©2016 Bloomberg News O0EKFH6TTDS0 (Bloomberg) — In a significant escalation of tensions, Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran and expelled the Islamic Republic’s diplomats, a day after its embassy in Tehran was attacked to protest the Saudis’ execution of a prominent Shiite cleric. Iran’s ambassador in the kingdom has 48

published May 4th 2016, 1:25 pm, by Leonid Bershidsky (Bloomberg View) —The record influx of  Muslim refugees last year coincided with a sharp decline in the number of violent anti-Semitic incidents in major European countries, many of which bore the brunt of the refugee crisis. The wave of so-called new