By Julie Poucher Harbin, Editor, | Interview with Rebecca Stein | ISLAMICommentary | – – There are varying explanations for the uptick in violence in Israel-Palestine over the past few days, but one explanation that appears to have caught on with the Israeli government and much Western media, according to Duke University cultural anthropologist Rebecca […]
Russia/Syria: Possibly Unlawful Russian Air Strikes
Human Rights Watch | – – (New York) – At least two air strikes in northern Homs on October 15, 2015, that local residents believed to be Russian, apparently violated the laws of war. The air strikes killed a total of 59 civilians, residents said, including 33 children and a commander of the local armed […]
Jewish Squatter attack on Leader of Rabbis for Human Rights caught on Video
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Jewish settler on Friday attacked the head of the Israeli group Rabbis for Human Rights during a Palestinian olive harvest in the Nablus district, Israeli media reported. Head of the group, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, was with a group of Israeli and internationals activists who had […]
Iraqi Kurds Face Hard Diplomatic Choices Between the US and Russia
By Histyar Qader | (Niqash.org) | – – It is tough for Iraqi Kurdistan to turn down any kind of aid when it comes to fighting the Islamic State. So now the Kurdish are not sure whether to stand with the US or to ask for help from the Russians. The relatively new Russian intervention […]
Mexico’s Patricia Megastorm so strong it broke scale used to measure hurricane intensity
AJ+ | (Video Report | – – “Hurricane Patricia is the strongest ever recorded and headed for Mexico at Category 5 speeds. It’s so strong, it broke the scale used to measure hurricane intensity. Now Mexico is prepping for the worst.” AJ+: “Hurricane Patricia: Strongest Hurricane Ever Recorded, Heads Straight For Mexico”
‘Never Seen Anything Like This Before’ as 2015 Set to Be Hottest Year on Record
By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – With many eyes turning to UN talks in Paris, Earth continues to exhibit symptoms of a planet on fire How much is 2015 ahead of other recent warm years? It’s not pretty. “It’s just incredible to me. I’ve never seen anything like this before.” […]
Forever Refugees – Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis to Syria lose Homes Again
By: Mai Abu Moghli, Nael Bitarie, and Nell Gabiam | Ma’an News Agency | – – Similarly to their Syrian counterparts, Palestinians in Syria have been severely affected by the ongoing war. Syrian towns and villages, as well as Palestinian refugee camps, have been subject to repeated attacks and prolonged sieges by troops loyal to […]
Did US-Russia Tensions Help Bring Iraq Victory in Baiji and Anbar?
By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) Recently Iraqi anti-extremist forces have made some of the biggest gains in months. Iraqi military leaders explain how they beat the Islamic State; some credit US- Russia tensions for the latest successes too. Fighters from Shiite Muslim volunteer militias celebrate victory at Baiji, earlier this year. (photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE) Over […]
Palestinians need hope, not calm
By John V Whitbeck | (Middle East Eye) | – – It is a sad reality that, unless Jewish lives are lost, Israelis and the Western world tend to feel that the occupation is not a problem Since the current upsurge of violence in Israel and occupied Palestine began, numerous foreign leaders, as well as […]
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