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Türkiye Bans Israeli Ships, Goods at its Ports, Halts Cargo Overflights, Declares Gaza a Genocide
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Türkiye Bans Israeli Ships, Goods at its Ports, Halts Cargo Overflights, Declares Gaza a Genocide

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that his country would completely cut economic relations with Israel, blocking Israeli ships from […]

Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe

Monsoon flooding has killed hundreds in Pakistan – climate change is pushing the rainy season from blessing to looming catastrophe

08/31/2025 By The Conversation

Host, Bully, Hypocrite: The US’s Shameful Gatekeeping of the United Nations

Host, Bully, Hypocrite: The US’s Shameful Gatekeeping of the United Nations

08/31/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Desalination could give the Middle East Water without damaging marine Life – but it must be managed carefully

Desalination could give the Middle East Water without damaging marine Life – but it must be managed carefully

By Jonathan Chenoweth, University of Surrey and Raya A. Al-Masr, University of Surrey | – (The Conversation) – More than 2 billion people live in […]

The Conversation

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Solar Plant northwest of Flagstaff expected to Avoid 1 billion pounds of CO2 Emissions each Year

Solar Plant northwest of Flagstaff expected to Avoid 1 billion pounds of CO2 Emissions each Year

By Sydnee Wilson ( Cronkite News ) – FLAGSTAFF – Salt River Project has partnered with Clenera, a private renewable energy company, to bring Arizona […]

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Nearly 20% of New Vehicles in California Last Year were Zero-Emission, as Peak Oil nears

Nearly 20% of New Vehicles in California Last Year were Zero-Emission, as Peak Oil nears

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) The office of California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that nearly 1 in 5 of new vehicles purchased in that state […]

Juan Cole

Haredim
Israel’s new hard-line Government has made Headlines – the bigger demographic Changes that caused it, not so much

Israel’s new hard-line Government has made Headlines – the bigger demographic Changes that caused it, not so much

By Michael Brenner, American University | – Israel’s new goverment is the most right-wing and religious leadership the country has had in the 75 years […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Security Minister Ben-Gvir's Efforts in the Erasure of Palestinian Identity

Israeli Security Minister Ben-Gvir’s Efforts in the Erasure of Palestinian Identity

( Middle East Monitor ) – Tying in to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement that “the Jewish people have an exclusive and unquestionable right […]

Ramona Wadi

Health Care
‘Cancel This Failed Experiment’: Physicians Tell Biden HHS to End Medicare Privatization Pilot

‘Cancel This Failed Experiment’: Physicians Tell Biden HHS to End Medicare Privatization Pilot

By Jake Johnson | – ( Commondreams.org) – A national physician group this week called for the complete termination of a Medicare privatization scheme that […]

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In 2023, Biden may have to Choose between Sanctions against Russia's Ukraine War and Maximum Pressure on Iran

In 2023, Biden may have to Choose between Sanctions against Russia’s Ukraine War and Maximum Pressure on Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Does President Joe Biden have a choice of winning his struggle with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, or continuing “maximum pressure” sanctions […]

Juan Cole

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Israel’s Netanyahu facing off against the supreme Court and proposing to limit judicial Independence – and 3 other Threats to Israeli Democracy

Israel’s Netanyahu facing off against the supreme Court and proposing to limit judicial Independence – and 3 other Threats to Israeli Democracy

By Boaz Atzili, American University School of International Service | – Democracy is not just about holding elections. It is a set of institutions, ideas […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Why 1.8 Billion Muslims are Furious: By Status Quo, Jordan is supposed oversee their 3rd Holiest Shrine, in Jerusalem, but Israel won't Let it

Why 1.8 Billion Muslims are Furious: By Status Quo, Jordan is supposed oversee their 3rd Holiest Shrine, in Jerusalem, but Israel won’t Let it

By Motasem A Dalloul | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli occupation forces detained the Director of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Omar Al-Kiswani, as […]

Middle East Monitor

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