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Israel/ Palestine
Israelis to evict entire Bedouin Community from Jerusalem

Israelis to evict entire Bedouin Community from Jerusalem

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IMEMC News | – – The Bedouin community in al-Baba Mountain, in the town of Al-Eizariya, occupied East Jerusalem, stands steadfast in face of Israeli plans which aim to evict them. According to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency, not even the children are willing to wave their rights, repeating that al-Baba Mountain is “our land […]

Iran
Will the Mideast's New Power Matrix spark Iran-Saudi War?

Will the Mideast’s New Power Matrix spark Iran-Saudi War?

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Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – Tensions often run high in the Middle East beating the drums of war and violence. This has been the case since at least 2003, the year the US invaded Iraq. The region’s post-US invasion three notorious episodes of violence are the civil war in Syria, the rise […]

Corruption
Saudi prince Miteb freed in $1 bln settlement agreement

Saudi prince Miteb freed in $1 bln settlement agreement

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Middle East Monitor | – – Senior Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once seen as a leading contender to the throne, was freed after reaching an “acceptable settlement agreement” with authorities paying more than $1 billion, a Saudi official said on Wednesday. Miteb, who was head of the elite National Guard, was among dozens of […]

Donald Trump
Reportage is too Pro-War: How Peace Journalism can deescalate conflict in the Age of Trump and North Korea

Reportage is too Pro-War: How Peace Journalism can deescalate conflict in the Age of Trump and North Korea

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By Michael Greenwell | (The Conversation) | – – It came as a slight relief to see at least some measured coverage of Donald Trump’s recent visit to South Korea. Sections of the media have been predicting World War III – and focusing on barbed and incendiary comments between Trump and North Korean leader Kim […]

Donald Trump
Far Right 'Project Veritas' Scam EXPOSED; Attempt to Smear Moore Victims (TYT Video)

Far Right ‘Project Veritas’ Scam EXPOSED; Attempt to Smear Moore Victims (TYT Video)

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By Cenk Uygur and John Iadarola | The Young Turks | (Video Report) | – – The Washington Post exposed Project Veritas’ most recent scam. Cenk Uygur, and John Iadarola the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. “A woman who falsely claimed to […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel, Trump  ‘working feverishly’ to block UN settlements database

Israel, Trump ‘working feverishly’ to block UN settlements database

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Middle East Monitor | – – The Israeli and US governments are “working feverishly” to block the publication of a United Nations database of companies complicit in West Bank settlements, according to The Associated Press (AP). The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)-mandated list of companies was due to be published in December, but will reportedly […]

Donald Trump
Trump meets Native Vets, uses 'Pocahantas' as Insult

Trump meets Native Vets, uses ‘Pocahantas’ as Insult

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TeleSur | – – “(Trump should) stop using our historical people of significance as a racial slur against one of his opponents,” a Native American advocate said. President Donald Trump has provoked the ire of Native Americans once again by using a meeting meant to honor Native World War Two veterans as an occasion to […]

Donald Trump
Every Time we Laugh at Trump, It's a 'Tiny Revolution'

Every Time we Laugh at Trump, It’s a ‘Tiny Revolution’

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By Linda Kiernan | (The Conversation) | – – The power of laughter is something of a theme in Donald Trump’s presidency. Trump’s humourless response to Barack Obama’s jibes at the White House correspondents’ dinner in 2011 allegedly steeled his reserve to run for president in the first place; the New York Times recently asked […]

Children
The War on Children in Yemen: UNICEF

The War on Children in Yemen: UNICEF

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Middle East Monitor | – – Millions of children are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa said in a press conference Sunday in Jordan’s capital Amman. “More than 11 million Yemeni children are today in acute need of humanitarian assistance. This number makes […]

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