“Washington got support only from the Dominican Republic for its resolution to indefinitely extend the embargo, leaving it far short of the minimum nine ‘yes’ votes required for adoption” …
… which suits the Trump administration’s plans for unlilateral sanctions and, if Pompeo has his way, for war with Iran:
The claim that the Palestinians somehow benefit from the suspension of formal annexation is a fraud because Israel continues its oppression and theft without the embarrassment of de jure admission of guilt:
- Don’t Be Hoodwinked by Trump’s UAE-Israel ‘Peace Deal’ (antiwar.com)
- 3 Winners of the UAE Accord with Israel, One Loser (Palestinians), and One Shrug (Iran) (Informed Comment)
The head of Jerusalem’s “hospital of the poor” is concerned over its possible closure because under Israeli occupation, “No Palestinian institution in Jerusalem that is shut down is reopened again”:
- Coronavirus: Largest Palestinian Hospital in Jerusalem Faces Closure (Middle East Eye)
India claims men it gunned down armed militants; their families say they were laborers looking for work”; HRW demands an independent investigation and repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act:
- India: New Reports of Extrajudicial Killings in Kashmir (Human Rights Watch)
Police sources admitted off the record that students were being summoned as part of a ‘verification process’ … over  “concerns that the students may … indulge in activities considered anti-national”:
- Kashmir Cops ‘Questioning’ Students Enrolled in Pakistan Colleges, Cite Radicalisation Fear (The Print)
That India’s “Islamic rulers patronised coexistence through both literary and administrative means” is little appreciated:
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