In his visit to India, Trump defended Modi and made no mention of the Hindu-Muslim violence around them or of the discriminatory citizenship law that sparked it:
- Trump Praises India’s Religious Freedom While Muslim-Hindu Violence Erupts (Vox.com)
- As President Trump Left India’s Capital, Hindu-Muslim Riots Flared (NPR)
In a statement approved by all fifteen council members including the US, the UN announced their support to negotiate a two-state Israel-Palestine solution:
“Nobody on the debate stage except Bernie has the guts to say the truth about the legacy of U.S. foreign policy”:
- ‘In Chile, in Guatemala, in Iran’: Sanders Applauded for Highlighting US Record of Overthrowing Governments Around the World (Common Dreams)
“The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not the product of ancient ethnic hatreds. … It is a manufactured conflict, the outcome of a 100-year-old colonial occupation”:
- The Zionist Colonization of Palestine (Truthdigg)
B’Tselem reports that “more than 200 people have been killed, some 8,000 wounded by live fire, about 2,400 wounded by rubber-coated metal bullets, and almost 3,000 wounded by tear gas canisters” in the past two years:
- 21 Palestinians in Gaza Lose One or Both Eyes from Israel Forces’ Fire During Protests (Middle East Monitor)
The Muslim Council of Britain called O’Leary’s comment, suggesting that Muslim men should undergo extra security checks, “racist and discriminatory”:
- Ryanair CEO Under Fire for Comments About Muslim Men; Airline Blames ‘Inaccurate Headlines’ (Fox News)
“We all want to save the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the deal is known) so that the inspectors can continue their work in Iran†— a diplomat for one pf the six world powers meeting with Iranian officials:
Can Oman survive its much needed facilitator and messenger role between US, Iran, and Gulf states, after the death of Qaboos?
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