“Breaking the Silence is an organization of veterans who served in the Israeli military during the Second Intifada (since September 2000) and have taken it upon themselves to expose the Israeli public to the routine situations of
everyday life in the Occupied Territories”:
- Breaking the Silence (Shovrimshtika)
During his Friday sermon, Rafsanjani “implicitly challenged the authority of the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to make decisions without seeking consensus”:
- Iranian Critic Quotes Khomeini Principles (NY Times)
A largely symbolic, but crucial step forward for Indian-Pakistani relations:
“Obama’s preference for diplomacy over confrontation to address differences with Tehran … has effectively pulled the wind out of the sails of forces in Washington alarmed over the India-Iran ties”:
- Does US Road to Better Relations with Iran Pass Through India? (Christian Science Monitor)
As sectarian divisions threaten to fracture Iraq, all eyes are on Kurdish leadership:
- Challengers Face an Uphill Battle in Elections in Iraq’s Kurdish North (Washington Post)
Establishing justice in an essential part of the rebuilding process:
US officials have called for a halt to a building project deemed illegal by international law:
- Israel Defies US Over Settlement (Al Jazeera)
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