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Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel
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Syrian President Meets Trump, Pledges to fight ISIL and seek Security Pact with Israel

Juan Cole

Al-Sharaa and his delegation had as their primary goal the lifting of US Caesar Act sanctions, which have crippled Syria’s reconstruction

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The world is preparing to rebuild Gaza but Few are ready for the Climate Cost

The world is preparing to rebuild Gaza but Few are ready for the Climate Cost

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A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian King:  A new Statue in Tehran

A Roman emperor grovelling to a Persian King: A new Statue in Tehran

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Were the Canaanites from Iran?  Genomic History Shows that Israelis, Palestinians, Lebanese have Zagros Ancestry

Were the Canaanites from Iran? Genomic History Shows that Israelis, Palestinians, Lebanese have Zagros Ancestry

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – There are no races. Human beings are all mixed up, and genomic history demonstrates this principle better than any other […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The Palestinian boycott of Israel is not racist, it is anti-racist

The Palestinian boycott of Israel is not racist, it is anti-racist

( Middle East Monitor ) – The claims made by Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang in a recent op-ed in the Jewish […]

Ramzy Baroud

Democratic Party
Poet Amanda Gorman's take on love as legacy points to youth's power to shape future generations

Poet Amanda Gorman’s take on love as legacy points to youth’s power to shape future generations

By Heather Lawford, Heather L. Ramey and Jessica Riddell | – National youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman’s recitation of “The Hill We Climb,” at Joe […]

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden's Peace Force?  A Multipoint Plan to End War as We Know It

Joe Biden’s Peace Force? A Multipoint Plan to End War as We Know It

( Tomdispatch.com ) – When it comes to war, if personnel is policy, America is yet again in deep trouble. As retired Army Major Danny […]

William J. Astore

Climate Crisis
Biden's Green Energy Plans are just Market Wisdom: Norway's Investment Fund just Dumped $6 Bn. in Oil Stocks

Biden’s Green Energy Plans are just Market Wisdom: Norway’s Investment Fund just Dumped $6 Bn. in Oil Stocks

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Some have questioned how realistic Biden’s plans are to move the US rapidly off fossil fuels. In fact, it is […]

Juan Cole

Epidemics
Israel faces legal – and practical – obligations for including Palestinians in vaccine success

Israel faces legal – and practical – obligations for including Palestinians in vaccine success

By Yara M. Asi | – As nations scramble to vaccinate populations against COVID-19, one country has been ahead of the rest: Israel. By late […]

The Conversation

Houthi
Ending the crisis in Yemen is a priority for Biden administration

Ending the crisis in Yemen is a priority for Biden administration

( Al-Bab.com) – Secretary of State Blinken: “It’s vitally important that we do everything we can to get humanitarian assistance to the people of Yemen.” […]

Brian Whitaker

Immigration
Dreamers in Arizona Enthusiastically welcome Biden’s immigration plan, but older Immigrants say it doesn't go far enough

Dreamers in Arizona Enthusiastically welcome Biden’s immigration plan, but older Immigrants say it doesn’t go far enough

By Emma VandenEinde and Tyler Manion | – ( Cronkite News ) – PHOENIX – On his first day in office, President Joe Biden sent […]

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Climate Crisis
Scientists:  Earth is substantially hotter than at any time during past 12,000 Years; entire Holocene was Cool

Scientists: Earth is substantially hotter than at any time during past 12,000 Years; entire Holocene was Cool

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Our human civilization, with agriculture is only about 10,000 years old. It started in the Middle East in the Neolithic. […]

Juan Cole

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