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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?
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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?

Dan Steinbock

On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption […]

No, Despite Hegseth, we Don’t need an even “More Lethal” NATO

No, Despite Hegseth, we Don’t need an even “More Lethal” NATO

10/07/2025 By Anne-Ruth Wertheim

Trump’s Gaza Initiative: Chance for Peace or Empty Words?

Trump’s Gaza Initiative: Chance for Peace or Empty Words?

10/07/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Making America Hated Again: Trump’s Mideast Policy of Strongmen and War

Making America Hated Again: Trump’s Mideast Policy of Strongmen and War

By David Mednicoff | – Donald Trump has shown little interest in encouraging democratic politics and human rights in other countries. This departure from decades […]

The Conversation

Yemen
Yemen: Outcry over Saudi Airstrikes on Children Marks 3 Years of War

Yemen: Outcry over Saudi Airstrikes on Children Marks 3 Years of War

Sanaa (AFP) – A Saudi-led coalition launched military operations in Yemen in 2015, helping the government to push back against rebels who had taken control […]

AFP

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Trump Slashes more than $200 mn in Aid to Palestinians

Trump Slashes more than $200 mn in Aid to Palestinians

Washington (AFP) – The United States said Friday that it had canceled more than $200 million in aid for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip […]

AFP

Donald Trump
With South Africa Conspiracy Theory, Trump is becoming Dylann Roof

With South Africa Conspiracy Theory, Trump is becoming Dylann Roof

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – White nationalist terrorist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine African-Americans in a church, including a sitting state senator, confessed himself deeply […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Anti-Trumpism as a Global–and Domestic–Movement

Anti-Trumpism as a Global–and Domestic–Movement

( Tomdispatch.com ) – One thing already seems clear in the Trump era: the world will not turn out to be the American president’s playground. […]

Dilip Hiro

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza is Running out of Fuel, Medicine:  UN

Gaza is Running out of Fuel, Medicine: UN

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The United Nations has run out of funding to pay for fuel needed for hospitals, water plants and other […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
It Took Me Three Decades to Drive One Hour from Gaza to Jerusalem

It Took Me Three Decades to Drive One Hour from Gaza to Jerusalem

By Abier Almasri | – Traveling Under Occupation Almost Impossible for Palestinians Locked Inside Gaza Earlier this year, the Israeli army gave me a permit […]

Human Rights Watch

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Int’l Court of Justice Hears Iran’s Suit against Trump’s Unilateral Sanctions

Int’l Court of Justice Hears Iran’s Suit against Trump’s Unilateral Sanctions

The Hague (AFP) – Iran’s legal challenge against renewed sanctions by the United States goes before the UN’s top court Monday, as Tehran seeks to […]

AFP

Donald Trump
Is Trump's Fascism part of the Reason for Cohen's Willingness to Indict Him?

Is Trump’s Fascism part of the Reason for Cohen’s Willingness to Indict Him?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – I can only imagine that some Jewish and other minority members of the Trump administration experience significant discomfort at being […]

Juan Cole

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