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Archives for March 2019

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The Ilhan Omar Effect?  50% of Americans now favor a Palestinian State (Gallup)

The Ilhan Omar Effect? 50% of Americans now favor a Palestinian State (Gallup)

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A Gallup poll has found that for the first time in many years, 50% of Americans favor the establishment of a Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank. I’m not sure what the other 50% think the Palestinians should do. Just stay stateless and without the rights of citizenship? […]

Donald Trump
Not So Fast... Could Trump still be Impeached for Obstruction of Justice?

Not So Fast… Could Trump still be Impeached for Obstruction of Justice?

The Conversation

By David Orentlicher | – Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that Trump or his campaign colluded with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But Mueller, who submitted his report to the Department of Justice on March 22 after nearly two years of investigation, did not determine whether […]

Israel/ Palestine
Singer Della Miles on Gaza Strikes, Golan: "My heart beats with you Palestine"

Singer Della Miles on Gaza Strikes, Golan: “My heart beats with you Palestine”

Maan News Agency

WASHINGTON (Ma’an) — American singer and songwriter, Della Miles, expressed her support for Palestine and its people in response to the recent Israeli escalation in the Gaza Strip and US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize to the occupied Golan Heights as Israeli territory, on Tuesday. Miles posted on her personal Instagram account, saying “Who […]

Donald Trump
After 8 Years of Civil War, Syrians Finally United … against Trump re: Golan

After 8 Years of Civil War, Syrians Finally United … against Trump re: Golan

AFP

Damascus (AFP) – Demonstrations spread across Syria on Tuesday denouncing Washington’s recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, in a show of unity in the war-torn country, state media said. US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a proclamation recognising Israeli sovereignty over the strategic border area, seized from Syria in 1967 and then […]

Human Rights
The Exceptionalism of the Warmongers:  John Bolton and Mike Pompeo Defy the International Criminal Court

The Exceptionalism of the Warmongers: John Bolton and Mike Pompeo Defy the International Criminal Court

Rebecca Gordon

(Tomdispatch.com) – Events just fly by in the ever-accelerating rush of Trump Time, so it’s easy enough to miss important ones in the chaos. Paul Manafort is sentenced twice and indicted a third time! Whoosh! Gone! The Senate agrees with the House that the United States should stop supporting Saudi Arabia in Yemen (and Mitch […]

Climate Change
Back to the Sweltering Pliocene: World's Production of CO2 Spiked again in 2018

Back to the Sweltering Pliocene: World’s Production of CO2 Spiked again in 2018

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The world– you and I included– actually greatly increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, by 2.87 parts per million, raising the total to just about 410 ppm. So reports the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This was a significant increase, the fourth largest during the past 60 […]

Donald Trump
Trump isn’t out of the Legal Woods, with SDNY, Congressional Probes Bearing Down

Trump isn’t out of the Legal Woods, with SDNY, Congressional Probes Bearing Down

AFP

By Catherine TRIOMPHE | – New York (AFP) – The Mueller investigation is over, but President Donald Trump now faces a slew of other investigations by federal prosecutors in New York and Democrats in Congress that could create more deep troubles for his administration. The biggest threat comes from federal prosecutors in New York, who […]

Children
Gaza:  Study Shows Rapid Deterioration in Mental Health of Palestinian Children under Israeli Blockade

Gaza: Study Shows Rapid Deterioration in Mental Health of Palestinian Children under Israeli Blockade

Middle East Monitor

Palestinian children in the occupied Gaza Strip are experiencing a rapid deterioration in their mental health, a new study by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has found. According to the NRC, the survey found that 68 per cent of schoolchildren “in areas close to the Israeli perimeter fence have clear indications of psychosocial distress”. NRC […]

Israel/ Palestine
Water, Oil and Netanyahu: Why Trump gave Syria's Golan away to Israel

Water, Oil and Netanyahu: Why Trump gave Syria’s Golan away to Israel

The Conversation

By Dina Badie | – Responding to pressure from the Israeli government, President Donald Trump has signaled via Twitter that his administration is poised to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights. This change of posture over a highly disputed and strategically valuable territory between Israel and Syria is being met with delight, disapproval and […]

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