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More Americans now Sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis
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More Americans now Sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new opinion poll by the Sadat Center at the University of Maryland finds a sea change in the American […]

Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes (HRW)

Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes (HRW)

08/28/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Israel’s killing of Journalists follows a Pattern of silencing Palestinian Media that stretches back to 1967

Israel’s killing of Journalists follows a Pattern of silencing Palestinian Media that stretches back to 1967

08/28/2025 By The Conversation

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Donald Trump
Sen Schumer parodies Trump's Fawning Cabinet Meeting

Sen Schumer parodies Trump’s Fawning Cabinet Meeting

Newsy | (Video Report) | – – “President Trump’s Cabinet members seemed to be competing for best compliment. One senator mocked the spectacle.,” Newsy: “Senator […]

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Arab Americans
Is Trump's Travel Ban Succeeding despite Court  Blocks?

Is Trump’s Travel Ban Succeeding despite Court Blocks?

TeleSur | – – The rate of refugee resettlement has also seen a sharp decline. Despite federal courts halting Trump’s restrictive and discriminatory travel ban […]

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Iran
Iranian Women push back against Cleric who likened Loosely Veiled Women To Prostitutes

Iranian Women push back against Cleric who likened Loosely Veiled Women To Prostitutes

By Golnaz Esfandiari. | ( RFE/RL) | – – Judging women by the degree to which they respect the compulsory hijab is nothing new in […]

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Barack Obama
Obama's last Victory: Syrian Democratic Forces hold Parts of ISIL Capital

Obama’s last Victory: Syrian Democratic Forces hold Parts of ISIL Capital

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is […]

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Climate Change
Trump’s new Clash of Civilizations:  Carbonites v. Greens

Trump’s new Clash of Civilizations: Carbonites v. Greens

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – That Donald Trump is a grand disruptor when it comes to international affairs is […]

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Bahrain
Top Reasons Why Qatar Will Survive the Saudi-led Diplomatic Offensive

Top Reasons Why Qatar Will Survive the Saudi-led Diplomatic Offensive

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – The Saudi – Qatar diplomatic rift is intensifying, showing no sign of immediate solution. Since June […]

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Authoritarianism
Speaking Truth to Erdogan:  His Authoritarian Turn and Europe

Speaking Truth to Erdogan: His Authoritarian Turn and Europe

By Ludwig Schulz | German Orient Institute | (Via Euractiv.com ) | – – Ludwig Schulz looks at how scientific analysis can help counter President […]

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Denialism
Sorry, Trump, Electric Car sales doubled last Year, dooming dirty Fossil fuels

Sorry, Trump, Electric Car sales doubled last Year, dooming dirty Fossil fuels

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road doubled worldwide to 2 million in the […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Does Watching too much TV turn you into a Trump Voter?

Does Watching too much TV turn you into a Trump Voter?

By James Shanahan. | (The Conversation) | – – Many gallons of ink (and megabytes of electronic text) have been devoted to explaining the surprise […]

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