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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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Are Red Meat & Bacon As Cancer-Causing As Cigarettes and Plutonium?

Are Red Meat & Bacon As Cancer-Causing As Cigarettes and Plutonium?

By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – Processed meats have been placed in the same health risk category as smoking and asbestos […]

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Bush Lapdog Blair can't Even Apologize Correctly for Destabilizing the Middle East

Bush Lapdog Blair can’t Even Apologize Correctly for Destabilizing the Middle East

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Former British PM Tony Blair reiterated on Sunday some of his previous half-hearted “apologies” for illegally […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine: Hebron at eye of the storm as death toll rises from Squatter attacks

Palestine: Hebron at eye of the storm as death toll rises from Squatter attacks

By: Killian Redden | Ma’an News Agency | – – HEBRON (Ma’an) — As the death toll has risen across the occupied Palestinian territory, the […]

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Militarization
But are they effective?  Elite US Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015

But are they effective? Elite US Forces Deploy to a Record-Shattering 147 Countries in 2015

By Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – They’re some of the best soldiers in the world: highly trained, well equipped, and experts […]

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Islam-hatred
Trump On Shutting Down Mosques: Yeah Sure Whatever

Trump On Shutting Down Mosques: Yeah Sure Whatever

By John Iadarola, Jayar Jackson, and Elliot Hill | (The Young Turks) | – – “How far would Donald Trump go to protect America from […]

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Iran
Ahmadinejad's Ex-Bodyguard Among Growing Number Of Iranians Killed in Syria

Ahmadinejad’s Ex-Bodyguard Among Growing Number Of Iranians Killed in Syria

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/ RL ) | – – A onetime bodyguard for former Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has been killed in Syria […]

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Israel/ Palestine
The Intifada, Viral Death, and the Facebook Fallacy

The Intifada, Viral Death, and the Facebook Fallacy

By Julie Poucher Harbin, Editor, | Interview with Rebecca Stein | ISLAMICommentary | – – There are varying explanations for the uptick in violence in […]

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Human Rights
Russia/Syria: Possibly Unlawful Russian Air Strikes

Russia/Syria: Possibly Unlawful Russian Air Strikes

Human Rights Watch | – – (New York) – At least two air strikes in northern Homs on October 15, 2015, that local residents believed […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Is Russia's offer of Parliamentary Elections in Syria Serious?

Is Russia’s offer of Parliamentary Elections in Syria Serious?

By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | – – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said three surprising things Saturday in an interview with Rossiya 1. […]

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