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The expected drop in voter turnout among Arab citizens and their representation in Knesset, regardless of who wins or loses these elections, poses a real threat to the political system as a whole.
Low voter turnout, combined with declarations that the Arab public has no place among Israel’s decision-makers, is liable to create a fertile political climate for populist and racist legislation.
The first stage of UN-facilitated consultations for a political process in Sudan, hosted by the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS), has concluded “with inspiring visions of Sudanese stakeholders on the way forward”, the Mission says.
In the countries that require military service, those who refuse to serve must either try to explain their exemption or find a creative short-cut to avoid the obligation. Here are some examples.
From the blog of Richard L. Cravatts at The Times of Israel