Georgia House passes 'Heartbeat Bill' outlawing most abortions after 6 weeks

ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives has approved HB 481, better known as the “Heartbeat Bill.”

The controversial bill outlaws most abortions as soon as a doctor can detect a heartbeat in a fetus.

Doctors say a heartbeat is typically detected when a fetus reaches six weeks' gestation.

Current Georgia law allows abortions up to 20 weeks.

Opponents of the bill gathered outside the House chamber Friday, waiting on word one way or the other over the bill’s passage. 

When the bill passed, protesters could be heard inside the chamber yelling "Shame!". 

Ahead of Friday’s vote, more than 40 Hollywood celebrities signed a letter sent to Georgia House Speaker David Ralston and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, saying they will push TV and film production companies to abandon Georgia if the bill is signed into law.

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Georgia House passes 'Heartbeat Bill' outlawing most abortions after 6 weeks

ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives has approved HB 481, better known as the “Heartbeat Bill.”

The controversial bill outlaws most abortions as soon as a doctor can detect a heartbeat in a fetus.

Doctors say a heartbeat is typically detected when a fetus reaches six weeks' gestation.

Current Georgia law allows abortions up to 20 weeks.

Opponents of the bill gathered outside the House chamber Friday, waiting on word one way or the other over the bill’s passage. 

When the bill passed, protesters could be heard inside the chamber yelling "Shame!". 

Ahead of Friday’s vote, more than 40 Hollywood celebrities signed a letter sent to Georgia House Speaker David Ralston and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, saying they will push TV and film production companies to abandon Georgia if the bill is signed into law.

Read more - https://www.wsbtv.com/news/politics/georgia-house-passes-heartbeat-bill-outlawing-abortions-after-6-weeks/935377293?fbclid=IwAR1P8zraz4q4NPQArmBTXFRDRr-RydO7SrYcjLrHjBBi6LVGY78gVFFCkrg

Thousands of Jordanians join annual protest against Israel

AMMAN, Jordan – Thousands of Jordanians have protested against the U.S. decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and against the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Three thousand demonstrators poured through the streets of Jordan's capital, holding anti-Israel signs and chanting slogans in support of Hamas and against Israeli control of east Jerusalem, which Palestinians seek as their capital for a future state.

Protesters also called for the protection of Al-Aqsa mosque, a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site under Jordanian custodianship.

The march was organized by the Muslim Brotherhood movement and other parties opposed to Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel.

The annual protest, known as Land Day, commemorates events in March 1976 when Israel seized land from northern Arab villages, leading to the killing of six Palestinians.

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Thousands of Jordanians join annual protest against Israel

AMMAN, Jordan – Thousands of Jordanians have protested against the U.S. decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights and against the escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Three thousand demonstrators poured through the streets of Jordan's capital, holding anti-Israel signs and chanting slogans in support of Hamas and against Israeli control of east Jerusalem, which Palestinians seek as their capital for a future state.

Protesters also called for the protection of Al-Aqsa mosque, a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site under Jordanian custodianship.

The march was organized by the Muslim Brotherhood movement and other parties opposed to Jordan's 1994 peace treaty with Israel.

The annual protest, known as Land Day, commemorates events in March 1976 when Israel seized land from northern Arab villages, leading to the killing of six Palestinians.

Read more - https://www.foxnews.com/world/thousands-of-jordanians-join-annual-protest-against-israel

Netanyahu to AIPAC: The Jewish people do not bow down. We stand up. We fight. And we win.

PM gave a televised address to AIPAC from Israel where he is dealing with the ongoing security situation with Hamas; Netanyahu highlights stronger bilateral ties under the Trump Administration, Iran and global anti-Semitism.

Prime Minister Netanyahu gave a speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) from Israel in a televised address on Tuesday. The prime minister returned to Israel on Monday, cutting his visit short in the United States to deal with the ongoing security situation with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. His annual address to the lobbying powerhouse was centered on the unwavering, strong bilateral ties between Israel and the United States under the Trump Administration, the rise of anti-Semitism and nuclear Iran.

Beginning with an update on the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) efforts in the Gaza Strip, he reported following a meeting with the IDF Chief of Staff, “In the last 24 hours, the IDF destroyed major Hamas terrorist installations on a scale not seen since the end of the military operation in Gaza four years ago… We will do what is necessary to defend our people and to defend our state.”

The prime minister then spoke of President Trump again making history for the State of Israel and global community in recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He stated, “The Golan Heights is indispensable for our defense. It’s part of our history… Jews lived there for thousands of years and the people of Israel have come back to the Golan. Israel holds the high ground, and we shall never, ever give it up. It is part of Israel.”

Read more - https://beholdisrael.org/netanyahu-to-aipac-the-jewish-people-do-not-bow-down-we-stand-up-we-fight-and-we-win/?fbclid=IwAR1vhOGK550iLg_bDldVkITZnV-lgLCwHZWNAbgz3TtoZ5t_B-2tTZSkrzs

Netanyahu to AIPAC: The Jewish people do not bow down. We stand up. We fight. And we win.

PM gave a televised address to AIPAC from Israel where he is dealing with the ongoing security situation with Hamas; Netanyahu highlights stronger bilateral ties under the Trump Administration, Iran and global anti-Semitism.

Prime Minister Netanyahu gave a speech before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) from Israel in a televised address on Tuesday. The prime minister returned to Israel on Monday, cutting his visit short in the United States to deal with the ongoing security situation with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. His annual address to the lobbying powerhouse was centered on the unwavering, strong bilateral ties between Israel and the United States under the Trump Administration, the rise of anti-Semitism and nuclear Iran.

Beginning with an update on the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) efforts in the Gaza Strip, he reported following a meeting with the IDF Chief of Staff, “In the last 24 hours, the IDF destroyed major Hamas terrorist installations on a scale not seen since the end of the military operation in Gaza four years ago… We will do what is necessary to defend our people and to defend our state.”

The prime minister then spoke of President Trump again making history for the State of Israel and global community in recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. He stated, “The Golan Heights is indispensable for our defense. It’s part of our history… Jews lived there for thousands of years and the people of Israel have come back to the Golan. Israel holds the high ground, and we shall never, ever give it up. It is part of Israel.”

Read more - https://beholdisrael.org/netanyahu-to-aipac-the-jewish-people-do-not-bow-down-we-stand-up-we-fight-and-we-win/?fbclid=IwAR1vhOGK550iLg_bDldVkITZnV-lgLCwHZWNAbgz3TtoZ5t_B-2tTZSkrzs

Amid Temple Mount tensions, Jordan king calls Jerusalem ‘a red line’

Abdullah says kingdom has ‘duty’ to protect religious sites in city following closure of contested Gate of Mercy compound

Jordan’s King Abdullah II declared Wednesday that Jerusalem was “a red line” for his kingdom amid rising tensions over a contested building at the city’s Temple Mount.

“Jerusalem is a red line and we won’t change our stance. It is our duty to protect the Muslim and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem,” Abdullah said while touring the Jordanian city of Zarqa.

Abdullah’s comments came after a Jerusalem court on Sunday said the compound known as the Gate of Mercy or Golden Gate on the Temple Mount should be closed while legal proceedings continue.

The Jordanian Foreign Ministry rapped the decision, arguing that the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court did not have the authority to rule on matters pertaining to the Temple Mount because it is “occupied territory.”

The ministry called on Israel to cancel the court’s decision and not harm the status quo at the flashpoint site.

Read more - https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-temple-mount-tensions-jordan-king-calls-jerusalem-a-red-line/