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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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Ten-Fold Increase in Extreme Weather events since 1975 most Threatens Poorest Countries

Ten-Fold Increase in Extreme Weather events since 1975 most Threatens Poorest Countries

Analysis by Manipadma Jena A woman watches helplessly as a flood submerges her thatched-roof home containing all her possessions on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city […]

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NB: Israel has denied this allegation. Informed Comment is withdrawing this article, since apparently AFP is not standing behind it. IC is not on the […]

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Central Asia
Modern Silk Roads and China's Brave New World

Modern Silk Roads and China’s Brave New World

By Pepe Escobar | (Tomdispatch.com) – BEIJING — Seen from the Chinese capital as the Year of the Sheep starts, the malaise affecting the West […]

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Yemen:  Saudi backs Sunni revolution against Shiite Houthi Rebels linked to Iran

Yemen: Saudi backs Sunni revolution against Shiite Houthi Rebels linked to Iran

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Yemen Voice reports that Wahhabi Saudi Arabia has launched an all out political offensive against the Shiite Houthi […]

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Climate Change
New York: Solar Panels demand increasing despite drop in natural gas prices

New York: Solar Panels demand increasing despite drop in natural gas prices

CCTV America | – “The demand for renewable power resources such as wind and solar is not only holding steady, but growing. CCTV America’s Jessica […]

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Human Rights
Men in miniskirts protest against female student death in Turkey

Men in miniskirts protest against female student death in Turkey

Latest News | – “I would walk around in Taksim wearing a skirt, if you can do that…” For many Turkish men, this is a […]

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Gulf
Report:  Attacks on Iraqi Women are a War Tactic

Report: Attacks on Iraqi Women are a War Tactic

By Leila Lemghalef UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Iraqi women continue to be subject to physical, emotional and sexual violence, according to a new report by […]

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Antisemitism
Muslims form 'Ring of Peace' around Oslo Synagogue, after Denmark Attack

Muslims form ‘Ring of Peace’ around Oslo Synagogue, after Denmark Attack

Reuters | – “Norwegian Muslims form a human shield around a synagogue in Oslo, offering symbolic protection after an attack on a synagogue in neighboring […]

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Democracy
Top 5 Reasons Palestinian-Israelis Could shape the Israeli Election

Top 5 Reasons Palestinian-Israelis Could shape the Israeli Election

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Israel, despite the attempts of current Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to cast it as a monochrome “Jewish state,” […]

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