Stay updated with breaking news from Walid maalouli. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Readers Write: Sudan, Israel and Palestine, high rents startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Readers Write: Israel and Palestine, violence in Minneapolis Not the way to statehood. May 19, 2021 5:45pm Text size Copy shortlink: Violence does not happen in a vacuum. As the catastrophic humanitarian crisis mounts in Gaza and the obvious disparity in human and infrastructure costs between the two sides is starkly highlighted in the press, I have paradoxically grown angrier with Hamas and the Palestinian Authority s handling of the Palestinian cause, not just now, but also over the past decades. Let me first clarify that I am in no way justifying or supporting the grossly disproportionate use of force by the Israeli side, and Israel certainly bears a heavy responsibility in this long-standing conflict through its continued brutalization, marginalization and humiliation of the Palestinian people. What angers me even more, however, is the disturbing failure by Palestinian leaders to understan ....
Readers Write: Saudi Arabia, Iran, gun violence, cancel culture Values plus pragmatism. Text size Copy shortlink: Contrary to the Star Tribune Editorial Board s argument, President Joe Biden did not flinch in his response to Jamal Khashoggi s murder on the orders of Saudi Arabia s crown prince, but rather demonstrated mature and experienced statesmanship ( Biden flinches on Khashoggi response, March 2). While one s first gut instinct is to push for personal sanctions of the crown prince, there is little to be gained from such a move on the international level given the United States longstanding relationship with the kingdom both from an economic and counterterrorism standpoint, and there are far more subtle yet very effective ways for the president and this nation to express their displeasure with the murderous prince. ....