THE DISPOSSESSION OF THE PALESTINIANS
…of Aristobulus were massacred. (Dimont, p. 92-5; Ludwig, 114-5; Roth, p. 86-7) Hyrcanus was installed as priest-king, but he ruled as a Roman vassal. Judah was officially renamed Judea by…
…of Aristobulus were massacred. (Dimont, p. 92-5; Ludwig, 114-5; Roth, p. 86-7) Hyrcanus was installed as priest-king, but he ruled as a Roman vassal. Judah was officially renamed Judea by…
The Supreme Court of India ruled (PDF) Aug. 22 that Islam’s “instant divorce” law, which allowed Muslim men to divorce their wives by saying the word “talaq” three times, was…
According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), refugee flows from Iraq are placing a considerable strain on neighboring countries, such as Syria and Jordan. Syria, for instance, has…
President Evo Morales announced Aug. 24 he has put all of Bolivia’s gas and oil installations under military protection, as protesters in Santa Cruz, Chuquisaca and Tarija departments prepare new…
Protesters clashed with police in South Korea’s rural Seongju county as US forces began installing the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system April 27. Local residents attempted to block…
…would have to pay more attention to Latin America because of “some serious problems…that involve economic instability.” He later said the concerns “particularly involved Argentina, Ecuador, and Venezuela.” But Argentine…
…constructing the installation, which opened on April 5 at the Chilean military’s Fort Aguayo naval base. UPI Business News writes that the site “is growing into a major destination for…
“Its worse than this.” Roger Lippman of Balkan Witness sends the following commentary: You write: Herman’s secondary argument (more explicit if no more honest) is that the bodies said to…
…the Badr Brigades, stormed Baghdad’s municipal building, ousted the mayor at gunpoint and installed one of their own, Hussein al-Tahaan, in his place. On Sept. 18, a Kurdish MP, Faris…
…cites, he does not rise to the occasion. For instance, he cites Thompson’s citation of a Dec. 11 Richmond Times-Dispatch report quoting the claims of an employee at a gas…
…Officer Quispe was found alive and had been in hiding in Potosi. Pro-Sucre protesters attack police installations Protesters attacked the governor’s office, police installations, and the prison. At the jail,…
…Court of First Instance No. 2 had been awaiting the authorization of the Ministry of Justice to proceed with the case, but reportedly threw it out after the Ministry wrote…