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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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Egypt Constitutional Crisis: Morsi to Meet Judges as Weekend Clashes leave Two Dead, hundreds wounded

Egypt Constitutional Crisis: Morsi to Meet Judges as Weekend Clashes leave Two Dead, hundreds wounded

Egypt is on the knife edge between plunging into Algeria-style faction-fighting between secularists and Muslim fundamentalists, and finding a graceful way for its elected president […]

Juan Cole

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The Insouciance of Cardplayers (Egypt Protest Video)

The Insouciance of Cardplayers (Egypt Protest Video)

Youth try to play cards in the midst of demonstrations and clashes between leftists and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and seem really […]

Juan Cole

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Sand-Surfing Fun in the Arabian Desert (Video)

Sand-Surfing Fun in the Arabian Desert (Video)

Steep sand-surfing:

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Israeli Vets on Israeli Treatment of Gaza & Palestinians:  “It’s Mostly Punishment” (Breaking the Silence)

Israeli Vets on Israeli Treatment of Gaza & Palestinians: “It’s Mostly Punishment” (Breaking the Silence)

The authors of Our Harsh Logic, Israeli veterans who protest the treatment of Palestinians via an organization, “Breaking the Silence,” write at Tomdispatch.com: “It’s Mostly […]

Juan Cole

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Egypt:  Judiciary, Political Rivals, Crowds Mobilize against Pres. Morsi

Egypt: Judiciary, Political Rivals, Crowds Mobilize against Pres. Morsi

The executive order issued by President Muhammad Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party last Thursday has thrown the country into substantial turmoil, […]

Juan Cole

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RT's Abby Martin Accuses Israel of War Crimes for Targetting Journalists

RT’s Abby Martin Accuses Israel of War Crimes for Targetting Journalists

Abby Martin of Russia Today’s Brainwash Update pointed out that Israel’s targeting of Gaza media centers, which killed journalists and endangered employees of many news […]

Juan Cole

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Egyptian Left/Liberals Confront Pres. Morsi with Rallies, Demos in 8 Provinces

Egyptian Left/Liberals Confront Pres. Morsi with Rallies, Demos in 8 Provinces

The New Left youth movements led a powerful charge against Thursday’s presidential decree by Muhammad Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood’s civil wing, the Freedom and […]

Juan Cole

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Americans and Egyptians face the National Security State on Black Friday Differently

Americans and Egyptians face the National Security State on Black Friday Differently

Americans face an erosion of the rights they fought for in their revolution (checks and balances on executive power, right to privacy from government snooping, […]

Juan Cole

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Morsi's Second Coup Provokes Mass Protest in Egypt

Morsi’s Second Coup Provokes Mass Protest in Egypt

Egypt’s president Muhammad Morsi, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood’s civil wing, the Freedom and Justice Party, issued a wide-ranging set of decrees on Thursday that […]

Juan Cole

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