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Dutch Judges Order Netherlands to protect its Caribbean Island of Bonaire from Climate Change
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Dutch Judges Order Netherlands to protect its Caribbean Island of Bonaire from Climate Change

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the “residents of Bonaire were wrongly treated differently from residents of the European Netherlands.”

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

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Dodging Israeli Bombs in Gaza:  A Personal Journal of Survival

Dodging Israeli Bombs in Gaza: A Personal Journal of Survival

By Omar Ghraieb Gaza – Every night I seem to think it’s the worst night, until I go through the next one. I got so […]

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Noise and Silence in Israel/Palestine Today

By Shachar Pinsker This is a rather long and not very happy post. You wouldn’t find here much that is new in terms of facts […]

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Christianity
Mosul w/out Christians for First time in 1,900 Years as Radical Fundamentalists Threaten Minorities

Mosul w/out Christians for First time in 1,900 Years as Radical Fundamentalists Threaten Minorities

By Juan Cole For the first time in nearly 2000 years, there are virtually no Christians in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq. The […]

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The Colbert Report: “Questionable Compassion for Child Immigrants”

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Apartheid
Gaza: The Israeli Army's Unlawful Targeting Practices are bad for Children

Gaza: The Israeli Army’s Unlawful Targeting Practices are bad for Children

By Bill Van Esveld, Human Rights Watch The Israel Defense Force has an answer to the shelling yesterday that killed four children near the Gaza […]

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Eastern Europe
Obama needs Europe in responding to MH17 Crash, but NSA Spying a Bar

Obama needs Europe in responding to MH17 Crash, but NSA Spying a Bar

By Simon Reich, Rutgers University The tragic circumstances surrounding the downing of Malaysian Airlines’ flight MH17 remain unclear. The three parties who might be responsible […]

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Apartheid
Gaza:  Netanyahu, Goaded by Israeli Far Right, Risks Breaking Int'l Law

Gaza: Netanyahu, Goaded by Israeli Far Right, Risks Breaking Int’l Law

Gaza invasion gets underway as pressure mounts on Netanyahu By Simon Mabon, Lancaster University “Phase two” of Operation Protective Edge has begun: Israeli military forces […]

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Egypt
Gaza meets the New Politics of the Middle East: "Islamic State," Egypt, Turkey

Gaza meets the New Politics of the Middle East: “Islamic State,” Egypt, Turkey

By Juan Cole The Israeli security establishment was almost certainly encouraged to launch its military assault on little Gaza by the current divisions over political […]

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Health Catastrophe in Gaza after Israel bombs water infrastructure

Health Catastrophe in Gaza after Israel bombs water infrastructure

By: Ahmed Hadi Gaza – Bassem Siam carried two plastic gallons as he left his home in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza, ignoring […]

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