During the last three years we have seen many signs that the most basic democratic norms are disappearing. ... Arab MKs have been stripped of their parliamentary immunity. Openly racist opinions, political programs and bills—particularly projects for ethnic cleansing of the occupied..…
This week, the Israeli Knesset blocked legislation whose purpose was “to define Israel as a democratic and multi-cultural state that guarantees complete civil, cultural, and national equality to all of its citizens” — Jewish and Arab. . ..…
Members of Women's Protection Units on the frontline on the eastern outskirts of Raqqah on July 18, 2017, during the ongoing by Syrian Democratic Forces, alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters, to retake the city from Daesh. . The monitoring group also noted that Syrian..…
The head of the group, Rami Abdel Rahman, the lives of several members of Syrian Democratic Forces, Kurdish- Arab alliance of fighters dominated by People's Protection Units, group backed by Western powers opposed by Turkey.. ..…
For instance, in a hypothetical conflict between democratic principles and Jewish law (halakha), ultra-Orthodox Jews overwhelmingly say Jewish law should take precedence (89%), while an equally large share of secular Jews say democratic ideals should take priority. . 4About eight-in-ten (81%) Israeli..…
He would promote the development of free and democratic societies through Arab and Muslim world and would target foreign aid to failing states to prevent them from fomenting and harboring terrorists... ..…
Bush when United States is trying to foster democratic reform throughout Arab world while fighting terrorist insurgencies Iraq and Afghanistan and pressuring Syria to keep its hands off Lebanon... ..…
In 2011, he said, Uganda’s struggling democratic movement began flourishing in the atmosphere of protest following the Arab Spring. ..…
Such images must be vanquished, supplanted by those of American tanks rumbling down the streets of an Arab capital. . Proud realists, neither man put much stock in the “democratic tsunami” that, in the fantasy of neoconservative true believers like Wolfowitz, the Iraq war would send..…
Will populist riots reminiscent of the Arab Spring sweep through the region? ..…
US-led military coalition says it's working with Syrian Democratic Forces, made up of alliance of Arab and Kurdish forces, to try to defeat Daesh in the militant-riddled city.. ... member of US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, made up of alliance of Arab and Kurdish..…
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