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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians
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Syrian-Australian Muslim halts Indian-Australian ISIL Attack on Jewish Australians

Juan Cole

They made a trip to the Philippines in November and Sajid Akram used an Indian passport, while Naveed used his Australian travel document.

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Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

Soaring West Bank Violence is Fueled by Official Israeli Surrender to Settlers

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Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

Rebuking UC Berkeley over Suspension of Lecturer for Palestine Advocacy

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Iran’s Strikes on Israel have set Conflict in the Middle East Spiraling, in rising Security Threat

Iran’s Strikes on Israel have set Conflict in the Middle East Spiraling, in rising Security Threat

By Javed Ali, University of Michigan | – (The Conversation) – Iran fired at least 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Oct. 1, 2024, amplifying […]

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Israel/ Palestine
“What Should I Do With This Pain?” Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians urge Peace and Reconciliation, drawing on their Grief

“What Should I Do With This Pain?” Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians urge Peace and Reconciliation, drawing on their Grief

By Helen Benedict ( Tomdispatch.com ) – With the first anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel approaching, the death toll in Gaza climbing to […]

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Vice-Presidential Debate: A Successful Governor takes on a Firehose of Hate and Falsehoods

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As a Southern man of letters, I’ve learned a lot from Tennessee Williams’ plays and films. Watching […]

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Why Tehran chose to attack Israel

Why Tehran chose to attack Israel

( The National ) – Iran is the first Middle Eastern state in the 21st century to strike Israel directly, having fired a massive salvo […]

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

Hizbullah
Biden’s Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran

Biden’s Israel Policy Has Led Us to the Brink of War on Iran

( Code Pink ) – On October 1, Iran fired about 180 missiles at Israel in response to Israel’s recent assassinations of leaders of its Revolutionary […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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Türkiye's Hezbollah Dilemma

Türkiye’s Hezbollah Dilemma

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As the conflict in Lebanon intensifies, Türkiye finds itself walking a diplomatic tightrope. While it has openly condemned […]

Volkan Isbasaran

National Security State
Will the Forever Wars Ever End?  The War on Terror 23 Years Later

Will the Forever Wars Ever End? The War on Terror 23 Years Later

( Tomdispatch.com ) – September marked the 23rd anniversary of al-Qaeda’s 2001 attacks on the United States, which left nearly 3,000 people dead. For the […]

Karen J. Greenberg

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Protesting Wake Forest University’s Cancellation of a Lecture by Professor Rabab Abdelhadi

Protesting Wake Forest University’s Cancellation of a Lecture by Professor Rabab Abdelhadi

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Dear President Wente and Provost Gillespie:   We write on behalf of the Middle […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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American Women vs. Maga Men: The 2024 Election is a Gender Battle where Abortion Rights are the Flashpoint

American Women vs. Maga Men: The 2024 Election is a Gender Battle where Abortion Rights are the Flashpoint

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – American women reject Trump. From his criminalizing of abortion to the ridiculing of unmarried women, from his predatory […]

Dan Dinello

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