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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

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

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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Trump Signs Executive Orders Pushing Dakota, Keystone Pipelines

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TeleSur | – – The decision comes as a blow to environmentalists and Indigenous groups opposing the controversial projects. U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli former Minister Cancels Belgium Visit fearing Arrest for Gaza War Crimes

Israeli former Minister Cancels Belgium Visit fearing Arrest for Gaza War Crimes

IMEMC News | – – Former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has reportedly cancelled her trip to Belgium, according to the PNN, over threats of […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Trump to al-Sisi:  Syria's al-Assad is a Brave, steadfast Man (Beirut Report)

Trump to al-Sisi: Syria’s al-Assad is a Brave, steadfast Man (Beirut Report)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – al-Diyar (The Lands) [Beirut] reports on what Egyptian officials allegedly leaked about the telephone conversation between […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu vows Israeli squatter settlement expansion in Palestinian E. Jerusalem

Netanyahu vows Israeli squatter settlement expansion in Palestinian E. Jerusalem

Ma’an News | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised his far-right government on Sunday that he would lift all restrictions […]

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Authoritarianism
Your Presidency Sucks: The Republican Party and its Orange Bunny

Your Presidency Sucks: The Republican Party and its Orange Bunny

By David Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – When the late Roger Ebert saw director Vincent Gallo’s film The Brown Bunny at the Cannes […]

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Donald Trump
Oil-Rich Arab States Quietly Join Israel in Cheering for Trump

Oil-Rich Arab States Quietly Join Israel in Cheering for Trump

TeleSur | – – Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf Arab allies are happy to see Obama leave office as President Donald Trump would be […]

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Saudi Arabia
Will Saudi Reforms be enough to Forestall big Trouble ahead?

Will Saudi Reforms be enough to Forestall big Trouble ahead?

By Bernard Haykel | (Project Syndicate) | – – In 2017, Saudi Arabia will continue to pursue two key goals: to reduce its economy’s dependence […]

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Iraq
Kurds Will Come Together to Discuss Independence With Baghdad

Kurds Will Come Together to Discuss Independence With Baghdad

TeleSur | – – Kurdish independence “is a reality that will come true,” said Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq. Kurdish […]

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CIA
Trump to CIA: We now have 2nd Chance to take Iraq's Oil

Trump to CIA: We now have 2nd Chance to take Iraq’s Oil

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump has had a contentious relationship with the US intelligence community, in part over their […]

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