Month: December 2022
Iranian regime faces unprecedented challenge in protesters’ push for change
The movement is novel in its duration, its spread across provinces and social classes, and its readiness to openly call for the end of clerical rule
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Read MoreIndonesia criminalizes adultery, but the law may take up to 3 years to take effect
Indonesia’s penal code had languished for decades while legislators in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation struggled with how to adapt its native culture and norms to the criminal code. (Image credit: Dita Alangkara/AP)
Read MoreWhat’s at stake in Georgia’s run-off election
Control of the Senate may not be in play, but there is still plenty to fight over
Read MoreDespite Sanctions, Russian Cruise Missiles Were Made Recently
Weapons investigators in Kyiv found that at least one Russian Kh-101 cruise missile used in widespread attacks there on Nov. 23 had been made no earlier than October.
Read MoreIran Considers Easing Some Restrictions on Women as Protests Continue
Protesters call for a mass rally in Tehran and officials consider ways to appease demonstrators.
Read MoreGermany’s New Favorite Sport: Competing to Save Energy
After Russia throttled gas to the nation, washcloth wipe-downs and unheated pools; turning down the Christmas lights
Read MoreWhat the Protests Tell Us About China’s Future
As thousands took to the streets across multiple Chinese cities over the last ten days, many have sought to understand the state’s response, any impact this wave of mobilization might have on Chinese politics, and how things might evolve in
Read MoreJNF official calls on the group to donate NIS 1 billion per year to bolster Diaspora
Samuel Hayek, a leading figure in UK Jewry and Israeli politics, demands KKL use its considerable funds to help Jewish life around the world, warning it must do so to stay relevant
Read MoreDeal will reportedly give ultra-Orthodox Shas control of Israel’s community centers
Netanyahu’s Likud agrees to transfer hundreds of neighborhood facilities from education ministry to interior, after handing extremist lawmaker some school programming, report says
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