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Britain, France and Canada threaten Israel with Concrete Sanctions if Gaza War is not Halted
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Britain, France and Canada threaten Israel with Concrete Sanctions if Gaza War is not Halted

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Britain, France and Canada issued a statement on Monday, demanding that the Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu cease its military […]

Gaza faces Catastrophic Famine

Gaza faces Catastrophic Famine

05/20/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Trump Lifting Syria Sanctions is a win for Middle Power Turkey

Trump Lifting Syria Sanctions is a win for Middle Power Turkey

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Floating Graveyard: 6000 Migrants, incl. Rohingya Muslims, Marooned in SE Asia Seas

Floating Graveyard: 6000 Migrants, incl. Rohingya Muslims, Marooned in SE Asia Seas

By Kanya D’Almeida | — UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – On Thursday, May 14, a group of journalists rented a boat from Ko Lipe, a small […]

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Books

A Journalist Journeys to the Heart of the Quran (Muslim Scripture)

By JOSEPH RICHARD PREVILLE and JULIE POUCHER HARBIN for ISLAMiCommentary : Carla Power Great journalists invite us to be companions with them on their journeys […]

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Apartheid
Palestinian Christians, under Pressure, Honored by Pres. Abbas as they welcome New Saints

Palestinian Christians, under Pressure, Honored by Pres. Abbas as they welcome New Saints

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — In the run up to Pope Francis’ canonization of two Palestinian nuns, President Mahmoud Abbas praises Palestinian Christians for the “distinctive dimension” […]

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Archaeology
Syria: Roman Palmyra Monuments in danger as ISIL Fighters Near

Syria: Roman Palmyra Monuments in danger as ISIL Fighters Near

BBC News | Video | – “Islamic State militants move to within a few miles of one of the world’s oldest and most important archaeological […]

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Cole:  Iraq's Ramadi falls to ISIL as Shiite Gov't refuses to Arm Sunni Tribes

Cole: Iraq’s Ramadi falls to ISIL as Shiite Gov’t refuses to Arm Sunni Tribes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) The Times of Baghdad (al-Zaman) reports that fighters of the Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) terrorist group raised their black flags […]

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Barack Obama
Was that a White House- Gulf Arab Summit or an Arms Bazaar?

Was that a White House- Gulf Arab Summit or an Arms Bazaar?

By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal of Saudi Arabia on […]

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Apartheid
Palestinian Catastrophe Day:  Injuries as Israeli Soldiers Attack Peaceful Nil’in Protest

Palestinian Catastrophe Day: Injuries as Israeli Soldiers Attack Peaceful Nil’in Protest

By Saed Bannoura | (IMEMC News) | – More than 1,200 Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists, marched in the weekly protest in […]

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Obama:  No Mideast NATO, but US committed to Security of Arab Gulf States

Obama: No Mideast NATO, but US committed to Security of Arab Gulf States

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – The countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council came to meet President Barack Obama at Camp David in […]

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Afghanistan
Why Obama is bucking Saudis, Israel on Iran:  Deal would much Strengthen US Security

Why Obama is bucking Saudis, Israel on Iran: Deal would much Strengthen US Security

By Brian M Downing | (Informed Comment) | – The dialog between the US and Iran moves ahead, albeit haltingly. Opposition comes from important groups […]

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