Latest Mideast

• Elbagir: Yemen on Brink of Famine After U.S. Cuts Aid While Fueling War

  The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is deepening amid the pandemic and cuts to international aid from the United States and its allies, leaving millions of Yemenis facing famine after years of a brutal U.S.-backed, Saudi-led bombing campaign that has devastated the country
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  Falk: Is This What Peace Looks Like?

  Trump Induced Normalization Agreements with Gulf Monarchies:
• Wilkins: For Palestinians and Their Supporters, Arab-Israeli Pacts Are ‘A Stab in The Back’

  From the West Bank and Gaza to Washington, D.C. and beyond, Palestinians and their allies stress that only an end to Israel's illegal occupation can bring peace to the Middle East.
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  Baroud: As Washington retreats, Eastern Mediterranean conflict further marginalises NATO

  Recent events notwithstanding, the brewing conflict over territorial waters in the Eastern Mediterranean indicates that the military union between mostly Western countries is faltering
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  Bennis: The Israel-UAE Deal Isn’t About Peace at All

  The U.S.-brokered pact makes no pretense of peace for Palestinians. Instead, it sharpens a regional coalition against Iran.
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  Cole: With US AWOL, NATO Allies rattle sabers

  Turkish Ruling Party says Greece is now a Rogue State
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  Iqbal: Venezuela and Palestine: A Revolutionary Alliance

  If this Venezuelan opposition comes to power with the help of American imperialists, the current pro-Israel and rightward shift in the political dynamics of Latin America will get further consolidated
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  Baroud: ‘Dying to Fish’

  How Israeli Piracy Destroyed Gaza’s Once Thriving Fishing Industry
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  Abunimah: Sadistic Facebook shuts down Gaza health ministry page

  Things are difficult enough for Palestinians in Gaza. Facebook must stop contributing to their misery by censoring vital health information.
• Joplin: Teachers inspire revolt against austerity in Jordan

  Jordan, known for its relative stability compared to its war-torn neighbors, is erupting following a government crackdown on the teachers’ union
• Baskin: Judaism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and me

  Our life together in Israel requires us to know each other, to respect each other, and to live and let live without coercion and without violence
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  Baroud: ‘People of the Cave’: Palestinians Take Their Fight for Justice to the Mountains

  Palestinians are not going anywhere. This is the gist of seven decades of Palestinian struggle against Zionist colonialism. The proof? The story of Ahmed Amarneh
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  Cole: Tens of Thousands Protest Netanyahu as Momentum Grows and Gov’t Faces Collapse

  The rallies disproved the allegation of pro-Netanyahu pundits that the recognition of Israel by the United Arab Emirates would be recognized as a major diplomatic achievement for the prime minister and would cause the demonstrations to fizzle
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  Baroud: ‘Palestine is Still the Issue’: UN Vote Exposes, Isolates Canada

  Recent events at the United Nations have exposed the true nature of Canada’s global position, particularly in the matter of its blind and unconditional support for Israel
• Nassar: Israel cuts fuel, Gaza goes dark

  While always cruel, the effects of Israel’s actions are even worse during a pandemic.
• Alhelou: Israel’s Blockade of 2 Million Palestinians in Gaza is making it Uninhabitable

  Gantz, Netanyahu and others know for sure that Gazans have nothing to lose as life is unbearable under the ongoing 14-year siege, while peace on Israeli terms is a mirage
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  Cole: In Further War Crime, Israelis cut Electricity to Gaza, Idling 50,000 Factory Workers

  Source: Informed Comment The government of far right Israeli prime...
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  Cook: How Israel wages war on Palestinian history

  We can understand what is happening to Palestinians right now – simply by refusing to conspire in their silencing. It is time to listen.
• Tamimi: A bullet lodged next to my son’s heart

  I have lived my entire life under Israeli occupation. Generations of my family have fought against Israel's violent apartheid
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  Baroud: Hands off Lebanon: Macron’s Self-serving ‘New Pact’ Must Be Shunned

  Macron’s bizarre and dangerous political act in the streets of Beirut should worry all Lebanese, at least those who truly care about their country
• Abu Amer: The Secret History of the Emirates’ Relationship to Israel

  The Palestinians have always felt that the UAE has been seeking for years to exploit their suffering and their need for financial and relief aid, to stipulate that they should not issue a position condemning any step to enhance normalisation with Israel.
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  Fisk: Can Lebanon be Saved?

  How do you save a truly corrupt country like Lebanon? It’s a question with an almost impossible answer
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  Benjamin: Don’t be Hoodwinked by Trump’s UAE-Israel “Peace Deal”

  The normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel, facilitated by the U.S., serves to prop up three repressive leaders — Trump, Netanyahu, and bin Zayed — and will cause further harm to Palestinians. It is both a shame and a sham
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  Cole: U.S. “Isolated”

  US Regime must learn from its Humiliation at UN, as Trump rejects Putin Plan
• Khalidi: Israel and UAE Deal Is Being Falsely Characterized as a Peace Deal

  I don’t see that it has anything to do with peace. On the contrary, it makes the chance of a just, equitable and sustainable peace much, much, much harder.”