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

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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A Palestinian-Israeli Film is an Oscars Favorite – So why is it so Hard to See?

A Palestinian-Israeli Film is an Oscars Favorite – So why is it so Hard to See?

Drew Paul, University of Tennessee (The Conversation) – For many low-budget, independent films, an Oscar nomination is a golden ticket. The publicity can translate into […]

The Conversation

Immigration
Guantánamo Needs to Be Shut Down, Not Expanded

Guantánamo Needs to Be Shut Down, Not Expanded

By Farrah Hassen ( Otherwords.org) – In a deeply disturbing and unprecedented move, the U.S. has begun transferring immigrant detainees to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They’re […]

OtherWords

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With Troops and Tanks, Israel gives the Gaza Treatment to West Bank Camps, Expelling 40,000 Palestinians

With Troops and Tanks, Israel gives the Gaza Treatment to West Bank Camps, Expelling 40,000 Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The BBC reports that Israeli forces have invaded three Palestinian refugee camps in the Palestinian West Bank — Jenin, Tulkarm […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
The West’s Ethnic Cleansing under Humanitarian Pretexts

The West’s Ethnic Cleansing under Humanitarian Pretexts

by Ramona Wadi ( Middle East Monitor ) – Emboldened by the US and the international community’s acceptance of its genocide, Israel is not taking […]

Ramona Wadi

Donald Trump
D is for Decline, Dystopia and . . . Donald

D is for Decline, Dystopia and . . . Donald

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Count on one thing: in some almost unimaginable future, no American president (if we even have them anymore) is going to […]

Tom Engelhardt

Antarctica
1/4 to 1/2 of Glaciers will Melt by 2100, raising Sea Level, As our burning of Fossil Fuels Heats Earth

1/4 to 1/2 of Glaciers will Melt by 2100, raising Sea Level, As our burning of Fossil Fuels Heats Earth

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new multi-author study in Nature finds that the world’s 200,000 glaciers are melting at an increasingly alarming rate. If […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
From the Tigris and Euphrates to the Nile: The Middle East’s unresolved Water Disputes

From the Tigris and Euphrates to the Nile: The Middle East’s unresolved Water Disputes

Written byRaseef22 This post by Mohamed Yousry, was first published in Arabic by Raseef 22* on February 15, 2025. This edited version was translated into […]

Global Voices

Iran
Why Is Saudi Arabia Seeking To Mediate A Deal Between U.S. And Iran?

Why Is Saudi Arabia Seeking To Mediate A Deal Between U.S. And Iran?

By By Kian Sharifi ( RFE/RL ) – After facilitating the first high-level talks between U.S. and Russian officials since the Ukraine war began, Saudi […]

Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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Palestinian Life Expectancy in Gaza cut from 75.5 to 40.6 Years by Israeli Total War: The Lancet

Palestinian Life Expectancy in Gaza cut from 75.5 to 40.6 Years by Israeli Total War: The Lancet

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – An article just published in The Lancet by Prof Michel Guillot et al. found that the campaign against Gaza civilians […]

Juan Cole

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