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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

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

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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Photo-Bombing Obama’s Iran Talks (Cartoon)

Photo-Bombing Obama’s Iran Talks (Cartoon)

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Arab Spring
Egypt: 28 Protesters Killed Marking Revolution - Police & Excessive Force

Egypt: 28 Protesters Killed Marking Revolution – Police & Excessive Force

Human Rights Watch | — (New York) – The death of at least 20 people in Egypt during clashes with security forces surrounding the commemoration […]

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African-Americans
All Lives Matter: from Ferguson to Palestine

All Lives Matter: from Ferguson to Palestine

By Heike Schotten | (Ma’an News Agency) – In the United States, “Ferguson” — the name of the town where unarmed black teenager Michael Brown […]

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Democracy
Egypt Cancels Revolution Fete to Mourn Saudi King who derailed Revolution

Egypt Cancels Revolution Fete to Mourn Saudi King who derailed Revolution

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) In a great irony, the Egyptian government attempted to cancel the commemoration of the January 25 revolution four years […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Angelina Jolie in Iraq: Int'l Community Failing Refugees from ISIL Brutality

Angelina Jolie in Iraq: Int’l Community Failing Refugees from ISIL Brutality

Associated Press | — “Actress and director Angelina Jolie is calling on the international community to do more to aid refugees displaced by fighting in […]

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US Foreign Policy
Can US can help Mediate Yemen Crisis?  US Embassy Cuts Staff...

Can US can help Mediate Yemen Crisis? US Embassy Cuts Staff…

CNN | — “The United States struggles to maintain a sense of diplomacy in Yemen during political chaos.” CNN: “U.S. embassy cuts staff in Yemen”

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Energy
Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)

Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)

NDTV | — “Six years after we signed a bilateral agreement we are moving towards commercial viability,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcing an agreement […]

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Barack Obama
The Boehner-Obama Struggle over Iran Nuclear Talks has gone International

The Boehner-Obama Struggle over Iran Nuclear Talks has gone International

By Jasmin Ramsey | (WASHINGTON (IPS) – While it’s anyone’s guess whether a final deal will be reached over Iran’s nuclear programme this year, a […]

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Climate Change
Why Fracking & Tar Sands are Doomed:  Low-Cost Oil and Pollution

Why Fracking & Tar Sands are Doomed: Low-Cost Oil and Pollution

Tom Giesen| (Informed Comment) — Here is a brief primer on the real implications of the decline of oil prices and environmental degradation on the […]

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