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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Iran
Sudden Shift in Iran as Hardliners back Centrist President Rouhani

Sudden Shift in Iran as Hardliners back Centrist President Rouhani

Frequently a target of attack by hardliners, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is benefiting from a sudden surge in support from his former critics

Marc Jourdier

Immigration
Contrary to Trump, Americans back Citizenship Path for Undocumented Immigrants

Contrary to Trump, Americans back Citizenship Path for Undocumented Immigrants

It turns out that government officials who think the majority of Americans want hard-line immigration policies are wrong

The Conversation

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Iran: Trump's Tweets have added $10 to cost of Oil, Upping cost of Gasoline

Iran: Trump’s Tweets have added $10 to cost of Oil, Upping cost of Gasoline

Hossein Kazempour Ardebili was quoted by the Iranian Press on Thursday as saying that Trump’s Twitter activity is roiling the oil markets

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Ireland Set to Pass Bill Banning Goods from Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine

Ireland Set to Pass Bill Banning Goods from Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine

A bill banning all goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is set to be approved by the Irish Parliament on July 11

TeleSur

UAE
United Arab Emirate Soldiers Tortured, Sexually Abused Yemeni Prisoners: UN

United Arab Emirate Soldiers Tortured, Sexually Abused Yemeni Prisoners: UN

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) engaged in ill-treatment, torture and sexual abuse across Yemen’s prisons according to the UN human rights office

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
The Challenges and Strengths of Palestine’s ‘Orchestra’ of Civil Resistance

The Challenges and Strengths of Palestine’s ‘Orchestra’ of Civil Resistance

For Palestinians, the struggle is existential

Molly Wallace

Israel/ Palestine
Israel arrests 9 Bedouin Protesters as it Prepares to Bulldoze their Village

Israel arrests 9 Bedouin Protesters as it Prepares to Bulldoze their Village

Scuffles broke out on Wednesday between Israeli authorities and protesters who feared preparations were underway to raze a Bedouin village

AFP

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Trump sidelined as UN Security Council plus Germany Meet Iran's Rouhani in Vienna

Trump sidelined as UN Security Council plus Germany Meet Iran’s Rouhani in Vienna

Before Trump, the idea of the UN Security Council meeting without the US would have been hard to imagine

Juan Cole

Iran
No New Revolution: Iran's Grand Bazaar is now a Pillar of Establishment

No New Revolution: Iran’s Grand Bazaar is now a Pillar of Establishment

Despite its history of opposition to the state, it is seen as an institutional hub for conservative politics in Iran

The Conversation

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