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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

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Israelis raze homes near Hebron, Bethlehem, Palestine, leaving 70 Palestinians homeless

Israelis raze homes near Hebron, Bethlehem, Palestine, leaving 70 Palestinians homeless

Ma’an News Agency | – – HEBRON (Ma’an) — More than 50 Palestinians of the same extended family, including several children, were left homeless Tuesday […]

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Does this Change Everything?  Russia's first strikes on Syria from Iran Airbases

Does this Change Everything? Russia’s first strikes on Syria from Iran Airbases

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russian bombers for the first time have taken off from bases in Iran to carry out […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Evangelical Lutheran Church Votes to Divest from Israeli Occupation

Evangelical Lutheran Church Votes to Divest from Israeli Occupation

by Anna Baltzer, US Campaign to End the Occupation | IMEMC | – – On Friday, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted overwhelmingly […]

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Antisemitism
Trump and Extreme Vetting of Muslims

Trump and Extreme Vetting of Muslims

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In an attempt at a foreign policy speech in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday, Donald Trump attempted […]

Juan Cole

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Top 5 Ways Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad is a Better American than Trump

Top 5 Ways Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad is a Better American than Trump

Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first American woman athlete to compete in the Olympics wearing the hijab or Muslim head-covering, is a fatal complication to Donald Trump’s […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
2 out of 5 Palestinian youth in Israeli-occupied Palestine unemployed

2 out of 5 Palestinian youth in Israeli-occupied Palestine unemployed

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Two out of five Palestinian youth were unemployed during the first quarter of 2016, according to […]

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Syria
10 Children Killed in Saudi Airstrike on Yemeni School

10 Children Killed in Saudi Airstrike on Yemeni School

TeleSur | – – The Saudi-led coalition admitted children were at the site of the airstrike but jets “don’t distinguish ages” during attacks. At least […]

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People in Syria's Manbij Rejoice by Shaving, throwing off Veil as ISIL fighters Flee

People in Syria’s Manbij Rejoice by Shaving, throwing off Veil as ISIL fighters Flee

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – People in Syria’s norther town of Manbij, now entirely liberated from the rule of Daesh (ISIS, […]

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Africa
Climate Change Terror as Deserts Bury 2/3s of African Lands

Climate Change Terror as Deserts Bury 2/3s of African Lands

By Baher Kamal | (Inter Press Service) | – – ROME, (IPS) – Two-thirds of the African continent is already desert or dry-lands. But while […]

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