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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children
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Israel’s Netanyahu starves 1 in 5 Gaza Children

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reports that 19 of every 100 Palestinian children in Gaza are malnourished. That is […]

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

Beyond Diplomacy: Qatar’s strategic posture redraws the regional Map of Resistance

09/15/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

Back to 1984? Trump Sees World Power through Petroleum-colored Glasses

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Iraq
How Bad Is The Violence In Iraq?

How Bad Is The Violence In Iraq?

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “A UN report on the violence in Iraq from January 2014 to October 2015 makes for sober […]

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Turkey-Russia Tensions Spike as Russia moves into Northern Syria

Turkey-Russia Tensions Spike as Russia moves into Northern Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russian air strikes in Syria are coming closer and closer to the Turkish border in Latakia […]

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Environment
Flint's water crisis is a blatant example of environmental injustice

Flint’s water crisis is a blatant example of environmental injustice

Robert D. Bullard | (The Conversation) | – – Many observers see race and class as factors in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water crisis. Earlier this […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Airbnb profits from Israeli theft of Palestinian Land with Squatter Listings

Airbnb profits from Israeli theft of Palestinian Land with Squatter Listings

AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “Palestinians are angry at Airbnb. The website advertises dozens of homes located in illegal Israeli settlements.” Israeli […]

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Democracy
Iranian Pres. Rouhani slams Hard Liners: Ban on Liberal Candidates makes Parliamentary Vote Pointless

Iranian Pres. Rouhani slams Hard Liners: Ban on Liberal Candidates makes Parliamentary Vote Pointless

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – Iran’s president has criticized the mass disqualification of candidates in next month’s parliamentary elections, suggesting the […]

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Internet
Iraq: Facebook Group debunks hate-provoking Urban Legends on Social Media

Iraq: Facebook Group debunks hate-provoking Urban Legends on Social Media

Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | – – An extremist ‘hero’ with a mortar in his shoulder. A secret plot bringing the Iraqi Kurdish and the […]

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Counter-Terrorism
The Surprising Reason we Keep Falling for ISIL/ Daesh Propaganda

The Surprising Reason we Keep Falling for ISIL/ Daesh Propaganda

Haroro J. Ingram | (The Conversation) | – – The rise of [the so-called] Islamic State [group] (IS) has reaffirmed what al-Qaeda and the Taliban […]

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Bernie Sanders
"Stunning" Sanders Surge in Iowa over Clinton on Healthcare, Wall Street Stands

“Stunning” Sanders Surge in Iowa over Clinton on Healthcare, Wall Street Stands

Jon Queally, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – With nations first caucus less than two weeks away, poll shows Sanders making gains for strong […]

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Arab Spring
5 Years after Tahrir Square, Egyptian Government in Crackdown on Dissent ahead of Jan. 25 Anniversary

5 Years after Tahrir Square, Egyptian Government in Crackdown on Dissent ahead of Jan. 25 Anniversary

Global Voices Advocacy’s Netizen Report | (Globalvoices.org) | – – Activists online and on the ground in Egypt have faced heightened scrutiny and legal threats […]

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