Re-imposing Sanctions on Iran Won’t Be Enough
They need to be enforced vigorously.
August 9, 2018
Canada Is Right to Criticize Saudi Human-Rights Abuses
Especially when a family of its own citizens is involved.
In 2014, Saudi Arabia sentenced the liberal blogger Raif Badawi to 1,000 lashes and ten years in prison for “insulting Islam”—that is, for criticizing the power and influence of the country’s clergy. Badawi has thus far received 50 lashes but remains in prison. Last week, Saudi police arrested his sister and fellow human-rights activist Samar, prompting the Canadian foreign minister, and the foreign ministry itself, to send tweets calling for her release. In response, Riyadh suspended diplomatic relations, instructed Saudis in Canada to return home, and threatened economic sanctions. Elliott Abrams, noting that the tweets in question are neither “harsh” nor “shocking,” comments:
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China’s Offer to Send Troops to Syria Threatens U.S. Interests
Beijing’s dangerous ambitions.
Britain’s Labor Party Is Now the Party of Anti-Semitism
It’s more than a scandal.
Canada Is Right to Criticize Saudi Human-Rights Abuses
Especially when a family of its own citizens is involved.
A 2,200-Year-Old Earring Sheds New Light on a Mysterious Period in Israel’s History
And may help clarify Jerusalem’s borders at the time.