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Archives for January 2016

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian population to exceed that of Jews by 2020 in Israel/Palestine

Palestinian population to exceed that of Jews by 2020 in Israel/Palestine

contributors

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Figures released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday suggested that Palestinians will outnumber Israeli Jews in historic Palestine by 2020. The results of the Palestinian census were released as 2015 came to a close in the center’s annual analysis of demographics in the […]

Arab Americans
Radical Al-Shabab uses Trump in Recruiting Video & Muslim preachers denounce him along with ISIL

Radical Al-Shabab uses Trump in Recruiting Video & Muslim preachers denounce him along with ISIL

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The foremost academic expert on Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) and Muslim radical thought, Will McCants at Brookings, tweeted out late Friday: Shabab uses Trump's anti-Muslim statement in new recruitment video (10:50 mark): https://t.co/Amdr4NUH3l — Will McCants (@will_mccants) January 1, 2016 (I apologize that YouTube removed the content […]

Culture
Strangest New Year’s Eve Celebrations From Around The World

Strangest New Year’s Eve Celebrations From Around The World

contributors

AJ+ | (Video report) | – – “While fireworks are a common sight in many countries for New Year’s, some parts of the world celebrate in a more traditional manner.” AJ+: “Strange New Year’s Eve Celebrations From Around The World”

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Top 7 Middle East Foreign Policy Challenges in 2016

Top 7 Middle East Foreign Policy Challenges in 2016

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – My own feeling is that the US engagement with the Middle East is likely to remain so intense only for another two decades or so. As fossil fuels are replaced with renewables, the outsized role that the oil Gulf plays in world affairs will decline. The […]

Israel/ Palestine
US Treasury Sued over Donations for Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine

US Treasury Sued over Donations for Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine

contributors

By IMEMC | – – A lawsuit has been filed in a US court seeking to stop non-profit groups from sending billions of dollars worth of tax-exempt donations to support illegal Israeli settlements and the Israeli army. A group of American citizens filed the suit on December 21 against the US Department of Treasury, claiming […]

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