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The two narratives of Palestine: The people are united, the factions are not

May 20th, 20190 The International Conference on Palestine held in Istanbul between April 27-29 brought together many speakers and hundreds of academics, journalists, activists and...

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Saudi-led coalition strikes Sanaa’s densely-populated district, civilian casualties reported

May 17th, 20190 SANAA – The Saudi-led military coalition carried out several air strikes on the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Thursday after the Houthi movement claimed responsibility...

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Trump hopes not to go to war with Iran, Pelosi welcomes lack of appetite

May 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump said on Thursday he hoped the United States was not heading to war with Iran as he met with Swiss President Ueli Maurer, whose...

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Is America ready for John Bolton’s war with Iran?

May 17th, 20190 National Security Advisor John Bolton’s announcement this week that the U.S. is deploying a carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the U.S. Central Command...

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Lebanon mourns former Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir

May 17th, 20190 BEIRUT — Political leaders and thousands of Lebanese gathered on Thursday for the funeral of the former Maronite patriarch, Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir. Ten black-clad...

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Palestinian foreign minister: U.S. crafting surrender plan, not peace deal

May 10th, 20190 UNITED NATIONS — The United States seems to be crafting a plan for a Palestinian surrender to Israel instead of a peace deal, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad...

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Trump urges Iran to talk over nuclear program, cannot rule out military action

May 10th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC — On Thursday, President Trump urged Iran’s leadership to sit down and talk with him about giving up Tehran’s nuclear program and said he could not...

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Russia, Syrian army step up attacks on rebel-held northwestern Syria

May 10th, 20190 AMMAN - Russian and Syrian forces intensified air strikes and shelling in rebel-held northwestern Syria overnight, the heaviest assault since the area was declared a...

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Gaza laments deadly start to Ramadan, amid funerals and destruction

May 6th, 20190 GAZA - After two sleepless days and nights of Israeli shelling and Palestinian rocket fire, Gazans on Monday faced a first day of Ramadan overshadowed by funerals and...

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Trump administration deploying carrier and bombers to Middle East, escalating tension with Iran

May 6th, 20190 WASHINGTON, DC - The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling “indications and warnings” from...

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France and the EU, recognizing yet supporting apartheid reality in Palestine

May 3rd, 20190 A recent statement made by the outgoing French ambassador to the U.S. regarding the nature of Israeli apartheid accentuates a larger ailment that has afflicted the...

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Iran designates all U.S. forces in Middle East as terrorists

May 3rd, 20190 LONDON — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani signed a bill into law on Tuesday declaring all U.S. forces in the Middle East terrorists and calling the U.S. government a...

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Peters fires back at Trump as veto on Saudi-led war on Yemen upheld

May 3rd, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Senate failed to override President Trump's veto of a resolution that had demanded an end to military support for the Saudi...

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White House: U.S. working to designate Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

April 30th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, the White House said on Tuesday, which would bring...

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Reuters: Iran’s Zarif believes Trump does not want war, but could be lured into conflict

April 29th, 20190 NEW YORK — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif does not believe President Trump wants war with Iran, but he told Reuters on Wednesday that Trump could be...

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Sanctions on Iranian oil bring U.S. drivers pain at the pump

April 26th, 20190 American middle class consumers are enjoying the strongest wage growth in a decade, but higher gasoline prices are eating a good chunk of that increase for many, and it...

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Notre Dame of Gaza: Our mosques and churches are also burning

April 26th, 20190 As the 300-foot spire of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris tragically came tumbling down on live television, my thoughts ventured to Nuseirat Refugee Camp, my childhood...

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Egyptian voters approve extension of Sisi’s presidency until 2030

April 25th, 20190 CAIRO — Nearly 90 percent of referendum voters approved constitutional amendments that could keep the president in power until 2030. Egyptian voters have...

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Saudi Arabia beheads 37 mostly Shia’, including aspiring Michigan college student

April 24th, 20191 Saudi Arabia beheaded 37 of its citizens on Tuesday, in the largest mass execution the country has carried out since 2016. One man was pinned to a pole in public after...

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Netanyahu: Israel to name new town on Golan after Trump

April 23rd, 20190 OCCUPIED GOLAN HEIGHTS - Israel said on Tuesday it would name a new community on the occupied Golan Heights after President Trump as an expression of gratitude for his...

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War versus peace: Israel has decided and so should we

April 19th, 20190 So, what have we learned from the Israeli legislative elections on April 9? A whole lot. To start with, don’t let such references as the “tight...

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Explaining the Israeli election: Who won, who lost?

April 19th, 20190 TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won the backing of a majority of parliament members on Tuesday to form a new government, following the April 9...

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Palestinian brothers in Gaza with cerebral palsy struggle for quality of life

April 19th, 20190 GAZA CITY — Mohammed Dawoud, a Palestinian man, said he struggles to care and provide for his two brothers and other family members with cerebral palsy. The...

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U.S. official: Washington will not remove Sudan from terror list while military rules

April 18th, 20190 WASHINGTON - The United States will not remove Sudan from the state sponsor of terrorism list until the country’s leadership and policies change and the military no...

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Egypt to hold referendum on extending Sisi’s rule on April 20-22

April 18th, 20190 CAIRO - Egypt’s election commission said on Wednesday that a referendum potentially allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030 will take...

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Runaway Saudi sisters fear death, plead for world’s help

April 18th, 20190 TBILISI - Two Saudi sisters took to Twitter on Wednesday to plead for international protection and a safe haven, saying their lives would be at risk if they went back to...

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Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement co-founder denied entry by U.S. government

April 12th, 20190 Palestinian activist Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israeli financial interests, has been denied entry to the...

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