Tunisia: Why Cabinet Reshuffle May Deepen Political Crisis
Tunisia’s parliament recently approved a proposed cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, an indication that the country’s political crisis is far from over. Tunisia continues to grapple with the aftermath of 2011 Arab Spring which shook the country to its foundation. A panoply of good and the ugly, there is no doubt that the […]
Israeli Lobby Attacks Against Jeremy Corbyn Won’t Bear Fruit
Since Jeremy Corbyn took over leadership of the Social Democratic Labour Party within the United Kingdom, he and the left-wing party have undergone consistent acquisitions of being anti-semitic from right-wing lobbyists. Mounds of evidence exist which disprove the charges, yet partisan forces continue the smear campaign — hoping to limit international criticism regarding the anti-minority […]
Palestinian Israeli MPs Appeal To EU To Oppose Jewish ‘Nation State’ Law
According to several regional outlets and those within Isreal, Palestinian Israeli members of parliament will meet with senior European Union officials regarding the ‘Nation State’ law passed on July 19th. Earlier in the week MPs from Join List allied with Palestinians to lobby the United Nations. Their goal, to pass a resolution next month at […]
Israeli: Court Recognizes Town Settlement On Privately Owned Palestinian Land
The town like settlement of Mitzpe Kramim was established in the late 1990s, on land owned by Palestinians, whose title deeds had been recognized by Israeli authorities. The settlement is close to Ramallah and is at the center of a new controversy surrounding the legality of such settlements: The District Court today clearly stated that […]
U.S. Defense Secretary Dispatches Three-Star General To Investigate Saudi Airstrike
On Monday, Defense Secretary James Mattis directed Lt. General Michael X. Garrett of the U.S. Army Central Coalition Forces Land Component Command to look into last week’s deadly Saudi airstrike that killed 51 people in rebel-held northern Yemen. Fifty-six children were also among the 79 people wounded in the Thursday attack on Sa’ada province, a rebel […]
Resigned Knesset Member Speaks Out Concerning ‘Nation State’ Law
“My resignation is an outcry that we will not accept laws that chase the Arab presence from this country,” former Knesset member Zouheir Bahloul told Middle East Eye in an interview. Bahloul resigned in protest over the controversial ‘nation-state’ law which passed the Knesset in July. Critics of the law worry that it does not […]
US Playing A Large Role In The Human Rights Atrocities In Yemen
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has long been military allies of the United States, participating in a number of US-led military actions since the early 1990s. However, the Center for International Policy (CIP) reports: Some UAE military activities have been controversial, including its involvement in helping to put down the democracy movement in Bahrain and […]
Iraqi Government Attempts To Address Concerns, Group Pushes For Human Rights Probe
Caracal Reports has received word from a source in Iraq that internet access is returning to normal in certain areas, “The internet is back to normal in [city redacted]. Kids are very happy they can go back to watching YouTube, I know my nieces and nephews are,” our source reports. Earlier in the week, Rudaw […]
Israel’s Knesset Passes Controversial Nation State Bill
Last week Caracal Reports published an article detailing the controversial ‘Nation State’ bill. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encouraged a vote in the Knesset prior to the July 22nd recess. From our reporting: A portion of the new controversial Israeli law would give legal backing to Jewish-only communities, excluding Palestinians. The law could create a […]
Protests In Iraq Spread Due To High Unemployment
Last weekend citizens of the Iraq holy city of Najaf took to the streets in angry public demonstrations over high unemployment and a lack of basic public services, ABC News reports. In May, Iraq held national elections, but a parliamentary government has yet to form due to the failure of any coalition to secure an […]