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Was Jesus a DACA Dreamer and Should he have been Deported/ Crucified?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - When the Roman Empire took Judea in…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - When the Roman Empire took Judea in…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump, having backed the losing (and…
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2,017 years later, Trump manages to cancel Christmas in Bethlehem (Video)
AFP | (Video news Clip) | - - US Vice President Mike Pence may have postponed his visit, but Palestinian Christians still say Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is spoiling…How Trump could avoid another $7 trillion bill in Mideast: Back off war with Iran
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump, having backed the losing (and objectionable) candidate in Alabama's senate race, suddenly wants to cooperate with Democrats on infrastructure spending. At…Ahed Tamimi: Girl who symbolizes new defiant Palestinian generation
By Hossam Shaker | (Middle East Monitor) | - - A girl has defied the occupation with unrivalled courage. Over the past years, the media has broadcasted videos of her daringly confronting…Palestine’s Abbas washes hands of US, as ‘Dishonest Mediator’
TeleSur | - - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called the U.S. government "dishonest" and said he will "no longer accept any (peace) plan" from them. One day after the United Nations voted…Nations of World at UN Humiliate Trump w/ Massive vote for Palestinians
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Arab and Muslim worlds exulted Thursday over their massive victory at the United Nations General Assembly, which passed a resolution condemning the…Trump’s Pentagon Admits to ‘Multiple Ground Missions’ in Yemen
TeleSur | - - The U.S. Defense Department claimed the ISIS presence has doubled in Yemen. For the first time, U.S. Pentagon has admitted to carrying out "multiple ground missions" in Yemen.…The Most Dangerous Man in the World
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Let’s start with the universe and work our way in. Who cares? Not them because as far as we know they aren’t…Top 5 Reasons why Trump’s Threats to UNGA over Jerusalem are Empty
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The thuggish Trump and his gun moll Nikki Haley have threatened member countries of the UN General Assembly with a cut-off of US…1,000 Days of War Bringing ‘Apocalypse’ on Yemen: Oxfam
TeleSur | - - The U.K.-based group said more than 5,000 people have died since the beginning of the war in March 2015. Yemen is on the brink of total collapse and…Will Palestine Request Full UN Membership in January 2018?
TeleSur | - - Egypt introduced a draft resolution to the Security Council to reject a decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The adviser to Palestinian President for Foreign…Saudi strikes have killed 136 civilians in Yemen, as Huthis Rocket Riyadh
Middle East Monitor | - - Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen have killed at least 136 civilians since 6 December, Reuters reported. The UN verified that 87 civilians across…How Hawks and ambitious Generals pioneered our generational Warfare
By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - I remember the day President Obama let me down. It was December 1, 2009, and as soon as the young president took the…Yemen: Will Saudis try to Impose Ahmed Ali Saleh, son of Dictator?
Brian Whitaker | ( al-Bab.com) | - - When Yemen held parliamentary elections in 1997 Ahmed Ali Saleh, then aged 24, was a first-time candidate. Though new to politics, he won by…The Mideast has a Militia Problem: Does Iraq’s Ayatollah Sistani Have the Answer?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has called for Iraq's Shiite militias to come under control of the central government. One of the problems facing…Why Arabs And Muslims Aren’t Exotic: The Grip of Orientalism (Video)
AJ+ | (Video Report) | - - "From Aladdin to Bodak Yellow, the media is obsessed with portraying Arabs and Muslims as exotic and mysterious. So why is this sort of imagery…Turkey to defy Trump, open Embassy to Palestine in E. Jerusalem
Middle East Monitor | - - Turkey will open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at a summit of Muslim leaders for the…Iraq: Parliament Rejects Marriage for 8-Year-Old Girls
Human Rights Watch | - - Amendments Would Have Instated Discriminatory Laws on Family Matters (Beirut) – Iraq’s parliament has rejected proposed amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law (PSL) that would allow…Putin’s talk of Draw Down in Syria isn’t about Russia leaving, but staying
By Moritz Pieper | (The Conversation) | - - Standing on the Russian military airbase at Khmeimim on his December visit to Syria, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will withdraw the bulk…Having had Green Electricity for 300 days, Costa Rica Moves to EVs
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Costa Rica, which has among the cleanest electrical grids in the world, has just passed a law promoting electric vehicles. The transportation sector…Trump did This: Israeli Troops injure 150 Palestinian protesters in Palestine
Ma`an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets on Friday in continued protest of US President Donald Trump's announcement last week recognizing Jerusalem --…