January 12, 2022
KNOWING YOUR ALLIES:
Hezbollah to mark execution of prominent Saudi Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr (The New Arab, 11 January, 2022)
Members of Hezbollah will on Wednesday mark six years since the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Al-Nimr, according to reports, amid heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.The event will mark six years since Riyadh's execution of Al-Nimr, a popular figure among Saudi Shia Muslims whose execution sparked angry protests in neighbouring Iran. [...]Saudi Arabia executed Al-Nimr, a renowned Shia cleric who often criticised the ruling family, on 2 January 2016, on "terrorism" charges.He was executed due to his support of the mass anti-government protests that took place in the Eastern province of Qatif, where a Shia majority have long complained of marginalisation.
Silly Shi'a; the Abraham Accords are about denying majorities their political rights.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 12, 2022 6:25 AM