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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

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Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Israeli police detain 5 after Israeli wedding incited murder

Israeli police detain 5 after Israeli wedding incited murder

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli police have arrested five Israelis involved in a Jerusalem wedding ceremony that incited violence towards […]

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Most important Neglected Middle East Stories of 2015

Most important Neglected Middle East Stories of 2015

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The past 12 months saw enormous political, economic and military changes in the Middle East, which […]

Juan Cole

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Why Americans Should Support Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions of Israeli Squatter Settlements

Why Americans Should Support Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions of Israeli Squatter Settlements

By Thomas Buonomo | (Informed Comment) | – – It is clear that the Israeli government under the leadership of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has […]

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In Retrospect: A Year of Sharpening Contradictions

In Retrospect: A Year of Sharpening Contradictions

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) Reprint, revised Note: The horrific murder of 12 persons and the wounding of 11 in the attack on the […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
What It Takes To Defeat ISIL’s Ideology

What It Takes To Defeat ISIL’s Ideology

By Charles Recknagel | RFE/RL Daniel Koehler is among a handful of people in the West who work with Islamist militants returning from Syria in […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Year in Review: Paris Attacks must not become Pretext for a new ‘Global War on Terror’

Year in Review: Paris Attacks must not become Pretext for a new ‘Global War on Terror’

Petra Gümplová | (Open Democracy) | – – It will only exacerbate the causes of terrorist attacks, diminish society’s capacity to cope rationally with risks, […]

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Democracy
Rare victory for Freedom of speech in Turkey, as Pianist allowed to quote Omar Khayyam

Rare victory for Freedom of speech in Turkey, as Pianist allowed to quote Omar Khayyam

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In a rare victory for freedom of speech in Turkey, the country’s Supreme Court of Appeals […]

Juan Cole

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Top 5 Things for which We should be grateful to Arabic Writing

Top 5 Things for which We should be grateful to Arabic Writing

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – When a teacher in rural Augusta county, Virginia, decided to expose her students to the Arabic […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine Tourism For True Rapprochement Between People

Palestine Tourism For True Rapprochement Between People

By Siraj Center | (IMEMC) | – – The Siraj Center makes up the Travel Department of The Palestinian Centre for Rapprochement between People (PCR). […]

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