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Israel: Crowd shouts “Death to Arabs” at Jewish-Muslim Wedding
By Juan Cole An Israeli crowd gathered outside the wedding of a Muslim man and a Jewish woman in Rishon Lezion, shouting “death to Arabs” […]
The New Jim Crow: Has the Right finally Repealed the Civil Rights Act?
By Juan Cole The 45 million African-Americans in the United States are unequal before the law vis-a-vis European-Americans and becoming moreso. In the age of […]
Is Israel De-Industrializing Gaza?
By Martin Lejeune (Maan News Agency) On the night of the July 27, the first day of the Muslim Eid-Al-Fitr festival following the fasting month […]
Iranian Woman wins Math Genius Prize, Iranian officials Obsess about her Hair
By Golnaz Esfandiari via RFE/RL "No hair, no ears, no neck." That's how one journalist described a front-page portrait of Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani that […]
Gov’t: Be Careful what you Say on Facebook: “Are you on the Terrorist Watchlist?”
AJ+ “One million people worldwide have been swept up by TIDE, the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment. It’s a list of people suspected of being terrorists […]
Largest Israeli anti-War Rally since Gaza Campaign Began: 10,000 Protest in Tel Aviv
Reuters: “Anti-war demonstrators protest against the war in Gaza at a rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. Rough Cut” – Largest anti-war rally since attack […]
6 Things To Know If Police Stop You In The US
AJ+ “If a police officer were to stop you on the street in the U.S. and start questioning you, what would you do? Check out […]
Greenland Glaciers Collapsing much Faster than Thought
Emory University: “Climate Change: The Physics of Glacier Loss” Related press release from UC Irvine from this spring: “ Greenland will be far greater contributor […]
After its Failed Gaza Campaign, What next for Israel?
By Paul Rogers, University of Bradford via The Conversation With a tenuous five-day ceasefire now underway, the pause in the Gaza War allows each side […]
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