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EU warns Israel of backlash for settlement building
Unnamed diplomat tells Israeli TV that European governments would have little sympathy for construction announcements during talks
The other Victim of Israeli settler vigilantism is Israeli Society Itself
(By Shirin Rubin) Israeli society will pay the ‘price’ for settler vigilantism, rights group warns (via The Christian Science Monitor) When Ahmad Milhem heard earlier […]
Increasingly, all Roads run through Iran (Damascus, Baghdad, Asia)
(By Marianna Charountaki) “While Iran’s importance for regional politics was always there, it has only now become apparent, especially for the foreign policies of international […]
Locusts & Climate Change Plague Yemen on top of al-Qaeda, Drones, Huthis (Video of the Day)
Yemen has suffered flash floods and unusual amounts of rainfall recently. These phenomena are not new, but they may be increasing because of climate change, […]
Yezidi Kurdish Family in Syria, 1899 (Photo of the Day)
A Kurdish Yezidi Family of the Mount Simeon district of northern Syria, at a village near Aleppo, circa 1899 (From Gertrude Bell, Syria: The Desert […]
US Arms Shiite Iraqi Gov’t to Kill Sunni Rebels, Arms Syrian Sunni Rebels to overthrow Shiite Gov’t
(By Juan Cole) It can only be called an Escherian Mobius Strip foreign policy. The Obama administration is sending hellfire missiles and surveillance drones to […]
Israel Plans New Settlement Push Despite Threat to Peace Talks
Israel plans to announce a push for more construction in Jewish settlements when it frees two dozen Palestinian prisoners next week, an Israeli official said […]
Calls for Turkey PM to resign as 3 scandal-ridden ministers quit, forcing new Cabinet
(By Fulya Ozerkan and Dilay Gundogan) Turkey PM reshuffles cabinet amid graft scandal (via AFP) Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan replaced nearly half his […]
Freed Pussy Riot Band Members call for ‘Russia without Putin’ (Video of the Day)
Channel 4 News reports: On this occasion of their release, it is worthwhile reprinting excerpts from the translation of an interview by Elena Masyuk with […]
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