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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream
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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between […]

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:”  FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

09/17/2025 By Juan Cole

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

09/17/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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For First Time, Israeli Security deploys Tear-Gas Drones against Palestinians worshiping at the al-Aqsa Mosque

For First Time, Israeli Security deploys Tear-Gas Drones against Palestinians worshiping at the al-Aqsa Mosque

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – For the first time on Friday, Israeli forces deployed drones to deliver military-grade tear gas at the al-Aqsa Mosque complex […]

Juan Cole

History
The Ukraine Invasion and the Weight of the Crimean War: “We hate most those we harm the most”

The Ukraine Invasion and the Weight of the Crimean War: “We hate most those we harm the most”

Orono, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – There are some fascinating similarities between the Crimean War of the 1850s and the Ukraine War of 2022. […]

Hugh J. Curran

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Putin and Le Pen: The History of an Alliance between Russia and France’s far Right

Putin and Le Pen: The History of an Alliance between Russia and France’s far Right

By Marlene Laruelle, George Washington University | – Days before the second round of the French presidential elections, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
45% of New Cars in Germany Non-Gasoline Vehicles, 25% EVs

45% of New Cars in Germany Non-Gasoline Vehicles, 25% EVs

By Sören Amelang | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Almost half of all new cars registered in Germany earlier this year were equipped […]

Clean Energy Wire

African-Americans
Under DeSantis, Republican "Child Identity" McCarthyism comes for Mickey Mouse

Under DeSantis, Republican “Child Identity” McCarthyism comes for Mickey Mouse

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Gov. Ron DeSantis’s attack on the Disney Corporation may seem odd, coming from a pro-business governor in a state where […]

Juan Cole

Climate Crisis
Climate change triggering global Collapse in Insect Numbers: stressed Farmland shows 63% Decline

Climate change triggering global Collapse in Insect Numbers: stressed Farmland shows 63% Decline

By Tim Newbold, UCL; and Charlie Outhwaite, UCL | – Insects are critical to the future of our planet. They help to keep pest species […]

The Conversation

Algeria
Why the French Election is Haunted by the Ghost of Colonialism in Algeria: Roots of Far-Right Le Pen

Why the French Election is Haunted by the Ghost of Colonialism in Algeria: Roots of Far-Right Le Pen

By Mustafa Fetouri | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Whether France is voting, commemorating D-day or debating French identity in terms of Republic […]

Middle East Monitor

Epidemics
The Poor at the Crossroads: The First and Worst Hit by Pandemics of Every Sort

The Poor at the Crossroads: The First and Worst Hit by Pandemics of Every Sort

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The 54th anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., just passed. Dr. King was shot down while organizing […]

Liz Theoharis

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Putin sees Israel's Occupation of Palestinians as its and the West's Achilles Heel on Ukraine Crisis

Putin sees Israel’s Occupation of Palestinians as its and the West’s Achilles Heel on Ukraine Crisis

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israel’s attempt to stay more or less neutral on Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine is faltering, as the government of […]

Juan Cole

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