Netanyahu rejected offer by Kerry & Arab Leaders of Comprehensive Peace Talks
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Last year this time, Secretary of State…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Last year this time, Secretary of State…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump made up another alleged terrorist attack…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - 1. If you appoint yourself to carry…
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Netanyahu rejected offer by Kerry & Arab Leaders of Comprehensive Peace Talks
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Last year this time, Secretary of State John Kerry was trying to put together a huge peace deal between Israel and the Arab…Danger as Turkey votes on Presidential System while in State of Emergency
By Arzu Geybullayeva | (Globalvoices.org) | - - On April 16, Turks will head to polls to yay or nay constitutional amendments which have been approved by the 550 seat parliament where…Trump’s Russia scandals could be about to get much, much worse
Luca Trenta | The Conversation | - - Whatever one thinks of the Trump administration’s policies, it is difficult to ignore that the new president’s tenure has so far been characterised by…Eight People Flee U.S. Border Patrol to Seek Asylum in Canada
TeleSur | - - As the U.S. looks to tighten its policies on refugees and illegal immigrants, people seeking refugee status have been pouring over the Canada-U.S. border. Eight asylum-seekers, including four…Are Republicans Shielding Trump from Special Prosecutor and Russia Inquiry?
By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | Meanwhile, some experts say there is a case for appointing a special prosecutor. Republicans are dismissing the mounting call to thoroughly investigate the Trump campaign's connection…Dutch Far-Right Leader Vows to Rid Nation of ‘Moroccan Scum’
TeleSur | - - Geert Wilders hopes the global upsurge in anti-establishment and xenophobic feeling that has helped propel Trump to power will propel him to power. Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders…Top 8 Signs someone is a White Terrorist, e.g. plotting to Blow up Mosque
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - 1. If you appoint yourself to carry out surveillance of a mosque congregation who have never given any evidence of being violent, you…Trump’s Refugee Ban Is Even Crueler Than You Think
By Max Friedman | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - The so-called "Muslim ban" has been compared to U.S. treatment of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust. It's actually even more draconian.…Trump’s Mideast Policy is clear as Pea Soup, but likely bad for Palestinians
Jacob Eriksson | (The Conversation) | - - By the standards of his turbulent time in office, President Donald Trump’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was relatively nondescript. In many…Image of the Day: Gemini Constellation, As Seen in the Heavens, Iran,1630
New York Public Library | Spencer Collection, The New York Public Library. "Gemini, as seen in the heavens. Mirror image of f. 91?" Tarjumah-i suwar al-kawâkib (Translation of "Images of the Planets").…Israeli, Palestinian officials react to Trump’s shift away from 2-state solution
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Following a controversial meeting held Wednesday between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli and Palestinian leaders reacted with…Trump plots to keep Palestinians Stateless forever
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Trump-Netanyahu Show on Wednesday was par for the course in American and right wing Israeli discourse about the Palestinians. Nobody brought up…Pentagon To Recommend US Deploy Ground Troops in Syria?
TeleSur | - - Countries opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will meet on Friday for the first time since Donald Trump's U.S. administration took office. The U.S. Defense Department may recommend…Farewell to doublespeak: Israel’s vision for the future is terrifying
By Ramzy Baroud | Ma'an News Agency | - - Empirical historical evidence combined with a little common sense are enough to tell us the type of future options that Israel has…All of Putin’s / Trump’s Men
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The NYT has broken the story that several Trump associates are under investigation by the FBI for their contacts with Russian intelligence and…Photo of the Day: Sad Girl, Happy Girl, Iran 1900 (Sykes)
British Museum | Sir Percy Sykes | - - Two rural Iranian girls of the Qajar era, 1900, one sad, one mischievous. Via British Museum Museum number: Sykes.453 Description: Lantern slide, showing…Has Trump quietly surrendered to Russia and China?
Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - If there’s a single consistent aspect to Donald Trump’s strategic vision, it’s this: U.S. foreign policy should always be governed by the simple…Questions about Judgment: Trump appointed Flynn in the First Place
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The sudden resignation of Trump National Security Adviser Mike Flynn on Monday evening clearly was actually a firing. Flynn was given a pink…Israeli Gov’t Secretly funding illegal squatter Settlements in Palestine: Haaretz
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The recently dismantled illegal settlement outpost of Amona was funded through a million-dollar loan from the Israeli government, a report by Israeli newspaper…Al-Qaeda Rising? After Aleppo defeat, Syrian Rebels turn on Each other
By David Patrikarakos | ( RFE/RL ) | - - 2017, it seems, will be no less chaotic than its predecessor -- an aphorism made plain by a mere glance at the…