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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream
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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between […]

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:”  FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

09/17/2025 By Juan Cole

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

09/17/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Western Teen Who traveled to join ISIL wants to go back & live in Parents' Basement

Western Teen Who traveled to join ISIL wants to go back & live in Parents’ Basement

TomoNews | (Video) “Bridgeman, who was captain of his rugby team, graduated from high school in November 2014. He then traveled to Indonesia for humanitarian […]

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Climate Change
More Bad Climate News: Once-Stable Antarctic Region Suddenly Melting

More Bad Climate News: Once-Stable Antarctic Region Suddenly Melting

By Bert Wouters | (The Conversation) Antarctica’s glaciers have been making headlines during the past year, and not in a good way. Whether it’s a […]

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al-Qaeda
Did the US DIA see ISIL as a strategic Ally against al-Assad in 2012?

Did the US DIA see ISIL as a strategic Ally against al-Assad in 2012?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)- The answer, in a word, is “no.” Fabius Maximus is right that this is just a clickbait story or […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
The End of Dirty Coal?  Britain CO2 Falls 10% on Coal Plant Closings

The End of Dirty Coal? Britain CO2 Falls 10% on Coal Plant Closings

The Tree | — The UK could soon see coal use fall back to levels last seen during the industrial revolution as yet another uneconomical […]

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Apartheid
Israel, fearing EU Sanctions over Apartheid, backpedals on Segregated Buses for Palestinians

Israel, fearing EU Sanctions over Apartheid, backpedals on Segregated Buses for Palestinians

By Mel Frykberg | — RAMALLAH, West Bank, May 24 2015 (IPS) – A decision by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to segregate buses in […]

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Arab World
US Kneejerk support for Israeli Nukes Torpedoes UN Disarmament Talks

US Kneejerk support for Israeli Nukes Torpedoes UN Disarmament Talks

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – After four weeks of negotiations, a revised UN treaty on nuclear disarmament has been torpedoed by the United […]

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Iraq
Iraq Can't Get  Ramadi back without an Inclusive Policy toward Sunnis

Iraq Can’t Get Ramadi back without an Inclusive Policy toward Sunnis

By David Alpher | (The Conversation) – Last Friday, the city of Ramadi – provincial capital of Iraq’s Anbar Province, and symbolic seat of its […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Venezuela to Boost Palestine to Full Embassy Status

Venezuela to Boost Palestine to Full Embassy Status

By Ben Tavener – IMEMC/PNN – Venezuela will boost its diplomatic representation in Palestine to full embassy status, according to the Venezuelan minister for foreign […]

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Christianity
Conservative, Catholic Ireland 1st Country to vote in Gay Marriage

Conservative, Catholic Ireland 1st Country to vote in Gay Marriage

Channel 4 News | (Video) – “Support for gay marriage in Ireland reaches 65 per cent with just the final votes to be counted – […]

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