “Emilia Pérez” was most named, advancing in international feature, original score, original song, sound and hair and makeup.  On the documentary shortlist is “Will and Harper”, a movie about actor Will Ferrell and his friend Harper Steele — a man who is now living as a woman.  The lists will narrow to five when final nominations are announced on January 17th. 

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