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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves
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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. […]

“Look to the Rose:”  Edward FitzGerald’s  Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

“Look to the Rose:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

09/16/2025 By Juan Cole

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

09/16/2025 By The Conversation

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Afghanistan
Iran, China and Russia face Dilemma of Taliban Control of Afghanistan

Iran, China and Russia face Dilemma of Taliban Control of Afghanistan

By Ron Synovitz | – ( RFE/RL ) – The chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan and the lightning collapse of the […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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Juan Cole on his new Book “Peace Movements in Islam” (Simon Mabon’s Podcast)

Juan Cole on his new Book “Peace Movements in Islam” (Simon Mabon’s Podcast)

Many thanks to Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics at Lancaster University and prominent Middle East specialist, for hosting me on his Sepad Podcast to […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
When Lawyers spin Lies for Presidents on behalf of Torture and Insurrection

When Lawyers spin Lies for Presidents on behalf of Torture and Insurrection

By Jerry Elsea | – ( The Gazette ) – I like attorneys. Some of my best friends are attorneys. I love an attorney who […]

Jerry Elsea

Israel/ Palestine
Protesting latest Israeli attacks on Palestinian universities and civil society organizations (MESA)

Protesting latest Israeli attacks on Palestinian universities and civil society organizations (MESA)

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | December 23, 2021 Committee on Academic Freedom Interventions Israel Birzeit University Naftali Bennet Palestinian civil […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Christianity
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: father of South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’

Archbishop Desmond Tutu: father of South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’

By P. Pratap Kumar | – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu has died at the age of 90. Archbishop Tutu earned the respect and love […]

The Conversation

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Desmond Tutu, the Nonviolent Foe of Two Apartheids - South Africa and Israel-Palestine

Desmond Tutu, the Nonviolent Foe of Two Apartheids – South Africa and Israel-Palestine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ofeiba Quist-Arcton reports at NPR that Desmond Tutu has died in Cape Town, South Africa. He was 90. Tutu was […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
America’s Foreign Policy Death Spiral

America’s Foreign Policy Death Spiral

(Counterpunch) – American foreign policy today is in a reactionary death spiral. Never has a new “national security” policy paradigm been more desperately needed, yet […]

Walter L. Hixson

Israel/ Palestine
Finding What is in Common: The “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students

Finding What is in Common: The “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students

( Traveling Twins) – At Hebrew University, I am participating in a “Hamsa Aleichem” dialogue group for Israeli and Palestinian students. Organized by the campus […]

Abigail Leibowitz

Climate Crisis
Good News in 2022:  Top 5 Reasons to be Happy about Electric Vehicles in US in Coming Year

Good News in 2022: Top 5 Reasons to be Happy about Electric Vehicles in US in Coming Year

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration’s Infrastructure and Jobs Act, passed in October, and the new fuel standards set by the EPA will […]

Juan Cole

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