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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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Did Jeb Bush just commit a War Crime in Justifying the Iraq War?

Did Jeb Bush just commit a War Crime in Justifying the Iraq War?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | — Jeb Bush’s people are trying to walk back his disastrous interview with Megyn Kelly in which he […]

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Afghanistan
Farkhunda is Our Sister:  A "Martyr" to women and the Making of a New Afghanistan?

Farkhunda is Our Sister: A “Martyr” to women and the Making of a New Afghanistan?

By Ann Jones | (Tomdispatch.com) | — I went to Kabul, Afghanistan, in March to see old friends.  By chance, I arrived the day after […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Are the Houthis in Yemen really Iranian "Proxies"?  What does that even Mean?

Are the Houthis in Yemen really Iranian “Proxies”? What does that even Mean?

By Ari Heistein | (Informed Comment) — A 2014 al-Monitor headline declared “Yemen’s Houthis Proxy, not Ally for Iran” but then neglected to explain the […]

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Yemen: Fierce fighting in Lead-up to Saudi Ceasefire, Children at risk of Starvation

Yemen: Fierce fighting in Lead-up to Saudi Ceasefire, Children at risk of Starvation

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Heavy fighting continued in Yemen on Monday and Tuesday, despite the agreement reached between Houthi rebels and […]

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Children
Now Yemen's Houthi Rebels are forcing Children Into Battle

Now Yemen’s Houthi Rebels are forcing Children Into Battle

Human Rights Watch | – (Beirut) – The Houthi armed group in Yemen has intensified its recruitment, training, and deployment of children in violation of […]

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Barack Obama
Just how Illegal has the NSA's Domestic Spying Been?

Just how Illegal has the NSA’s Domestic Spying Been?

By Andrew Crocker | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – We now have the first decision from a court of appeals on the NSA’s mass surveillance […]

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Apartheid
Israel plans forced evacuation of Bedouin families east of Jerusalem

Israel plans forced evacuation of Bedouin families east of Jerusalem

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) – Dozens of Palestinian families living in the Bedouin Abu Nuwwar village to the east of Jerusalem will be forced from their land […]

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Apartheid
Hanan Ashrawi:  New Extremist Israeli Gov't generates a Culture of Hate

Hanan Ashrawi: New Extremist Israeli Gov’t generates a Culture of Hate

By IMEMC | – PLO Executive Committee member Dr. Hanan Ashrawi stated: “Such a coalition betrays the true nature of the Israeli political system and […]

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Education
What makes one Palestinian Village School one of the Best in the Middle East?

What makes one Palestinian Village School one of the Best in the Middle East?

World Bank | – “Amid widespread dissatisfaction with public services in the Arab world, a new report identifies local success stories that could point the […]

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