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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead
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Netanyahu far outscores Putin and George W. Bush in Killing innocent Civilians, at 83% of the Dead

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Political Scientist and liberal Zionist Michael Walzer gave an interview early in the Israeli campaign against Gaza in which he […]

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

How Musk / DOGE falsely accused an Afghan Refugee and Ruined his and his Family’s Lives

08/23/2025 By ProPublica

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

Israel’s Plan for massive new West Bank Settlement would make a Palestinian State Impossible

08/23/2025 By The Conversation

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The Great Battle for Aleppo

The Great Battle for Aleppo

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Jordan’s Arabic daily al-Dustour [Constitution] is reporting on what it calls ‘the Great Battle for Aleppo.’ […]

Juan Cole

Bernie Sanders
Dissing Progressives, DNC Platform Backs Fracking, TPP, and Israeli Occupation

Dissing Progressives, DNC Platform Backs Fracking, TPP, and Israeli Occupation

By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – Appointees by Clinton and Wasserman Schulz resoundingly reject numerous proposals put forth by […]

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The Greater Middle East Reacts to British Exit from EU

The Greater Middle East Reacts to British Exit from EU

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The oil-rich Gulf Cooperation countries may see additional buying opportunities in the British market after Brexit. […]

Juan Cole

Middle East
The Middle East Dimension of Brexit

The Middle East Dimension of Brexit

Middle East Eye | (Video News Report) | Brexit will affect Syrian and other Refugees at Calais, intelligence sharing on ISIL, and Palestine-Israel diplomacy among […]

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European Union
Why did UK leaving European Union hit your Retirement Account so Hard?

Why did UK leaving European Union hit your Retirement Account so Hard?

By Andre Spicer | (The Conversation) | – – Despite reassurances that we shouldn’t listen to the experts, the financial markets have gone and behaved […]

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European Union
Did Trump-Style Islamophobia break up the European Union?

Did Trump-Style Islamophobia break up the European Union?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In a historic referendum, the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. The motivations […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq after ISIL: Liberated Ramadi 80% Damaged, has only gotten $1 mn from Gov't

Iraq after ISIL: Liberated Ramadi 80% Damaged, has only gotten $1 mn from Gov’t

By Kamal al-Ayash | Ramadi | (Niqash.org) | – – As the clean up in Ramadi continues, locals and officials are applying for reconstruction aid. […]

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European Union
Britain votes to leave the EU, what happens next?

Britain votes to leave the EU, what happens next?

By Gavin Barrett | (The Conversation) | – – Britain [is leaving] the EU. This is having an immediate effect on markets. It will have […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
Will Gov. Cuomo’s executive order against Israel Boycott  strengthen movement?

Will Gov. Cuomo’s executive order against Israel Boycott strengthen movement?

By Tekendra Parmar | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | – – On June 5, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to create a blacklist […]

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