Israeli-Arab Priest to UN: “Israel Only Place Where Christians in Middle East Are Safe”
Anav Silverman , Breaking Israel News
In a speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council today on September 23, Father Gabriel Naddaf, an Israeli Arab Greek Orthodox priest from Nazareth, called attention to the plight of Christian minorities suffering under Muslim extremists in the Arab world.
Another court strikes down Obamacare subsidies in 36 states
Adrianna McIntyre , Vox
The Eastern District Court of Oklahoma ruled to strike down Obamacare’s subsides on federal exchanges, consistent with a ruling in a related lawsuit earlier in the summer.
Can a Nation’s Soil Explain Its Economic Fortunes?
Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic
If your ancestors could grow crops easily—and thus get proof that patience pays off—you’re more likely to value distant payoffs, argue two economists in a new paper.
Who brought the Arabs to this nadir?
Hisham Melhem, Al Arabiya News
Today, the world of millions of Arabs is collapsing; whole societies are consumed by the flames of sectarianism, political fragmentation and economic disenfranchisement.