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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves
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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. […]

“Look to the Rose:”  Edward FitzGerald’s  Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

“Look to the Rose:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

09/16/2025 By Juan Cole

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

09/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Egypt
Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack

Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack

Giza, Egypt | AFP | – Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming […]

AFP

Russia
Filling Vacuum Left by Trump, Russia & Turkey Coordinate on Syria

Filling Vacuum Left by Trump, Russia & Turkey Coordinate on Syria

The Syrian deployment pleased ally Russia but upset Turkey ahead of Saturday’s talks in Moscow.

AFP

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Germany's Electricity 38% Renewable in 2018, more than Coal for 1st Time

Germany’s Electricity 38% Renewable in 2018, more than Coal for 1st Time

Meanwhile, carbon dioxide emissions fell 6% in the world’s 4th-largest economy.

Juan Cole

Feminism
Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest

Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest

Women took to Twitter with stories of being forced to wear the face veil, using the hashtag.

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
1,451 War Crimes:  Ashrawi Condemns new Squatter Housing as Israeli Settler Colonialism

1,451 War Crimes: Ashrawi Condemns new Squatter Housing as Israeli Settler Colonialism

The enormity and severity of the situation and Israel’s deliberate efforts to displace Palestine and replace it with “Greater Israel”

Maan News Agency

Books
Amos Oz, Renowned Israeli Novelist and Critic of Expansionist Right, Dies at 79

Amos Oz, Renowned Israeli Novelist and Critic of Expansionist Right, Dies at 79

Jerusalem | AFP | – Amos Oz, who died of cancer Friday aged 79, was a celebrated Israeli novelist and passionate peace advocate whose stirring […]

AFP

Afghanistan
With Trump Ready to Leave Afghanistan, can Qatar Broker a Peace?

With Trump Ready to Leave Afghanistan, can Qatar Broker a Peace?

Qatar has helped the country with small-scale developmental and education projects

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Abandoned by Trump, Syrian Kurds frantically turn to Moscow for Protection from Turkey

Abandoned by Trump, Syrian Kurds frantically turn to Moscow for Protection from Turkey

Anton Lavrov, a military analyst, writes in the pro-Putin Russian newspaper Izvestia that the withdrawal of US troops from northeast Syria will mainly affect the […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Banking Giant HSBC Divests from Israel Arms Manufacturer

Banking Giant HSBC Divests from Israel Arms Manufacturer

Last month the University of Leeds made the decision to divest from three companies which were found to be complicit in the violation of Palestinian human rights

Middle East Monitor

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