 AP Photo We see in the "Arab Spring" (or "Winter") that elections have not been accompanied by minorities' rights being protected, a central feature of real democracies. TAGGED: Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Yugoslavia, Balkans, Syria, Middle EastRECOMMENDED ARTICLES|
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