Why Jared Kushner's 'Abraham Accords' did not produce Israel-Palestine Peace and are increasingly Irrelevant
Juan Cole | juancole.com | 2021-05-29
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Jared Kushner/ Trump plan for Israel-Palestine had some basic premises. The first was that the U.S. could act punitively toward the Palestinians with no consequences. The second was that the Arab states were so afraid of Iran that they would throw the Palestinians under the bus and make an …
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Disgruntled Iranians Say 'No Way,' Call For Boycott Of June Presidential Election
Golnaz Esfandiari | juancole.com | 2021-05-29
( RFE/RL ) — Less than a month before Iran's June 18 presidential election, there are few signs of enthusiasm about the vote. For many Iranians, voting in the Islamic republic has often been a choice between bad or worse. Elections in Iran are tightly restricted, with candidates being preselected by hard-liners on the country's …
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A small GOP-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition is waging a frightening campaign for nuclear rearmament
Medea Benjamin Marcy Winograd | juancole.com | 2021-05-28
(Responsible Statecraft) — Democrats might control the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government right now, but a small Republican-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition exercises outsized influence in a frightening campaign for nuclear rearmament. The coalition, comprising six senators from states that house, develop, or test underground land-based nuclear weapons, is pushing a …
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Combat Footage: PKK Fighters Attacked Turkish Military Post Near Border With Iran
Anonymous669 | southfront.org | 2021-05-28
Screen grab from the Gerilla TV video. | On May 28, the Gerilla TV released footage of a recent attack by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on the Turkish military near the border with Iran. | The attack, which took place on May 13, targeted a military position near the Gàºrbulak border gate in the eastern Turkish province of Aƒürƒ±. | During the attack, PKK fighters targeted the position with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles. In a statement, the PKK claimed that "many" Turkish service…
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