foreign affairs

Rinse and Repeat: Will Biden Make Normalizing Relations With Cuba a Priority?

Despite talk that his administration's Cuba policy will be guided by human rights concerns, Biden seems more concerned about catering to right-wing Cuban Americans in southern Florida than changing the decades of entrenched American policy.
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An Opportunity That Can’t Be Passed: On Blinken’s Historic Meeting With Palestinian Activists

For the first time, an American Secretary of State has given time and attention to the Palestinian voice. It was not a photo-op, it was a serious meeting with various Palestinian voices who are actively resisting on the ground.
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Revealed: The American Money Entwined with Israel’s Jewish Terrorist Groups

The IRS states that terrorist activities are considered substantial means for disqualifying an organization’s tax-exempt status, yet money is still finding its way through a number of high-profile tax-exempt American charities to known terrorist groups inside Israel.
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Birds of a Fascist Feather: Why Israel Is Aiding Colombia’s Crackdown on Protesters

Photos circulating on social media show Colombian government forces using Israeli weapons against protestors and Israeli-made Sand Cat armored vehicles patrolling the streets of Colombian cities. Alan Macleod investigates the growing ties between the unlikely allies.
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“The Palestinian Sharpeville” – Dr Haidar Eid on the Global Implications of the Gaza Massacre

Dr. Haidar Eid, a professor of cultural studies at Gaza's al-Aqsa University on Israel's targeting of middle and upper-class segments of Gaza, comparisons to the fall of South African apartheid, and how the attack on Gaza will fuel the rise of BDS.
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