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Gaza: It’s not “Complicated”
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Gaza: It’s not “Complicated”

Alan Richards

Santa Cruz, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – HISTORY is always complicated. ELEMENTARY ETHICS is not. “Do not do to others what is hateful to […]

US: Lift Sanctions on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organization

US: Lift Sanctions on Leading Palestinian Human Rights Organization

07/15/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Zohran Mamdani’s last Name reflects Centuries of intercontinental Trade, Migration and cultural Exchange

Zohran Mamdani’s last Name reflects Centuries of intercontinental Trade, Migration and cultural Exchange

07/15/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel Confiscates 202 Acres of Palestinian land for Squatter Settlement Garbage Dump

Israel Confiscates 202 Acres of Palestinian land for Squatter Settlement Garbage Dump

By Saed Bannoura | (IMEMC) – The Israeli Authorities have decided to confiscate around 820 Dunams (202 acres) of privately owned Palestinian lands to establish […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Western Teen Who traveled to join ISIL wants to go back & live in Parents' Basement

Western Teen Who traveled to join ISIL wants to go back & live in Parents’ Basement

TomoNews | (Video) “Bridgeman, who was captain of his rugby team, graduated from high school in November 2014. He then traveled to Indonesia for humanitarian […]

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Climate Change
More Bad Climate News: Once-Stable Antarctic Region Suddenly Melting

More Bad Climate News: Once-Stable Antarctic Region Suddenly Melting

By Bert Wouters | (The Conversation) Antarctica’s glaciers have been making headlines during the past year, and not in a good way. Whether it’s a […]

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al-Qaeda
Did the US DIA see ISIL as a strategic Ally against al-Assad in 2012?

Did the US DIA see ISIL as a strategic Ally against al-Assad in 2012?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)- The answer, in a word, is “no.” Fabius Maximus is right that this is just a clickbait story or […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
The End of Dirty Coal?  Britain CO2 Falls 10% on Coal Plant Closings

The End of Dirty Coal? Britain CO2 Falls 10% on Coal Plant Closings

The Tree | — The UK could soon see coal use fall back to levels last seen during the industrial revolution as yet another uneconomical […]

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Apartheid
Israel, fearing EU Sanctions over Apartheid, backpedals on Segregated Buses for Palestinians

Israel, fearing EU Sanctions over Apartheid, backpedals on Segregated Buses for Palestinians

By Mel Frykberg | — RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 24 2015 (IPS) – A decision by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to segregate buses in […]

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Arab World
US Kneejerk support for Israeli Nukes Torpedoes UN Disarmament Talks

US Kneejerk support for Israeli Nukes Torpedoes UN Disarmament Talks

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – After four weeks of negotiations, a revised UN treaty on nuclear disarmament has been torpedoed by the United […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq Can't Get  Ramadi back without an Inclusive Policy toward Sunnis

Iraq Can’t Get Ramadi back without an Inclusive Policy toward Sunnis

By David Alpher | (The Conversation) – Last Friday, the city of Ramadi – provincial capital of Iraq’s Anbar Province, and symbolic seat of its […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Venezuela to Boost Palestine to Full Embassy Status

Venezuela to Boost Palestine to Full Embassy Status

By Ben Tavener – IMEMC/PNN – Venezuela will boost its diplomatic representation in Palestine to full embassy status, according to the Venezuelan minister for foreign […]

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