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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
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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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What's at Stake for Israel in al-Sharif Killing:  Japanese Officers were Executed for Killing POWs

What’s at Stake for Israel in al-Sharif Killing: Japanese Officers were Executed for Killing POWs

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Israeli military and security forces have a problem. They are fairly obviously being ordered to […]

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Family of Assailant suing Israeli Army over summary execution of Son

Family of Assailant suing Israeli Army over summary execution of Son

Ma’an News Agency | – – HEBRON (Ma’an) — The family of Abd al-Fattah al-Sharif said they would file legal procedures against the Israeli army […]

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Panama Papers Expose Massive Global Corruption Scandal (TYT)

Panama Papers Expose Massive Global Corruption Scandal (TYT)

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “We’ve got a new bunch of leaked papers on some of the most prominent […]

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Iraq
Occupied by ISIL, Besieged by Iraq & US:  People of Fallujah lack Food, Firewood

Occupied by ISIL, Besieged by Iraq & US: People of Fallujah lack Food, Firewood

By Kamal al-Ayash | (Niqash.org) | – – In Islamic State-run Fallujah, locals say they’re running out of everything, including food and medicine. They’re running […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Dear GOP:  Top Myths about Syrian Refugees, refuted by Actual Facts

Dear GOP: Top Myths about Syrian Refugees, refuted by Actual Facts

By Jeffrey H. Cohen | (The Conversation) | – – Following the March 2016 bombings in Brussels, Donald Trump stated: We have to be smart […]

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The Panama Papers and Middle East Leaders’ Secret Bank Accounts

The Panama Papers and Middle East Leaders’ Secret Bank Accounts

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – An anonymous source has handed over to a German newspaper massive amounts of data from the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Autopsy confirms bullet fired by Israeli Soldier at point-blank range killed al-Sharif

Autopsy confirms bullet fired by Israeli Soldier at point-blank range killed al-Sharif

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM- (Ma’an) – The autopsy conducted on the body Abd al-Fatah al-Sharif on Sunday confirmed that the 21-year-old Palestinian […]

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Is Trump Right on Torture?

Is Trump Right on Torture?

Written by Bridge Initiative Team | ( Bridge) | – – In the wake of the Belgium terrorist attacks, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has […]

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Haredim
Israel's "chained women" fight for right to divorce

Israel’s “chained women” fight for right to divorce

By Michael Blum | ( Your Middle East | – – Israel’s “chained women” fight for right to divorce. She is one of Israel’s “chained […]

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