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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
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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

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Fury as Probe Demanded into Exxon's Historic Climate Crime

Fury as Probe Demanded into Exxon’s Historic Climate Crime

By Jon Queally, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – A broad coalition of community groups along with prominent leaders from the nation’s top civil […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Forces shot 2600 Palestinians with live, rubber Bullets in October: Red Crescent

Israeli Forces shot 2600 Palestinians with live, rubber Bullets in October: Red Crescent

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces shot and wounded at least 2,617 Palestinians with live and rubber-coated steel bullets through […]

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Democracy
Turkey election: Erdoğan and the AKP get majority back amid climate of violence and fear

Turkey election: Erdoğan and the AKP get majority back amid climate of violence and fear

By Bahar Baser and Ahmet Erdi Öztürk | (The Conversation) | – – Turkey’s president, Recep Tayip Erdoğan, appears to have strengthened his grip on […]

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Egypt
Why ISIL is a Vast Exaggeration: & No, it can't Shoot down Planes

Why ISIL is a Vast Exaggeration: & No, it can’t Shoot down Planes

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Daesh (ISIS, ISIL) in the Sinai Peninsula made a big deal of claiming they shot down […]

Juan Cole

Republican Party
Dr. Ben Carson fears for his Life from Militant Liberals

Dr. Ben Carson fears for his Life from Militant Liberals

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Ben Carson has asked for Secret Service protection. He believes secular progressive hoards are […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Regime Market Bombing Kills 100: Don't Syrian Lives Matter?

Regime Market Bombing Kills 100: Don’t Syrian Lives Matter?

Majed Aboali | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Hospital workers in Syria, barely able to keep up with demand, are desperate to reduce […]

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Democracy
Turkey: Can a pro-Feminist, pro-Kurdish Party get out the Women's Vote?

Turkey: Can a pro-Feminist, pro-Kurdish Party get out the Women’s Vote?

By Mona Tajali | (OpenDemocracy) | – – The Turkish HDP’s egalitarian gender ideology played a key role in the election of a record number […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Abbas submits further files on Israeli Crimes to Int'l Criminal Court

Abbas submits further files on Israeli Crimes to Int’l Criminal Court

Ma’an News Agency | – – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Friday submitted additional files documenting Israeli violations of international law to […]

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Syria: US Boots on Ground risks Conflict with Turkey, not Russia

Syria: US Boots on Ground risks Conflict with Turkey, not Russia

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The White House’s announcement on Friday that the US will keep “less than 50” special ops […]

Juan Cole

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