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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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Turkish Tanks Shell Syrian Kurds who expelled ISIL from Zur Maghar

Turkish Tanks Shell Syrian Kurds who expelled ISIL from Zur Maghar

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Syrian Kurds and the British based Syrian Observatory said Monday that Turkish tanks had shelled the […]

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New Poll: Bernie Sanders Leads All Republican Front Runners including Trump

New Poll: Bernie Sanders Leads All Republican Front Runners including Trump

Thom Hartmann | (Video Report) | – – Bernie Sanders, who doesn’t play to the cheap seats, is racking up incredible poll numbers. Zaid Jilani […]

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Yemen:  Saudi & Coalition guilty of War Crimes for Bombing Civilians: HRW

Yemen: Saudi & Coalition guilty of War Crimes for Bombing Civilians: HRW

Human Rights Watch | – – (Sanaa) – Saudi-led coalition airstrikes that killed at least 65 civilians, including 10 children, and wounded dozens in the […]

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Ban real-life Terminator Robots!  So say Hawking, Wozniak, Musk, Chomsky

Ban real-life Terminator Robots! So say Hawking, Wozniak, Musk, Chomsky

Stephen Hawking, Steve Wozniak, Elon Musk, Noam Chomsky and dozens of others have signed an open letter at The Future of Life Institute urging that […]

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After Vienna, Arabs, Israel seek massive conventional Arms Deals: US ready to Sell

After Vienna, Arabs, Israel seek massive conventional Arms Deals: US ready to Sell

By Thalif Deen | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The nuclear agreement concluded last week between Iran and six big powers, the United States, […]

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Jerusalem: Ultra-Right Israelis again invade Aqsa Mosque compound; UN condemns provocation

Jerusalem: Ultra-Right Israelis again invade Aqsa Mosque compound; UN condemns provocation

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Right-wing Israelis broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Monday for the second day in a […]

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Top Six Signs ISIL/ Daesh is Doomed

Top Six Signs ISIL/ Daesh is Doomed

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – It has been over a year since Mosul fell to Daesh (ISIS, ISIL). In some ways […]

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Trying to out-Trump Trump, Huckabee goes all Holocaust on Obama's Iran Deal

Trying to out-Trump Trump, Huckabee goes all Holocaust on Obama’s Iran Deal

CBSN | (Video News Report) | “After weeks of controversial remarks, GOP primary candidate Donald Trump is still leading in the polls while other candidates […]

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Syria Civil War leaves Civilians with Water Cut-offs, Raw Sewage in Rivers

Syria Civil War leaves Civilians with Water Cut-offs, Raw Sewage in Rivers

By Kanya D’Almeida | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Caught in the grips of a summer heat-wave, in a season […]

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