
Opinion | Georgia’s self-avowed liberals undermine themselves by justifying Israeli war crimes
To support Israel unconditionally is to betray Georgia’s history, and to normalise the logic of occupation, including our own.

To support Israel unconditionally is to betray Georgia’s history, and to normalise the logic of occupation, including our own.

Other contenders reportedly include Indonesia and Pakistan.

Itamar Ben-Gvir met with Georgian officials, including Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Interior Minister Gela Geladze.

Prior to this, Chechen authorities banned private organisations from collecting money to help the people of Palestine.

Chechen Minister Akhmed Dudaev cited the risk of donations reaching ‘prohibited organisations’.

The commander of a special forces regiment in Grozny, Zamid Chalaev, has vowed to ‘join’ the Palestinians.

On 14 August, the Leninsky Court in Makhachkala found journalist Idris Yusupov guilty of violating the law on foreign agents after he protested in support of Palestine and his convicted colleague Abdulmumin Gadzhiyev. The court fined him ₽30,000 ($330). According to Caucasian Knot, the administrative protocol was drawn up based on photographs of Yusupov holding solo protests in Makhachkala, which had been published on the Telegram channel of independent outlet Chernovik. Yusupov pleaded