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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

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Pakistan's Sufi music fights to be heard after singer's Killing

Pakistan’s Sufi music fights to be heard after singer’s Killing

Extremist Muslims cast a pall on spiritual tradition

AFP

Corruption
Treason: Obama Iran Deal Officials allegedly targeted by Trump via Israeli Black Cube

Treason: Obama Iran Deal Officials allegedly targeted by Trump via Israeli Black Cube

They thought would be easier to convince the US to pull out of the deal if the bureaucrats involved in crafting it were discredited

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
As Israel turns 70, many young American Jews turn away, a la Natalie Portman

As Israel turns 70, many young American Jews turn away, a la Natalie Portman

In a 2013 poll, only a quarter of Jews aged 18 to 29 believed that Netanyahu’s government was sincerely committed to peace

Dov Waxman

Israel
Lost in the debate on Iran: Israel's Nukes and the Vanunu Case

Lost in the debate on Iran: Israel’s Nukes and the Vanunu Case

The Israeli nuclear weapons program, in all likelihood the second most substantial and sophisticated in the world

John Buell

Iraq
Now Iraq is regularly bombing Syria . . . to Blast ISIL Remnants

Now Iraq is regularly bombing Syria . . . to Blast ISIL Remnants

Iraqi warplanes carried out a raid Sunday targeting Islamic State group commanders in eastern Syria

AFP

Featured
Syria: Did E. Ghouta Gas Reports cause Rebels to surrender en masse in Homs, Hama?

Syria: Did E. Ghouta Gas Reports cause Rebels to surrender en masse in Homs, Hama?

Reports of regime use of gas at Douma may have influenced the rebels’ decision

Juan Cole

Syria
Syria: Why tales of a western ‘regime change plot’ don’t make sense

Syria: Why tales of a western ‘regime change plot’ don’t make sense

The 2011 uprising was a genuine expression of popular discontent, not a conspiracy

Brian Whitaker

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Forces injure 40 Palestinians on 6th Friday of Gaza protests

Israeli Forces injure 40 Palestinians on 6th Friday of Gaza protests

At least 40 Palestinians were injured on Friday

Maan News Agency

Yemen
Saudi-led War on Yemen risks causing Millions of New Cholera Cases

Saudi-led War on Yemen risks causing Millions of New Cholera Cases

War-torn Yemen risks a resurgence of cholera that could infect millions as the rainy season advances, researchers warned Friday

AFP

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