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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

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Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

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Barzani Slams Turks

Barzani Slams Turks

Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani on Monday lashed out at Turkey for its air strikes on Iraq. Turkey says it hit terror bases. Bush strongly […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Turkey Bombs again; Demo Planned against new Babil Governor

Turkey Bombs again; Demo Planned against new Babil Governor

Turkey bombed northern Iraq again on Sunday, in an apparent attack on suspected bases of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla group. Early reports were […]

Juan Cole

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Zogby: Huckabee, Obama Surge

Zogby: Huckabee, Obama Surge

Zogby has just released a national new poll that shows that the proportion of voters who are undecided on both sides of the aisle has […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Turkey Bombs Iraq Again; Massive Bombing in Pakistan

Turkey Bombs Iraq Again; Massive Bombing in Pakistan

Turkey bombed the Amadiya area of northern Iraq on Saturday. Ankara said that it was targeting bases of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla organization. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al-Hakim Seeks Constraints on Awakening Councils

Al-Hakim Seeks Constraints on Awakening Councils

The USG Open Cource Center translates portions of the Friday Prayer sermon of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, the leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Clinton: Troops Perhaps out in a Year; Al-Hakim Slams Awakening Councils; Rice Bunkers Down

Clinton: Troops Perhaps out in a Year; Al-Hakim Slams Awakening Councils; Rice Bunkers Down

Reuters says that Iraq made a comeback as a campaign issue on Wednesday through Friday of this week. On Wednesday, Senator Hillary Clinton told a […]

Juan Cole

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Defending Miss Teen USA South Carolina

Defending Miss Teen USA South Carolina

Now that all those ‘famous quotes of 2007’ are coming out, people are replaying the answer of Caitlin Upton, a contestant for Miss Teen USA […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Suicide Bombings in Diyala, Baghdad;

Suicide Bombings in Diyala, Baghdad;

A suicide bomber killed 13 in Kanaan, village near the provincial capital Baquba in Diyala Province. The bomber was targeting a patrol of the local […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Babil Police Force Faces Uncertain Future After Chief’s Murder

Babil Police Force Faces Uncertain Future After Chief’s Murder

The USG Open Source center does a report on the security situation in Babil Province, just south of Baghdad. ‘OSC Report: Iraq — Babil Police […]

Juan Cole

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