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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals
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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even as President Trump and members of his entourage in Doha, Qatar, discussed how to end the Israeli war on […]

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO  $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

05/15/2025 By Juan Cole

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

05/15/2025 By The Conversation

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Al-Qaeda Speaks The Language Of Syrian Sectarianism

Al-Qaeda Speaks The Language Of Syrian Sectarianism

By Sam Heller | ( RFE/RL) | – – As the extremist group Islamic State (IS) and its rival Al-Qaeda have captured pieces of Iraq, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Is Greece about to recognize Palestine?

Is Greece about to recognize Palestine?

Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Syriza, the ruling party in the Greek parliament, told Palestinian lawmakers Saturday that the government was […]

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Climate Change
Chomsky: Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, and the Prospects for Survival

Chomsky: Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, and the Prospects for Survival

By Noam Chomsky | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This essay is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules the World? (Metropolitan Books).]  In […]

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Domestic Terrorism
Omar Mateen and Rightwing Homophobia:  Hate Crime or Domestic Terrorism?

Omar Mateen and Rightwing Homophobia: Hate Crime or Domestic Terrorism?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – US law enforcement is at least initially categorizing the horrific Orlando shootings as “domestic terrorism.” I […]

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Dissent
Thousands Protest Drone Wars at US Air Force Base in Germany

Thousands Protest Drone Wars at US Air Force Base in Germany

TeleSur | – – Protesters say the base is being used to coordinate U.S. drone strikes in several countries which they argue violates German constitution. […]

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Afghanistan
The Taliban Threat to Northern Afghanistan

The Taliban Threat to Northern Afghanistan

By Bruce Pannier | ( RFE/RL) The security problems in northwest Afghanistan continue despite several trips to the region by Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid […]

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Iraq
Abuses of Fallujah Sunnis Raise Question: Does Iraq Gov't Control of Shiite Militias

Abuses of Fallujah Sunnis Raise Question: Does Iraq Gov’t Control of Shiite Militias

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – The announced investigation into allegations of abuse of civilians around Fallujah by Iraqi government forces is a […]

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Is Tel Aviv Mayor Right that Israel is unique in Occupation & denying Civil Rights?

Is Tel Aviv Mayor Right that Israel is unique in Occupation & denying Civil Rights?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Ron Huldai, the mayor of Tel Aviv, reacted with enormous sadness to Thursday’s terrorist attack on […]

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Democratic Party
'Security Moms':  A Constituency for Hillary Clinton's Hawkish Foreign Policy?

‘Security Moms’: A Constituency for Hillary Clinton’s Hawkish Foreign Policy?

by Dinesh Sharma | (The Conversation) | – – Both conservatives and progressives have argued Hillary Rodham Clinton is more “hawkish” than President Obama. Robert […]

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