Shibley Telhami
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Passionately Egalitarian. Professor, University of Maryland; Director, Critical Issues Poll; NR Senior Fellow, Brookings. Views are my Own. RT≠Endorsement
Shibley Telhami is an American professor in the department of government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a nonresident senior fellow of the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. .. more
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Scandalous: No mention of thousands of Palestinian children killed by Israel in Gaza, only release of Israeli hostages:
One reason young people are abandoning legacy media
How Ultra-Orthodox Jews View Zionism
Two people who grew up in Chassidic Jewish communities share their experience and insight
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How Ultra-Orthodox Jews View Zionism: Two people who grew up in Chassidic Jewish communities share their experience and insight Via @PeterBeinart
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Arab and Islamic states reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
A group of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries, alongside the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have firmly rejected Israel’s announcement of its recognition of the Somaliland r...
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Arab and Islamic states reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland. Notably absent from the group of Arab and Muslim states joining the statement was the UAE.
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This WP editorial puts the onus in the Israel-Lebanon hot front primarily on Lebanon's 'slow' disarmament of Hezbollah, but UNCHR put onus on continued Israeli strikes, based on documented behavior since ceasefire deal, something the Post underplays. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
‘Systemic Targeting of Children' - American Doctor on What He Saw in Gaza
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Widely seen as a pretext for intervention in Somalia and securing a strategic foothold near critical shipping routes, Israel's recognition of breakaway Somaliland - the only state to provide such recognition - will be taken up in UNSC emergency session.
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السعودية تفعلها وتضرب قوات الامارات في اليمن ونتنياهو يعترف بـ استقلال ارض الصومال كدولة !
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Bigger than it seems: Israel recognized strategically located Somaliland, in breakup of Somalia. Egypt (and likely Turkey and KSA), sees this as big threat. An Egyptian commentator close to military thinking points finger at UAE role with direct warning: youtu.be/m0kLxZPJsuc?...
Maryland universities saw international student enrollment decline over past year - Maryland Matters
Maryland universities lost at least 449 international students in the past year, likely more, as Trump administration travel bans, visa interview pauses and revocations, and a lack of support have tho...
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Maryland’s public universities lost at least 449 international students in the past year, likely more, as Trump administration travel bans, visa interview pauses and revocations, and a lack of support have those students considering other options marylandmatters.org/2025/12/26/m...
Scandalous: No mention of thousands of Palestinian children killed by Israel in Gaza, only release of Israeli hostages:
This by former Turkish PM indicates extent to which Turkey sees the Israeli recognition of Somaliland as a threat to Turkish interests and to other Muslim-majority states, especially Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Egypt has expressed alarm with some pointing finger at UAE for role.
In Gaza we’re trapped in an endless maze of waiting – for peace, for the deaths to stop and for our lives to begin again | Aya Al-Hattab
A ceasefire was announced on 10 October. But despite ‘peace’ being on the lips of world leaders ever since, we Palestinians are still under siege and afraid, says Palestinian writer Aya Al-Hattab
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A ceasefire was announced on 10 October. But despite ‘peace’ being on the lips of world leaders ever since, we Palestinians are still under siege and afraid
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The released document mentions Trump and Epstein directly:
Exclusive | Trump tells The Post he’s not ready to embrace Somaliland independence — unlike pal Netanyahu
Israel on Friday became the world’s first country to recognize Somaliland’s split from anarchic Somalia, with Netanyahu planning to deliver a message to Trump at their Monday Mar-a-Lago…
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Netanyahu may still try to get Trump to join him in recognizing Somaliland when they meet, but Egypt, Turkey, (and likely Saudi Arabia) see the move as a big threat and are furious with Israel - and with UAE, suspecting its hand behind Israeli move in the strategic region.
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A White House official told me: "It's J.D., Marco, Jared, Steve, Susie. Netanyahu has lost them. The only one he has left is the president, who still likes him, but even Trump wants to see the Gaza deal moving faster than it is right now"
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Netanyahu's Mar-a-Lago visit "crucial" for future of Gaza deal
"It's J.D., Marco, Jared, Steve, Susie. Bibi has lost them. The only one he has left is the president."
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Talk, especially leaked talk, is very cheap.
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Netanyahu's Mar-a-Lago visit "crucial" for future of Gaza deal
"It's J.D., Marco, Jared, Steve, Susie. Bibi has lost them. The only one he has left is the president."
www.axios.com
A White House official told me: "It's J.D., Marco, Jared, Steve, Susie. Netanyahu has lost them. The only one he has left is the president, who still likes him, but even Trump wants to see the Gaza deal moving faster than it is right now"
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Mamdani’s inaugural committee to include prominent Israel critics Ms. Rachel, Cynthia Nixon
Ben Kroll
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Ben Kroll
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Ms. Rachel, Cynthia Nixon among Israel critics tapped for Mamdani's inaugural committee
Included in the 45 Honorary Members of the Largely-symbolic Committee Are YouTuber and Gaza Fundraiser Ms. Rachel, Jewish Voice for Peace Action Political Leader Beth Miller, and Hollywood Star Cynthi...
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What makes Ms. Rachel an "Israel critic" (not that there anything wrong with that)? The empathy she displays for Gaza children like she does for all children?
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Ms. Rachel, Cynthia Nixon among Israel critics tapped for Mamdani's inaugural committee
Included in the 45 Honorary Members of the Largely-symbolic Committee Are YouTuber and Gaza Fundraiser Ms. Rachel, Jewish Voice for Peace Action Political Leader Beth Miller, and Hollywood Star Cynthi...
www.haaretz.com
Mamdani’s inaugural committee to include prominent Israel critics Ms. Rachel, Cynthia Nixon
Ben Kroll
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
Ben Kroll
www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...
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"Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has become the conscience of Congress" thehill.com/opinion/whit...
According to Israeli sources, Russia is mediating between Israel and Syria for the conclusion of a security agreement. The U.S. knows and approves of this, and Israel prefers a Russian role to a Turkish presence in southern Syria
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موسكو تتوسط سراً بين دمشق وتل أبيب
كشفت مصادر سياسية في تل أبيب أنّ روسيا تتوسط سرّاً بين إسرائيل وسوريا للتوصّل إلى اتفاق أمني بينهما، وذلك بمعرفة وموافقة الإدارة الأميركية.
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Interesting, but keep in mind it's a world of smoke and mirrors on this issue where 'leaks' are often strategic. What's implied here is a tacit acceptance and normalization of some Israeli role in Syria.
School for supremacy: Israeli students, welcome to Tzvi Succot's syllabus | Opinion
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School for Supremacy: New head of Israel's Knesset Education Committee's education reform "enables students to observe Israel as it is: a regime based on racial supremacy and Jewish ultranationalism"
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One Gazan Girl’s Fight to Survive Extreme Hunger
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One Gazan Girl’s Fight to Survive Extreme Hunger: After Israel sealed Gaza’s borders, Hoda Abu al-Naja, 12, who suffered from celiac disease, spent months seeking the food and care she needed to combat malnutrition.
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