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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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Putin:  ISIL Defeated; "Right" for "unneeded"  US Military to Depart Syria

Putin: ISIL Defeated; “Right” for “unneeded” US Military to Depart Syria

Russia: Trump’s withdrawal decision would return the US to the fold of international legitimacy

Juan Cole

Yemen
3.5 Million People Flee Homes Across Yemen

3.5 Million People Flee Homes Across Yemen

(Middle East Monitor) – Around 3.5 million people across Yemen have fled their homes due to the conflict in the country, the head of Turkish […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Army Snipers Kill Palestinian Teen, shoot 40 others in Gaza Protests

Israeli Army Snipers Kill Palestinian Teen, shoot 40 others in Gaza Protests

Palestinian protesters had gathered at the eastern borders of Gaza

Maan News Agency

Afghanistan
With US Troop Pull-Out, Afghans Fear Return to Taliban Era

With US Troop Pull-Out, Afghans Fear Return to Taliban Era

President Ghani said last month nearly 30,000 Afghan security forces had been killed since the start of 2015

Allison Jackson

Kurds
Erdogan Vows to Destroy Leftist Kurdish YPG Militia – a US Ally – in Syria

Erdogan Vows to Destroy Leftist Kurdish YPG Militia – a US Ally – in Syria

By Ezzedine Said with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday vowed to drive out […]

AFP

Qur'an
Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” at The New Arab

Review of Juan Cole, “Muhammad: Prophet of Peace” at The New Arab

The war ended with the rise of a movement with a radical peace message and that movement was Islam.

Juan Cole

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Mattis was no Shining Knight: From backing Yemen War to Whitewashing Khashoggi Murder

Mattis was no Shining Knight: From backing Yemen War to Whitewashing Khashoggi Murder

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment): Official Washington was horrified at the resignation on Thursday of Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who wrote Trump a letter (below) […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
Trump abandons Syrian Kurds, and relations with Turkey Soar

Trump abandons Syrian Kurds, and relations with Turkey Soar

Trump and Erdogan “agreed to ensure more effective cooperation” on Syria

Francesco Fontemaggi

Pentagon
The New Role of the US Navy as Brig for the World

The New Role of the US Navy as Brig for the World

During the first 20 years of the drug interdiction program, the U.S. detained around 200 individuals per year on board ships.

Karen J. Greenberg

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