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The Mideast has long been a center of world conflict and turmoil. Our Mideast Watch and Israel Palestine Watch pages attempt to cover the issues and events.
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Latest Mideast
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Davidson: Education and Ideology
Our self-destructive stubbornness is a function of a successful, ideologically managed education
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Fisk: United against Al-Jazeera
If you're wondering why Saudi Arabia and Israel have united against Al-Jazeera, here's the answer
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Gordon: Netanyahu behind bars?
“Background noise,” was the way Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
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Swanson: Purposeless Death in Syria
Nothing is going to quickly bring peace and prosperity to Syria. But continuing to do what we know makes matters worse has to end. We have to give peace a chance
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After al-Aqsa attack, Israeli PM backs controversial transfer plan of far-right defence minister, Avigdor Lieberman
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From whatever angle one looks at it, the death sentence is a barbaric and stupid measure
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Committee: 12 Wins For BDS Movement
BDS Movement Turned 12 in July. Here Are 12 Wins From 2017 To Mark The Occasion
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Raihan: Making It a Felony to Boycott Israel
The goal is to frighten people from engaging in the completely legal act of living out their values
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Shalom: Looking Back at the June 1967 Middle East War
A socialist alternative to war needs to be built on other foundations: on a real resolution of the Palestinian refugee issue, on an end to occupation, and on true self-determination and social justice for all the people of the Middle East
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Parsi: Trump Seeking War with Iran
Trump has made it clear, in no uncertain terms and with no effort to disguise his duplicity, that he will claim that Tehran is cheating on the nuclear deal by October—the facts be damned
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Falk: Israel’s ‘Victory Caucus’
Trump’s errant behavior would prompt the darkest laughter if the blood of many innocents were not daily being spilled on the streets of Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza
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Prashad: Tossed in the scrap heap
America Depends on the Kurds to Fight Against ISIS in Syria, But Will the U.S. Repay the Favor After the War?
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Cook: Gaza-Sinai state a possibility for Palestinians?
The long-discussed plan could see most of Gaza's population end up in Sinai, alongside millions of Palestinian refugees
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Saudi Arabia's puzzling effort to blacklist its tiny neighbor Qatar begs the question of who's really isolated in the Gulf.
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Barghouti: Palestinians Defend Their ‘Right to Exist’
As the Al-Aqsa protests continue despite a deadly Israeli crackdown, Palestinians across the Occupied Territories "are reiterating their right to exist"
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Shalom: The Chemical Attack at Khan Sheikhoun
We can oppose US intervention, while telling the truth about Assad’s chemical weapons use
Iran
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Parsi: Trump Seeking War with Iran
Trump has made it clear, in no uncertain terms and with no effort to disguise his duplicity, that he will claim that Tehran is cheating on the nuclear deal by October—the facts be damned
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Norton: Media Spreading Anti-Iran Narrative
Instead of challenging and informing the public, corporate media speak directly from the perspective of the CIA
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Prashad: Times Beats War Drums
Discussing the New York Times article, 'Iran Dominates in Iraq After U.S. 'Handed the Country Over''
Israel/Palestine
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Falk: Charlottesville Through a Glass Darkly
I suggest that Zionists fond of smearing critics of Israel...
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Davidson: Education and Ideology
Our self-destructive stubbornness is a function of a successful, ideologically managed education
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Fisk: United against Al-Jazeera
If you're wondering why Saudi Arabia and Israel have united against Al-Jazeera, here's the answer
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Gordon: Netanyahu behind bars?
“Background noise,” was the way Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Iraq
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Cockburn: The world’s lack of outrage
Civillians in the city faced a Catch-22: told by US-led Coalition forces to get away from Isis positions before they were shelled; yet threatened with execution by Isis if they tried to escape
ZMag Mideast
Mideast Video
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A visitto the the Ramallah offices of Addameer--the most prominent prisoners' rights organizations in Palestine--for a shocking investigation into the use of Israeli jails and arbitrary laws as a weapon
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Barghouthi: Jerusalem Protests
The deadly Israeli crackdown on Palestinians protesting restrictions at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque is part of an effort to divide the holy site and undermine the Palestinian struggle for freedom
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Hersh: Syria, Osama bin Laden and more
Interview about his career and recent articles on Syria and Osama bin Laden
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Abunimah: Democrats Out of Step on Israel-Palestine
Democratic politicians, even progressives like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, are out of touch with their supporters when it comes to defending Palestinian rights
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Mideast Blogs
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Tripathi: Behind Netanyahu’s ‘leaked’ plan to attack Iran
The American presidential election is just two months away, and...
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Tripathi: What’s Changed in Egypt?
CounterPunch, 5 June 2012; Palestine Chronicle, June 4, 2012 The day...
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Tripathi: On Power and Delusions of Grandeur
International Policy Digest First the video of United States Marines...
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Tripathi: When Netanyahu Crossed the Line
CounterPunch The bombing of an Israeli embassy car in Delhi...