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Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for  an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies
Donald Trump

Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies

Juan Cole

Like most things in Trumpworld these investment figures are pure fantasies, and it is disturbing that he is apparently making geopolitical policy

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The UN’s Acquiescence in Trump’s Colonial Plan for Gaza Betrays the Palestinians yet Again

The UN’s Acquiescence in Trump’s Colonial Plan for Gaza Betrays the Palestinians yet Again

11/19/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Trump Luxuriates in Golden Ballroom Plans as Americans Scrimp By

Trump Luxuriates in Golden Ballroom Plans as Americans Scrimp By

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IPCC: Limiting heating to 2C requires CO2 Emissions to peak before 2025, and fall 25% by 2030

IPCC: Limiting heating to 2C requires CO2 Emissions to peak before 2025, and fall 25% by 2030

By Catherine Early ( China Dialogue ) – Without “immediate and deep” emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5C will be impossible, […]

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Islam
The Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque is not Local but an Insult to Muslims Worldwide

The Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque is not Local but an Insult to Muslims Worldwide

Ismail Patel | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Masjid Al-Aqsa has been in danger since the Israeli Occupation of East Jerusalem began in […]

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Russia
Ukraine: Why Russian assault on Donbas will be Protracted and Bloody

Ukraine: Why Russian assault on Donbas will be Protracted and Bloody

By Frank Ledwidge, University of Portsmouth | – There will be no peace deals, no ceasefires and no surrenders in Ukraine. The next two months […]

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Israeli Police Raid Sacred al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, Wound 158 Palestinians

Israeli Police Raid Sacred al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, Wound 158 Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that at dawn prayers on Friday Israeli security forces mounted an assault on the […]

Juan Cole

Epidemics
Americans in poorer Counties have died of COVID at Double the rate of Wealthier Counties

Americans in poorer Counties have died of COVID at Double the rate of Wealthier Counties

By Karen Dolan | – ( Otherwords ) – As our country approaches 1 million deaths from COVID-19, it can feel impossible to wrap our […]

OtherWords

Germany
How Renewable Energy can Enable Germany's Energy Independence of Russia

How Renewable Energy can Enable Germany’s Energy Independence of Russia

( Clean Energy Wire ) – Russia’s attack on Ukraine has added a new dimension to Germany’s ambitious aims for ramping up the share of […]

Benjamin Wehrmann

Antisemitism
How misreadings of the Christian Gospels fuel anti-Judaism and Ignore Jesus’ Jewishness

How misreadings of the Christian Gospels fuel anti-Judaism and Ignore Jesus’ Jewishness

By Matthew Thiessen, McMaster University | – This year, Easter and Passover, holidays central to Christianity and Judaism, respectively, begin on the same weekend. This […]

The Conversation

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Zelensky warns against Russian "Blood Oil;"  In fact, buying any Oil is paying Blood Money

Zelensky warns against Russian “Blood Oil;” In fact, buying any Oil is paying Blood Money

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The BBC reports that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, during an interview, accused Germany and Hungary of paying “blood money” for […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel deprives Palestinians of Gaza of Clean Water, Key Materiel, Living Wage, but they are Unbowed

Israel deprives Palestinians of Gaza of Clean Water, Key Materiel, Living Wage, but they are Unbowed

By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Yesterday evening, I had the opportunity to have the Ramadan break-fast iftar meal […]

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