TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the sentence expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Bashar al-Assad ? " Assad  did nothing wrong " the man yells. "Support the Syrian Arab Army." In the background another man chimes in: " Assad  is the man!"

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Macron David Rennie ? David Rennie  Washington Bureau Chief of The Economist  joins this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour.  Rennie  provides a broader look at global economic trends and the rising anger from communities who feel like they’ve been left behind.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Hamza Tekbali ?  His  friend Rafat  who did not give  his  last name  said  he  was fleeing Libya after having been kidnapped by a militia in 2016.  He  was released after nine days when  his  father paid a ransom of 120 000 dinar ($87 600) but said  he  feared a repeat.

SOLUTION:
Negative