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Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar
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Top 4 Reasons Netanyahu Bombed Negotiators’ Offices in Qatar

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bombed the building being used by civilian Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar, […]

Why Conflict Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks

Why Conflict Refugees are Particularly Vulnerable to Climate Risks

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Is Trump Christian America’s Golden Calf?

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The One-State Conundrum:  The Everyday Politics of Confinement in Palestine

The One-State Conundrum: The Everyday Politics of Confinement in Palestine

By Sandy Tolan | (Tomdispatch) | – The SUV slows as it approaches a military kiosk at a break in a dull gray wall. Inside, […]

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Global Connections:  World History as Social History – a New Synthesis

Global Connections: World History as Social History – a New Synthesis

I and colleagues have just brought out a world history. Because of the fine and exciting writing of my co-authors, it is more than just […]

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"We had to destroy Tikrit to save it from ISIL": Recovered Iraqi City a Ghost Town

“We had to destroy Tikrit to save it from ISIL”: Recovered Iraqi City a Ghost Town

By Mustafa Habib | Tikrit | (Niqash.org) – It’s been almost a month since the Islamic State group was expelled from Tikrit. NIQASH went there […]

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Afghanistan
The Middle East Policy of President Bernie Sanders

The Middle East Policy of President Bernie Sanders

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Bernie Sanders opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation of that country. Sanders wanted to […]

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Don’t Be Fooled by Saudi’s Reshuffle

Don’t Be Fooled by Saudi’s Reshuffle

By Adam Coogle | (Human Rights Watch) | – King Salman’s promotion of his nephew Mohammed bin Nayef to the position of crown prince and […]

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Iran's Khamenei weighs in on Baltimore: 'Hollywood-style Policing'

Iran’s Khamenei weighs in on Baltimore: ‘Hollywood-style Policing’

Elliot Hill and Mark Sovel | (TheLipTV) The anchors debate the following speech from last Sunday of Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in which he contrasted […]

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What the Police Broke in Baltimore (Political Cartoon)

What the Police Broke in Baltimore (Political Cartoon)

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Iran calls for Nuclear Disarmament by US, Israel, World

Iran calls for Nuclear Disarmament by US, Israel, World

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | — At a summit on Monday, Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif turned the tables on the countries […]

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Apartheid
UN Report: 2014 Israeli Assault on Gaza Hit 7 UNRWA Schools, Killed 44

UN Report: 2014 Israeli Assault on Gaza Hit 7 UNRWA Schools, Killed 44

By IMEMC | — 44 displaced persons killed, 227 injured Attacks to be considered of “extreme severity toward those who looked to them for protection […]

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