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Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest
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Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest

Juan Cole

The currently dominant right wing coalition would fall from holding 61 seats in the 120-member Israeli parliament or Knesset to only 50.

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Palestine solidarity in Ukraine is all about shared experiences

Palestine solidarity in Ukraine is all about shared experiences

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“I don’t see Palestine as an isolated story”

“I don’t see Palestine as an isolated story”

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World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

Iran’s remaining partners in the 2015 nuclear deal vowed Friday to keep the energy exporter plugged into the global economy

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In Syria’s Douma, UN finds likely Chlorine use, but not by Rebels

Laboratory tests so far have found possible evidence of chlorine use but no evidence of sarin or a similar nerve agent

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Pakistan
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by a corruption court in Islamabad Friday

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Scandal-Ridden EPA Chief who favored Polluters Resigns in Favor of Coal Baron

Trump tweeted that Pruitt’s deputy, the former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, would take over Monday as acting head of the agency

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Green Energy
Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge

Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge

Six sovereign wealth funds including four Gulf states have pledged to boost efforts to fight climate change

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Syria: Reports of Rebel Collapse in Deraa as al-Assad and Putin win Yet Again

Syria: Reports of Rebel Collapse in Deraa as al-Assad and Putin win Yet Again

The rebels say they have declared a ceasefire and have put down their arms after they negotiated through the Russians

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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

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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

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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

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