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Archives for 2019
The Saudi Axis and Israel’s Drone War on the Shiite Crescent
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the past week, Linah al-Saafin at Al Jazeera English points out, an Israeli drone hit a Hizbullah target in Lebanon, Israeli fighter jets bombed a base in Syria with Iranian personnel, and Israel somehow hit bases of a Shiite militia in Iraq, including one on the Syria-Iraq border, killing […]
The Political Marginalization of Palestinian Women in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank
By Yara Hawari | – While Palestinian women have always faced political marginalization, developments since the Oslo Accords have caused them to endure perhaps even more formidable challenges when it comes to political participation. Al-Shabaka Palestine Policy Fellow Yara Hawari outlines these challenges and recommends ways for Palestinian women and society to disrupt this process […]
India, Infringing Basic Freedoms, must Restore Kashmir’s Internet, Phones
Shutdown Affects Essential Services, Harms Economy
Rouhani in Abrupt About-Face Says US must Reenter Nuclear Accord, Drop Sanctions before any Talks
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday backtracked on the willingness he had seemed to express to meet US President Donald Trump. He said there were two preconditions for such talks: one is for the US to reenter the 2015 negotiated nuclear deal, and the other is for the US to […]
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen undergoes emergency repairs after Internal Faction-Fighting
( Al-Bab.com) – The Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen’s Houthis is undergoing emergency repairs following last week’s armed clashes between rival anti-Houthi forces. The whole of Shabwa province is now said to be under the control of government forces after a failed attempt by southern separatists – trained and supported by the UAE – […]
Israel’s Harsh Collective Punishment of Gaza Palestinians aims at Ethnic Cleansing
By Motasem A Dalloul | @abujomaaGaza | – A Palestinian pharmacist from the Gaza Strip, Tamer Al-Sultan, 38, passed away last week in a hospital in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he was admitted after catching a disease believed to be caused by a sting or insect bite. He was a husband and father of three […]
Iran: All of a Sudden, Rouhani & Trump are Willing to Meet, Bucking their Hard Liners
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Fars News Agency reports that on Monday morning in the wake of Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif’s meeting with his French counterpart on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Biarritz, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani remarked: “I believe that for the national benefit of our country, one must take advantage […]
Jewish Liberalism v. Jewish Nationalism: How Trump’s tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Pitched an Old Divide
By Noam Pianko |- President Trump recently asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deny entry to two Democratic congresswomen planning to visit Israel. Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, Trump claimed, “hate Israel and all Jewish people.” Within a few hours, the Israeli prime minister banned the representatives. Subsequently, Trump questioned how any Democrat […]