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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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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Rights groups sue Army over Illegal Sniping at unarmed Gaza Protesters (Video)

Israeli Rights groups sue Army over Illegal Sniping at unarmed Gaza Protesters (Video)

THE RUNDOWN | With injuries and fatalities mounting on the #Gaza border with #Israel, some NGOs are standing up to the IDF

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Arms Sales
Saudi Arabia world's 3rd highest military spender but 41st in World Population

Saudi Arabia world’s 3rd highest military spender but 41st in World Population

Saudi military spending reached $69.4 billion in 2017

Middle East Monitor

Antisemitism
Palestinian president widely condemned for ‘anti-Semitic’ comments

Palestinian president widely condemned for ‘anti-Semitic’ comments

Mahmud Abbas drew widespread condemnation over alleged comments suggesting the “social function” of Jews in banking had led to past massacres

AFP

Iran
Netanyahu's Theatrics backfire, making the case for Iran deal

Netanyahu’s Theatrics backfire, making the case for Iran deal

All Netanyahu’s presentation revealed was that Israel is still questioning the credibility of the deal in itself

Meysam Tayebipour

Myanmar
Burma General on Hot Seat over charges Army Raped Rohingya Muslim Women

Burma General on Hot Seat over charges Army Raped Rohingya Muslim Women

The UN has accused Senior General Min Aung Hlaing of numerous crimes

AFP

Donald Trump
Top 4 things more disgraceful than Michelle Wolf's Jokes or leak of Mueller Questions

Top 4 things more disgraceful than Michelle Wolf’s Jokes or leak of Mueller Questions

Right-wing outrage in the name of respectability politics rings especially hollow in the age of Trump

Juan Cole

Elections
How Troll Farms & Fake News are being Weaponized against Iraq’s Women Politicians

How Troll Farms & Fake News are being Weaponized against Iraq’s Women Politicians

As Iraq’s elections approach, internet dirty tricks multiply

Niqash

Militarization
“Infinity War?” After 17 fruitless years in Afghanistan &  elsewhere the US Military needs to Rethink

“Infinity War?” After 17 fruitless years in Afghanistan & elsewhere the US Military needs to Rethink

Decades of military adventurism have come at a great cost

Arnold R. Isaacs

Featured
Netanyahu: Don’t look here where we’re shooting children, look over there at Iran

Netanyahu: Don’t look here where we’re shooting children, look over there at Iran

Israel PM’s new dossier against Iran is just old news but the danger is that gullible Trump will be swayed into war on Iran

Juan Cole

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