The government of Israel has renewed its policy of punitive home demolitions in the West Bank. The government destroys the homes of people it deems are threats to Israel as a way of punishing individuals and to deter others from harming the state of Israel. The policy had been dropped years ago after the Israeli military determined that the policy was not effective. In the wake of the recent violence, the government of Israel has decided to reinstate the policy in order to separate Hamas supporters from the Fatah faction within the Palestinian community. It remains to be seen whether this iteration of the punishments will be at all effective. The ongoing conflict has begun to rattle the Arab population within Israel (about 20% of the total population of Israel).
It’s been such a wretched week. We all need a little comic relief. Here’s a video from China that makes serious fun of North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. But it also ridicules other world leaders, such as Obama, Shinzo Abe, and Vladimir Putin. Have a good laugh.
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