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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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ICC Prosecutor Ordered to Reconsider Israeli Flotilla Raid

ICC Prosecutor Ordered to Reconsider Israeli Flotilla Raid

By IMEMC | – – The International Criminal Court on Thursday ordered its chief prosecutor to review a decision not to probe Israel’s deadly raid […]

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Iran Deal:  Winners & Losers in the Greater Middle East

Iran Deal: Winners & Losers in the Greater Middle East

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The end of most UN and European sanctions on Iran and the likely end of US […]

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Muslim-Americans raising $100K to Rebuild burned Black Churches

Muslim-Americans raising $100K to Rebuild burned Black Churches

Nik Zecevik and Margaret Howell | (TheLipTV2 Video) | – – “Respond With Love” a Muslim charity has raised nearly [$90,000] $45,000 to aid black […]

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Israel orders half of West Bank Palestinian village demolished after Ramadan

Israel orders half of West Bank Palestinian village demolished after Ramadan

Ma’an News Agency | – – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities ordered the demolition of around half of the homes in a village south of […]

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Wars targeting Children: 20 mn Homeless, 300K Conscripted & now Mass Abductions by ISIL

Wars targeting Children: 20 mn Homeless, 300K Conscripted & now Mass Abductions by ISIL

By Beatriz Ciordia | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Whether in Palestine, Ukraine or Somalia, wars result in millions of […]

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Chattanooga: Assault Weapons a Security Problem for U.S. (Cole @ Truthdig)

Chattanooga: Assault Weapons a Security Problem for U.S. (Cole @ Truthdig)

By Juan Cole | (Truthdig) | – – My column is out in Truthdig.com Excerpt: The United States is peculiarly prone to mass killings by […]

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The Next Gaza War

The Next Gaza War

By Max Blumenthal | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – “A fourth operation in the Gaza Strip is inevitable, just as a third Lebanon war is inevitable,” […]

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Iran Deal: Why doesn't US Media interview Real Allies on American Policy?

Iran Deal: Why doesn’t US Media interview Real Allies on American Policy?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So after France and Britain and Germany conducted negotiations with Iran over its civilian nuclear enrichment […]

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"The World Has Changed': Reformist Iranian Press Goes Wild for Vienna Deal

“The World Has Changed’: Reformist Iranian Press Goes Wild for Vienna Deal

By Mahsa Alimardani | (Global Voices) | – – Almost every front page of Iran's daily newpapers covered the nuclear deal on Wednesday 15 July. […]

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