By Nora Happel | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Although the United States as a whole is becoming more ethnically diverse, newsrooms remain largely dominated by white, male reporters, according to a recent investigation by The Atlantic magazine. It found that just 22.4 percent of television journalists, 13 percent of […]
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Archives for 2015
Israel to put 300 more Squatter Homes in West Bank, Palestine asks UN to Intervene
Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The PLO and Palestinian presidency on Wednesday strongly criticized an announcement by Israel to approve 300 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank. Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said that Israel’s settlement policy is “destructive to all the efforts being put since September by the United […]
Has Iran cut off Hamas? Is Hamas turning to Saudi Arabia?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Newsweek is reporting that Iran has cut off funding to Hamas in Gaza, citing Israeli journalism and Hamas sources. Iran’s relationship with the Hamas party-militia in the Gaza Strip has been an roller-coaster ride in the past three years. The youth revolutions of 2011 created hard […]
Israelis who illegally squatted on Palestinian land in West Bank Sneak back in
AFP | (Video report) | – – “Several hundred people on Tuesday illegally re-entered the former Sa-Nur settlement in the northern West Bank after being expelled by Israel in 2005.” AFP: “Israelis illegally re-enter former settlement in West Bank”
Morgan Freeman drops F-Bomb to explain why Iran Deal prevents A-Bomb
Huffington Post | (Video by Morgan Freeman and other Stars) | – – “Allow Jack Black, Morgan Freeman and Queen Noor to explain how important the Iran Nuclear Deal is..” The Huffington Post: “Iran Nuclear Deal Explained by Morgan Freeman” Full link: Huffington Post
Did Turkish Pres. Erdogan Make a Historic mistake in dumping Peace Process with Kurds?
by **JULIE POUCHER HARBIN, EDITOR, ISLAMiCommentary, with KUBILAY YADO ARIN UPDATE ON TUESDAY JULY 28: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara could not continue the peace process with the Kurds amid continuing attacks against Turkish targets. As Turkish and U.S. officials reportedly worked on a plan to create a safe-zone by […]
Iran Deal: The Calculus of Power in the Mideast just Changed Forever
By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Don’t sweat the details of the July nuclear accord between the United States and Iran. What matters is that the calculus of power in the Middle East just changed in significant ways. Washington and Tehran announced their nuclear agreement on July 14th and yes, some of […]
Turkish Tanks Shell Syrian Kurds who expelled ISIL from Zur Maghar
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Syrian Kurds and the British based Syrian Observatory said Monday that Turkish tanks had shelled the village of Zur Maghar near Kobani on the Syrian side of the border held by the YPG [People’s Protection Unit] leftist Kurdish militia. Four of its fighters were wounded. The […]
New Poll: Bernie Sanders Leads All Republican Front Runners including Trump
Thom Hartmann | (Video Report) | – – Bernie Sanders, who doesn’t play to the cheap seats, is racking up incredible poll numbers. Zaid Jilani at Alternet reports on a just-out CNN poll: SANDERS: 48% BUSH: 47% SANDERS: 48% WALKER: 42% SANDERS: 59% TRUMP: 38% . Thom Hartmann comments: [-JC] Thom Harmann: ” New Poll: […]
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