Informed Comment - Part 1614

Teaching tolerance: Five Israeli schools unite Jews and Palestinians

By: Anna Kokko | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – JAFFA (Ma’an) — Paper lanterns crafted for Ramadan are hanging over the heads of children […]

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astronomy and outer space

Science Reveals Pluto — (Why Can’t we Trust it on Climate Change)?

NASA | (Video Press Conference and Images) | – – “NASA officials and team members of the New Horizons mission to Pluto participate in a […]

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Economy

European Companies poised for Iran Gold Rush but will Hill Keep US Out?

By Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/ RL) Many of the punishing UN, U.S., and EU financial and energy sanctions imposed on Iran in recent years […]

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Acidification of Oceans

While Americans obsess about ISIL, Rest of World Fears Global Warming

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The world at large is apparently divided over what constitutes the […]

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Featured

Did rise of Daesh/ ISIL ensure Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In Iraq on Tuesday, Iraq militias and the Iraqi military launched a counter-attack on Falluja with […]

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Israel

The Netanyahu Effect? Declining Support for 2 State Solution among Israelis, Palestinians

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) –Support for the two state solution decreased among both Palestinians and Israelis over the past year with […]

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Civil Rights

Celebrating Bernie Sanders via Stand-Up: He doesn’t Give a —

Francesca Fiorentini | (AJ+ Video) – – “Whether in a speech or an interview, 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has little patience for politicking. This […]

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Afghanistan