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Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank
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Amid Iran War, Israeli Army Backs Far-Right Annexation of Palestinian West Bank

H. Scott Prosterman

Rightwing settlers have out with escalating impunity, as the Israeli army has ignored the terrorism the settlers perpetrate

God on their Side: US, Israel and Iran are all using Religion to garner Support

God on their Side: US, Israel and Iran are all using Religion to garner Support

03/27/2026 By The Conversation

The Most Dangerous Country: From 2003 to 2026 and Beyond

The Most Dangerous Country: From 2003 to 2026 and Beyond

03/27/2026 By Tomdispatch

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Human Rights
UN: A Million Palestinians will Need Food aid in Israel-blockaded Gaza Next Year

UN: A Million Palestinians will Need Food aid in Israel-blockaded Gaza Next Year

PressTv reports, “The UN says nearly a million Palestinians are expected to need food aid in the Gaza Strip next year” Their blurb: “About 800-thousand […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Four Syrian Bedouin Women, c. 1890 (Photo of the Day)

Four Syrian Bedouin Women, c. 1890 (Photo of the Day)

Photo of the Day: Four Syrian Bedouin women in the late 19th century. Mirrored from Al-Mashriq Syria in 1900 had a population of a little […]

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Climate Change
Scotland is going 100% Green by 2020; shame on Dirty America

Scotland is going 100% Green by 2020; shame on Dirty America

(By Juan Cole) Glasgow is the city of the future, not Phoenix. Scotland has a population of about 5.3 million, a little more than the […]

Juan Cole

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Congress cuts Food Stamps, maintains Estate Tax Loophole worth $100 bn to the Rich

Congress cuts Food Stamps, maintains Estate Tax Loophole worth $100 bn to the Rich

(By Juan Cole) You know how the Tea Party House of Representatives obsessed with cutting food stamps to working families and veterans and children this […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Real Time Earth Wind Map

Real Time Earth Wind Map

Real Time Earth Wind Map from Earth Nullschool.net h/t Treehugger

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Domestic Surveillance
Taiwanese Animators Explain to Obama the Unconstitutionality of NSA Spying (Video)

Taiwanese Animators Explain to Obama the Unconstitutionality of NSA Spying (Video)

“NSA data mining program probably unconstitutional, judge says” (Taiwanese Animators)

Juan Cole

Iran
How to get an Iran Nuclear deal:  Top 7 Confidence-Building Steps

How to get an Iran Nuclear deal: Top 7 Confidence-Building Steps

(By Bijan Khajehpour, Reza Marashi and Trita Parsi) [Excerpts from a new report from the National Iranian American Council:] Upon assuming the presidency in January […]

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Dissent
Is Edward Snowden a modern Martin Luther?

Is Edward Snowden a modern Martin Luther?

(By J.M. Porup) Quiz time, people. Identify the following: A powerful church that has betrayed its founding principles. A secretive priesthood that knows all your […]

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India Flap derives from America’s Gulag Practices and Far-Right Supreme Court

India Flap derives from America’s Gulag Practices and Far-Right Supreme Court

(By Juan Cole) The militarization of American police and humiliating practices of routine strip and cavity searches are the real culprits in the current diplomatic […]

Juan Cole

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