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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

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Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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The reporter as action hero: what could possibly go wrong?

The reporter as action hero: what could possibly go wrong?

By Russell Frank | (The Conversation) Longtime New Yorker magazine staff writer Lillian Ross once admonished aspiring reporters not to write about themselves. “As a […]

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Belgium
Belgium’s Parliament latest to call for Recognition of Palestine

Belgium’s Parliament latest to call for Recognition of Palestine

By IMEMC News & Agencies | – Late on Thursday, the Belgian parliament approved a resolution calling for official recognition of Palestine as a state. […]

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censorship
Amal Clooney Seeks talks with Egypt's Sisi over Client jailed for Committing Journalism

Amal Clooney Seeks talks with Egypt’s Sisi over Client jailed for Committing Journalism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Update: Egypt has announced that Mohamed Fahmy will be retried in Cairo. Human Rights attorney Amal Clooney, wife […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Can Plants teach us how to make Better Solar Panels?

Can Plants teach us how to make Better Solar Panels?

CCTV America | — “Even with the robust sales, solar panels aren’t terribly efficient, converting only about 10-15 percent of the sun’s rays into useable […]

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Government surveillance
British Tribunal Finds Gov't Spy deal with NSA was Illegal

British Tribunal Finds Gov’t Spy deal with NSA was Illegal

RT | — “GCHQ spying on British citizens against human rights – UK court” RT: “Human rights systematically abused by UK secret service”

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Government surveillance
Battling Terrorism Shouldn’t Justify Torture, Spying: U.N. Rights Chief

Battling Terrorism Shouldn’t Justify Torture, Spying: U.N. Rights Chief

By Thalif Deen | (IPS) UNITED NATIONS, Feb 5 2015 (IPS) – The United Nations, which is the legal guardian of scores of human rights […]

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Environment
Palestine Environmental authority warns against Israeli toxic waste dumping

Palestine Environmental authority warns against Israeli toxic waste dumping

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Environment Quality Authority on Saturday said that any individual found responsible for exporting hazardous waste from Israel to Palestinian lands […]

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Christianity
Why Obama is Right to avoid double standard about Modern Christian Atrocities

Why Obama is Right to avoid double standard about Modern Christian Atrocities

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – President Obama, speaking on Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast, condemned religious extremism in the Muslim world, noting […]

Juan Cole

Foreign Policy
Debating U.S. Foreign Policy:  Where are the Women?

Debating U.S. Foreign Policy: Where are the Women?

By Jasmin Ramsey | – WASHINGTON (IPS) – Women are running some of the United States’ most prominent foreign policy focused think tanks, leading groundbreaking […]

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