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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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Will the Militias & gun nuts volunteer as Donald Trump's Storm Troopers?

Will the Militias & gun nuts volunteer as Donald Trump’s Storm Troopers?

By Bob Dreyfuss | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Can it happen here? That’s the question circulating now that Donald Trump, the nativist, rabble-rousing […]

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Winners and Losers in 5 Years of Syrian Civil War

Winners and Losers in 5 Years of Syrian Civil War

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Five years ago this week, protests began in Damascus and Deraa (mainly Deraa) in Syria, on […]

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Islam-hatred
Who made it OK to Hate Muslims?

Who made it OK to Hate Muslims?

Dena Takruri | (AJ+ ) | – – “Donald Trump openly hates on Muslims, but you might be surprised at who else has used Islamophobia […]

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African-Americans
John Legend to Trump & Son on Chicago Protests re: their Racism:  'This isn't Complicated'

John Legend to Trump & Son on Chicago Protests re: their Racism: ‘This isn’t Complicated’

TeleSur | – – The back and forth began over the rally that gathered more than 10,000 protesters in Chicago forcing Trump to cancel his electoral event. R&B […]

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Authoritarianism
Your Tax Dollars Enable Police Brutality Abroad:  Egypt

Your Tax Dollars Enable Police Brutality Abroad: Egypt

By Chris Toensing | ( Otherwords.org) | – – Washington wants to loosen aid restrictions even as security forces crack down on innocent Egyptians. Ever […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis in ’48 to Syria now Forced to Gaza

Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis in ’48 to Syria now Forced to Gaza

By Silvia Boarini | (Inter Press Service) | – – GAZA, Palestine, (IPS) – In the safety of his sister’s bare flat in Beit Hanoun, […]

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Human Rights
Syrian Family Talks About Living In Besieged Town (AJ+)

Syrian Family Talks About Living In Besieged Town (AJ+)

Al Jazeera+ gives a glimpse into the daily horror that civilians and their families face in the Syrian conflict

Nicholas Kolenda

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Which Protest-busting Dictator is Trump most Like?

Which Protest-busting Dictator is Trump most Like?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump’s incitement chickens came home to roost in Chicago on Friday, when his acolytes attacked […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Is Iran Pres. Rouhani trying to Rehabilitate  Khatami & the Reformers?

Is Iran Pres. Rouhani trying to Rehabilitate Khatami & the Reformers?

By Frud Bezhan | ( RFE/RL ) | – – Iran’s president has broken a long-standing taboo by publicly defending a reformist predecessor, but his […]

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