“None of the Zakat committees mentioned in the indictment … were named on a US-designated terrorist list, and the government agency USAid was working with the same Zakat committees – and continued to do so long after”:
- Holy Land Five: Palestinian American Released to Halfway House After Two Decades in Prison (Middle East Eye)
Israeli war crimes continue:
- Dozens Killed and Around 50 Palestinians Wounded by Missile Strike on Nuseirat Camp (NBC News)
- Palestine Is Most Dangerous Country for Journalists, Reporters Without Borders Says (The Guardian)
- ‘International Law’ Is an Illusion for Palestinians (The Guardian)
“Turkey reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, appointing a temporary ambassador after years of severed relations” and Turkish businessmen look forward to “lucrative construction contracts”:
- After Assad’s Demise, Turkey Is Emerging a Winner in Syria (Washington Post)
“A right that I could not refuse. Singing for the land I love with all my heart” — Singer Parastoo Ahmadi:
“The Strategy contains more than 100 Executive Branch Actions and more than 100 Calls to Action to every sector of society to prevent and address …. violent attacks and to ensure that Muslim and Arab Americans enjoy … [American] liberties and opportunities:
“[W]e need to be able to demonstrate very clearly what the level of military presence was, if at all, in these hospitals because I think we’ve been misled about that in the press” — Andrew Cayley, of the international criminal court:
- Claims of Hamas Fighters in Gaza Hospitals May Have Been Exaggerated, Says Senior ICC Prosecutor (The Guardian)
“Iranian arms smuggling has historically thrived in collapsed or weak state environments”:
- Don’t Assume Iran’s Supply Lines to Hezbollah Are Cut (Washington Institute)
In an era of “inflammatory slogans? a commentator remembers Ghandi’s advice, “that both India and Pakistan should clearly declare to the majority of their respective countries that they will not tolerate the insult of religious places, whether small or big”:
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