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

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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

workers
Somehow Despite Trump “Tax Cut,” GM to fire 15% of Workers, Shutter Plants

Somehow Despite Trump “Tax Cut,” GM to fire 15% of Workers, Shutter Plants

Sen. Sherrod Brown said, “The company reaped a massive tax break from GOP tax bill and failed to invest that money in American jobs,.”

AFP

UAE
Emirates Bows to Int’l Pressure, Releases Jailed UK Ph.D. Student

Emirates Bows to Int’l Pressure, Releases Jailed UK Ph.D. Student

Hunt said on BBC radio of the spying charges: “We have never seen any evidence that they are true”

AFP

Corruption
‘Blue Wave’ Dems in House to Probe Trump Money ties to Saudis & Russians

‘Blue Wave’ Dems in House to Probe Trump Money ties to Saudis & Russians

Adam Schiff accused Trump of being “dishonest” about role of Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

AFP

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We can Break Saudi Arabia's Hold over the US by Driving Electric Cars

We can Break Saudi Arabia’s Hold over the US by Driving Electric Cars

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump has openly and consistently given Saudi control of oil prices as the reason for which he doesn’t want to […]

Juan Cole

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