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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives
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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives

H. Scott Prosterman

Efforts to legally declare any criticism of Israeli policy to be sanctionable anti-Semitism have reached a crisis point

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

01/13/2026 By Human Rights Watch

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

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Gaza and the Art of War:  Palestinians Illustrate their Suffering

Gaza and the Art of War: Palestinians Illustrate their Suffering

By Mariam Elba via Waging Nonviolence A breathtaking piece of art highlighting the struggles of Palestinians in Gaza (Bushra Shanan) It’s hard to find the […]

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Christianity
In Orgy of Destruction, IS Radicals reduce Ancient Iraqi Holy Sites To Rubble

In Orgy of Destruction, IS Radicals reduce Ancient Iraqi Holy Sites To Rubble

By RFE/RL The Islamic State initially exhibited some restraint after entering northwestern Iraq in June, focusing on establishing control of the territories it held and […]

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Israel Bombs Gaza back to Stone Age:  Razes only Power Plant & Plunges Strip into Darkness

Israel Bombs Gaza back to Stone Age: Razes only Power Plant & Plunges Strip into Darkness

By Juan Cole Israel launched a 7-hour campaign of intensive bombing of Gaza on Tuesday, destroying its only power plant. Gaza can no longer generate […]

Juan Cole

Abushagur reported kidnapped

Abushagur reported kidnapped

By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab. Tripoli, 29 July 2014: Former Deputy Prime Minister Mustafa Abushagur has been kidnapped according to reports, although it has not been confirmed. […]

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Gaza: Palestinians "Philosophical," Israel "foils Foreign Infiltration" during 1957 Occupation (British "Report")

Gaza: Palestinians “Philosophical,” Israel “foils Foreign Infiltration” during 1957 Occupation (British “Report”)

By Juan Cole This British “report” suggests that Palestinians in Gaza were all right with being militarily occupied by the Israeli army in 1956-1957 before […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Weapons paid for by US are Missing in Afghanistan: Did they go to the Taliban?

Weapons paid for by US are Missing in Afghanistan: Did they go to the Taliban?

By Luke Johnson via RFE/RL Weapons bought and paid for by the United States for Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) have gone missing, according to […]

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Apartheid
Israel seeks to force 400,000 People from Homes in North Gaza

Israel seeks to force 400,000 People from Homes in North Gaza

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Israeli military on Monday evening sent text messages and phone calls to residents of all cities in the northern Gaza […]

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Bill of Rights
America's Dumbest Politician On Israeli–Palestinian Conflict (The Young Turks)

America’s Dumbest Politician On Israeli–Palestinian Conflict (The Young Turks)

By Cenk Uygur “Just one day after international watchdogs said Iran was complying with demands to scale back its nuclear program, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) […]

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Apartheid
Unlike Iraq, Iran, Libya, N. Korea, Israel has Impunity from Defying UNSC (Gaza Ceasefire)

Unlike Iraq, Iran, Libya, N. Korea, Israel has Impunity from Defying UNSC (Gaza Ceasefire)

By Juan Cole The United Nations Security Council is theoretically a sort of sovereign in international law. If it designates a regime like that of […]

Juan Cole

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