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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO  $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

05/15/2025 By Juan Cole

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

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Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946)

Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946)

Book Author(s): G. Eric and Edith Matson Published Date: 2023 Publisher: Karama Paperback: 215 pages ISBN-13: 9798885892421 by Jamal Kanj ( Middle East Monitor ) […]

Middle East Monitor

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Efficiency − or Empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile Takeover could end Government as we know it

Efficiency − or Empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile Takeover could end Government as we know it

By Allison Stanger, Middlebury (The Conversation) – Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on […]

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The Slow Suicide of the State of Israel

The Slow Suicide of the State of Israel

Bloomington, In. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A dozen years ago I visited Israel on a two-week trip as a guest of an American […]

John Walbridge

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: We Analyzed a Year of Satellite Images to Map the Scale of Agricultural Destruction

Gaza: We Analyzed a Year of Satellite Images to Map the Scale of Agricultural Destruction

By Lina Eklund, Lund University; He Yin, Kent State University , and Jamon Van Den Hoek, Oregon State University (The Conversation) – The ceasefire agreed […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
The art of the Steal: Lawless sheriff Trump goes Rogue in Gaza

The art of the Steal: Lawless sheriff Trump goes Rogue in Gaza

Trump’s plan to turn Gaza into a resort tests public tolerance for illegal and immoral actions, part of a wider pattern of US imperialism, says […]

Yoav Litvin

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China dominates Middle East Solar Sector as Trump hobbles Renewables in US

China dominates Middle East Solar Sector as Trump hobbles Renewables in US

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chinese firms dominate the manufacture of photovoltaic solar panels, accounting for 80% of the global market (along with most elements […]

Juan Cole

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Trump’s offshore Wind Energy Freeze: What States lose if the Executive Order remains in Place

Trump’s offshore Wind Energy Freeze: What States lose if the Executive Order remains in Place

By Barbara Kates-Garnick, Tufts University (The Conversation) – A single wind turbine spinning off the U.S. Northeast coast today can power thousands of homes – […]

The Conversation

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Facing the Rise of Fascism Like Fools for Freedom

Facing the Rise of Fascism Like Fools for Freedom

( Tomdispatch.com ) – This past weekend my partner and I got together with a group of friends. We’ve been meeting every six weeks or […]

Rebecca Gordon

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Trump, an American Stalin?  Massive Population Transfers were a Feature of Communist Dictatorship

Trump, an American Stalin? Massive Population Transfers were a Feature of Communist Dictatorship

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s proposal to ethnically cleanse Gaza of its 2.3 million Palestinians constitutes a profound reversal of post-1945 U.S. norms, which […]

Juan Cole

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