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Israel/ Palestine
2/3s of Palestinians think 2-state solution doomed & 52% say Trump Should stay out of Mideast

2/3s of Palestinians think 2-state solution doomed & 52% say Trump Should stay out of Mideast

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Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Two thirds of Palestinians believe the two-state solution is no longer viable and want Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to step down, a Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) poll revealed on Wednesday, as the public perception of the Palestinian situation remained ever more grim. […]

Children
A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue

A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue

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TeleSur | – – The U.N. said malnutrition and other preventable diseases are killing thousands of children in Yemen as its health system is on the verge of collapse. Every 10 minutes at least one Yemeni child dies of preventable diseases such as malnutrition, diarrhea, and respiratory tract infections, the United Nations said Tuesday, blaming […]

Authoritarianism
Climate Scientist Enemies List:  Internal Trump Memo Sparks Fears of Witch Hunt

Climate Scientist Enemies List: Internal Trump Memo Sparks Fears of Witch Hunt

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By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – Trump transition team reportedly asking for names of career employees at Department of Energy who worked on Obama’s climate policies President-elect Donald Trump’s Energy Department transition team has reportedly been asking for the names of civil servants that have worked on environmental policies […]

Donald Trump
Trump adviser reiterates pledge to move US embassy to Jerusalem

Trump adviser reiterates pledge to move US embassy to Jerusalem

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Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Following up on a campaign pledge from US President-elect Donald Trump to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Trump’s senior adviser Kellyanne Conway reiterated on Monday that the move would be a “very big priority” for the Trump administration. “That is very big priority […]

Internet
Why do we fall for fake news?

Why do we fall for fake news?

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By S. Shyam Sundar | (The Conversation) | – – In recent weeks, the amount of online fake news that circulated during the final months of the presidential race is coming to light, a disturbing revelation that threatens to undermine the country’s democratic process. We’re already seeing some real-world consequences. After fake news stories implicated […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian East Jerusalem Vanishing: Israeli Strategy Exposed in New Video

Palestinian East Jerusalem Vanishing: Israeli Strategy Exposed in New Video

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By IMEMC | – – A new video released by the Negotiations Affairs Department, titled “East Jerusalem: Israel’s Colonial Project Unraveled,” declares that Israel’s policy in the city, since the 1967 occupation, is three fold: creating a Jewish majority, reducing Palestinian presence and isolating East Jerusalem and dividing it from its West Bank parts. According […]

Israel/ Palestine
Jerusalem 1896: Incredible Footage of Jews, Muslims, Christians living under the Ottomans

Jerusalem 1896: Incredible Footage of Jews, Muslims, Christians living under the Ottomans

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Nahda Productions | (Historic Video) | – – “Incredible footage of Palestine and Jerusalem from the year 1896. Muslims, Jews and Christians lived next to each other and peacefully under the auspices of the Ottoman (Uthmani) Caliphate/Empire.” Nahda Productions: “Incredible footage from Jerusalem in 1896 | Jews, Muslims, Christians living under the Ottomans”

Authoritarianism
Life under the Junta: Deadly Explosion at Cairo’s Coptic Christian Cathedral Kills 25

Life under the Junta: Deadly Explosion at Cairo’s Coptic Christian Cathedral Kills 25

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TeleSur | – – The Coptic cathedral explosion has reportedly killed 25 people and injured dozens more. A crowd gathered outside Cairo city’s biggest Coptic Christian cathedral Sunday morning chanting, “Tell the sheikh, tell the priest, Egyptians’ blood is not cheap!” after a deadly bombing killed at least 25 people in the worst attack on […]

Iran
In Iran, Women’s militia Leader Demands Persecution Of Gender-Rights Activism

In Iran, Women’s militia Leader Demands Persecution Of Gender-Rights Activism

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By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – Minou Aslani, head of the Women’s Basij organization in Iran, has condemned efforts to increase the number of women in parliament and opposed campaigns to curb domestic violence as perceived assaults on Iranian society and traditional family values. Minou Aslani, head of the Women’s Basij organization […]

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