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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves
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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. […]

“Look to the Rose:”  Edward FitzGerald’s  Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

“Look to the Rose:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

09/16/2025 By Juan Cole

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

09/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Michigan Republicans propose anti-Sharia law to Discriminate against Muslim Americans

Michigan Republicans propose anti-Sharia law to Discriminate against Muslim Americans

Michigan State legislator David Agema has introduced an anti-sharia bill that attempts to ban the implementation of ‘foreign law’ in the US that would contradict […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
America’s Afghanistan Odyssey:  When will Enough be Enough? (Stevenson)

America’s Afghanistan Odyssey: When will Enough be Enough? (Stevenson)

Jack Stevenson writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: The US has been involved, covertly or openly, in military actions in Afghanistan since 1979, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Apartheid Deepens (Cole at Truthdig)

Israel’s Apartheid Deepens (Cole at Truthdig)

My essay on the aftermath of the Gaza conflict is out in Truthdig; it is entitled “Israel’s Apartheid Deepens, Along With Its Global Isolation” Excerpt: […]

Juan Cole

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Jeff Halper:  Permanent Matrix of Control being Laid over Palestinian Territory (ICAHD Video)

Jeff Halper: Permanent Matrix of Control being Laid over Palestinian Territory (ICAHD Video)

Part 1 of Jeff Halper’s recent talk in London for the Israeli Committee against House Demolition, which says that 28,000 Palestinian homes have by now […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Obama Recognizes Syrian Opposition as Government, as Fighters advance in Aleppo, Damascus

Obama Recognizes Syrian Opposition as Government, as Fighters advance in Aleppo, Damascus

President Obama announced on Tuesday that the US now formally recognizes the Syrian opposition as the legitimate government of Syria: US Secretary of Defense Leon […]

Juan Cole

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Michigan Workers now have Right to “Work for Less” (Granholm Video)

Michigan Workers now have Right to “Work for Less” (Granholm Video)

Jennifer Granholm explains that Michigan’s new “right to work” law actually is a “right to work for less,” resulting in thousands of dollars a year […]

Juan Cole

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In Memoriam: Ravi Shankar teaches George Harrison to Play Sitar

In Memoriam: Ravi Shankar teaches George Harrison to Play Sitar

Ravi Shankar, the great sitar player who deeply influenced the American popular music of the 1960s and after, was among the figures who got me […]

Juan Cole

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America’s Achipelago of Garrisons abroad costs $1 Trillion a Decade (Vine)

America’s Achipelago of Garrisons abroad costs $1 Trillion a Decade (Vine)

David Vine writes at Tomdispatch.com : “Are you monitoring the construction?” asked the middle-aged man on a bike accompanied by his dog. “Ah, sì,” I […]

Juan Cole

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Polling tries to make Republicans look like conspiracy nuts (Colbert Report Video)

Polling tries to make Republicans look like conspiracy nuts (Colbert Report Video)

The Colbert Report criticizes opinion pollsters for results that seem to make members of the US Republican Party look like conspiracy theorist nut cases. Or… […]

Juan Cole

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