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Archives for March 2017

Israel/ Palestine
Joining N. Korea, Israel denies Human Rights Watch Work Permit

Joining N. Korea, Israel denies Human Rights Watch Work Permit

contributors

IMEMC | – – Israeli authorities have denied Human Rights Watch’s application for a work permit for its Israel and Palestine director, on the grounds that it is not a real human rights group, the organization said, according to Al Mezan Center for Human Rights. In its February 20, 2017 letter denying a work permit […]

American Jews
Further Wave of Bomb Threats against Jewish Centers:  Rise of US Far Right

Further Wave of Bomb Threats against Jewish Centers: Rise of US Far Right

contributors

TeleSur | – – Some Jewish groups see the vandalism and threats as a sign that anti-Semitic groups have been emboldened by Trump’s election. Jewish community centers and schools in at least 13 U.S. states reported receiving bomb threats on Monday, the fifth wave of such threats this year that have stoked fears of a […]

Climate Change
Sorry, Trump, China’s cut-back on Coal Dooms Industry

Sorry, Trump, China’s cut-back on Coal Dooms Industry

Juan Cole

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump has said many foolish things, but his pledge to bring back coal takes the cake. Coal is the dirtiest source of energy. Not only does it produce enormous amounts of carbon dioxide when burned, but releases other toxins as well, including mercury. Mercury is […]

Islam
Why ISIL is Targeting Tolerant Sufi Islam

Why ISIL is Targeting Tolerant Sufi Islam

contributors

By Peter Gottschalk | (The Conversation) | – – On Feb. 16, 2017, a bomb ripped through a crowd assembled at the tomb of a Sufi saint, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in southeastern Pakistan. Soon thereafter, the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. In recent times, such attacks have targeted a variety of cherished […]

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