Informed Comment - Part 1766

The Historical Drivers of Modern Day Developments in Iraq (Cole Interview)

By Juan Cole, interviewed by Bassam Haddad | — Bassam Haddad, a prominent Syria specialist at George Mason University, interviewed me this fall for the […]

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Israel

Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas Denounces Synagogue Killings

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday condemned an attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem that killed four Israelis earlier in the day. Abbas’ […]

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Iran

Why Israel Opposes a Final Nuclear Deal with Iran and What to Do About It

By Robert E. Hunter WASHINGTON, Nov 18 2014 (IPS) – Nov. 24 is the deadline for six world powers and Iran to reach a final […]

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Climate Change

Our new Climate-Change Denialist Congress and Looming Planetary Disaster

By Michael T. Klare (Tomdispatch.com) Pop the champagne corks in Washington! It’s party time for Big Energy. In the wake of the midterm elections, Republican […]

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Humor

American Public’s Rewards for voting GOP control of Congress (Political Cartoon)

Paul Jamiol | — via Jamiol’s World

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Christianity

Pope Francis’s Visit to Turkey Embroiled in Partisan Controversies

By Ali Murat Yel The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will visit Turkey on 3-day official visit from November 28 to 30. However, the […]

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Featured

3rd Possibility: Coming Civil War in West Bank/ Jerusalem?

By Juan Cole | — Observers of the evolution of the relationship between Israel and the Palestinians have long argued that there are only two […]

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Iraq

Secular Palestinians in Iraq made Refugees again by Daesh/ ISIL Threats

Fearing IS, Palestinian families leave Mosul for Iraqi Kurdistan | — RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — About 120 Palestinian families have emigrated from Mosul in northern Iraq […]

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Economy