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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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What the West means by "stability" in the Middle East

What the West means by “stability” in the Middle East

By Victor Argo “For them, a stable country is a country with a strong government favorable to the United States”: When Western governments pompously talk […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza War:  Tunnels, Targets and Rockets: Hamas/ IJ Strategy & Tactics

Gaza War: Tunnels, Targets and Rockets: Hamas/ IJ Strategy & Tactics

Editor’s Note: Even Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas asked Hamas sarcastically what they expected to achieve with rocket attacks on Israel. As Human Rights Watch notes, […]

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American Jews
Quashing Jewish Dissent on Israel

Quashing Jewish Dissent on Israel

By Shalom Goldman A New Yorker cartoon of a few years back shows Moses and the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. Looking at Moses, one […]

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How its Iran Sanctions hurt US Economy: Cutting off your Nose to Spite Your Face

How its Iran Sanctions hurt US Economy: Cutting off your Nose to Spite Your Face

The National Iranian American Council There are very few studies measuring the cost of sanctions to the sanctioning countries. In the case of Iran, where […]

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Climate Change
Electric Auto Sales Skyrocket as Oil Price Rises on Iraq, Libya Woes

Electric Auto Sales Skyrocket as Oil Price Rises on Iraq, Libya Woes

By Christopher DeMorro It’s no secret that electric vehicle sales are on the rise, but it seems that EV sales may have hit a turning […]

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Rand Paul to Rick Perry: Why Send US Troops to an Iraq that Won't Defend Self?

Rand Paul to Rick Perry: Why Send US Troops to an Iraq that Won’t Defend Self?

By Juan Cole Texas Gov. Rick Perry, apparently considering another run for president (assuming he can remember to do it), attacked Rand Paul as an […]

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Climate Change
Brad Pitt Foundation to Build Solar Homes for Native Americans

Brad Pitt Foundation to Build Solar Homes for Native Americans

Native News Online reports that Brad Pitt’s Make it Right foundation will build solar-powered homes for Native Americans in Montana. —– Related video added by […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel and Palestine: An Animated Introduction

Israel and Palestine: An Animated Introduction

“Easy to understand, historically accurate Jewish Voice for Peace mini- primer about why Israelis and Palestinians are fighting, why the US-backed peace process has been […]

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Netanyahu's Bad Faith: From Gag orders to War as Bread and Circuses

Netanyahu’s Bad Faith: From Gag orders to War as Bread and Circuses

By Carlyn Meyer In a stunning revelation published by the Jewish daily news magazine, Forward, JJ Goldberg uncovers an almost pathological new low for PM […]

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