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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

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Iraq:  Ethnic Fighting endangers Civilians; now it's Kurds and Shiites

Iraq: Ethnic Fighting endangers Civilians; now it’s Kurds and Shiites

Human Rights Watch | – – (Beirut) – Kurdish and Shia Turkmen armed groups have repeatedly harmed and endangered civilians in clashes in Iraq’s Tuz […]

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Foreign Policy
Out of Gas in Iranian Waters

Out of Gas in Iranian Waters

By Michael G. Roskin | (Informed Comment) | – – Why did two U.S. Navy boats drift into Iranian waters? And why was it so […]

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Druze
Israeli plan for minorities slammed as bid to ‘divide and conquer’

Israeli plan for minorities slammed as bid to ‘divide and conquer’

By: Chloe Benoist | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A plan approved by Israel’s cabinet last week to provide half a […]

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censorship
Triumph of Diplomacy:  Iran, on cusp of Sanctions relief, releases 5 Iranian-American Detainees

Triumph of Diplomacy: Iran, on cusp of Sanctions relief, releases 5 Iranian-American Detainees

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Iranian news agencies announced Saturday that the government had released four dual nationals (Iranian-Americans with both […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Kids Dodge Settler Attacks Daily

Palestinian Kids Dodge Settler Attacks Daily

AJ+ | – – “These Palestinian kids need an army escort to get to school.” AJ+: “Palestinian Kids Dodge Settler Attacks”

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Arab Spring
Five years on, Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution continues from the ground up

Five years on, Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution continues from the ground up

By Adnan Saif | (The Conversation) | – – Tunisians are marking five years since the culmination of their “Jasmine Revolution”. Since its longtime authoritarian […]

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Barack Obama
Americans more likely to get hit by Lightning than Terrorism, but 51% Fear It

Americans more likely to get hit by Lightning than Terrorism, but 51% Fear It

By Peter Certo | (Foreign Policy In Focus) | – – One in 3.5 million: That’s your annual risk of dying from a terrorist attack […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Swedish FM: Israel Extrajudicial killings;  Netanyahu: OK to Kill Assailants

Swedish FM: Israel Extrajudicial killings; Netanyahu: OK to Kill Assailants

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday waded into a growing row over a call by […]

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Noam Chomsky slams Turkish Pres. Erdogan for Arresting Academics, supporting Extremism

Noam Chomsky slams Turkish Pres. Erdogan for Arresting Academics, supporting Extremism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Matthew Weaver of the Guardian reports retired MIT linguist Noam Chomsky’s reply to a personal attack […]

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