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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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Bahrain
US must Pressure Bahrain on Human Rights (Strindberg)

US must Pressure Bahrain on Human Rights (Strindberg)

Anders Strindberg writes in a guest column for Informed Comment All is not what it seems: Bahrain and U.S. strategic interests On the last Friday […]

Juan Cole

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SNL Spoof of Second Presidential Debate (Video)

SNL Spoof of Second Presidential Debate (Video)

Saturday Night Live spoofs the second presidential debate at Hofstra University:

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Iran
Top Ten Republican Myths about Obama and Iran

Top Ten Republican Myths about Obama and Iran

1. It is alleged that Obama’s willingness to negotiate with the Tehran regime encouraged the Ayatollahs to be even more obstreperous. In fact, the regime […]

Juan Cole

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Big Brother is looking for a Cyber-Attack Pretext to Crack Down (Greenberg)

Big Brother is looking for a Cyber-Attack Pretext to Crack Down (Greenberg)

Karen J. Greenberg writes at Tomdispatch.com Will the Apocalypse Arrive Online? How Fear of Cyber Attack Could Take Down Your Liberties and the Constitution First […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza Aid Ship Estelle Commandeered by Israeli Navy; Israel kidnaps European Members of Parliament

Gaza Aid Ship Estelle Commandeered by Israeli Navy; Israel kidnaps European Members of Parliament

The Israeli navy boarded the aid ship Estelle in international waters on Saturday, illegally commandeering it and kidnapping the 30 persons aboard, including five European […]

Juan Cole

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Were TSA Scanners Dangerous? Ionizing X-Ray Machines Removed from Airports (Grabell)

Were TSA Scanners Dangerous? Ionizing X-Ray Machines Removed from Airports (Grabell)

Michael Grabell writes at ProPublica: The Transportation Security Administration has been quietly removing its X-ray body scanners from major airports over the last few weeks […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Masdar - The First Green City (Video)

Masdar – The First Green City (Video)

A tour of Masdar, in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates — the world’s first city powered entirely by green energy. Video by Robert Llewellyn, […]

Juan Cole

Lebanon
Some blame Syria's al-Assad for Bombing in Christian Beirut that Kills Top Lebanese Security Official

Some blame Syria’s al-Assad for Bombing in Christian Beirut that Kills Top Lebanese Security Official

A powerful bomb exploded in Ashrafieh, a largely Christian neighborhood in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, on Friday, killing Wissam al-Hassan, an intelligence expert in […]

Juan Cole

US politics
Walsh (Republican):  No Pregnancy Ever threatens a Mother's Life (Young Turks Video)

Walsh (Republican): No Pregnancy Ever threatens a Mother’s Life (Young Turks Video)

Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill, a conservative Republican, now argues that there is never an instance when an abortion is necessary to save the life of […]

Juan Cole

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