Fears Arab political bloc to split ahead of Israel election
Sami Abu Shehadeh at Middle East Monitor s Jerusalem: Legalising the Occupation conference in London, UK on March 3, 2018 [Jehan Alfarra/Middle East Monitor] January 29, 2021 at 10:32 am
Uncertainty surrounds the fate of the Joint List bloc, which is made up of predominantly Arab parties, following reports of disagreements among its members, Israeli Broadcasting Corporation
Makan reported yesterday.
The report came after the head of the National Democratic Gathering (Balad), MK Sami Abu Shehadeh, accused the head of the United Arab List, Mansour Abbas, of allying with Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, instead of the Arab community in Israel.
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei, is 81 years old and reportedly in declining health. The question of the succession will be decided by the regime’s Assembly of Experts, who will choose the new Supreme Leader following Khamenei’s death. Six individuals have emerged as possible successors.
the SL, the GC, the DC, and the Assembly
While the Assembly is the most important organ with regard to the appointment of a new SL, the power and influence of the GC and the DC are also considerable.
The bodies surrounding Khamenei will also influence the selection. Those bodies include the Office of the Supreme Leader, which employs thousands and has its own intelligence, counterintelligence, and protection organizations. The power of the Office cannot be ignored.
The Office has a complex bureaucracy, with hundreds of commissions, organizations, and advisors. Many of its key figures have been
sanctioned by the US Department of the Treasury. In 2019, the Treasury sanctioned Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba, who plays an essential role at the Office. Others sanctioned included Gholamhossein Mohammadi Golpayegani, the head of the Office; Vahid Haghanian, executive deputy of the Office; Ali Akbar Velayati, Khamenei’s advisor on foreign policy; and Gholam-Ali Haddad Adel, also an adviso
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United Nations investigators into violence in Mali have told the Security Council of evidence that security forces committed war crimes, and fighters and other armed groups perpetrated crimes against humanity.
The allegations were made in a 338-page report by the International Commission of Inquiry for Mali, a three-member panel which investigated violence that unfolded over six years from 2012-2018.
The probe, whose conclusions have been sent to the Security Council but have not yet been made public, recommends setting up a court that specialises in prosecuting international crimes.
“The Commission has reasonable grounds to believe that the Malian defence and security forces committed war crimes, including violence to the life and person of civilians and persons hors de combat suspected of being affiliated or cooperating with extremist armed groups,” says the report, acquired by the AFP news agency on Tuesday.