Informed Comment - Part 1123

#MeToo? Ahed Tamimi’s lawyer accuses Israeli interrogators of sexual harassment

Middle East Monitor | – – Israeli lawyer Gaby Lasky who is defending Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi has accused investigators of sexual harassment, Arab48.com reported […]

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Syria

Russian, Iranian, Turkish Presidents Meet to Discuss Syria, isolate Trump

TeleSur | – – The meeting signals a shift towards dialogue between what have previously been opposing camps throughout most of Syria’s war. The presidents […]

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Featured

Top 5 Ways Iran is not very much like Hitler’s Germany

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In that interview with Jeffrey Goldberg, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman violated Godwin’s law and […]

Juan Cole

censorship

Egypt fines Press for alleging Sisi vote-buying

Breaking News added by Informed Comment: Egyptian Security Police have raided the website of the offices of Masr al-Arabia and arrested its editor, apparently over […]

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Denialism

How Trump’s Gutting of Tailpipe Standards will make China Auto Leader Worldwide

By Greg Dotson | (The Conversation) | – – The Trump administration on Monday, April 2, took steps to ease pollution and efficiency rules for […]

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Iranian-Americans

Between Iranian and American (AJ+ Video)

Yara Elmjouie | (AJ+ Video Clip) | – – “Iranian-American AJ+ Producer Yara Elmjouie takes us to meet his parents and reflects on his own […]

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China

Oceania and Eastasia? New Cold War, this Time against both Russia and China?

( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Think of it as the most momentous military planning on Earth right now. Who’s even paying attention, given the […]

Michael T. Klare

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Is Saudi Crown Prince’s ‘Recognition’ of Israel anything New or Positive?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Former Israeli prison guard at the notorious Ktzi’ot Prison camp for Palestinians and now editor-in-chief of […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine