Comment by Obie 2.0 on Which European countries have laws that closely...
I'd have to disagree. The Trump law might stand because it only affects foreign boycotts: i.e., if the Arab League requests that a company boycott Israel, the company cannot fulfill that request. The...
View ArticleComment by Obie 2.0 on Which Western countries have officially recognized the...
OK, this is somewhat more answerable. It's fairly accepted that the expulsions known as the Nakba were a type of ethnic cleansing, and they clearly were important to the founding of the modern state of...
View ArticleComment by Obie 2.0 on US electoral opposition to Biden support of Israel:...
This answer says "Most pro-Palestinians don't care," thus implying that a majority of people who support Palestinian rights will not vote for the Democratic Party in the general election. That...
View ArticleComment by Obie 2.0 on Why do a plurality of Israelis believe that the...
@leftaroundabout - Younger people as a group are more conservative than older people as a group in Israel, on average. The cause is less relevant than the situation. But do bear in mind that religious...
View ArticleComment by Obie 2.0 on Which Western countries have officially recognized the...
Let us continue this discussion in chat.
View ArticleComment by Obie 2.0 on Why does resentment toward former colonizers such as...
Well, there are still people who talk about the EU just being some kind of "Fourth Reich" to enable German economic or political domination, so perhaps not all is forgotten or forgiven.
View ArticleComment by Obie 2.0 on Why does the US consider the Palestinian Authority...
Hamas has not precisely been eager to hold elections over nearly the last two decades, though.
View ArticleComment by Obie 2.0 on Why does the US consider the Palestinian Authority...
@PeteW - Let's be fair to Abbas here, though. It is not as if he can just wave a hand and stop Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Try to push Israeli soldiers out militarily? Him and what army? Even...
View ArticleComment by Obie 2.0 on Is there any treaty that prevents the militarization...
Well, it's not quiteProject A119, but I don't doubt that some of the consequences could be the same.
View ArticleComment by Obie 2.0 on How can Quebec restrict immigration if it's part of...
Le Québec, c'est un pays libre selon Charles de Gaulle, n'est-ce pas ? So that's probably why they want to have their own immigration restrictions.
View ArticleComment by Obie 2.0 on Have any Western analysts explained how the crimes for...
Well, recall that there was actually an ICJ (not ICC) case against NATO in connection with those bombings, which was dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction and standing, not because the court ruled...
View ArticleAnswer by Obie 2.0 for What makes the war in Ukraine exceptional?
There are a few reasons:A major factor is that Ukraine is right next to NATO member countries, and that Putin has explicitly made the conflict at least partly about his dislike of NATO. This is...
View ArticleWhat reasoning did Eritrea provide for its vote on the UN resolution against...
In the recent UN General Assembly resolution denouncing Russia's actions in Ukraine, only four countries were opposed, besides Russia itself.We have Belarus, a close ally of Russia that is involved in...
View ArticleAnswer by Obie 2.0 for What is the public perception in the USA and the UK...
This is a difficult question to answer for all countries except Saudi Arabia, due to the paucity of public opinion polling on said countries and (in the case of the United States) an often low level of...
View ArticleAnswer by Obie 2.0 for Did India ever try to change regimes in any country?
While there are a few cases of annexation or independence that may qualify, such as Goa in 1961 or the 1971 conflict that resulted in the independence of Bangladesh, in those cases the respective...
View ArticleHas the Biden administration communicated its reasoning for maintaining the...
The US currently has a trade embargo against Cuba, which has been in the news recently due to protests against the latter's government.During the Trump administration, these sanctions were tightened....
View ArticleAnswer by Obie 2.0 for Why do Right Wing populists despise the Globalism...
The premise of the question is not entirely correct. The rise of the far right is a reaction to an aspect of globalization, but it is not "cross border trade, market fundamentalism, austerity, global...
View ArticleAnswer by Obie 2.0 for What sanctions is the UK parliament considering...
It's not clear at this time, but "civil penalties" for technology executives are contemplated, albeit for the narrow case of impeding investigations. Quoth the BBC:"Senior managers will face civil...
View ArticleAnswer by Obie 2.0 for Does the Geneva Convention with respect to prisoners...
No. Per the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949:A mercenary shall not have the right to be a combatant or a prisoner of war.However, not all the people mentioned in the...
View ArticleAnswer by Obie 2.0 for Why does the USA seem to have a higher crime rate than...
It's largely about perception, and about how countries are portrayed in popular culture. For instance, consider the Bahamas. If you asked people in the United States how dangerous the Bahamas were, I...
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