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European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel
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European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, passed a resolution asking European Union member states to recognize a Palestinian […]

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

09/12/2025 By The Conversation

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

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Meta’s Oversight Board rules “From the River to the Sea” isn’t Hate Speech

Meta’s Oversight Board rules “From the River to the Sea” isn’t Hate Speech

( Human Rights Watch ) – Earlier this month, Meta’s Oversight Board found that three Facebook posts containing the phrase “From the River to the Sea” […]

Human Rights Watch

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Lebanese Civilians Flee the South, Fearing an Israeli Invasion - Because they've Seen this Movie Before

Lebanese Civilians Flee the South, Fearing an Israeli Invasion – Because they’ve Seen this Movie Before

By Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College | – (The Conversation) – Lebanese families have been fleeing the country’s south in the thousands amid escalating tensions and […]

The Conversation

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Israeli Campaign against Lebanon could Push Poverty Rate to 50%

Israeli Campaign against Lebanon could Push Poverty Rate to 50%

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – UNICEF Deputy Representative to Lebanon Ettie Higgins reported from Lebanon on the effects of Monday’s massive attack by Israeli war […]

Juan Cole

Militarization
Militarism Abuse Disorder: A Very American Malaise

Militarism Abuse Disorder: A Very American Malaise

( Tomdispatch.com ) – My name is Frida and my community is military dependent. (I feel, by the way, like I’m introducing myself at a […]

Frida Berrigan

Food Insecurity
USAID Concluded that Israel was Blocking Aid to Gaza; Antony Blinken Lied about it to Congress

USAID Concluded that Israel was Blocking Aid to Gaza; Antony Blinken Lied about it to Congress

By Brett Murphy | – (ProPublica ) – The U.S. government’s two foremost authorities on humanitarian assistance concluded this spring that Israel had deliberately blocked […]

ProPublica

American Jews
In Anti-Semitic Trope, Trump says Jews will be to Blame if he Loses, calls them “Brutal Killers”

In Anti-Semitic Trope, Trump says Jews will be to Blame if he Loses, calls them “Brutal Killers”

Let’s get this straight: Donald Trump is not “good for the Jews,” nor “good for Israel.” Republicans have done a great PR job in conning […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Hizbullah
Calls for US Arms Embargo as Israel Kills Nearly 500 in Lebanon

Calls for US Arms Embargo as Israel Kills Nearly 500 in Lebanon

By Jessica Corbett | – ( Commondreams.org ) – The ongoing “bloodbath” in Lebanon fueled Monday calls for the United States to cut off weapons […]

Common Dreams

Hizbullah
A weakened Hezbollah is being goaded into all-out Conflict with Israel – the Consequences would be Devastating for All

A weakened Hezbollah is being goaded into all-out Conflict with Israel – the Consequences would be Devastating for All

By Asher Kaufman, University of Notre Dame | – For almost a year, Israel and Hezbollah have engaged in increasingly provocative cross-border skirmishes as onlookers […]

The Conversation

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Iraqi Shiite Militias Pledge Aid to Lebanese Hezbollah, Target Israel with Cruise Missiles, Drones

Iraqi Shiite Militias Pledge Aid to Lebanese Hezbollah, Target Israel with Cruise Missiles, Drones

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Tamim al-Hasan at the al-Mada newspaper in Baghdad reports that at a time when an imminent announcement is expected of […]

Juan Cole

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