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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

09/24/2025 By Juan Cole

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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Green Energy
Carbon Emissions stall as renewables move into top gear

Carbon Emissions stall as renewables move into top gear

The Tree | – – As the news broke … that global greenhouse gas emissions reached a plateau in 2014, a flotilla of announcements from […]

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Christianity
Muslims Shield Christians from al-Shabab Terror

Muslims Shield Christians from al-Shabab Terror

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Al-Shabaab is a terrorist group that operates in Somalia and Kenya. Lately they have […]

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European Union
Europol: 1% of 2014 European Terrorism by Muslims

Europol: 1% of 2014 European Terrorism by Muslims

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Europol* report on European terrorism for 2014 would obviously look different for the horrible year […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli PM: ‘Arab terror and Jewish terror’ are different

Israeli PM: ‘Arab terror and Jewish terror’ are different

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In lieu of a growing Israeli focus on Jewish extremism, Israel’s Prime Minister on Sunday said […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
Daesh/ ISIL hasn't weakened al-Qaeda-- Its Affiliates are Stronger than Ever

Daesh/ ISIL hasn’t weakened al-Qaeda– Its Affiliates are Stronger than Ever

By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) | – – Experts predicted that the rise of the Caliphate declared by Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) would be disastrous […]

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Saudi Arabia
Yemen:  US-Backed Saudi Coalition illegally bombing Residential Areas

Yemen: US-Backed Saudi Coalition illegally bombing Residential Areas

By Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen carried out at least six apparently unlawful airstrikes in […]

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Iraq
Will Mosul rise against Daesh/ ISIL?  If not, who can liberate it?

Will Mosul rise against Daesh/ ISIL? If not, who can liberate it?

By Nawzat Shamdeen | (Niqash.org) | – – “Everyone says zero hour is coming closer. Some of the politicians – including the Prime Minister – […]

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Eyes on Mosul next, as Iraqi Army advances in Ramadi in face of Stiff ISIL/ Daesh Resistance

Eyes on Mosul next, as Iraqi Army advances in Ramadi in face of Stiff ISIL/ Daesh Resistance

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iraqi prime minister Haydar al-Abadi announced Friday that after the city of Ramadi was recovered from […]

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Republican Party
Biggest Trump Lies 2015:  76% of what Donald Trump Says is Garbage

Biggest Trump Lies 2015: 76% of what Donald Trump Says is Garbage

Nik Zecevic and Margaret J. Howell | (TheLipTV video report) | – – “Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has won the 2015 PolitiFact “Lie of the […]

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