The US is warning Syria against attempting to recover lands lost to rebels south of Damascus. Some of those rebels are ISIL or affiliated in some way to al-Qaeda. That is, the US is now doing the opposite of what it said it was going in to Syria to do. It is often alleged that […]
Archives for May 2018
Palestinian Journalists Condemn Israeli Bill Criminalizing Photography of Soldiers
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Journalist Syndicate (PCJ) released a statement on Saturday condemning the proposal of a new bill in the Israeli Knesset that would criminalize the photographing or recording of Israeli soldiers while on duty. The bill was proposed on Thursday with the support of right-wing Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, and if […]
With Some Sunnis Voting for Shiites, is Iraq After ISIL Becoming Less Sectarian?
Cleveland, Oh. (The Conversation) – The results of May 2018 the Iraqi parliament election shocked many. The surprising results could mean a different phase in Iraq’s political trajectory has begun. Most observers were expecting an easy win for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi‘s slate of candidates from all 19 of the country’s provinces. As an analyst […]
Saudi Arrests: What is Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman up to?
London (al-Bab.com ) – News from Saudi Arabia about the arrests of ten or more rights activists has been viewed with a mixture of shock and surprise in western media. Just a few years ago, though, no one would have been surprised: it was simply the way the Saudi regime behaved. But that was before […]
What Accounts for America’s Sadism toward Palestinians?
Washington, D.C. (Otherwords.org) – No words can describe the anger and anguish I feel as a Palestinian in America watching this unfold. On May 14, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin smiled for pictures in front of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Big day for […]
China’s Green Shift is Positioning it to Overtake US in Energy Technology, Security
The Guardian reports that air pollution in 62 Chinese cities fell by 30% between 2013 and 2016, according to the World Health Organization. Beijing, the capital, fell from a global 4th place ranking on polluted air to 187th. I was in Beijing in March, 2015, for a conference, and did a jaunt out to the […]
Israeli Supreme Court Lets Army Shoot Unarmed Protesters in Violation of anti-Nazi Geneva Accords
Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the military’s use of lethal force against Palestinians during protests and clashes on the Gaza border. In the 41-page ruling published by the justice ministry Thursday night the panel of three justices unanimously rejected a petition by Israeli and Palestinian rights groups to restrain the army’s […]
On how there is no Tradition of anti-Semitism in Islam
College Park, Md. (Qantara.de) – Some are suggesting that Muslims are bringing anti-Semitism to Europe. However, it was in fact Europeans who took anti-Semitism to the Arab world in the first place. Diplomats in particular played an contemptible role. Holy books are what people make of them: after all, even the word of God needs […]
NFL Commissioner takes a Knee in Pitiful Pandering (Cartoon)
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