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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

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

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

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

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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African-Americans
"The Stone of Help:"  Rev. Raphael Warnock ran for the Senate from Ebenezer Baptist Church: What that means to American History

“The Stone of Help:” Rev. Raphael Warnock ran for the Senate from Ebenezer Baptist Church: What that means to American History

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the new senator from Georgia, grew up in Savannah. His commitment to the Black Baptist tradition […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Why Trump's Senate supporters can't overturn Electoral College results they don't like – here's how the law actually works

Why Trump’s Senate supporters can’t overturn Electoral College results they don’t like – here’s how the law actually works

By Donald Brand | – On Jan. 6, the United States Congress will gather in a joint session to tally the votes of the Electoral […]

The Conversation

Brazil
How the son of a Lebanese Migrant and Street Sweeper became Brazil's first Muslim Federal Judge

How the son of a Lebanese Migrant and Street Sweeper became Brazil’s first Muslim Federal Judge

By Eman Abusidu | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Ali Mazloum is one of millions of migrants whose story illustrates the determination and […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
The Donald won’t be in Office Long, but will he be more Dangerous out of it?

The Donald won’t be in Office Long, but will he be more Dangerous out of it?

( Tomdispatch.com) – 2021 has indeed begun and god knows what it has in store for us. But unless, somehow, we’re surprised beyond imagining, The […]

Tom Engelhardt

Arab Spring
Already a New Boss in Town:  Saudis, afraid of Biden, Hurry to End their Blockade on Qatar

Already a New Boss in Town: Saudis, afraid of Biden, Hurry to End their Blockade on Qatar

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi Arabia announced Monday that it would lift its land and sea blockade against Qatar, and that Bahrain and the […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Democracy's Night of the Living Dead:  Trump's GOP Zombies Lost by a Landslide, but they're back to eat our Brains

Democracy’s Night of the Living Dead: Trump’s GOP Zombies Lost by a Landslide, but they’re back to eat our Brains

By Dan Dinello | – Like a political remake of Night of the Living Dead, the Republican Party — put to death by the Lame […]

Dan Dinello

Authoritarianism
Trump's 'smoking gun' tape is worse than Nixon's, but congressional Republicans have less incentive to do anything about it

Trump’s ‘smoking gun’ tape is worse than Nixon’s, but congressional Republicans have less incentive to do anything about it

By Ken Hughes | – At least Donald Trump’s “smoking gun” tape is simpler than Richard Nixon’s. Schoolchildren can easily grasp Trump’s high crime, in […]

The Conversation

Authoritarianism
Turkey: Bill on ‘Preventing Terrorism’ actually Targets Freedom of Association, Civil Society

Turkey: Bill on ‘Preventing Terrorism’ actually Targets Freedom of Association, Civil Society

( Human Rights Watch ) – (Istanbul) – The Turkish government should withdraw provisions in a draft law that would arbitrarily curtail nongovernmental organizations’ activities […]

Human Rights Watch

Authoritarianism
Tragedies, Farces and Trump's Coup d'état: The History of an Idea

Tragedies, Farces and Trump’s Coup d’état: The History of an Idea

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amy Gardner at the Washington Post got the scoop. In an hour-long telephone call to Georgia officials, including the the […]

Juan Cole

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