“Rights groups say the legislation” that forces Israeli individuals and organizations to do business with illegal settlements “stifles freedom of speech and compromises Israeli democracy”:
Protesters attacked the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Chilean embassies as well; “security forces who were watching the protests only intervened when the demonstrators turned their attention to the French embassy”:
- Syria: Pro-Assad Protesters Attack US Embassy in Damascus (Christian Science Monitor)
A flurry of new complications for strained U.S.-Pakistani relations:
- Pakistan’s Rocket Fire into Afghanistan Alarms Locals, US Forces (Christian Science Monitor)
- CIA Organised Fake Vaccination Drive to Get Osama bin Laden’s Family DNA (Guardian)
- US Cuts Aid to Pakistan: Six Key Questions (Christian Science Monitor)
- Pakistan: US Aid Cut Will Not Harm Fight Against Terror (BBC)
“Having him (Mladic) behind bars brings some comfort but the true relief will come only once I find the body of my 18-year-old son who was sent to death by Mladic” — Munira Subasic, Mothers of Srebrenica member:
- Srebrenica Survivors Bury Dead (Reuters)
“Supporters of the project, including Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, have maintained that under the Constitution, no one has the right to dictate where a house of worship may be located”:
- N.Y. Judge Blocks Bid to Stop Muslim Center (NY Times / Boston Globe)
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