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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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Tantura: New documentary Supports Palestinian Narrative of Massacres during 1948 Nakba (Expulsions)

Tantura: New documentary Supports Palestinian Narrative of Massacres during 1948 Nakba (Expulsions)

By Rudy Kisler, McGill University | – (The Conversation) – A new documentary, released earlier this year, is shining light on a violent and controversial […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Nine out of 10 marine Species could disappear by 2100, Scientists warn

Nine out of 10 marine Species could disappear by 2100, Scientists warn

( Sustainability Times) – If the planet continues to warm at current rates, by the end of the century as many as 90% of marine […]

Daniel T. Cross

Donald Trump
House Oversight Committee wants to Know why Saudis gave Jared Kushner $2 billion

House Oversight Committee wants to Know why Saudis gave Jared Kushner $2 billion

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The House Committee on Oversight and Reform, chaired by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), sent a sharp letter to Trump […]

Juan Cole

Pentagon
US Smug about Russia's Failures in Ukraine, Forgetting the Iraq and Afghanistan Quagmires

US Smug about Russia’s Failures in Ukraine, Forgetting the Iraq and Afghanistan Quagmires

(Tomdispatch.com) – In Washington, wide agreement exists that the Russian army’s performance in the Kremlin’s ongoing Ukraine “special military operation” ranks somewhere between lousy and […]

Andrew J. Bacevich

Eurasia
Those Iranian Planes Ferrying Drones to Moscow Flew over Georgia: But who gave Permission?

Those Iranian Planes Ferrying Drones to Moscow Flew over Georgia: But who gave Permission?

By Nadia Beard | – ( RFE/ RL) – TBILISI — Georgia’s position on the war in Ukraine has again come under domestic scrutiny after […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Islam
African Odyssey: How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura Processions became an Annual Tradition

African Odyssey: How Shiite Islam reached Tanzania, and Ashoura Processions became an Annual Tradition

By Mara Leichtman, Michigan State University | – (The Conversation) – Each year, the largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage takes place in Iraq to remember Imam […]

The Conversation

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World's largest Offshore Wind Farm Operational in UK, offering Lower Energy Prices, as Tories Scoff

World’s largest Offshore Wind Farm Operational in UK, offering Lower Energy Prices, as Tories Scoff

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Danish wind energy company Orsted reported recently that its massive 1.3 gigawatt offshore wind farm, Hornsea 2, off the […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Working with Local Knowledge only way to save Pakistan from Flood Disasters

Working with Local Knowledge only way to save Pakistan from Flood Disasters

By Daanish Mustafa | – ( The Third Pole) – How would a decolonised water perspective and practice mitigate the effects of the type of […]

The Third Pole

Climate Crisis
Egypt, among Countries most Threatened by Climate Emergency, Cripples Environmental Groups

Egypt, among Countries most Threatened by Climate Emergency, Cripples Environmental Groups

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – The Egyptian government has severely curtailed environmental groups’ ability to carry out independent policy, advocacy, and field work essential […]

Human Rights Watch

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