The Global Peace Index Rankings have been released. Vision of Humanity has published them, and nothing there is surprising. The least peaceful nation is Iraq, followed by Afghanistan, Somalia and in the fourth position: Israel. Not surprising, as on many of the parametres used to measure peace. quite specifically respect for human rights, they fall short again and again. 144 countries were ranked in 2009. You can visit the chart, click on a country to see the detail of its peace indicators and drivers.
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And bear in mind that two of the countries on that list were victims of a brual and illegal occupation by a huge military force, and that Somalia is one of the poorest countries in the world (and itself subject to repeated invasions). What is Israel's excuse?
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