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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
Colonialism

76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Nadeem Badshah at The Guardian reports that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to recognize a Palestinian state today, […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

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Could Putin woo Turkey from Biden and NATO?

Could Putin woo Turkey from Biden and NATO?

Belgrade (Special to Informed Comment) – The Turks seem to be weary of the alliance with the United States. Although it is still a NATO […]

Nikola Mikovic

US politics
Is America's Big Problem Really overly generous Unemployment Benefits?

Is America’s Big Problem Really overly generous Unemployment Benefits?

Ending enhanced unemployment benefits has become the signature economic agenda for the GOP, a party with little else to promote. Unfortunately the largely low- key […]

John Buell

Israel/ Palestine
"Ten degrees more right-wing than" Netanyahu: Palestinians expect more expulsions from fragile 8-party coalition

“Ten degrees more right-wing than” Netanyahu: Palestinians expect more expulsions from fragile 8-party coalition

Editor’s Update: The Naftali Bennett government was voted in on the afternoon of Sunday, June 13 by the Israeli parliament or Knesset. – JRIC By […]

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Israel's New PM Bennett called Evil by Fundamentalist Jewish Parties even as He plans more Expropriation of Palestinians

Israel’s New PM Bennett called Evil by Fundamentalist Jewish Parties even as He plans more Expropriation of Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The new government of extreme-right Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, set to be approved on Sunday afternoon by the Israeli parliament, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
On 'conflict', 'peace' and 'genocide': Time for new language on Palestine and Israel

On ‘conflict’, ‘peace’ and ‘genocide’: Time for new language on Palestine and Israel

( Middle East Monitor ) – On 25 May, famous US actor Mark Ruffalo tweeted an apology for suggesting that Israel is committing “genocide” in […]

Ramzy Baroud

Arab World
Uncovering anti-Blackness in the Arab world

Uncovering anti-Blackness in the Arab world

By Amir Al-Azraki | – Black Arabs are underrepresented and largely invisible in “white” Arab-dominated countries, and excluded from political, academic, artistic and religious institutions. […]

The Conversation

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We Don’t Need Another Oil Pipeline

We Don’t Need Another Oil Pipeline

By Sonali Kolhatkar | – ( Otherwords.org ) – A decades-old pipeline called Line 3, run by the Canadian company Enbridge, is in the midst […]

Sonali Kolhatkar

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Like an Arab Dictator faced with Massive Protests, Israel's Netanyahu offers to Resign if his Likud Party can remain in ruling coalition

Like an Arab Dictator faced with Massive Protests, Israel’s Netanyahu offers to Resign if his Likud Party can remain in ruling coalition

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Basil Maghribi of the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Friday, outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made a […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Historic change: Arab political parties are now legitimate partners in Israel's politics and government

Historic change: Arab political parties are now legitimate partners in Israel’s politics and government

By Morad Elsana | – The next government is not going to be a typical one for the citizens of the state of Israel, and […]

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