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American anger should not stop at Israel’s border
An Egyptian immigrant who had overstayed his visa in the US and was angry with Israel’s killings in Gaza was last week arrested and charged with a hate crime after he threw firebombs at a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado.
Libya once again in the abyss of despair
On May 12, Tripoli experienced widespread clashes between rival militias as Libya became the arena for the type of blood-letting and public disorder that recalled the horrors of civil conflicts and war that have devastated the country for more than a decade.
This Israeli government thrives on provoking the global community
Some prefer to hear the good news first, others the bad, but does it really matter? The good news about the Israeli government is that it no longer tries to hide its true intentions regarding the Palestinians.
The second scramble for Africa’s mineral wealth
An accelerating global push to combat climate change has unintentionally elevated Africa to a position of unprecedented strategic importance.