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European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel
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European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, passed a resolution asking European Union member states to recognize a Palestinian […]

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

09/12/2025 By The Conversation

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

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Biden's Double Standards: Iranian Civilians under severe US Sanctions but not accused Saudi Murderer Bin Salman

Biden’s Double Standards: Iranian Civilians under severe US Sanctions but not accused Saudi Murderer Bin Salman

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration on Friday declassified and released a CIA assessment that Saudi crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman bears responsibility […]

Juan Cole

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Gulf War: As Biden bombs Iraqis, 30 years on the consequences of Desert Storm are still with us

Gulf War: As Biden bombs Iraqis, 30 years on the consequences of Desert Storm are still with us

By Lorena De Vita and Amir Taha | – It was a short message to end a short war. On February 26 1991, Iraqi foreign […]

The Conversation

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By the End of the Year, Germany will have a Million Electric Cars on the Road out of 4.7 mn Total

By the End of the Year, Germany will have a Million Electric Cars on the Road out of 4.7 mn Total

By Sören Amelang | – Germany will probably reach its target of having one million fully electric or plug-in hybrid cars on the road this […]

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Yemen: a war with no military solution ... and perhaps no political solution either

Yemen: a war with no military solution … and perhaps no political solution either

( Al-Bab.com) – The Yemeni city of Marib lies 120 km to the east of the capital, Sana’a, with mountainous territory in between. It was […]

Brian Whitaker

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Why the US needs to get out of Syria: Biden orders Bombing that kills 17 in Proxy dance with Iran

Why the US needs to get out of Syria: Biden orders Bombing that kills 17 in Proxy dance with Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al-Quds al-`Arabi [Arab Jerusalem]’ reports that at least seventeen fighters were killed in U.S. air strikes on Thursday night on […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Arabia: Proposed Reforms Neglect Basic Rights:  Ongoing Repression, Absence of Civil Society Impede Progress

Saudi Arabia: Proposed Reforms Neglect Basic Rights: Ongoing Repression, Absence of Civil Society Impede Progress

( Human Rights Watch) – (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia recently announced a series of important and necessary reforms, but ongoing repression and a lack of […]

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Biden, Climate Change, and China: A New Cold War equals A Scalding Planet

Biden, Climate Change, and China: A New Cold War equals A Scalding Planet

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Slowing the pace of climate change and getting “tough” on China, especially over its human-rights abuses and unfair trade practices, are […]

Michael T. Klare

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Facebook's news blockade in Australia shows how tech giants are swallowing the web

Facebook’s news blockade in Australia shows how tech giants are swallowing the web

By Jennifer Grygiel | – When Facebook disabled Australians’ access to news articles on its platform, and blocked sharing of articles from Australian news organizations, […]

The Conversation

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Biden's New Mideast: In Nadir of US-Saudi Relations, release planned of CIA report Accusing Crown prince of Murder

Biden’s New Mideast: In Nadir of US-Saudi Relations, release planned of CIA report Accusing Crown prince of Murder

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration will release a Central Intelligence Agency report concluding that crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman, 35, of Saudi […]

Juan Cole

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