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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream
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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between […]

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:”  FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

09/17/2025 By Juan Cole

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

09/17/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Saudi Arabia
On Saudis and Khashoggi, Trump Gave away US Leverage, Emboldened Bad Behavior

On Saudis and Khashoggi, Trump Gave away US Leverage, Emboldened Bad Behavior

The Obama administration would have consistently condemned Saudi actions

The Conversation

Saudi Arabia
Once a Celebrity, Saudi Crown Prince gets Cold Shoulder Abroad

Once a Celebrity, Saudi Crown Prince gets Cold Shoulder Abroad

“I suspect his appearances will be carefully staged to avoid embarrassment.”

Anuj Chopra

National Security State
NSC Advisor Bolton won’t listen to Tape of Khashoggi Murder b/c Doesn’t Know Arabic

NSC Advisor Bolton won’t listen to Tape of Khashoggi Murder b/c Doesn’t Know Arabic

Bolton’s reluctance to hear the recording mirrored President Donald Trump’s position that there is no need for him to listen.

AFP

Donald Trump
Trump wants out of Mideast, blames Oil and Israel for Having to Stay

Trump wants out of Mideast, blames Oil and Israel for Having to Stay

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday, Trump bruited the notion of removing US troops from the Middle […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Trump cuts Palestinians off at Knees, Ending $5 bn in US AID Support

Trump cuts Palestinians off at Knees, Ending $5 bn in US AID Support

U.S. financing for UNRWA has also been blocked as part of President Trump’s blackmail tactics against the Palestinians

TeleSur

Pentagon
Into the Maws of the Lost “Long War”: Trump sends Abizaid to Saudi Arabia

Into the Maws of the Lost “Long War”: Trump sends Abizaid to Saudi Arabia

The Long War has now lasted twice as long as the average length of marriages in the US

Andrew J. Bacevich

Saudi Arabia
Kushner vastly overstated $14.5 bn. in US Arms Purchases by Saudis as $110 Bn

Kushner vastly overstated $14.5 bn. in US Arms Purchases by Saudis as $110 Bn

There has been minimal activity towards purchasing the defence equipment and arms laid out in the arms agreements

Middle East Monitor

Tunisia
Tunisia Demos: “The people want Bin Salman to be judged”, “No to the killer of Yemeni children”

Tunisia Demos: “The people want Bin Salman to be judged”, “No to the killer of Yemeni children”

“It’s inhuman to see an Arab leader killing his brothers in Yemen, and the murder of a journalist is the icing on the cake”

AFP

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Bowing to Saudi Pressure, Trump stops UN Yemen Ceasefire (-CNN)

Bowing to Saudi Pressure, Trump stops UN Yemen Ceasefire (-CNN)

Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, “threw a fit” when presented with an early draft of the document

Juan Cole

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