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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

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

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

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Turkey's Referendum on a Presidential System provokes Fears on Both Sides

Turkey’s Referendum on a Presidential System provokes Fears on Both Sides

By Ali Murat Yel | (Informed Comment) | – – Turkey is facing a possible referendum in April regarding a constitutional amendment that would change […]

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Donald Trump
The Catch-22 of Trump's Muslim Ban: First, Bomb them, then Demand Vetting

The Catch-22 of Trump’s Muslim Ban: First, Bomb them, then Demand Vetting

By M. Safa Saracoglu | (Informed Comment) | – – On January 30, 2017, the President issued an executive order suspending entry of people from […]

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Donald Trump
Spicer: Trump can Criticize Iraq War but no one can Slam Trump's Yemen Raid

Spicer: Trump can Criticize Iraq War but no one can Slam Trump’s Yemen Raid

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – One-man fake news channel Sean Spicer, Trump’s spokesman, said Wednesday that anyone who criticized the botched raid […]

Juan Cole

Civil Rights
We want our Muslim Physicians Back!  How America reclaimed a victim of Injustice

We want our Muslim Physicians Back! How America reclaimed a victim of Injustice

By Charles Ornstein | (ProPublica) | – – In a clandestine mission that had the makings of a hostage rescue, the Cleveland Clinic and its […]

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Donald Trump
Pope Francis Says Building a Wall ‘Not a Christian Gesture’

Pope Francis Says Building a Wall ‘Not a Christian Gesture’

TeleSur | – – “A Christian can never say ‘I’ll make you pay for that.’ Never! That is not a Christian gesture,” said Pope Francis. […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Rights group warns Israel could could launch ‘wide-scale’ military offensive in Gaza

Rights group warns Israel could could launch ‘wide-scale’ military offensive in Gaza

Ma’an News Agency | – – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — In the wake of multiple airstrikes launched by the Israeli army inside the Gaza Strip […]

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Syrian refugees 'detrimental' to Americans? The numbers tell a different story

Syrian refugees ‘detrimental’ to Americans? The numbers tell a different story

By Jeffrey H. Cohen | (The Conversation) | – – President Donald Trump wants to close the door on Syrian refugees, barring them indefinitely from […]

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Yemen withdraws blanket approval for US action after Trump's botched Raid

Yemen withdraws blanket approval for US action after Trump’s botched Raid

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The the Arab press, reports that that government has withdrawn blanket permission from the Trump administration […]

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Arab World
Could Trump stumble into a Mideast War?  It has happened before to Headstrong Presidents

Could Trump stumble into a Mideast War? It has happened before to Headstrong Presidents

By Guy Laron | (Informed Comment) | – – An American President enters office after his progressive predecessor courted a major Middle Eastern country. The […]

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