Informed Comment - Part 1509

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

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

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”

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

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?

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?

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

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