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...says their target is not all foreigners, but those who commit serious crimes like rape and murder; they point out that about 70% of those in Swiss prisons are foreign-born residents. Schlüer says that the waves of African and Balkan refugees during the past two decades are evidence enough of Switzerland's openness. "Integration is a success," he says. Yet it is largely because of its anti-immigrant stance that the party's ranks have soared; the SVP has nearly doubled its members of parliament since 1995, from 29 to 55 this year. That number could increase...
...that strategy might be working. More than 200,000 Swiss have signed a People's Party initiative - the first step towards debating a new law in parliament - to deport immigrants who commit violent crimes, even after they have served prison sentences, and to deport entire families of immigrants, if the accused is under 18 years...
...course, nothing should compel us to excuse acts of terror. But insofar as we understand that terror’s perpetrators have been both “terrorists” and “non-terrorists,” we must commit to a politics free of this all-too-artificial antagonism. A humanistic and inclusive politics is indeed possible, and only its implementation can deliver a terror-free world...
...Each man's position reflects his political reality. It would be politically perilous for Olmert, still enjoying the approval of no more than a quarter of Israelis, to commit himself on such hot-button issues while Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party waits to pounce on any perceived misstep. That has forced Rice to wade neck-deep into Israeli politics, meeting with two key conservative faction leaders in Olmert's coalition - Eli Yishai of the Shas Party and Avigdor Lieberman of Yisreal Beitenu, who have warned Olmert that they would bolt if he goes too far on any of the final...
...Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon lauded Gore's efforts as a reflection of how individuals and groups can crystallize awareness of global warming. He said he now hopes that all nations will “commit themselves to a real breakthrough” at December’s annual climate treaty conference in Indonesia...