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Pope Leo XIV: “We Know Israel does not … Accept” Palestinian State, But “We see it as the only Solution”
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Pope Leo XIV: “We Know Israel does not … Accept” Palestinian State, But “We see it as the only Solution”

Juan Cole

What I like about Pope Leo’s remarks is that he openly admitted that the Israeli government is die-hard opposed to a two-state solution

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The ruptured Mirror: How 7 October broke the Israeli Narrative

The ruptured Mirror: How 7 October broke the Israeli Narrative

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The Putinization of America

The Putinization of America

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Ahmadinejad Spews Raving Lunatic Anti-Semitism on ‘Jerusalem Day’

Ahmadinejad Spews Raving Lunatic Anti-Semitism on ‘Jerusalem Day’

Note: Revised 9/21/09 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave a sermon on Friday for “Jerusalem Day” that is full of the most vile crackpot anti-Semitism that can […]

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Truck Bomb in Shiite Village, Pakistan, Kills 33, wounds 80

Truck Bomb in Shiite Village, Pakistan, Kills 33, wounds 80

A suicide bomber used a huge truck bomb to blow up the market in the Shiite village of Ustarzai, Kohat District, killing 33 and wounding […]

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6 Italian troops, 10 civilians killed in Kabul Blast; 50 Wounded

6 Italian troops, 10 civilians killed in Kabul Blast; 50 Wounded

Guerrillas attacked an Italian convoy in Kabul on Thursday, killing 6 Italian troops and 10 Afghan civilians, and wounding over 50 others. Italian PM Silvio […]

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Obama Scraps Land Missile Shield in E. Europe, says Iranian Missile attacks (?) can be Deterred by Sea

Obama Scraps Land Missile Shield in E. Europe, says Iranian Missile attacks (?) can be Deterred by Sea

President Barack Obama has scrapped an expensive ($56 bn so far) and probably useless “missile shield” program in the Czech Republic and Poland to which […]

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Is Afghanistan Vietnam or Iraq? Arguing with Obama and Rubin

Is Afghanistan Vietnam or Iraq? Arguing with Obama and Rubin

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would wait for a while before deciding whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan. The administration is […]

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Goldstone Report Finds Israeli Military Guilty of War Crimes in Gaza

Goldstone Report Finds Israeli Military Guilty of War Crimes in Gaza

The Independent reports that a United Nations fact-finding inquiry has found that Israel committed war crimes during its attack on Gaza last winter, as did […]

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Mullen Calls for More Troops for Afghanistan; UN Mission Split over Election Fraud, May Preserve Karzai

Mullen Calls for More Troops for Afghanistan; UN Mission Split over Election Fraud, May Preserve Karzai

Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a formal about-face when testifying before the Senate Armed Services committee, now speaking […]

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Internal, External Crises Sharpen in Iran

Internal, External Crises Sharpen in Iran

Iran has agreed to meet with the six world powers in early October. While they want to discuss Iran’s nuclear research program, Iran is insisting […]

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War as a Health Hazard; Over a Third of Iraq Vets have PTSD

War as a Health Hazard; Over a Third of Iraq Vets have PTSD

Some 35% of Iraq War veterans returning to the US can be expected to suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, according to a new study, which […]

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