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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Antisemitism
America's Dark History of Organized anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today's Far Right

America’s Dark History of Organized anti-Semitism Re-emerges in Today’s Far Right

Anti-Semitic violence is never solely the product of a single deluded mind, as the United States’ dark history of organized prejudice reveals

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Shot by Israeli Snipers at Risk of Fatal Infection

1,000 Palestinians in Gaza Shot by Israeli Snipers at Risk of Fatal Infection

thousands of patients will be left to deal with terrible injuries

Middle East Monitor

Native Americans
The DNA Industry and the Disappearing Indian: DNA, Race, and Native Rights

The DNA Industry and the Disappearing Indian: DNA, Race, and Native Rights

Native rights rest on an acceptance that race and identity are, in fact, the products of history.

Aviva Chomsky

Climate Change
The Last Generation: 2018 and 3 Previous Years are 4 Hottest on Record

The Last Generation: 2018 and 3 Previous Years are 4 Hottest on Record

“we are the first generation to fully understand climate change and the last generation to be able to do something about it”

Nina Larson

Featured
Senate Rebukes Trump, Saudis on Yemen, Advances Withdrawal Bill

Senate Rebukes Trump, Saudis on Yemen, Advances Withdrawal Bill

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Senate slapped the Trump administration around on Wednesday, voting 63-37 to bring to the floor a proposal to end […]

Juan Cole

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

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