Netanyahu rejects corruption allegations in live address

Netanyahu has denied any wrongdoing and branded the investigations a “witch hunt.”
— Read on www.weau.com/content/news/Netanyahu-rejects-corruption-allegations-in-live-address-504007751.html

Witch Hunt: It just so happens that Bibi’s being investigated for various instances of corruption, at the same time as Trump is being investigated for “Russian Collusion” or whatever it is, this week? Is he trying to take Trump down with him? Syria? 🤷🏼‍♀️

Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi woman under UN protection as Australia urges asylum claim – CHOCHILINO

A 20-year-old friend of Qunun, whom the Guardian has chosen not to name and who recently moved from Saudi Arabia to Australia, said the threats to her were real. “She’s ex-Muslim and has a very strict family. They’re using violence with her and she faced sexual harassment,” she said. “She received a threat from her cousin – he said he wants to see her blood, he wants to kill her.

“If they didn’t kill her they couldn’t go [around in] public after this [Qunun renouncing the Muslim faith], so they have to do it,” the friend said. “It’s like: if you’re a man you should prove it. If they don’t kill her they can’t go outside and see other men.”
— Read on chochilino.com/08/01/2019/uk/rahaf-al-qunun-saudi-woman-under-un-protection-as-australia-urges-asylum-claim/

Something that they don’t always tell you about leaving the Muslim faith.

Bolton Puts Conditions on Syria Withdrawal, Suggesting a Delay of Months or Years – The New York Times

John R. Bolton, the national security adviser, said troops would remain until the Islamic State was completely defeated and Turkey guaranteed it would not strike Kurdish forces.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2019/01/06/world/middleeast/bolton-syria-pullout.html

Trump’s walking back his original plans. Or should I say that he’s letting Bolton walk all over him? 🤬