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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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Drone program Crashing as Spiritually Damaged Pilots quit in Droves

Drone program Crashing as Spiritually Damaged Pilots quit in Droves

By Pratap Chatterjee | (Tomdispatch.com) – The U.S. drone war across much of the Greater Middle East and parts of Africa is in crisis and […]

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Syria: As al-Qaeda defeats 'moderate' US allies, will US ally with al-Qaeda?

Syria: As al-Qaeda defeats ‘moderate’ US allies, will US ally with al-Qaeda?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – President Obama’s impossibly complicated plan for dealing with ISIL involves a de facto alliance with Iran in Iraq, […]

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IRAQ - Child soldiers forced into combat alongside ISIL Fighters

IRAQ – Child soldiers forced into combat alongside ISIL Fighters

France24 | – “[So-called] ISLAMIC STATE – In Iraq, little boys are sent to the frontlines. Seen by the Islamic State group as devil worshipers, […]

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Iran
US Gen.: Iran's Role In Iraq's Fight Against Islamic State Might be Positive

US Gen.: Iran’s Role In Iraq’s Fight Against Islamic State Might be Positive

By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/RL) The Iraqi government has launched an offensive against Islamic State militants (IS) in the northern city of Tikrit, but Iran […]

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Bill of Rights
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Keystone XL Opponents Interrogated by FBI

TheLipTV | – “Keystone XL pipeline opponents are being interrogated by the FBI who are using what one lawyer called “intimidation” and “force,” according to […]

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American Jews
Netanyahu Doesn’t Speak For These Jews

Netanyahu Doesn’t Speak For These Jews

AJ+ | – “Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he came to Congress to share his fears about Iran on behalf of all Jewish people. […]

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Iran Reformers - Talks will Succeed:  Netanyahu 'not Influential,' like Iran Hardliners

Iran Reformers – Talks will Succeed: Netanyahu ‘not Influential,’ like Iran Hardliners

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – How did Iranian politicians react to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s anti-Iran speech to the US Congress? Iran’s […]

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Bill of Rights
Snowden will return to US if fair trial guaranteed – NSA whistleblower’s lawyer

Snowden will return to US if fair trial guaranteed – NSA whistleblower’s lawyer

RT | – “Edward Snowden would go to the US if he was sure that he would face a fair trial there, the former NSA […]

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Climate Change helped Provoke Syrian Conflict & it won't be the Last

Climate Change helped Provoke Syrian Conflict & it won’t be the Last

By Thalif Deen | – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Was the four-year-old military conflict in Syria, which has claimed the lives of over 200,000 people, […]

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