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Was Colonialism a Crime?  Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule
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Was Colonialism a Crime? Algerian Parliament Criminalizes 130 Years of French Rule

Juan Cole

Bennoune He wrote not only of innumerable massacres by French commanders of local populations but also of a vast transfer of landed wealth

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West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

West Antarctica’s History of rapid Melting Foretells sudden Shifts in Continent’s ‘catastrophic’ Geology

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From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

From Steamships to Sovereignty: How Iraq’s old Arteries challenge modern Myths

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Ferguson & Israel?  Netanyahu Calls for Stripping Palestinian-Israelis of Citizenship

Ferguson & Israel? Netanyahu Calls for Stripping Palestinian-Israelis of Citizenship

By Juan Cole On Sunday Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said he was looking into whether Israel could strip citizenship from those who speak out […]

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Israeli PM Netanyahu Is a National Security Risk—And Washington Knows It

Israeli PM Netanyahu Is a National Security Risk—And Washington Knows It

An anonymous U.S. official caused a dustup when he called the Israeli prime minister "chickenshit." Others might have said worse. By Adil E. Shamoo and […]

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EU Foreign Affairs Head:  A Palestinian State or Endless Conflict

EU Foreign Affairs Head: A Palestinian State or Endless Conflict

Frederica Mogherini, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs in the Juncker Commission, is a former Foreign Minister of Italy and a member of […]

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Palestinians Break open Illegal Apartheid Wall to Commemorate Fall of Berlin Wall

Palestinians Break open Illegal Apartheid Wall to Commemorate Fall of Berlin Wall

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian activists affiliated with local popular resistance committees in the villages northwest of Jerusalem on Saturday broke open a hole in the […]

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Why it Isn't that Important Whether ISIL Leader was Killed

Why it Isn’t that Important Whether ISIL Leader was Killed

By Juan Cole Revised 11/10 Rumors are swirling that ISIL leader Ibrahim al-Samarra’i (who goes by the nom de guerre of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi) was […]

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Israel
O Little Town of Bethlehem - In Revolt against Israeli Aggression

O Little Town of Bethlehem – In Revolt against Israeli Aggression

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Clashes erupted in a number of villages across the Bethlehem region of the southern West Bank on Friday after Israeli forces attempted […]

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Climate Change
If Germany Drops Coal, can the Industry Survive?

If Germany Drops Coal, can the Industry Survive?

By Jake Richardson  Germany is looking into cutting its use of coal power, at the same time that it is cutting out nuclear. If it […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
Can Iraqi Christianity survive Exile at hands of ISIL?

Can Iraqi Christianity survive Exile at hands of ISIL?

Euronews: “The yard of Mar Eliya Church in the city of Irbil in Iraqi Kurdistan has been converted into a camp for Christians, more than […]

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Israel
Critics Slam US Military's 'Disturbing' Praise for Israel's Gaza Offensive

Critics Slam US Military’s ‘Disturbing’ Praise for Israel’s Gaza Offensive

By Commondreams Staff: “‘It is very disturbing and shameful that U.S. military commanders believe that what Israel did in Gaza is something to be applauded,’ […]

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