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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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Top Ten Differences Between Bush & Obama First 7 Months

Top Ten Differences Between Bush & Obama First 7 Months

Obama, unlike Bush: 1. Has no plans to invade any new oil countries.2. Knows who president of Pakistan is3. Knows how to safely consume pretzels4. […]

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Obama's Fate as much in the Balance as Afghan Presidential Candidates

Obama’s Fate as much in the Balance as Afghan Presidential Candidates

The Financial Times argues that the final judgment on how upright the Afghan elections were matters enormously to the Obama administration. If the US public […]

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Bush Admin. worse than our Nightmares

Bush Admin. worse than our Nightmares

It was worse. Back in the bad old days of Bush’s corrupt gang, we on the left were pilloried for suggesting that the administration was […]

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Afghanistan: 50 Dead on Election Day, with Low turnout in Some Districts

Afghanistan: 50 Dead on Election Day, with Low turnout in Some Districts

Violence that left some 50 dead, and a relatively low turnout in some provinces marred Afghanistan’s presidential election on Thursday. McClatchy reports that the largest […]

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6 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan; War Loses Majority Support

6 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan; War Loses Majority Support

The US military announced on Wednesday that 6 US troops had been killed in Afghanistan. As Afghans go to the polls in what is being […]

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Whodunnit in Baghdad

Whodunnit in Baghdad

Speculation has been flying around in the news media and on the internet about who was behind Wednesday’s gory bombings in Baghdad. Let me lay […]

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Nearly 100 Dead, 500 Wounded in 6 Bombings in Baghdad

Nearly 100 Dead, 500 Wounded in 6 Bombings in Baghdad

A series of coordinated truck bombings targeted Iraqi government ministries and other facilities on Wednesday morning, killing nearly 100 persons and wounding some 500. Poorly […]

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Armed Band Takes Bank Near Presidential Palace; Charges Levelled of Foreign Money, Influence

Armed Band Takes Bank Near Presidential Palace; Charges Levelled of Foreign Money, Influence

On Wednesday morning, on the eve of Afghanistan’s elections, gunmen in the Seraji district of Kabul invaded the Pashtani Bank while laying down small arms […]

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Iraq between Accelerated Withdrawal and bringing US Troops back In

Iraq between Accelerated Withdrawal and bringing US Troops back In

Today’s story about Iraq is a story of conflict between Gen. Ray Odierno and the Iraqi parliament. Elements in the cabinet and the parliament put […]

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