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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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Climate Change
$100 Bn.: Cost in 2018 of Climate Crisis Caused by Burning Fossil Fuels

$100 Bn.: Cost in 2018 of Climate Crisis Caused by Burning Fossil Fuels

2018 saw at least one major climate-induced disaster on every inhabited continent on Earth. Climate change-induced disasters cost nations at least US$100 billion in 2018, […]

TeleSur

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Vows to Block Palestine Bid to Become Full UN Member

Israel Vows to Block Palestine Bid to Become Full UN Member

Likud Government insists Palestinians must remain Stateless

AFP

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Shiite Parties Decry Trump's 'Arrogant' and 'Disdainful' Visit to Iraq, Ignoring Iraqis

Shiite Parties Decry Trump’s ‘Arrogant’ and ‘Disdainful’ Visit to Iraq, Ignoring Iraqis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s surprise visit to a US military base in Iraq on the day after Christmas has provoked a strong critique […]

Juan Cole

Qur'an
Glowing NY Times Review of Cole’s ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace’

Glowing NY Times Review of Cole’s ‘Muhammad: Prophet of Peace’

There is a more uplifting image of the Prophet Muhammad, waiting to be discovered not just by non-Muslims, but also many Muslims themselves

Juan Cole

Sudan
Are Massive Protests Sudan's 'Arab Spring'?

Are Massive Protests Sudan’s ‘Arab Spring’?

Rising prices, shortages of basic commodities and a cash crisis have driven protesters to the streets

Middle East Monitor

Music
How Muslim-Americans Helped Create Modern Jazz

How Muslim-Americans Helped Create Modern Jazz

Art Blakey (in 1947) and and Ahmad Jamal (in 1959) traveled to North Africa to study Islam

Shalom Goldman

Ethnicities
America's Generation Gap: Aging White People v. Diverse Millennials

America’s Generation Gap: Aging White People v. Diverse Millennials

Rising “racial generation gap” between white people over 65 and young people of color.

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Bucking Trump & Netanyahu, Palestine to Apply For Full Membership at UN

Bucking Trump & Netanyahu, Palestine to Apply For Full Membership at UN

To obtain a full member position, Palestine needs the votes of 15 member countries of the U.N. Security Council.

TeleSur

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Biggest Stories of 2018: Israel announced Apartheid, Shot Thousands of Civilians

Biggest Stories of 2018: Israel announced Apartheid, Shot Thousands of Civilians

And the Western Press Mostly Ignored it.

Juan Cole

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