A series of meetings, statements and reports in the last few months of 2021 indicate that Israel and Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim state, have grown closer.
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Sasapost. It covers the Middle East lobbies in the US between 2010 and 2020. Most of the report is based on documents from the US Department of Justice database, operating under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). This legislation requires lobbyists to disclose their activities and funds, ensuring that all documents are publicly accessible online.
Thanks to its supportive foreign policy during the Arab Spring, Qatar earned itself many allies and rivals. Among its main opponents is its southern neighbour, Saudi Arabia, and its other neighbour, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Both countries supported counter-revolutions and sought to suppress and stifle any movement or democratic transition upholding freedoms and advocating for the basic principles of decent living conditions in the region.
Using connections to Trump, Dershowitz became a force in clemency grants
By Kenneth P. Vogel and Nicholas Confessore New York Times,Updated February 8, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
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Alan Dershowitz spoke to reporters in Washington on Jan. 29, 2020.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press
WASHINGTON â By the time George Nader pleaded guilty last year to possessing child pornography and sex trafficking a minor, his once strong alliances in President Donald Trumpâs inner circle had been eroded by his cooperation with the special counselâs investigation into Trumpâs team and its connections to Russia.
So as Nader sought to fight the charges and reduce his potential prison time, he turned to a lawyer with a deep reservoir of goodwill with the president and a penchant for taking unpopular, headline-grabbing cases: Alan Dershowitz.