Is Hillary Clinton responsible for rise of ISIL, as Bernie’s Campaign Manager Alleged?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bernie Sanders' campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, alleged…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bernie Sanders' campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, alleged…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bernie Sanders is being attacked for comments…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The revelation in the leaked Panama Papers…
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American Bombs Killing Civilians in Yemen, Report Finds
By Nika Knight, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - "One of the deadliest strikes against civilians in Yemen's year-long war involved U.S.-supplied weapons" The year-long campaign of Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen…Panama Papers: Snowden Calls on the UK to Demand Prime Minister Cameron’s Resignation
TeleSur | - - Snowden's call comes after Cameron was implicated in the Panama Papers leak that exposed the offshore dealings of international elites and their fortunes. Edward Snowden called on the…Are Sanders’ Criticisms of Israeli Occupation Policies unprecedented in a Presidential Campaign?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bernie Sanders is being attacked for comments on the Middle East in his interview with the editorial board of The New York Daily…ISIL and the New Sex Slavery
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – The extremist armed group Islamic State should urgently release Yezidi women and girls they abducted in 2014, Human Rights Watch said today, following new…Activism v. Stereotypes: Women fighting Extremism aren’t just Victims or Amazon Soldiers
By Sanam Naraghi Anderlini | (Inter Press Service) | - - WASHINGTON DC, Apr 6 2016 (IPS) - Violent extremism is the topic du jour, as government officials are busy developing plans…Israeli forces have killed 2,000 Palestinian Children, wounded 13,000, jailed 12,000 since 2000
By IMEMC | - - About 2,070 Palestinian children have been killed, and more 13,000 injured since the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada in 2000, until this past March, official sources have reported,…Syria: Al-Assad Family’s Massive Stolen Wealth in Panama Papers helps explain Revolution
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The revelation in the leaked Panama Papers that Mossack Fonseca and Swiss bank HSBC serviced the companies of corrupt Syrian billionaire Rami Makhlouf…Why Are there no Iranian Suicide Bombers? Evolving Islamic Democracy Matters!
By Ali R. Abootalebi | (Informed Comment) | - - The emergence of political Islam in the mainstream politics in the Middle East and across other Muslim countries since the 1970s has…Right-wing Israelis caught trying to enter Al-Aqsa disguised as Muslims
Ma'an News Agency | - - JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli police arrested two right-wing Jewish Israelis on Tuesday after they attempted to sneak into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound disguised as Muslims, locals…What’s at Stake for Israel in al-Sharif Killing: Japanese Officers were Executed for Killing POWs
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Israeli military and security forces have a problem. They are fairly obviously being ordered to commit summary executions of prisoners. The problem:…Family of Assailant suing Israeli Army over summary execution of Son
Ma'an News Agency | - - HEBRON (Ma’an) -- The family of Abd al-Fattah al-Sharif said they would file legal procedures against the Israeli army in front of an Israeli court, after…Occupied by ISIL, Besieged by Iraq & US: People of Fallujah lack Food, Firewood
By Kamal al-Ayash | (Niqash.org) | - - In Islamic State-run Fallujah, locals say they’re running out of everything, including food and medicine. They’re running out furniture too now, as most households…Dear GOP: Top Myths about Syrian Refugees, refuted by Actual Facts
By Jeffrey H. Cohen | (The Conversation) | - - Following the March 2016 bombings in Brussels, Donald Trump stated: We have to be smart … We’re taking in people without real…Autopsy confirms bullet fired by Israeli Soldier at point-blank range killed al-Sharif
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM- (Ma’an) – The autopsy conducted on the body Abd al-Fatah al-Sharif on Sunday confirmed that the 21-year-old Palestinian was still alive before a bullet fired…Israel’s “chained women” fight for right to divorce
By Michael Blum | ( Your Middle East | - - Israel's "chained women" fight for right to divorce. She is one of Israel's "chained women" -- the hundreds, perhaps thousands, of…After the Youth Revolts: Can the Arab Thug-ocracies ever be Reformed?
By Yezid Sayigh | (Project Syndicate) | - - WASHINGTON, DC – Experience across the Arab world demonstrates that when it comes to security-sector reform, technocratic approaches are inadequate. Simply put, a…Why ISIL/ Daesh attracts Convicts and Felons, not the Pious
By Anne Aly | (The Conversation) | - - Media outlets were quick to note the criminal backgrounds of the perpetrators of last week’s Brussels terror attacks. Drawing comparisons with those who…Syrian Ceasefire in Tatters as al-Qaeda & allies attack in South Aleppo
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The London pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat reports that the rebel opposition allied with al-Qaeda broke the ceasefire Saturday morning, taking several villages and towns…3 Surprising reasons Saudi Arabia may be getting out of the Oil Business
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman announced Friday that Saudi Arabia would use its oil assets to back a $2 trillion sovereign wealth…Palestinian rights group submits Israeli war crimes report to Int’l Criminal Court
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- In ongoing efforts to hold Israel accountable for gross violations of international law, Palestinian legal rights group Badil has published key findings on…