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    Israel escalates its attacks against defenders of Palestinian rights, wherever they may be

    Oct 30, 2021Yousef Munayyer

    The Israeli government slapped a “terrorism” designation on six Palestinian human rights groups that have worked closely with Western governments and internati…

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    Powell’s legacy reflects the kinder face of US empire

    Oct 25, 2021Khalil E. Jahshan

    Despite his role in manufacturing a war on Iraq, Colin Powell leaves a complicated legacy worth pondering over at this critical period in US history. 

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    Despite recent loss, progressives in US Congress will continue to challenge Israel

    Oct 6, 2021Imad K. Harb

    Progressives in the US House of Representatives last month attempted to block $US 1bn in funds for Israel's Iron Dome missile system. But the chamber voted 420…

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    What will the Taliban takeover mean for the Middle East?

    Aug 19, 2021Joe Macaron

    Over the past few days, many have drawn parallels between images of an Air America helicopter rescuing Vietnamese evacuees from the rooftop of a building in Sa…

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    Are young Islamists giving up on the ballot box?

    Aug 18, 2021Khalil Al-Anani

    After a decade of being forced out of power and outlawed despite success at the polls, there's a growing fear that Islamists might see violence as the only ans…

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    Exporting the Tools of Apartheid

    Jul 26, 2021Yousef Munayyer

    Last week, a joint investigation by 17 media outlets—including The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Haaretz—revealed that Israeli intelligence firm NSO Group…

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    It’s Time for Biden to Get Tough on Sisi

    Jul 20, 2021Charles W. Dunne

    When it comes to Egypt, the United States has long favored the path of least resistance. Unwilling to take serious steps to confront the Egyptian government’s …

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    The utter failure of the Abraham Accords

    May 18, 2021Imad K. Harb

    Over the past few weeks, tensions in Israel-Palestine have escalated and the Israeli army has launched yet another deadly war on Gaza. This assault, as well as…

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    Approaching Peace: Centering Rights in Israel-Palestine Conflict Resolution

    Apr 29, 2021Yousef Munayyer Zaha Hassan

    For thirty years, the United States has sent mixed messages to Israelis and Palestinians. While successive administrations have expressed support for a two-sta…

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    The US media is touting Israel’s Covid recovery. But occupied Palestinians are left out

    Apr 13, 2021Yara M. Asi

    The US media has widely lauded Israel’s vaccine success - as a country in a “post-pandemic future” of concerts and indoor dining; as a country that could teach…

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    Morocco’s Islamist Backing for Israel Normalization is a Game Changer

    Jan 19, 2021Khalil Al-Anani

    Morocco’s normalization of relations with Israel last month sent shockwaves through the Arab world, in particular among Islamists.This stemmed not only from th…

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    Israel’s vaccine efforts are incomplete until they include Palestinians

    Jan 15, 2021Yara M. Asi

    Palestinians depend on Israel for lifesaving medical care not because of poverty but because of politics.

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    The arrogance of invoking ‘Syria’ or ‘Bogota’ as political violence in the U.S. unfolds

    Jan 11, 2021Yousef Munayyer

    Those of us living in the United States who hail from the Middle East have long felt the costs of a discourse that views our region exclusively through the len…

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    Warning to All Tyrants: The Arab Spring Lives On

    Dec 18, 2020Khalil Al-Anani

    A decade ago, a young Tunisian, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself on fire to protest his economic and social conditions, sparking a series of Arab uprisings and re…

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    The Netanyahu-Gantz coalition farce

    May 1, 2020Khalil E. Jahshan

    The Netanyahu-Gantz coalition is nothing more than a shaky political agreement designed to serve the narrow personal agendas of Machiavellian politicians.Read …

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    Imad K. Harb: Saudi Arabia is preparing to end the war in Yemen

    Apr 12, 2020Imad K. Harb

    By now it has become clear to Saudi Arabia and its allies that they cannot win the war in Yemen and that they urgently need an exit strategy. The coronavirus p…

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    Faulty comparisons between autocratic and democratic governments on COVID-19 (AR)

    Apr 9, 2020Khalil Al-Anani

    Comparing the responses of autocratic and democratic governments to the coronavirus pandemic is a faulty comparison.Read more

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    Coronavirus in the US: Political, economic, and moral failure (AR)

    Apr 1, 2020Khalil Al-Anani

    President Trump didn't take the coronavirus pandemic seriously until matters got out of hand in China and Italy, which is when he started to take action in ord…

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    Marcus Montgomery: Trump’s aid cut is a death sentence for Yemenis facing coronavirus and war

    Mar 31, 2020Marcus Montgomery

    Yemenis are already susceptible to many preventable diseases, but for Trump to cut aid during a pandemic is nothing short of lethal.

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    Tamara Kharroub: Trump’s ‘peace plan’ is nothing but repackaged Israeli apartheid

    Jan 30, 2020Tamara Kharroub

    Trump's supremacist plan redraws borders unilaterally, accepts war crimes as serious solutions, and presents nothing but repackaged Israeli apartheid.Read more

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