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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

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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In Shocker, Federal Judge in Seattle Halts Trump Muslim Ban

In Shocker, Federal Judge in Seattle Halts Trump Muslim Ban

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – When Trump issued his executive order halting immigration from seven countries, suspending the refugee program, and […]

Juan Cole

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Mixed Signals:  Now, White House Says Israeli Settlement Building May Not Help Peace

Mixed Signals: Now, White House Says Israeli Settlement Building May Not Help Peace

TeleSur | – – The tone was more measured than previous pro-Israel announcements, but did not go so far as to condemn settlement activity. The […]

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Taking Iraq’s Oil

Taking Iraq’s Oil

By Edward Hunt | (Foreign Policy in Focus | Originally published in Lobelog. Trump wants Iraq’s oil, and he’s not interested in sharing. The leaders […]

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Arab Americans
Life in an Arab-American community under Trump’s ‘Muslim ban'

Life in an Arab-American community under Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’

By Tom Brocket | (The Conversation) | – – Life goes on for the parents who drop off their children at homework club, or those […]

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Africa
Gambia's 'Trump' and the dilemma of the Int'l Criminal Court

Gambia’s ‘Trump’ and the dilemma of the Int’l Criminal Court

By Ebrahim Shabbir Deen | (Informed Comment) | – – The stepping down, under duress, of long-term Gambian president Yahya Jammeh clearly illustrates the impact […]

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Donald Trump
Trumpworld Fake News: Iran attacks US Navy, Iraqis Massacre Bowling Green

Trumpworld Fake News: Iran attacks US Navy, Iraqis Massacre Bowling Green

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So I was watching Chris Matthews’ Hardball on MSNBC Thursday evening and Matthews had Kellyanne Conway […]

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Trump’s Statue against Liberty

Trump’s Statue against Liberty

By Daniel Martin Varisco | ( MENA Tidningen ) | – – In 1886, slightly more than a century after the birth of the United […]

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Authoritarianism
Trump’s 5th Bankruptcy: Budget-Busting Trillions to US Department of War

Trump’s 5th Bankruptcy: Budget-Busting Trillions to US Department of War

By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – At over $600 billion a year and counting, the Pentagon already receives significantly more […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
In West Mosul, ISIL Extremists pledge 'Divine Intervention' will Defeat Iraqi, US Forces

In West Mosul, ISIL Extremists pledge ‘Divine Intervention’ will Defeat Iraqi, US Forces

Special Correspondent | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – In eastern Mosul, Iraqi pro-government forces are organizing themselves to begin to fight against the so-called […]

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