There's a refusal by some on the left to denounce Hamas as a violent terror group that not only committed a vile atrocity against Israelis, but has exercised authoritarian violence against Gazans for over 17 years. [Posted by permission of the Forward]
Was soll man sagen, wenn Menschen, die sich selbst als „progressiv“ oder als „links“ bezeichnen, das Massaker der Hamas in Israel nicht verurteilen, sondern gutheißen?
rockets fired from Gaza are probably plunging to the ground with intact explosives. The fact that they aren’t causing injuries or deaths in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and other cities is mainly a matter of luck
Seit dem Frühjahr 2011 sind im Syrien-Konflikt nach UN-Angaben über 60.000 Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Weder die oppositionellen Kräfte noch das Regime können derzeit entscheidend Boden gut machen.
Extremist groups Hamas and Hezbollah continue to receive mixed ratings from Muslim publics. However, opinions of al Qaeda and its leader, Osama bin Laden, are consistently negative; only in Nigeria do Muslims offer views that are, on balance, positive toward al Qaeda and bin Laden.