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Joshua Landis

@joshua_landis

Sandra Mackey Chair
Dir., Center of Mid East St.
& Farzaneh Center of Iran St.
Univ of Ok
Fellow at @QuincyInst
https://t.co/ps25ighcwj
Past Pres of Syria Studies Ass.

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linkhttp://www.joshualandis.com/blog/ calendar_today02-05-2012 21:42:20

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Biden's Mega Donors are 'very upset, very angry' over Israel criticism

Haim Saban, who just cohosted a fundraiser for Biden with other pro-Israel billionaires, sent him this message:

'Bad, Bad, Bad, decision, on all levels, Pls reconsider.'

'Let's not forget that there are…

Biden's Mega Donors are 'very upset, very angry' over Israel criticism Haim Saban, who just cohosted a fundraiser for Biden with other pro-Israel billionaires, sent him this message: 'Bad, Bad, Bad, decision, on all levels, Pls reconsider.' 'Let's not forget that there are…
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As true today as 22 years ago, when Sharon had Arafat under siege in the West Bank & was suppressing the second intifada

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Turkiye kills 17 PKK members in and , as it builds closer security arrangements with Baghdad.

The US looks the other way b/c is more important than Kurds, and Gaza is requiring all Washington's diplomatic capital.

shafaq.com/en/Kurdistan/T…

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Jordan proposed the postponement of the Arab Liaison Committee on Syria, citing the Arab Committee’s frustration with the Syrian regime’s inability or unwillingness to make progress on stopping drug exports, etc.

Jordan’s proposal won swift approval from Saudi Arabia & others…

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Arab residents of Deir ez-Zor area are complaining of dire living conditions, soaring prices, & cuts to government services that they claim are 'deliberately' engineered by the American-backed authorities of NE Syria to punish tribes that have resisted injustice.…

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Mazloum Abdi, a leader of Kurdish-led NE Syria, announces a tribal forum and admits to “SDF mistakes” in pursuing ISIS.

He is trying to patch up relations with Arab tribes after the violence of the Deir ez-Zor region.

wp.me/p7cv3Y-kz3 via Enab Baladi

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Arabs, Pakistanis, and Muslims are boycotting US fast food.

KFC & Pizza Hut profits cut by half across the Middle East.

Other US fast food joints: Hardees, Krispy Kreme, TGI Fridays, Starbucks, & McDonald's also see regional profits plunge.

al-monitor.com/originals/2024… via…

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Assad Tries to Blow Life into the undead Baath Party

al-Assad met a group of Baath thinkers, academics, and writers to discuss the future role of the party in .

He seeks 'broad participation & a vibrant party that looks for quality not quantity.'

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Mark Milley Throws US Military Under The Bus For Israel

Funny how our four stars never mentioned American atrocities until they figured it would help their friends in the IDF

By Kelley B. Vlahos

responsiblestatecraft.org/mark-milley-is…

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Turkey faces backlash on its bold stand against Israel’s war in Gaza

Israeli officials urge sanctions on Turkey & move to block Turkish involvement in Eastern Mediterranean energy.

Western analysts push Washington to cancel the recently approved sale of F-16s and impose…

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US military finishes Gaza pier, but plans to move it into place paused

High winds and sea swells are making it too dangerous for the U.S. military to install the pier at the Gaza beach.

militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

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Republican senators warn Intern'l Criminal Court prosecutor: 'Target Israel, and we will target you'

If you move ahead, “we will sanction your employees and associates and bar you and your families from the United States. You have been warned'

timesofisrael.com/republican-sen… via…

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U.S. Repatriates 11 American Citizens From ISIS War Camps in Syria to New Hampshire

Brandy Salman, 49, and nine of her children, who range in age from about 6 to about 25,

Ms. Salman’s husband, who was from Turkey, seems to have taken her and their children into Islamic State…

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Syrians in Turkey are being forcibly returned by the thousands.

During the first 3 months of 2024, the number of people forcibly deported via the Bab al-Hawa crossing to NW reached 6420, according to the crossing’s statistics.

wp.me/p7cv3Y-kzJ via Enab Baladi

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Congresswoman Stefanek calls Harvard Commencement Speaker Maria Ressa Antisemitic and a disgrace time.com/6974980/harvar…

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Syrian asylum seeker in UK plans suicide if sent to Rwanda

'Everyone is so stressed in here because of Rwanda. We can’t eat and we can’t sleep. I was displaced in Syria for 9 years and was imprisoned there and I was also detained and tortured in Libya,'

newarab.com/news/syrian-as…

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