There are still some “progressives” who deny the Israel’s apartheid and settler colonialism, but after decades of persistent oppression of the indigenous people of Palestine, that’s become a harder row to hoe:<\/p>\n
Bahrain, where a Sunni monarchy rules over a Shia majority, joins the UAE in abandoning the demand that Israel conform to international law in its treatment of the Palestinians before normalization in order to advance a coalition with Israel against Iranian regional influence:<\/p>\n
“To win the support of the pro-Israeli constituencies … Joe Biden, and his running mate, Kamala Harris, have deviated even further from the low standards set by the Democratic Obama administration”:<\/p>\n
The Taliban want “an ‘inclusive Islamic system,’ and the release of at least 8,000 more Taliban prisoners,” while the U.S.-backed government calls for a ‘humanitarian cease-fire'”:<\/p>\n
“[T]he E3 feel frustrated the US has not yet shown a willingness to negotiate a compromise on the ban\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s extent”:<\/p>\n
“Akbar Tabari received the jail term after being convicted of ‘setting up and heading a bribery network'”:<\/p>\n
His defenders say, and the courts deny, that the executed man claimed his confession was extracted by torture; his “attorney accused authorities of denying his client a family visit before the execution, as required by law”:<\/p>\n
“[R]esearch<\/a> and waves of protests and crackdowns indicated massive disappointment<\/a> among Iranians with their political system. This steadily turned into a deeply felt disillusionment with institutional religion”:<\/p>\n