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More Americans now Sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis
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More Americans now Sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new opinion poll by the Sadat Center at the University of Maryland finds a sea change in the American […]

Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes (HRW)

Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes (HRW)

08/28/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Israel’s killing of Journalists follows a Pattern of silencing Palestinian Media that stretches back to 1967

Israel’s killing of Journalists follows a Pattern of silencing Palestinian Media that stretches back to 1967

08/28/2025 By The Conversation

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By Julie Poucher Harbin, Editor, | Interview with Rebecca Stein | ISLAMICommentary | – – There are varying explanations for the uptick in violence in […]

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Is Russia’s offer of Parliamentary Elections in Syria Serious?

By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | – – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said three surprising things Saturday in an interview with Rossiya 1. […]

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By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – With many eyes turning to UN talks in Paris, Earth continues to exhibit symptoms […]

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Forever Refugees - Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis to Syria lose Homes Again

Forever Refugees – Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis to Syria lose Homes Again

By: Mai Abu Moghli, Nael Bitarie, and Nell Gabiam | Ma’an News Agency | – – Similarly to their Syrian counterparts, Palestinians in Syria have […]

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – The fruitless carnival barking that was the GOP Benghazi inquisition did the nation the disservice of taking […]

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