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Israel/ Palestine
Annual ‘March of Return’ draws thousands of Palestinians to the Negev

Annual ‘March of Return’ draws thousands of Palestinians to the Negev

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Ma’an News Agency | – – NEGEV (Ma’an) — Thousands of Palestinians participated in the annual ‘March of Return’ on Thursday afternoon near Bedouin towns in the Negev (Naqab) in southern Israel, commemorating the 1948 Nakba amid the conclusion of Israeli independence day celebrations. Palestinians in Israel, waving Palestinian flags and holding banners emblazoned with […]

Employment
Aside from Super-Rich, All Americans are poorer this century

Aside from Super-Rich, All Americans are poorer this century

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TeleSur | – – Soon, researchers predict, the middle class will no longer be the largest class in the United States. Households in the United States made less money in 2014 than they did in 1999, according to a study released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, a decline that transcends class. According to the […]

Islam-hatred
Sadiq Khan and the End of Islamophobia

Sadiq Khan and the End of Islamophobia

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By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – The victory of Sadiq Khan has "normalized" Muslims in UK politics in much the same way that JFK normalized Catholics in American politics. But American Muslims are still waiting for their JFK moment. Even his own sister was mortified. In the recent mayoral […]

Israel/ Palestine
In Resistance and Creativity, the Occupied Palestinians find Hope

In Resistance and Creativity, the Occupied Palestinians find Hope

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By Victoria Brittain | (OpenDemocracy) | – – The village of Nabi Saleh is a story of resistance in the face of theft and violence. Rawabi encapsulates the vision of a neo-liberal pacified Palestine. And then there is Gaza… On a warm spring evening in the occupied West Bank Bassem Tamimi was looking over his […]

Republican Party
Is Donald Trump at War with the Republican Party?

Is Donald Trump at War with the Republican Party?

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By Jack Rasmus | (TeleSur ) | – – Trump’s appeal is reminiscent of Reagan’s back in 1980 because of their unabashed attack on what they say is a failed political establishment. With his win last week in Indiana’s Republican primary, it appears increasingly likely that Donald Trump will now be the Republican nominee to […]

Climate Change
Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence

Sea-level rise has claimed five whole islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence

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By Simon Albert, Alistair Grinham, Badin Gibbes, Javier Leon, & John Church | (The Conversation) | – – Sea-level rise, erosion and coastal flooding are some of the greatest challenges facing humanity from climate change. Recently at least five reef islands in the remote Solomon Islands have been lost completely to sea-level rise and coastal […]

Counter-Terrorism
Chomsky – How the Elites’ ‘War on Terror’ Multiplies Terror

Chomsky – How the Elites’ ‘War on Terror’ Multiplies Terror

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By Noam Chomsky | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – [This piece, the second of two parts, is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules the World? (Metropolitan Books). Part 1 can be found by clicking here.] In brief, the Global War on Terror sledgehammer strategy has spread jihadi terror from a tiny corner […]

Israel/ Palestine
Azarya Trial and Israeli Values:  Israeli soldier charged with Killing prostrate Assailant

Azarya Trial and Israeli Values: Israeli soldier charged with Killing prostrate Assailant

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Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The trial of an Israeli soldier charged with manslaughter for the point-blank shooting of a Palestinian earlier this year began on Monday, amid Palestinian fears that the accused would evade meaningful legal consequences for his actions. A panel of judges read the indictment to Elor Azarya, […]

Economy
Can Europe compete with China in post-Sanction Iran?  Will the US Let it?

Can Europe compete with China in post-Sanction Iran? Will the US Let it?

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By Moritz Pieper | (The Conversation) | – – The cake is quite big, but everyone wants a slice. Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, visited Iran last month accompanied by business leaders from the energy, transportation and defence sectors. It was a return visit after the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, had made Italy his first […]

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