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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 Juan Cole

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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“Those of Us Who Don’t Die Are Going to Quit”: Facing Piled-up Patients, lack of Gov't PPE, Nurses Losing Hope

“Those of Us Who Don’t Die Are Going to Quit”: Facing Piled-up Patients, lack of Gov’t PPE, Nurses Losing Hope

By J. David McSwane | — Almost a year into the pandemic, supply shortages remain so severe that nurse Kristen Cline reuses her N95 for […]

ProPublica

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While COVID Distracted us, the global Climate Crisis went Extreme in 2020

While COVID Distracted us, the global Climate Crisis went Extreme in 2020

By Chloe Brimicombe, Elliott Sainsbury, Gabrielle Powell and Wilson Chan | – The year 2020 will no doubt go down in history for other reasons, […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
The Arrogance of Superpower:  Trump will "Let" Iranians import Coronavirus Vaccine

The Arrogance of Superpower: Trump will “Let” Iranians import Coronavirus Vaccine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump has given Iran permission to buy the coronavirus vaccine, according to Sharif Nizam Mafi, the head of the Iran-Switzerland […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi severe Violations of Human Rights Law pose Challenge to new Biden Administration

Saudi severe Violations of Human Rights Law pose Challenge to new Biden Administration

By Mehmet Rakipoglu | ( Middle East Monitor ) – International human rights law and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia do not sit together easily. […]

Middle East Monitor

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The Scientists made the Vaccines; Now can we Get Americans to Take them?

The Scientists made the Vaccines; Now can we Get Americans to Take them?

( Otherwords.org ) – With the new COVID-19 vaccine available, Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans can begin to achieve herd immunity by next summer. Herd […]

Jill Richardson

African-Americans
How Black Lives Matter Changed 2020 with Creative Tactics to Confront Systemic Racism

How Black Lives Matter Changed 2020 with Creative Tactics to Confront Systemic Racism

By Nimalan Yoganathan | – The police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd have galvanized anti-racism protests throughout the United States, Canada and elsewhere. […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Biden to invoke Defense Production Act for Vaccine manufacture.  Trump?  Playing Golf at Mar-a-Lago

Biden to invoke Defense Production Act for Vaccine manufacture. Trump? Playing Golf at Mar-a-Lago

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Will Feuer at CNBC reports that Joe Biden will invoke the Defense Production Act to ramp up the manufacture of […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
The Southwest once had 4000-year-long Droughts; Could Human-Caused Climate Emergency bring them Back?

The Southwest once had 4000-year-long Droughts; Could Human-Caused Climate Emergency bring them Back?

By Judy Fahys ( InsideClimate News/ Cronkite News Creative Commons. —— Bonus Video added by Informed Comment: The Enigmatic Montezuma Castle and Well in Arizona, […]

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Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar sentenced to 27.5 years in prison for Reporting on Ankara's aid to Syrian Fundamentalist Rebels

Exiled Turkish journalist Can Dündar sentenced to 27.5 years in prison for Reporting on Ankara’s aid to Syrian Fundamentalist Rebels

( Committee to Protect Journalists) | – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned a Turkish court’s conviction and sentencing of exiled journalist Can Dündar. On […]

Committee to Protect Journalists

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