It appears that, with the help of Hezbollah, the Syrian government has been able to retake the city of Qusair. The victory, however, raises the issue of widening the war into Lebanon as the Sunni-based rebels now have a greater fear of the Shia-based Hezbollah and its key ally, Iran. The news is depressing for the forces aiming to overthrow President Assad, but it also raises the danger of more outside powers becoming involved in the civil war.
Of the 8 million people that live in Israel, about 1.8 million are Israeli Arabs. Although Israel is a democracy, the relationship between Israeli Jews and non-Jews has grown increasingly uneasy. Arab Israelis face discrimination in a number of areas, and the number of violent actions against Israeli Arabs seems to be rising. It seems as if Israeli Arabs are being viewed as a dangerous “fifth column” in Israel. The Israeli government needs to address this growing problem if it wishes to retain its identity as a democratic state.
The US is far and away the largest emitter of carbon into the atmosphere. Although it has made some progress in reducing carbon emissions and although other countries, such as China, are catching up, the US is not in any danger of losing its crucial role in the process of climate change. The following chart gives clear evidence for this unfortunate ranking.
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