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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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Muslim Americans work with Silicon Valley to build opposition to Trump’s proposed registry

Muslim Americans work with Silicon Valley to build opposition to Trump’s proposed registry

By Sarah Aziza | ( Waging Nonviolence) | – – With just over a month to go before the inauguration of Donald Trump, Muslim activists […]

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Iraq
Could Iraqi Parliament Recognition of Shiite Militias re-Tribalize the Sunnis?

Could Iraqi Parliament Recognition of Shiite Militias re-Tribalize the Sunnis?

By Ibrahim Saleh | (Baghdad) | Niqash.org | – – Although many Sunni politicians tried to block the passage of a November law that legitimized […]

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Hard Truth: Aleppo Rebels weren't defeated by Main Force but b/c they alienated Syrians

Hard Truth: Aleppo Rebels weren’t defeated by Main Force but b/c they alienated Syrians

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Syria was in a better position to attain peace last spring, when a ceasefire had unexpected […]

Juan Cole

Islam
Can Faith and Modernity coexist under Muslimism?

Can Faith and Modernity coexist under Muslimism?

By Neslihan Cevik | (Socialtrendsinstitute.org) | – – There is a new brand of Muslim religious orthodoxy on the rise in places like Turkey, which […]

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Central Intelligence Agency
The last Time we had a President bored by Intel Briefings, we got 9/11

The last Time we had a President bored by Intel Briefings, we got 9/11

By Ronald Stockton | (Informed Comment) | – – Former CIA head and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta recently said that if President Elect Trump […]

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Donald Trump
In Aftermath of Trump's Win, More Than 1,000 Hate Crimes in a Month

In Aftermath of Trump’s Win, More Than 1,000 Hate Crimes in a Month

TeleSur | – – Over one-third of the incidents made mention of President-elect Donald Trump. Over 1,000 hate crimes have been reported since Donald Trump […]

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Democracy
Demonization of Putin as "Personally" behind Clinton Hack is old Propaganda Technique

Demonization of Putin as “Personally” behind Clinton Hack is old Propaganda Technique

Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The leaked allegations supposedly from the CIA that Russian President Vladimir Putin “personally” directed how hacked emails […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Trump Taps Man More Far-Right Than Netanyahu to Be Israel Envoy

Trump Taps Man More Far-Right Than Netanyahu to Be Israel Envoy

TeleSur | – – The U.S. president-elect choose David Friedman, who runs a group supporting ultra-right Jewish settlers in Palestine, as his ambassador to Israel. […]

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Iran
The Thin Line Between Political Censorship and Fighting Fake News in Iran

The Thin Line Between Political Censorship and Fighting Fake News in Iran

By Mahsa Alimardani | (Global Voices) | – – The Iranian government is reportedly taking steps to expand regulations on large public news channels on […]

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