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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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Biden sees March 4 Gaza Ceasefire, But 1.4 mn. Displaced Can't go Home

Biden sees March 4 Gaza Ceasefire, But 1.4 mn. Displaced Can’t go Home

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Joe Biden was at an ice cream shop with late night comedian Seth Myers on Monday, and was asked […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu's Last Battle Promises no Victory, just Slaughter in Rafah

Netanyahu’s Last Battle Promises no Victory, just Slaughter in Rafah

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Palestinian city of Rafah is not only older than Israel, it is also as old as civilisation itself. […]

Ramzy Baroud

Climate Crisis
How Renewable Energy Innovation Makes us Richer while Saving the Planet

How Renewable Energy Innovation Makes us Richer while Saving the Planet

By Deborah de Lange, Toronto Metropolitan University | – (The Conversation) – As the climate crisis escalates, there are urgent and difficult choices that need […]

The Conversation

Egypt
Red Sea attacks in Sympathy with Gaza Escalate as Yemeni Houthis' Resilience Surprises Biden

Red Sea attacks in Sympathy with Gaza Escalate as Yemeni Houthis’ Resilience Surprises Biden

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Helpers of God (Ansar Allah) or Houthis in Yemen are proving a bigger challenge for the Biden Administration’s attempt […]

Juan Cole

Religious Right
Abortion Ban Extremists are using a Slavery-Era Texas Law against Women

Abortion Ban Extremists are using a Slavery-Era Texas Law against Women

By Jim Hightower | – ( Otherwords.org ) – Here’s our big word of the day: extraterritoriality. It expresses a sketchy legal theory asserting that […]

OtherWords

Pentagon
War is Bad for you — And the Economy: Biden touts the Alleged Benefits of the Arsenal of Democracy

War is Bad for you — And the Economy: Biden touts the Alleged Benefits of the Arsenal of Democracy

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Joe Biden wants you to believe that spending money on weapons is good for the economy. That tired old myth — […]

William D. Hartung

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Thousands Protest in Israel, Demand Netanyahu Step Down, new Elections, Hostage Deal

Thousands Protest in Israel, Demand Netanyahu Step Down, new Elections, Hostage Deal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that the Israeli police dispersed a crowd of demonstrators from a major Tel Aviv […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: Will Biden go Big on Diplomacy or on Military Destruction?

Gaza: Will Biden go Big on Diplomacy or on Military Destruction?

( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – On the horizon, shimmering like some heavenly ideal, is a grand bargain to end the war in Gaza, […]

John Feffer

Climate Crisis
Why Planting Forests alone is no Panacea for the Climate Crisis

Why Planting Forests alone is no Panacea for the Climate Crisis

By James Weber, University of Reading; and James A. King, University of Sheffield | – (The Conversation) – Tackling climate change by planting trees has […]

The Conversation

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