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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

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Why Jared Kushner's 'Abraham Accords' did not produce Israel-Palestine Peace and are increasingly Irrelevant

Why Jared Kushner’s ‘Abraham Accords’ did not produce Israel-Palestine Peace and are increasingly Irrelevant

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Jared Kushner/ Trump plan for Israel-Palestine had some basic premises. The first was that the U.S. could act punitively […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Jerusalem: eyewitness account from a divided city

Jerusalem: eyewitness account from a divided city

By Adel Ruished | – Not long after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force on Friday May 21, members of the Israeli […]

The Conversation

Elections
Disgruntled Iranians Say 'No Way,' Call For Boycott Of June Presidential Election

Disgruntled Iranians Say ‘No Way,’ Call For Boycott Of June Presidential Election

( RFE/RL ) – Less than a month before Iran’s June 18 presidential election, there are few signs of enthusiasm about the vote. For many […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Climate Crisis
With undersea Nordlink, Norway and Germany act as Huge Renewable Batteries for Each other, Sharing Hydro and Wind

With undersea Nordlink, Norway and Germany act as Huge Renewable Batteries for Each other, Sharing Hydro and Wind

By Kerstine Appunn | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany is taking another step towards achieving a fully renewable power system by completing […]

Clean Energy Wire

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Irish Parliament first in EU to Condemn Creeping Israeli "Annexation" of Palestinian West Bank

Irish Parliament first in EU to Condemn Creeping Israeli “Annexation” of Palestinian West Bank

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Kerry O’Shea at the Irish Examiner reports that the Irish Dail (parliament) on Wednesday night passed a resolution accusing Israel […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Pilot: Destroying Gaza Civilian Apt. Buildings "was a way to vent the army's frustration"

Israeli Pilot: Destroying Gaza Civilian Apt. Buildings “was a way to vent the army’s frustration”

By Wafa Aludaini | – ( Middle East Monitor) – After 11 days of Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire came […]

Middle East Monitor

Climate Crisis
In Revolution, Shareholders vote Climate Activist Hedge Funders onto Board of ExxonMobil

In Revolution, Shareholders vote Climate Activist Hedge Funders onto Board of ExxonMobil

By Mark DesJardine and Tima Bansal | – One of the most expensive Wall Street shareholder battles on record could signal a big shift in […]

The Conversation

nuclear weapons
A small GOP-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition is waging a frightening campaign for nuclear rearmament

A small GOP-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Coalition is waging a frightening campaign for nuclear rearmament

(Responsible Statecraft) – Democrats might control the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government right now, but a small Republican-dominated Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) […]

Medea Benjamin Marcy Winograd

Climate Crisis
"This will Change the World:" Dutch Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 by 45% by 2030

“This will Change the World:” Dutch Court orders Shell to reduce CO2 by 45% by 2030

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a historic ruling, a tribunal in the Netherlands has ruled that Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its and its […]

Juan Cole

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