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With Nationality Law, Israel openly Declares Apartheid and Racial Supremacy

With Nationality Law, Israel openly Declares Apartheid and Racial Supremacy

Juan Cole

The Israeli parliament or Knesset has passed a law openly declaring Palestinians to be second-class citizens

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Benedict Trump

Benedict Trump

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Russian President Vladimir Putin asked Donald Trump to let Russian security forces interrogate former US ambassador in Moscow

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What exactly did Trump Promise Putin on Syria, START Nuclear Treaty?

What exactly did Trump Promise Putin on Syria, START Nuclear Treaty?

Juan Cole

The Russian press disagreed about whether the Putin-Trump Helsinki summit was contentless or whether new agreements were reached

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DC Elites Shocked at Trump Bromance with Putin but Give Israel's Netanyahu a Pass

DC Elites Shocked at Trump Bromance with Putin but Give Israel’s Netanyahu a Pass

Juan Cole

There is something profoundly hypocritical about US elites pretending that the US doesn’t embrace people like Putin all the time

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Trump calls EU "Foe," on Eve of Putin Summit, on basis of his Zero-Sum Mercantilism

Trump calls EU “Foe,” on Eve of Putin Summit, on basis of his Zero-Sum Mercantilism

Juan Cole

Trump categorized the European Union as a “foe” of the US, appearing to put it on the same footing as Russia and China

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Top Three Ways London's Sadiq Khan is a better Leader than Donald Trump

Top Three Ways London’s Sadiq Khan is a better Leader than Donald Trump

Juan Cole

Sadiq Khan as mayor of London is the opposite of Trump in every way

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An Offer they Can't Refuse: Trump's "Mob Boss Style" on Display in London

An Offer they Can’t Refuse: Trump’s “Mob Boss Style” on Display in London

Juan Cole

The vast majority of Britons deeply dislike the American president

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Trump Threatens Iran with "Escalation;" Could it Spin out of Control?

Trump Threatens Iran with “Escalation;” Could it Spin out of Control?

Juan Cole

Pompeo has been more or less threatening acts of war for the past week

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No Trump, Germany doesn't Get 70% of its Energy From Putin; it gets 41% from Renewables

No Trump, Germany doesn’t Get 70% of its Energy From Putin; it gets 41% from Renewables

Juan Cole

Trump made the false claim that Germany gets 70% of its energy from Russia

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