Let noble thoughts come from all quarters
An understanding, not judgement
Minorities in the News
1. Druze in Israel
The response of the police against Druze protesters in Peki'in evoke strong criticisms from political leaders, reports Ha'artz, Oct 31, 2007, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/918690.html
Knesset Interior Committee votes in favor of a state commission of inquiry to go into the violence in the Druze village of Peki'in in late Oct, reports Ha'aretz, Nov 5, 2007, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/920209.html
2. Arabs in Israel
Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman calls for the disbanding of Higher Arab Monitoring Committee because "it challenges the Jewish people's right of self-determination", reports Ha'aretz, Nov 8, 2007, http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/921625.html
3. Kurds in Turkey
Democratic Society Party of Turkey calls for autonomy for predominantly Kurdish southeast region, reports The Daily Star, Nov 9, 2007, http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=86646
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