White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced that the Biden administration "will not send any diplomatic or official representation" to the Olympics due to China's "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses":

• Citing 'Ongoing Genocide,' Biden Announces Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics (USA Today)

Bennett confirms that extrajudicial execution is no fluke, it is official Israeli policy, with his "full backing," adding, that there be no misunderstanding, "That is how our forces are expected to act":

• Bennett Blesses Street Executions of Palestinians (Electronic Intifada)

A constitutional scholar weighs in on the abortion of Tunisia's constitutional democracy:

• Prof. Noah Feldman of Harvard: What happened in Tunis is a “COUP D’ETAT” (CSID)

Political interests, not democratic principles, drive U.S. Middle East policy:

• Is the Glass Half-full or Half-empty? That Is the Question with Contradictory US Human Rights Policies Towards Saudi Arabia and Iran (Middle East Soccer)

The U.S. can stand up to Russia and insist on having its way with France, but when it comes to Israel, a powerful foreign lobby makes cowards of American politicians:

• It’s Time for the U.S. to Treat Israel Like a Normal Country and Tell It to Screw Off (Mondoweiss)

Detained without charge or trial, "Kayed al-Fasfous, 32, ended his hunger strike after reaching an agreement with Israeli authorities to end his administrative detention":

• Israel Releases Palestinian Prisoner After 131 Days of Hunger Strike (New Arab)

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