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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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From Drought to Deluge: Those Who Contribute the Least to the Climate Crisis Suffer the Most

From Drought to Deluge: Those Who Contribute the Least to the Climate Crisis Suffer the Most

By Jane Braxton Little | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Greenville, CA — Snow began falling on December 24th, big fluffy flakes that made lace […]

Tomdispatch

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Happiness Apartheid: UN Ranks Israel 9th for Happiness, Occupied Palestinian Territories 122nd

Happiness Apartheid: UN Ranks Israel 9th for Happiness, Occupied Palestinian Territories 122nd

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN World Happiness Report for 2021 ranks Israel as the 9th happiest country in the world, but lists the […]

Juan Cole

Iran
On Nowruz, the Persian New Year: Can the United States and Iran Turn a New Page in Their Relations?

On Nowruz, the Persian New Year: Can the United States and Iran Turn a New Page in Their Relations?

Oxford (Special to Informed Comment) – Sunday 20th March is the vernal equinox, which has been traditionally celebrated by Iranians as Now Ruz (New Day), […]

Farhang Jahanpour

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine tops Chilean president's Agenda in first Statements after taking Office

Palestine tops Chilean president’s Agenda in first Statements after taking Office

By Eman Abusidu | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Last Friday, thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Boric, the youngest Chilean president ever to have been elected, […]

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China
Ukraine: why China is not yet bailing out Russia

Ukraine: why China is not yet bailing out Russia

By Aglaya Snetkov, UCL and Marc Lanteigne University of Tromsø | – As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, China’s role has been thrown into sharp […]

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Climate Crisis
Arctic hits 50° F above normal, as Scientists predict it will soon have more Rain than Snow

Arctic hits 50° F above normal, as Scientists predict it will soon have more Rain than Snow

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – While it made headlines because it is freakish, that parts of Antarctica are 70 degrees F. warmer than usual may […]

Juan Cole

Inequality
Cracking Down on Russian Oligarchs Means Cracking Down on U.S. Tax Havens

Cracking Down on Russian Oligarchs Means Cracking Down on U.S. Tax Havens

By Chuck Collins | – As part of the sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the United States and its European partners are […]

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With Russia in Ukraine, Climate Emergency is at Heart of German Security Strategy

With Russia in Ukraine, Climate Emergency is at Heart of German Security Strategy

( Clean Energy Wire ) – The climate crisis and its effects on people’s lives around the world will be at the heart of the […]

Julian Wettengel

Australia
Could Australian Green Steel help Save the World from the Climate Emergency?

Could Australian Green Steel help Save the World from the Climate Emergency?

By John Pye, Australian National University; Alireza Rahbari, Australian National University; Emma Aisbett, Australian National University; Frank Jotzo, Australian National University; and Zsuzsanna Csereklyei, RMIT […]

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