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Trump’s Tweet isn’t Enough: Iran and the West must Deescalate the War in the Middle East
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Trump’s Tweet isn’t Enough: Iran and the West must Deescalate the War in the Middle East

Farhang Jahanpour

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After thirty years of agitation, incitement, lies and provocation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally succeeded in […]

Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

Who is Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei?

06/24/2025 By The Conversation

For Most Palestinians in Gaza, Staying Hungry is better than Risking Life to get Aid

For Most Palestinians in Gaza, Staying Hungry is better than Risking Life to get Aid

06/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s land grab undermines Palestinian statehood – and violates international law

Israel’s land grab undermines Palestinian statehood – and violates international law

By Amy Maguire | (The Conversation) | – – Israel is preparing to make its largest land seizure in the West Bank since August 2014. […]

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Democratic Party
6 National Security Questions the Establishment Candidates don't want to Answer

6 National Security Questions the Establishment Candidates don’t want to Answer

By Andrew J. Bacevich | ( Tomdispatch.com To judge by the early returns, the presidential race of 2016 is shaping up as the most disheartening […]

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History
Toward a New Islamic Golden Age through Science

Toward a New Islamic Golden Age through Science

By Nidhal Guessoum | (Project Syndicate) | – – SHARJAH – The Muslim world’s past contributions to science and education were extraordinary. The Islamic “golden […]

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Militarization
No, Donald Trump, we can't just "take their oil"

No, Donald Trump, we can’t just “take their oil”

By Emily Schwartz Greco | (Otherwords.org) | – – Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign ad pledged to “take their oil.” That’s what President (gasp) Trump […]

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Featured
Top 5 Ways Putin has won big in Syria and why Europe is embracing him

Top 5 Ways Putin has won big in Syria and why Europe is embracing him

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russia is so far winning big in Syria, and making Moscow’s projection of force in the […]

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Foreign Policy
Why has Turkish Foreign Policy Gone Rogue & What does it mean for the US?

Why has Turkish Foreign Policy Gone Rogue & What does it mean for the US?

By Nader Habibi | (The Conversation) | – – Turkey has become one of America’s most vital partners in the Middle East in promoting stability […]

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Israel
Are Palestinian-Israelis going from 2nd Class Citizens to 3rd Class?

Are Palestinian-Israelis going from 2nd Class Citizens to 3rd Class?

By Nadim Nashif and Raya Naamneh | Al-Shabaka | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – Israel still portrays itself as a Jewish and democratic state. […]

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Pollution
Why Flint’s Tainted Water is a Human Rights Disaster

Why Flint’s Tainted Water is a Human Rights Disaster

By Amanda Klasing, Senior Researcher, Women’s Rights Division | (Human Rights Watch) | – – Nearly two years ago, the city of Flint, Michigan switched […]

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Arab Americans
Not just “Immigrants”: 3 Arab-Americans Central to American History

Not just “Immigrants”: 3 Arab-Americans Central to American History

By Hsain Ilahiane | (Informed Comment) | – – Arabs and Muslims Made and Are Still Making America Great: One came on foot, one with […]

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