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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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First Circuit Judges Strike down Israel Lobby Suit against MIT for Permitting Gaza Protests

First Circuit Judges Strike down Israel Lobby Suit against MIT for Permitting Gaza Protests

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Erik Uebelacker at Courthouse News Service reports that a three-judge appeals panel of the US Court of Appeals, First Circuit, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
International Activists confront Israeli impunity in the West Bank

International Activists confront Israeli impunity in the West Bank

By providing a “protective presence” in the West Bank, international activists hope to deter unprecedented settler attacks.   By Jaisal Noor ( Waging Nonviolence ) […]

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How Wildfires and other Climate Disasters put Health Systems under extreme Pressure

How Wildfires and other Climate Disasters put Health Systems under extreme Pressure

By Bhavini Gohel, University of Calgary (The Conversation) – Wildfires are no longer rare disasters in Canada. They are now an annual reality, and 2025 […]

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Iraqi Kurdistan aims at 3 Gigawatts of Solar, as Households and Villages Rush to Rooftop Panels

Iraqi Kurdistan aims at 3 Gigawatts of Solar, as Households and Villages Rush to Rooftop Panels

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi Kurdistan is developing an interest in sustainable energy, despite being an oil exporter via Kirkuk. Solar provides little of […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Peace in Gaza Depends on Palestinians’ Right to Remain — and Return

Peace in Gaza Depends on Palestinians’ Right to Remain — and Return

Trump’s peace plan includes a promise not to expel any Palestinians from Gaza. Can’t that promise be kept? By David Vine | ( Foreign Policy […]

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Democracy
Syria’s new Leader promised Democracy, but excluded Women from Parliamentary Elections

Syria’s new Leader promised Democracy, but excluded Women from Parliamentary Elections

By Kinda Alsamara, The University of Queensland; Eleanor Gordon, Monash University, and Elliot Dolan-Evans, Monash University (The Conversation) – Women’s political participation is often treated […]

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As a Palestinian, Trump’s 20-Point Gaza “Peace Plan” Scares Me

As a Palestinian, Trump’s 20-Point Gaza “Peace Plan” Scares Me

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Like most Palestinians, I was initially excited about the ceasefire agreement in Gaza — even though, judging by […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Vance: “A Stupid Political Stunt:”  Israeli Knesset Approves Reading of Bills to Annex the Occupied West Bank

Vance: “A Stupid Political Stunt:” Israeli Knesset Approves Reading of Bills to Annex the Occupied West Bank

( IMEMC and Middle East Monitor) – On Wednesday the Israeli Knesset approved the preliminary reading of one bill to annex the West Bank and […]

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Famed Cartoonist Jules Feiffer Taught Us to Fail Up and Never Surrender

Famed Cartoonist Jules Feiffer Taught Us to Fail Up and Never Surrender

By Robert Lipsyte ( Tomdispatch.com ) – It’s been more than nine months now since my friend, famed cartoonist Jules Feiffer, died, a week before […]

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