Rep. Steve King, White People and ‘Civilization’
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Rep. Steve King objected to a comment…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Rep. Steve King objected to a comment…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Newt Gingrich suggested late last week on…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - - President Tayyip Erdogan is taking advantage of the…
Foreign Policy
Israeli opposition leader warns of ‘uprising of hatred’ in Israel
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli opposition leader Isaac Herzog warned of what he called “growing hatred and racism” in Israel encouraged by right-wing politicians, adding that it…Defeating ISIL in Iraq will Take Sunni-Shiite Reconciliation, not Just Tanks
By Neil Thompson | (Informed Comment) | - - As Iraqi, Kurdish and Syrian forces squeeze its territory in the Arab world and Turkey hunts down the group’s support networks and sympathisers…Assassination by Robot is now US Policy
By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Think of it as the Trojan Drone, the ultimate techno-weapon of American warfare in these years, a single remotely operated plane sent…The Turkish Coup — Real or Imagined?
Erdağ Göknar | (Duke Today) | - - Durham, NC - As if it were having a Cold War flashback, Turkey experienced a surprise coup attempt by a faction of the Turkish…Long Knives in Ankara: Victorious Erdogan begins Purge of Judiciary, Army
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - - President Tayyip Erdogan is taking advantage of the failed coup against him to purge the judiciary and security forces of anyone who is lukewarm…Palestinians rally for Erdogan, condemn Coup Attempt
Ma'an News Agency | - - GAZA (Ma'an) -- The Hamas movement organized several demonstrations in the besieged Gaza Strip Saturday morning, rejecting Friday night's attempted military coup in Turkey and expressing…Iraq: As ISIL loses land, it is Terrorizing to provoke Sectarian Fighting
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - It is slowly becoming clear that the extremist Islamic State group is returning to its roots, setting off bombs to kill innocents…Turkish People Power foils attempted Coup
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The poorly planned junior officers' coup in Turkey on Friday appears to have failed as I write late Friday night, though rebel military…Nice, France, Attack: A Gandhian Response to Serial Killers
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve has extended the French state of emergency, which suspends key civil and human rights, in the aftermath of…Kerry Proposing Joint US-Russian Airstrikes against Extremists in Syria
TeleSur | - - According to a leaked U.S. plan, Washington and Moscow would merge their respective air campaigns against non-state armed groups in Syria. The United States will propose increasing military…Report: Israeli forces torch olive trees on private Palestinian land
Ma'an News Agency | - - HEBRON (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces have reportedly torched 10 dunams (2.5 acres) of land planted with olive trees south of Hebron in the southern occupied West…A Story of Two Syrian Sieges: Manbij and East Aleppo
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The relatively even-handed Arabic newspaper Oman reports that the Syrian Democratic Forces (a mixed Kurdish and Arab group) advanced further into the city…Iranian Fighters in Syria Hailed as Martyrs, Shrine-Defenders by Hard Liners
By Golnaz Esfandiari | (RFE/RL) | - - In late May, Iranian state and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) officials turned out in force at a state funeral in Ardebil Province. Revolutionary…Gaza: Turkey to Build Seawater Desalination Plant
By IMEMC | - - The Turkish Minister of Forestry and Water Affairs announced, Tuesday, that Turkey is to establish a seawater desalination plant to solve water crisis, estimating the coast of…Is Turkey making a 180° Turn, warming to al-Assad & abandoning Saudi & Rebels?
TeleSur | - - The two countries had been allies before the 2011 uprising in Syria. Turkey is seeking to normalize relations with its neighbor Syria, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said…Is Kerry Right? Are Freemen of Syria and Army of Islam Radical Terrorists?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Josh Rogin of the Washington Post caused a stir by noticing something Secretary of State John Kerry said at Aspen last month. Kerry…Is Religion really Driving Middle East Violence?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Pew Research has released a report saying that "As a whole, the region continued to have the highest levels of religious hostilities in…Why are Saudi-led Airstrikes Targeting Civilian Factories in Yemen?
Human Rights Watch | - - Unlawful Attacks Harm Economy, Show Need for Victim Compensation (Beirut) Saudi Arabia-led coalition airstrikes have unlawfully hit numerous factories, warehouses, and other civilian economic structures in…Israeli cabinet approves $12.8 million to ‘strengthen’ Kiryat Arba squatter settlement on Palestinian Land
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The Israeli cabinet approved on Sunday a 50 million shekel ($12.8 million) plan to “strengthen” the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba in…Is Iran winning their Mideast Cold War with Saudi Arabia?
By Robert Harvey | (Project Syndicate) | - - LONDON – A cold war is taking place in a very hot place. A key component of the sectarian competition between Shia and…