Israeli war crimes continue:
A "day after its rival the regular
army rejected an international
ceasefire proposal":
The "move would bring sanctions
against one of the Arab world’s
oldest and most influential
Islamist movements" ...
... while the "effort by Likud and
other right-wing parties to
restrict the ability of Arab
parties to run for the Knesset...,
if successful, could significantly
boost the right-wing bloc's
chances of forming the next
government":
"According to Iranian media,
Abedini has long been active in
Iran’s reformist political
circles":
"[T]here’s no Gazans there,
there’s no Palestinians. So
they’re talking about the future
of Gaza without any Palestinian
input":
"The rector of the Grand Mosque of
Paris criticised the way the
questions were formulated, warning
that poorly constructed surveys do
not merely measure fear but can
actively produce it":
"More than 2,000 people have been
arrested under the Terrorism Act
for showing support for the
organisation since it was outlawed
in July, mostly for holding signs
reading: “I oppose genocide, I
support Palestine Action":
"I suspect that it’s part of a
broader concern that some
Republicans have regarding Islam,
in general, gaining popularity in
Texas and encroaching and
affecting what they believe should
be a Judeo-Christian state, rather
than an ecumenically pluralist
state" -- political scientist Mark
Jones:
"[T]the current crisis has its
roots in high-level policy
decisions ... including ...
intensive irrigation, to make Iran
largely self-sufficient in food —
at the cost of nearly all of the
country’s precious water
resources":
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