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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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2 US Soldiers Killed; Parliament Tries Again

2 US Soldiers Killed; Parliament Tries Again

The Iraqi parliament will make another attempt on Tuesday to pass a provincial elections law that resolves controversies over how to treat troubled Kirkuk Province. […]

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Breakthrough on Solar Energy Storage

Breakthrough on Solar Energy Storage

MIT has made a breakthrough in energy storage, one of the main obstacles to effective use of solar energy: “Inspired by the photosynthesis performed by […]

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Hersh: Cheney Office Considered Manufacturing Provocation to Start War with Iran

Hersh: Cheney Office Considered Manufacturing Provocation to Start War with Iran

Think Progress has an exclusive report on New Yorker journalist Seymour Hersh’s discovery that Cheney’s office considered, then rejected, getting up a provocation against Iran […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Provincial Elections Law Postponed; Parliamentary Recess and Gridlock; Preachers Urge Voter Registration

Provincial Elections Law Postponed; Parliamentary Recess and Gridlock; Preachers Urge Voter Registration

An extraordinary Iraqi parliamentary session planned for Sunday to settle the provincial election law was cancelled at the last minute. Parliament is on recess in […]

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Pakistan to Send Special Ops into Tribal Areas

Pakistan to Send Special Ops into Tribal Areas

Pakistan appears to be acquiescing in Bush administration demands that it send special ops forces in to fight the dissident tribal forces and the Tehrik-i […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Bombing in Baghdad; Doubts Cast on Diyala Operation

Bombing in Baghdad; Doubts Cast on Diyala Operation

Guerrillas used a car bomb to kill 8 persons in Baghdad and wound 14 The Iraqi government will order $9 billion in weapons from US […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqi Kurdish paper interviews Turkoman Front official Chawder

Iraqi Kurdish paper interviews Turkoman Front official Chawder

The USG Open Source Center translates a newspaper interview with an official of the Turkmen Front. Turkmen speak a language similar to that used in […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Kurds on Kirkuk Council call for Annexation of Oil City

Kurds on Kirkuk Council call for Annexation of Oil City

Kurdish members of the Kirkuk/Tamim Province governing council called Friday for the city of Kirkuk to be annexed to the nearby Kurdistan Regional Authority. This […]

Juan Cole

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ISI Linked to Indian Embassy Bombing; McCain client Musharraf Likely Implicated

ISI Linked to Indian Embassy Bombing; McCain client Musharraf Likely Implicated

How much of the $10 billion in aid Bush and Cheney gave to Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf after September 11 ended up being used to […]

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