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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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Trump Pledged to Carpet Bomb ISIL, but Little Lebanon is Taking them On

Trump Pledged to Carpet Bomb ISIL, but Little Lebanon is Taking them On

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Lebanese Army has mobilized to clean out an ISIL enclave in a mountainous region on […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Despite Disavowals, Leading Tech Companies Help Extremist Sites Monetize Hate

Despite Disavowals, Leading Tech Companies Help Extremist Sites Monetize Hate

By Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, Madeleine Varner and Lauren Kirchner | ( ProPublica ) | – – Because of its “extreme hostility toward Muslims,” the […]

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Islam-hatred
‘Not in Our Name!’: Barcelona Muslims Denounce Attacks

‘Not in Our Name!’: Barcelona Muslims Denounce Attacks

TeleSur | – – The crowd chanted slogans such as “Islam is peace!” and “They are not Muslims, they are terrorists!” In the wake of […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Are ISIL recruits more street gang members than zealots?

Are ISIL recruits more street gang members than zealots?

By James L. Gelvin | (The Conversation) | – – The recent terrorist attacks in Spain and Finland once again compel us to ask: Who […]

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China
Trump fires Bannon: Who are the Winners & Losers Globally?

Trump fires Bannon: Who are the Winners & Losers Globally?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Steve Bannon by his own admission promoted the Breitbart webzine as a mouthpiece of white supremacism, […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Largest Wildfire on Record is raging in Greenland, as Ice Melt Speeds Up

Largest Wildfire on Record is raging in Greenland, as Ice Melt Speeds Up

By Kathryn Adamson | (The Conversation) | – – The largest wildfire ever recorded in Greenland was recently spotted close to the west coast town […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Arab World:  Is it Still a War if Civilians are mostly the Targets?

Arab World: Is it Still a War if Civilians are mostly the Targets?

By Dr. Hanif Hassan Al Qassim | (Inter Press Service) | – – GENEVA, Switzerland (IPS) – The war in Syria has now entered its […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel to Impose Fines for Commemoration of Nakba (Palestinian Defeat)

Israel to Impose Fines for Commemoration of Nakba (Palestinian Defeat)

IMEMC | – – Israeli occupation authorities are prepared to impose massive fines on Palestinians who commemorate the Israeli occupation of Palestine, a report revealed […]

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Colonialism
Trump on Barcelona: Recalls US War on Spain, Brutal Occupation of Filipino Muslims

Trump on Barcelona: Recalls US War on Spain, Brutal Occupation of Filipino Muslims

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – A vehicular terror attack in Barcelona that left over a dozen people dead and 100 injured […]

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