On December 20, the united Nations general Assembly called for “permanent sovereignty of Palestinian people in the Occupied Territory, including east Jerusalem.”
- Palestinians Can Claim Restitution for ‘Occupation,’ 160 UN Nations Say (The Jerusalem Post)
Jayapal Pramila is targeted for sponsoring a Congressional resolution “urging India to lift its communications and internet restrictions in Indian-administered Kashmir and preserve religious freedom” …
… as India’s “Internet blackout has made it nearly impossible for journalists to do their jobs” …
- No News from Kashmir (The Interpreter)
… and Pakistan calls on the U.N. independently investigate its claims of India’s border threats:
“[E]ven as he sought a unified voice among Muslim-majority states … several countries – including Saudi Arabia and Pakistan – were absent from the meeting”:
Biden tried to distance himself fro the American failures in Afghanistan, but his “reaction to an accurate pronunciation by a person of color” just underlines the problem:
- Joe Biden Challenged A Muslim Journalist for Pronouncing ‘Afghanistan’ Correctly (Huffington Post)
The assailant’s attorney concedes that the perpetrator was intoxicated at the time:
- Man Charged with Battery of 3 Muslim Women in Little Italy Heads to Trial (San Diego Union-Tribune)
“[A]n op-ed … in the official PA daily paper … [alleges] that IDF soldiers want Palestinian children to hold needles rather than books or pens … because ‘drug needles kill the soul and lead the users to a stage of helplessness’”:
- Abbas: Israel Gets Palestinians High to Limit Us (Jerusalem Post)
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