Month: July 2014

Initial autopsy findings from the body of an East Jerusalem youth who Palestinians believe was kidnapped and killed by far-right Jews showed that he was burned alive … East Jerusalem Youth Was Burned Alive, Palestinian Official Quoted as Saying (Reuters) … while the father of the brutally beaten American says that if this had happened…

“[A]fter 11 years of a struggle; a 6-month jury trial; years of litigation; decades of pervasive, inflammatory, negative press and accusations against Dr. Al-Arian, … the government has done the right thing and moved to dismiss the case and a judge granted the order” — Linda Moreno, Al-Arian’s former attorney: Charges Dropped Against Al-Arian; Interview…

The Iraqi government tries to solve the crisis by holding parliamentary meetings to resolve differences and form a new government, but to no avail. “[T]he meeting quickly descended into farce, with Sunnis and Kurds using an unscheduled recess to withdraw their legislators, ensuring the session collapsed” … Iraqi Parliament Session Collapses Amid Political Standoff (The Guardian) …amid…