( Democracy Now! ) – We continue our conversation with Congressmember Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, the first Palestinian-American woman elected to Congress. She responds to President Trump’s Middle East plan, under which Israel would gain sovereignty over large areas of the occupied West Bank, Jerusalem would be under total Israeli control, and all Jewish settlers […]
Archives for February 2020
Sudan’s People Power Movement Forced the Military to Share Power, but is the Deal Falling Apart?
Khalil Charles | @khalilcharles | – ( Middle East Monitor) – The gap between the military and civilian government in Sudan appears to be widening. The rift is threatening the political stability of the country and the power-sharing agreement. In less than ten days, three major disagreements have rocked the transitional government pitting the civilian […]
The Contribution of Indigenous People to Fighting Climate Change is Hanging by a Thread in Bolivia
By Iokiñe Rodríguez and Mirna Inturias | – Earth’s forests oxygenate the atmosphere and store vast quantities of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO₂). But research suggests that the health of these vast ecosystems in large part depends on the work of indigenous people. Indigenous territories and protected areas cover 52% of the Amazon forest and store […]
Engel: Trump gave out False Justification for Whacking Soleimani, Nearly starting a war with Iran
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Dan Mangan at CNBC reports that Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., is attacking Trump over his justification for assassinating Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani on January 3. The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee pointed to the Trump administration’s report to Congress on the drone strike at Baghdad International Airport, which […]
The Polls Show Americans want Big Changes, but “Moderate” Dems say Progressives Can’t Win
(Otherwords) – Moderates consistently warn that progressive ideas can’t win “the middle.” But just look at the polls. By Jim Hightower | February 12, 2020 With dozens of Democratic candidates, scores of televised debates, and swarms of reporters and pundits descending on the tiniest blip in polls, this campaign already feels never-ending. But at long […]
The Middle East Studies Association and 7 Other Associations Condemn Trump DoE Investigations of Universities for Criticizing Israel
Middle East Studies Association | – Joint Statement on Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Investigations into NYU and UCLA | – The Middle East Studies Association is joined by 7 fellow associations from the American Council of Learned Societies in deep concern for the continued politicization of the Department of Education’s Office for […]
UN’s List of Companies contributing to Illegal Israeli Settlements on Palestine aids Accountability (HRW)
List Reaffirms Global Rejection of Illegal Settlement Enterprise
Israel’s Netanyahu boasts of having Destroyed US 1st Amendment and Free Speech
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israeli caretaker prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who has been indicted for corruption and is facing an election soon, just boasted that his ministry of strategic affairs has managed to undermine first amendment protections for free speech in the United States by lobbying state legislatures to pass laws forbidding the boycott […]
Naming companies profiting from Israel’s occupation boosts Palestinians in this asymmetric struggle
By Yousef Alhelou | – (Middle East Monitor) – An overdue report has finally been published by the UN Human Rights office which lists 112 companies benefiting from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Almost 100 of the companies are based in Israel, while the rest are from 18 other […]
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