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Israel
Religion in Israel: It’s the Government’s Business

Religion in Israel: It’s the Government’s Business

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By Shalom Goldman | (ISLAMICommentary) – Shalom Goldman Surveys of religious affiliation in the U.S. reveal that more than 25% of American have joined a faith other than the one in which they were raised. And if we factor in movement from one Protestant denomination to another, we find that 45% of Americans are affiliated […]

Climate Change
How Climate Change is already affecting Human Well-Being

How Climate Change is already affecting Human Well-Being

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EPA | – “This video provides an introduction to the issue of climate change. The narration discusses the causes of modern-day climate change, signs that the climate is already changing, and how climate change affects the environment and human well-being. It concludes with information about how individuals and society at large can take steps to […]

Barack Obama
US Arms Hypocrisy in Egypt:   Obama’s New Beginning that Never Started

US Arms Hypocrisy in Egypt: Obama’s New Beginning that Never Started

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By Marwa Fikry Abdel Samei | (Informed Comment) – “To the people of Egypt, particularly the young people of Egypt: I want to be clear: We hear your voices. I have an unyielding belief that you will determine your own destiny and seize the promise of a better future for your children and your grandchildren.” […]

GCC
Saudi-led attacks in Yemen demonstrate the Gulf's new assertiveness

Saudi-led attacks in Yemen demonstrate the Gulf’s new assertiveness

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By James M. Dorsey | ( Your Middle East ) – “Everything is underground, nothing is public.” The current Saudi-led intervention in Yemen designed to prevent Iranian-backed forces from gaining power symbolises the Gulf’s new assertiveness. This is unfolding as the various Gulf states seek to hedge their bets with different strategies that complement rather […]

Christianity
Palestinian Christian leaders criticize Israeli restrictions on Easter celebration

Palestinian Christian leaders criticize Israeli restrictions on Easter celebration

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By Celine Hagbard | (IMEMC News) – The archbishop of the Sebastian Greek Orthodox Church, Atallah Hanna, addressed crowds in the town of al-Ezzariya (Lazarus) on Saturday, condemning the Israeli restrictions on Easter celebrations, and calling on Christians around the world to pray and to voice their support for their Christian brethren in Palestine. The […]

Iran
How are Iranians reacting to Nuclear Deal?

How are Iranians reacting to Nuclear Deal?

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By Golnaz Esfandiari and Farangis Najibullah | (RFE/RL) – Iranian supporters of the framework nuclear deal announced on April 2 describe it as a historic achievement that will offer a better future for the people of Iran and improved ties with the world. Hard-liners, however, say the deal is a disaster that achieves “nothing” for […]

Apartheid
Missing Israeli Soldier Staged His own “Kidnapping,” Palestinians Rousted

Missing Israeli Soldier Staged His own “Kidnapping,” Palestinians Rousted

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By IMEMC | — Israeli sources have reported that the 22-year-old soldier, who was believed to be missing, or “kidnapped,” staged his own disappearance, after the soldiers initiated a search campaign and found him, on Friday at dawn, sleeping in Kiryat Arba Jewish settlement in Hebron. Israeli Ynet News has reported that the army searched […]

Barack Obama
Obama to Train 75,000 Solar Workers in 5 Yrs, Including Veterans

Obama to Train 75,000 Solar Workers in 5 Yrs, Including Veterans

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Barack Obama | (Whitehouse.gov) – “President Obama traveled to the Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, Utah to discuss his initiative to connect veterans with jobs in the burgeoning solar energy industry. April 3, 2015.” The White House: “President Obama Speaks on Jobs in America’s Solar Energy”

Iraq
Eyewitness: How the Bush invasion of Iraq created the ISIL Threat

Eyewitness: How the Bush invasion of Iraq created the ISIL Threat

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Lindsey Hilsum | (Channel 4 News) – “Learn how the 2003 invasion of Iraq, by the US and its allies, led to sectarian violence, terror and sowed the seeds of the Islamic State. Our International Editor, Lindsey Hilsum, recounts her experiences of Iraq during the first months of conflict and explains how ISIS has grown […]

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