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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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The Ultimate Blowback from U.S. Foreign Policy? Donald Trump.

The Ultimate Blowback from U.S. Foreign Policy? Donald Trump.

By Walden Bello | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | – – How the CIA, bad trade deals, and wanton military intervention caused the […]

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Jews and Arabs Kiss in Protest against Banning of Novel

Jews and Arabs Kiss in Protest against Banning of Novel

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Dorit Rabinyan’s novel Borderlife treats a love affair in New York between an Israeli woman and […]

Juan Cole

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Burns, Or. Residents to Armed Bundy Men:  'Leave!  Now!'

Burns, Or. Residents to Armed Bundy Men: ‘Leave! Now!’

AJ+ | (Video News Report) – – “The town of Burns, Oregon, has mixed messages for Ammon Bundy and his crew of armed occupiers at […]

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Iran
In Cartoons: How Iranians, Saudis See Each Other

In Cartoons: How Iranians, Saudis See Each Other

By Joanna Paraszczuk and Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL ) | – – Cartoonists on each side of an Iranian-Saudi diplomatic dispute are highlighting what they […]

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Far Right
Turning to the Dark Side: US Candidates Compete to Promise the Most Torture and Slaughter

Turning to the Dark Side: US Candidates Compete to Promise the Most Torture and Slaughter

By Rebecca Gordon | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – They’re back! From the look of the presidential campaign, war crimes are back on the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Airline apologizes for letting Racist Israelis force Palestinian-Israeli passengers off Plane

Airline apologizes for letting Racist Israelis force Palestinian-Israeli passengers off Plane

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Greek Aegean airlines on Wednesday apologized to PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat for the forced removal of […]

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Syrian Army lets food Aid into Starving Madaya

Syrian Army lets food Aid into Starving Madaya

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – France24 Arabic reports that the Syrian government agreed Thursday to allow humanitarian aid into Madaya and […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party
In Irony, Trump Trolls Ted Cruz with Birtherism; WH Amused

In Irony, Trump Trolls Ted Cruz with Birtherism; WH Amused

Nancy Cordes | CBS Evening News | (Video News Report) | – – “Donald Trump is back in the “birther” game. The GOP presidential candidate […]

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Islam
An Islamic Reformation?  There have been Many

An Islamic Reformation? There have been Many

Sami Zubaida | ( Open Democracy) | – – We keep hearing calls for an ‘Islamic Reformation’, but the Protestant Reformation was not a liberal […]

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