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Is the End of the UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestinians the End of the Int’l Order?
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Is the End of the UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestinians the End of the Int’l Order?

Dan Steinbock

Israel seeks to demolish the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA in the occupied territories, in the war against the poorest in the Global South

“Once dead you never shall return:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:34

“Once dead you never shall return:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:34

01/27/2026 By Juan Cole

Climate Change: 55 Weather Disasters costing a Billion Dollars Each hit our Earth the Past Year

Climate Change: 55 Weather Disasters costing a Billion Dollars Each hit our Earth the Past Year

01/27/2026 By Yale Climate Connections

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Bill of Rights
Judge Stops Trump from Deporting Noncitizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

Judge Stops Trump from Deporting Noncitizens for Pro-Palestinian Advocacy

Order makes clear that the administration’s ideological deportation policy must stop, Knight Institute says

Middle East Studies Association

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Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability

Iraqi Gov’t Agrees with US to Take Custody of 7,000 ISIL Fighters in Light of Syrian Instability

The thousands of ISIL fighters imprisoned by the Kurds in 14 detention centers had terrorized western and northern Iraq and eastern Syria

Juan Cole

Israel
Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

Illegal Israeli Strikes burn Lebanon’s Orchards, Wildlife Habitat

the massive ecological destruction brought to Lebanon as a result of the 2024 war between Hezbollah and Israel

The Conversation

Neo-Imperialism
Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

Venezuela, the Revival of Regime Change and the Decline of Empire

The U.S. has since intercepted oil tankers as far away as North Atlantic Ocean

William D. Hartung

Democratic Party
Why Ending Republican Control Will Require Overcoming the Democratic Leadership

Why Ending Republican Control Will Require Overcoming the Democratic Leadership

The last 12 months have shown that Trump’s party is bent on inflicting vast cruelty while aiming to crush democracy and the rule of law

Norman Solomon

Donald Trump
Greenland Defense Front – The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)

Greenland Defense Front – The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)

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A hungry giant wants to take our shore to drink the oil- go through the deep and wake every soul from their sleep. Greenland defense front

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Iran’s Universities Have long been Students’ Battleground for the Future

Iran’s Universities Have long been Students’ Battleground for the Future

Iran’s universities tell the story of the nation itself: a story of persistent hope confronting relentless repression

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Is Netanyahu the Trojan Horse in Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza?

Is Netanyahu the Trojan Horse in Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza?

the invitation arrived only months after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu

Middle East Monitor

African-Americans
Dr. King would be Standing beside All Who are now Standing up for Our Democracy

Dr. King would be Standing beside All Who are now Standing up for Our Democracy

A member of the Freedom Movement reflects on Dr. King’s legacy in our perilous times

Mitchell Zimmerman

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