Informed Comment - Part 1810

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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European Union

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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Apartheid

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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Featured

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

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?

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?

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

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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Barack Obama