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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Syria
As Syrian Government advances on Daraa, 250,000 Civilians Flee in Panic

As Syrian Government advances on Daraa, 250,000 Civilians Flee in Panic

More than a quarter of a million people have fled a Russian-backed government onslaught on southern Syria

Mohamad Abazeed

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Top 3 Grievances  against Trump the Founders would have Had

Top 3 Grievances against Trump the Founders would have Had

In the section of the Declaration of Independence on grievances, there are a number of paragraphs that resonate with today’s politics. The whole authoritarian thrust […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
Trump’s Family Separation Continues: “I Just Want to Tell My Son I Love Him”

Trump’s Family Separation Continues: “I Just Want to Tell My Son I Love Him”

Many parents at Port Isabel — the primary facility housing separated parents — don’t know where their children are

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