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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

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Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

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By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I know it is sort of gauche to politicize Mother’s Day. But then politicians politicize family […]

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American Workers in Age of Trump just aren’t being Paid Fairly

By Josh Hoxie | ( Otherwords.org ) | – – Imploring people to simply work harder ignores the fact that most jobs don’t pay enough […]

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US Nears $100B Arms Deal for Saudi Arabia: White House Official

TeleSur | – – The official said the deal will be good for the U.S. economy. The United States is close to completing a series […]

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Is China Now the Adult in the Room? Xi and Macron Consult

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump preferred the Neofascist Marine Le Pen as president of France, who wanted to pull […]

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Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All

By Xavier Symons | (The Conversation) | – – Few events in Syria have attracted as much attention as the alleged chemical weapon attack on […]

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After Mosul: The Coming ISIL Apocalypse in al-Anbar Desert

After Mosul: The Coming ISIL Apocalypse in al-Anbar Desert

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – While fighting against the Islamic State group drags on in Mosul, tribal and military forces […]

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Russians Troll Trump, release Photos of Meeting

Russians Troll Trump, release Photos of Meeting

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – CNN says White House officials were furious on Wednesday when the Russian press (the only journalists […]

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Dakota Access Pipeline already Leaking Oil & not Completed

Dakota Access Pipeline already Leaking Oil & not Completed

TeleSur | – – Even before it is fully operational, and after months of demonstrations by Indigenous and environmental groups that warned of the same, […]

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Are we Monsters?

By Neal Gabler | ( Billmoyers.com) | – – We are a failed country because we have lost our compassion and sense of community. Warner […]

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