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Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest
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Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest

Juan Cole

The currently dominant right wing coalition would fall from holding 61 seats in the 120-member Israeli parliament or Knesset to only 50.

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Climate Breakdown: Even “Weak” Cyclones cause Fatal Flooding as Oceans Heat Up

Climate Breakdown: Even “Weak” Cyclones cause Fatal Flooding as Oceans Heat Up

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The “President of Peace” Prepares for War: The Donroe Doctrine Hits Home

The “President of Peace” Prepares for War: The Donroe Doctrine Hits Home

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Sen. Lindsey Graham furious GOP House Benghazi Report Shows He Wasted All our Time & Money

Sen. Lindsey Graham furious GOP House Benghazi Report Shows He Wasted All our Time & Money

The Young Turks | — “”Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday blasted a House GOP-led investigation that recently debunked myths about the 2012 Benghazi attack. […]

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Iraq:  A Bigger Threat than Extremists?  Economy on Verge of Collapse

Iraq: A Bigger Threat than Extremists? Economy on Verge of Collapse

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | via Niqash.org The Iraqi dinar: there might not be enough oil revenue coming into Iraq next year. The high […]

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As SecDef Hagel Exits, an Iraq Daesh/ISIL Scorecard

As SecDef Hagel Exits, an Iraq Daesh/ISIL Scorecard

By Juan Cole | — Mosul rose up in alliance with Daesh /ISIL against the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on June 9 […]

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Top Five Washington Assumptions on Mideast that Are not True

Top Five Washington Assumptions on Mideast that Are not True

By Andrew J. Bacevich (Tomdispatch.com) | — “Iraq no longer exists.” My young friend M, sipping a cappuccino, is deadly serious. We are sitting in […]

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Islam
Jerusalem: This Is Why The Temple Mount Matters To one Israeli-American

Jerusalem: This Is Why The Temple Mount Matters To one Israeli-American

AJ+ | — “For Jews, the Temple Mount (known as Haram as-Sharif, or “Noble Sanctuary,” to Muslims) is their religion’s holiest site. The Temple Mount […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Syrian Refugees Between a Legal Rock and a Hard Place in Lebanon

Syrian Refugees Between a Legal Rock and a Hard Place in Lebanon

By Oriol Andrés Gallart | — BEIRUT, Nov 21 2014 (IPS) – Staring at the floor, Hassan, a 21-year-old Syrian refugee from Idlib in northwestern […]

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Israel and Mississippi: Racist Plans for 2nd Class Citizens and Religious Legislation

Israel and Mississippi: Racist Plans for 2nd Class Citizens and Religious Legislation

By Juan Cole | — The Guardian reports that “A controversial bill that officially defines Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people has been […]

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How Public Power can get Big Money out of Politics & Defeat Plutocrats

How Public Power can get Big Money out of Politics & Defeat Plutocrats

Bill Moyers | — Bill Moyers: “How Public Power Can Defeat Plutocrats” via BillMoyers.com “Government has become a clearinghouse for corporations and plutocrats with deep […]

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Iran
Will GOP Congress block an Obama Iran Nuclear Deal?

Will GOP Congress block an Obama Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Carl Schreck and Luke Johnson (RFE/RL) | —- WASHINGTON — With the deadline for an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program looming, the administration of […]

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