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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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“Killers of the Flower Moon” puts Oklahoma’s Dark History of Native Osage Murders on Display

“Killers of the Flower Moon” puts Oklahoma’s Dark History of Native Osage Murders on Display

By: Carmen Forman  ( Florida Phoenix) – OKLAHOMA CITY — Although many Oklahomans were long ignorant about how white settlers systematically murdered members of the […]

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Hamas, Islamic Jihad: Holding Hostages is a War Crime

Hamas, Islamic Jihad: Holding Hostages is a War Crime

Free Civilians Held in Gaza; Treat All Humanely; Don’t Use as Human Shields

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If Gaza is a Conflict over Oil Money investments, Norway points to a Near Future where Petroleum is Worthless

If Gaza is a Conflict over Oil Money investments, Norway points to a Near Future where Petroleum is Worthless

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration has concluded that the horrific Hamas attacks on Israel of October 7 and after aimed at derailing […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Debunked: 'Gaza is not Occupied'

Debunked: ‘Gaza is not Occupied’

By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Anyone interested in the truth should ask – if Israel doesn’t occupy Gaza, why […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Hamas was unpopular in Gaza before it attacked Israel – Surveys showed Gazans cared more about fighting Poverty than armed Resistance

Hamas was unpopular in Gaza before it attacked Israel – Surveys showed Gazans cared more about fighting Poverty than armed Resistance

By Nathan French, Miami University | – (The Conversation) – Amid the escalation of the Israel-Hamas war, observers in the region and internationally continue to […]

The Conversation

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Juan Cole - 3 Possible Futures for Palestinians: One-State Solution, Continued Apartheid or Ethnic Cleansing (Again)

Juan Cole – 3 Possible Futures for Palestinians: One-State Solution, Continued Apartheid or Ethnic Cleansing (Again)

Interview by Nedžla Kurtćehajić of Juan Cole for FACE TV (Sarajevo, Bosnia) | While in Sarajevo last week I did a television interview on issues […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Hamas: A 2023 Counterfactual

Hamas: A 2023 Counterfactual

  Detailed Political Quizzes Because facts matter ( Detailed Political Quizzes) – Hamas’s horrific October 7 terrorism should not be justified by any serious person. […]

Jeffrey Rudolph

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A Reflexive Act of Military Revenge Burdened the US - and May do the Same for Israel

A Reflexive Act of Military Revenge Burdened the US – and May do the Same for Israel

By Peter Mansoor, The Ohio State University | – In the wake of the shocking invasion of southern Israel by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, […]

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Biden's Historically Illiterate and Hypocritical Speech on Ukraine and Gaza

Biden’s Historically Illiterate and Hypocritical Speech on Ukraine and Gaza

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration’s foreign policy is a mess and lacks any real consistency. This messiness was on full display in […]

Juan Cole

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