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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

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Snowden on Torture Report:  "When the CIA destroys s.th., it's never a Mistake"

Snowden on Torture Report: “When the CIA destroys s.th., it’s never a Mistake”

TeleSur | — After the CIA inspector general admitted it destroyed a 6,700 page report on torture, the famed whistleblower said the CIA does not […]

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Iraq
Baghdad Locals Fear Shiite-On-Shiite Violence As Alliance Fractures

Baghdad Locals Fear Shiite-On-Shiite Violence As Alliance Fractures

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Protests and suicide bombings have caused tension within the Shiite Muslim alliance that’s been fighting […]

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Israel: Netanyahu replies to Officers' charges of Fascism, makes far Right Lieberman their boss

Israel: Netanyahu replies to Officers’ charges of Fascism, makes far Right Lieberman their boss

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu bolstered his majority and rid himself of a troublesome voice of […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Is it ISIL?  US Official Says Likely Explosion Happened on EgyptAir Plane

Is it ISIL? US Official Says Likely Explosion Happened on EgyptAir Plane

TeleSur | – – EgyptAir said the plane’s emergency devices sent a distress signal at 4.26 a.m. local time, about two hours after the previously […]

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Bill of Rights
The late great Fourth Amendment: Feds, Police and Intrusive Technologies

The late great Fourth Amendment: Feds, Police and Intrusive Technologies

By Matthew Harwood and Jay Stanley | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Can’t you see the writing on the touchscreen? A techno-utopia is upon […]

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Baghdad takes Rutba from ISIL:  Jordan-Iraq Commercial Route to Reopen

Baghdad takes Rutba from ISIL: Jordan-Iraq Commercial Route to Reopen

by Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi forces have taken Rutba in al-Anbar province, hundreds of kilometers west of the provincial capital, […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Saudi bombing, Rebel Shelling leave 7 Million in Yemen Food Insecure

Saudi bombing, Rebel Shelling leave 7 Million in Yemen Food Insecure

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – John Ging, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs briefs journalists on his recent […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Marketing & Terrorism:  Is ISIL's vaunted 'brand' actually weak and vulnerable?

Marketing & Terrorism: Is ISIL’s vaunted ‘brand’ actually weak and vulnerable?

By Brendan Canavan | (The Conversation) | – – [The so-called] Islamic State (IS) is the most notorious terror group in the world. Its name […]

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Islam-hatred
This is America!  Man Facing Jail For Ripping Veil Off Muslim Woman

This is America! Man Facing Jail For Ripping Veil Off Muslim Woman

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “A man in North Carolina has pleaded guilty to ripping a […]

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