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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream
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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between […]

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:”  FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

09/17/2025 By Juan Cole

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

09/17/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Top 8 Syrian-Americans whom we'd miss If Trump had Kept them out

Top 8 Syrian-Americans whom we’d miss If Trump had Kept them out

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In his fiery speech demonizing immigrants to America on Wednesday night, Trump took a moment to […]

Juan Cole

Environmentalism
Florida:  Politicians in Big Oil's Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar

Florida: Politicians in Big Oil’s Pocket Beware, The People want their Solar

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Florida voters have overwhelmingly passed Amendment 4, which exempts solar panels and solar equipment from […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
'Unacceptable' UN says US-Backed Iraqi Militias Recruiting Children

‘Unacceptable’ UN says US-Backed Iraqi Militias Recruiting Children

TeleSur | – – The United Nations said it was “deeply concerned” about reports the groups are using children on the frontlines of the fight […]

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Massive Brain Drain from Turkey begins in wake of Failed Coup, Crackdowns

Massive Brain Drain from Turkey begins in wake of Failed Coup, Crackdowns

By Ibrahim Sirkeci | (The Conversation) | – – On July 15, a group within the Turkish military staged a coup. It failed. But since […]

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Climate Change
Trump, the Big Easy, and the Environment

Trump, the Big Easy, and the Environment

By Arlie Russell Hochschild | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – [This essay has been adapted from Arlie Hochschild’s new book, Strangers in Their Own […]

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Displaced and Refugees
America's Shameful Record on Syrian Refugees

America’s Shameful Record on Syrian Refugees

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The US government played a role in the collapse of Syria. It continually placed sanctions on […]

Juan Cole

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US: Turkish-backed campaign against our Allies in Syria 'unacceptable'

US: Turkish-backed campaign against our Allies in Syria ‘unacceptable’

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Sunday evening, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told a rally in Gaziantep, a city near the […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
In Boon for EVs, Solar Panels, California will roll back CO2 Emissions to 40% Below 1990

In Boon for EVs, Solar Panels, California will roll back CO2 Emissions to 40% Below 1990

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The California legislature worked on a carbon dioxide emissions reduction bill for a year, and is […]

Juan Cole

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America's Syria SNAFU: Pentagon's Militias fight Turkey & CIA's Militias

America’s Syria SNAFU: Pentagon’s Militias fight Turkey & CIA’s Militias

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Turkish incursion into Syria at Jarabulus was advertised as an attack on a Daesh (ISIS, […]

Juan Cole

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