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IRAQ: Last week three families were dragged from their homes and executed. The murders happened in three provincial cities: Suwaira, Mosul, and Baladroz. All three took place at roughly the same time. The Azzaman English, in an article that reads more like a suicide note than a news story, described the attacks as “a new kind of terror”. The families were not tied to politics or militant groups. The Azzaman refused to reveal the name of the families, or he name of the group responsible, but they ended their report with a disparaging prediction for the Iraqi provinces if Obama withdraws troops.

I’ve read other articles from the sma paper advocating the end of the US Security Deal, but they were focused on more urban areas.

Article from Azzaman English: New way of organized killing sweeps the country

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GAZA: This video covers the prettiest side of the Gaza tunnel smuggling. There have also been reports of gun and drug smuggling through the network, enough to give the Israeli Defense Force reason to worry. But, to be fair, there wouldn’t be smuggling if there wasn’t a blockade to smuggle around.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL: In Jerusalem a verbally violent encounter today the Israeli Central Election Committee voted to ban two Arab parties from the upcoming Knesset elections. Those in favor of the ban cited support of terrorism and refusal to recognize Israel as a state. The Arab party leaders responded in kind claiming they had never seen such “racist voting, by such a racist collection of people.

The Arab leaders from the UAL and Balad parties say that they are part of Israel and they recognize its existence, but they will never support Zionism, an ideology which would have them removed from their holy land. The fighting degenerated into mildly humorous, albeit completely inappropriate personal attacks, with one of the ruling party leaders calling the Balad head “unemployed” and a “bum”.

As the tension mounts between Israeli and Palestinian forces in Gaza this conflict is only going to get worse. Most likely the High Court of Justice (great name, huh?) will reverse the ban as it has done with similar ones in the past, but the partisan damage has been done.

Article: Elections C’tee bans UAL, Balad lists

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