Informed Comment - Part 1698

Israeli Forces Target Journalists in West Bank

By Mel Frykberg | – KAFR QADDOUM, West Bank (IPS) – It is becoming increasingly risky to cover clashes and protests between Israeli security forces […]

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Republican Party

Does Rand Paul have Anger Issues?

Wochit News | – “Straight out of the gate, Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul has confirmed his tendency to become prickly and frustrated with the […]

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Apartheid

Homeless in Gaza: UN only has funds to rebuild 200 of 9K homes Destroyed by Israelis

By IMEMC | – UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA has only received funding to reconstruct 200 of the 9,061 houses destroyed in Gaza, said […]

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Displaced and Refugees

Few escape routes for refugees and migrants trapped in Yemen

By Kristy Siegfried | – LONDON (IRIN) – As the Saudi-led aerial bombardment of Yemen intensifies and a full-scale civil war appears increasingly inevitable, there […]

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Iran

Will A Nuclear Deal Bring The U.S. And Iran Together?

By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/RL) – “What should I wear, now that we will be hanging out with the Americans?” It’s a joke that was […]

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Iran: What did Khamenei really say about the Lausanne Agreement, and Why?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran’s paramount leader, spoke out on Thursday about the framework agreement for Iran’s negotiations over its […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula

Yemen War threatens Humanitarian Catastrophe

By Sophia Dingli | (The Conversation) – Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is by all accounts getting worse by the day, and the city of Aden has […]

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Entertainment

Aasif Mandvi Wants You To Laugh At Islamophobia

AJ+ | – “The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi is tackling American Muslim stereotypes with his greatest weapon: comedy. On April 9, the comedian debuted his […]

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Iraq