Category: Middle East
Lebanon’s Dubious Second Wave and the Need to End Lockdown
Lebanon must end its lockdown or face economic, fiscal, and monetary disasters that pose an even greater threat to the country than COVID-19.
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Beyond Israeli Elections: Israel at the Cusp of a Bleak Era
Israelis now find themselves at the cusp of a new era defined by the breakdown of the country’s legal system, political crisis and social instability.
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‘The Donald Trump I know’: Abbas’s UN Speech and the Breakdown of Palestinian Politics
The real danger in the ‘Deal of the Century’ is that the Palestinian Authority will find a way to co-exist with it at the expense of the Palestinian people.
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Crisis and Opportunity: The ‘Deal of the Century’ Challenge for Palestinians
The problem with the Palestinian leadership is that, despite its frequent protestations and angry condemnations, it is yet to take independent initiatives or operate outside the American-Israeli paradigm.
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You Came to Create Change
The Israeli occupation regime steamrolls on, as does the international community’s inaction to protect the rights of Palestinians.
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Pipeline or a Pipedream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in the Mediterranean
What seemed like a lucrative deal, with immense geopolitical significance from an Israeli point of view, now appears to be another extension of the wider Middle Eastern conflict.
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In the Name of “Israel’s Security”: Retreating US Gives Israel Billions More in Military Funding
US funding of Israel’s military adventures continues unabated despite the rapidly changing political reality in the Middle East.
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Rome, Iran, and the Specters of Antiquity
Western statesmen have sought war with Iran often informed by their personal interest, with devastating results.
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Sealed Off and Forgotten: What You Should Know about Israel’s ‘Firing Zones’ in the West Bank
There is no military logic in the world that could rationally justify the barring of medical access to an isolated community, as Israel has done.
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Attacks on Iran, Past and Present: The Assassination of General Qasem Soleimani
The US assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani is the latest in a long history of attacks against Iran and could escalate into war.
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The Story of Trump’s Perilous Iran Escalation
The Trump assassination of major general Qasem Soleimani reflects regime change efforts that have taken a perilous turn.
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American Leadership Is Discredited — Will a New Leader Step Forward?
The alliance between Israel and the neoconservatives is causing a war. The solution is a countervailing alliance that brings the warmongers to their senses.
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Justice at Last? ‘Panic’ in Israel as the ICC Takes ‘Momentous Step’ in the Right Direction
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded that it has jurisdiction to investigate war crimes in the Israel-occupied Palestinian territories.
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The ‘Great Game’ is Afoot: Killing Soleimani Reflects US Desperation in the Middle East
Judging by past experiences, it is likely that Washington will regret assassinating the Iranian general for many years to come.
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Putin’s Hour Is at Hand
Putin knows that the American empire based as it is on arrogance and lies is failing economically, socially, politically, and militarily.
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Putin Will Restrain Iranian Retaliation
Russia cannot afford for Iran to be in chaos and has no choice but to protect the country, and Iran needs Russia’s support and cannot ignore Putin.
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How UN Resolution 2334 Accelerated Israel’s Colonization in the West Bank
The UN’s impotence in the face of Israel’s flagrant violations of international law have only encouraged Israel’s criminal behavior.
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Trump Has Given Israel Immunity to International Law
Why in an allegedly free country has President Trump imposed censorship that protects Israel from accountability?
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The Unfinished ‘Coup’: The End of Netanyahu’s Era and the Political Earthquake Ahead
A fundamental change in Israel’s government won’t deliver peace and justice to Palestinians but could still be a political earthquake.
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Kurdish Tribes Stealing Assyrian Christian Lands
There has been an ongoing occupation in Northern Iraq of Assyrian Christian indigenous lands, largely ignored by the mainstream media, which requires a solution soon.
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