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As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note
Authoritarianism

As the Military Occupies your Town, Give them Flowers and a Note

Arnold Oliver

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – During some of the large anti-war demonstrations during the 1960’s some of the protesters gave flowers to the […]

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

The Fragile Peace of Trump’s Gaza Plan

10/02/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

Where does the Arab and Muslim world stand on Trump’s Gaza peace plan? Expert Q&A

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Displaced and Refugees
Austrian Truck Tragedy echoes Palestinian Story, reminding us of 7 mn still stateless

Austrian Truck Tragedy echoes Palestinian Story, reminding us of 7 mn still stateless

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The gruesome discovery of an abandoned truck in eastern Austria with 71 dead refugees in it, […]

Juan Cole

Latinos
Can Donald Trump Become President Without Latinos?

Can Donald Trump Become President Without Latinos?

AJ+ | (Video Report) – – “After attacking immigrants, Mexicans and other Latinos, can Donald Trump become president without their votes? We look at the […]

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Human Rights
What if it were your kids' School the Israelis were demolishing?

What if it were your kids’ School the Israelis were demolishing?

By: Fadwa Baroud | (Ma’an News Analysis) | – – On July 12, 2015, Israel announced that it would seek to carry out demolition orders […]

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Kurds
Fighting at Funerals:  Turkey plunges back into Conflict

Fighting at Funerals: Turkey plunges back into Conflict

T. Deniz Erkmen | (Informed Comment) | – –          It has been a month since the government of Turkey has ended the tenuous peace […]

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Eastern Europe
Egypt's al-Sisi and Putin Pledge Common Front against Terrorism

Egypt’s al-Sisi and Putin Pledge Common Front against Terrorism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Wednesday for the third time in a year with Russian […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Germany decides to Accept Syrian Refugees, Waives EU Rule

Germany decides to Accept Syrian Refugees, Waives EU Rule

Der Tagesspiegel by Andrea Dernbach translated by Samuel Morgan [NB Germany is expecting 800,000 asylum seekers this year, 40% of the EU total.] Germany has […]

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Authoritarianism
Turkey's Snap Elections:  Erdoğan is forcing his people to take sides

Turkey’s Snap Elections: Erdoğan is forcing his people to take sides

By Bahar Baser and Ahmet Erdi Öztürk | (The Conversation) | – – Ever since the June 2015 elections, which thwarted the proposed presidential system […]

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Apartheid
Major World Aid Groups & 150,000 people demand end to Israel's Gaza blockade

Major World Aid Groups & 150,000 people demand end to Israel’s Gaza blockade

Oxfam | (Press Release) – – Oxfam Press Release : More than 150,000 people from around the world have today joined 35 aid, faith, development […]

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Climate Change
Water Being Used as Weapon of War in Syrian Conflict, UN Warns

Water Being Used as Weapon of War in Syrian Conflict, UN Warns

By Lauren McCauley, staff writer. | (Commondreams.org) | – – Compounded by scorching heat wave, Syrians are experiencing ‘deliberate’ water cut-offs, often for weeks at […]

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