“Israel refused to grant Archbishop Tutu and Professor Chinkin authorisation to enter Gaza, but they were eventually able to travel to the besieged territory via Egypt”:
- Anti-apartheid Icon Archbishop Tutu Dies. Here Is What He Said About Israel-Palestine (Middle East Eye))
The Sangh Parivar seeks to claim exclusively for Hindus a shrine belonging to both Islamic Sufi and Hindu Avadhuta traditions, which has been “a symbol of Hindu-Muslim amity for centuries”:
- Datta Peetha-Bababudangiri: How Karnataka’s Hindu-Muslim Shrine Became ‘Ayodhya of the South’ (The Print)
Israel illegally annexed Syria’s Golan Heights in 1981:
- Israel plans to Double Settlement in Golan Heights (Press Herald)
“Most Christians in Iran are ethnic Armenians who celebrate Christmas on January 6” …
- Christian Prisoners in Iran Get Rare 10-Day Holiday Leave (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty)
… but foreigners are not included in the leave:
“While Kashmiri parties are disappointed that six of the seven proposed new seats in the state assembly have been allocated to Jammu, Jammu parties were unhappy that Kashmir continues to have a greater share of total assembly seats”:
- Here’s Why Neither Kashmir Nor Jammu Is Happy With Delimitation Commission’s Draft Report (The Wire)
There was no steal in Iraq, either:
- Iraqi Court Ratifies Election Result, Rejects Appeal (Reuters / US News)
Ten Palestinian civilians and one Israeli soldier have been wounded at the site of the unauthorized settler outpost:
“The stakes extend well beyond Iran. The world’s nuclear order, already perilous, is now at risk of unravelling”:
- The Looming Threat of a Nuclear Crisis with Iran (New Yorker)
If you think UAE kowtowing to Israel is something new. think again:
- UAE’s First Astronaut Reveals He Brought Israeli Flag to Space (Jerusalem Post)
