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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

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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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Human Rights
Yemen: Saudis Using US Cluster Munitions

Yemen: Saudis Using US Cluster Munitions

Human Rights Watch | – – End Production, Transfer of These Banned Weapons (Washington, DC) – Saudi Arabia has used US-made cluster munitions near civilian […]

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Economy
Chomsky:  Who Rules the World?  (Hint: Not States any more)

Chomsky: Who Rules the World? (Hint: Not States any more)

By Noam Chomsky | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This piece, the first of two parts, is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules […]

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journalism
Media as a Shark’s Pilot Fish (Political Cartoon)

Media as a Shark’s Pilot Fish (Political Cartoon)

By Paul Jamiol | ( Jamiol’s World

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Authoritarianism
Is Turkish PM's forced exit a Harbinger of greater Authoritarianism?

Is Turkish PM’s forced exit a Harbinger of greater Authoritarianism?

By Winston Obertan | ( GlobalVoices.org ) | – – Turkey's Prime Minister of nearly two years Ahmet Davutoğlu has announced his intention to quit […]

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Top 4 Reasons Iran will stand by Syrian gov't despite High Casualties

Top 4 Reasons Iran will stand by Syrian gov’t despite High Casualties

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Saturday, Iran announced that 13 members of the Revolutionary Guards Corps had been killed and […]

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Israel/ Palestine
These 5 Intellectuals Smash the 'Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitic' Argument

These 5 Intellectuals Smash the ‘Anti-Zionism Is Anti-Semitic’ Argument

TeleSur | – – As controversy surrounding the "new anti-Semitism" rages in Europe, important public intellectuals argue that critiquing Israel is not anti-Semitism. Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked […]

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Western Muslims
Sadiq Khan: Is London's first Muslim Mayor the ultimate weapon against Radicalism?

Sadiq Khan: Is London’s first Muslim Mayor the ultimate weapon against Radicalism?

Parveen Akhtar | (The Conversation) | – – In Pakistan, the chances that the son of a bus or rickshaw driver could secure a high-ranking […]

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Iraq
Why do 93% of Iraqi Youth think the US is their Enemy?

Why do 93% of Iraqi Youth think the US is their Enemy?

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video Report) | – – “93% of Iraqis see the United States as their enemy – but after a look at […]

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Europe
London’s Muslim Mayor is nothing New:  1300 yrs of Muslims who Ran Major European Cities

London’s Muslim Mayor is nothing New: 1300 yrs of Muslims who Ran Major European Cities

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | The press is declaring Sadiq Khan, victor in the electoral contest for mayor of London, the “first Muslim […]

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