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The debt crises of 2007 created a conflict in Greece political system, and the rise of right-wing anti-immigrant government waging war on immigrants and the Exarchia autonomous movement:

• The Attack on Exarchia, an Anarchist Refuge in Athens (New Yorker)

A study unveils Saudi Arabia’s spy warfare surveillance on critics of the regime as part of the government’s effort to control the social media narrative:

• Saudi Arabia’s Bot Army Flourishes as Twitter Fails to Tame the Beast (Middle East Eye)

Refugees are the most thoroughly screened category of people entering the US and statistically pose no threat of terrorism, yet they are threatened at home country and in the US:

• The Fight to Save an Innocent Refugee from Almost Certain Death (New Yorker)

Following the pattern of the Muslim ban, a student from Iran was denied entry because of an alleged family connection to a terrorist organization, but law enforcement did not cite any connection to the student himself:

• Northeastern University Student from Iran Denied Entry to U.S. (NBC)

ISIS’s pleasure with the assassination of Gen. Soleimani underscores Iran’s role in the fight against the terrorist group that has been buried by Israeli and Trump administration propaganda:

• Official ISIS Newspaper ‘Thanks God’ for Trump Killing Iran’s General Soleimani (21 Century Wire)

Israel calls his sermons “incitement” but the popular preacher says the Israeli government is “angered to see … the huge crowds” he draws:

• Israel Bars Former Grand Mufti of Palestine Entry to Al-Aqsa (Middle East Eye)

The author of “Paradigm Lost: From Two-State Solution to One-State Reality” says that “Israel has moved too far to the right for the government to implement a solution agreeable to Palestinians”:

• Penn Prof. Explains Why He Lost Hope for Israel and Palestine to Reach Two-State Solution (The Daily Pennsylvanian)

“Indonesia and other countries expressed clear frustration over Israel’s apparent dismissal of peace efforts in its conflict with Palestine, after” Israeli and American UNSC representatives try to change the subject:

• Indonesia Criticizes Israel’s Reluctance to Open Up About Palestine (The Jakarta Post)

Withdrawal from the nuclear agreement and sanctions on Iran are not fulfilling their stated objectives, as Iran restarts its nuclear program and expands its role as a regional power:

• Trump Is Failing to Protect Israel Against Iran (Haaretz)

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