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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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African-Americans
Ilhan Omar defeats Corporate Democrat, Israel Lobbies in Overwhelming Primary Victory

Ilhan Omar defeats Corporate Democrat, Israel Lobbies in Overwhelming Primary Victory

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ilhan Omar handily won the Democratic Party primary for Minnesota’s 5th District, encompassing Minneapolis and some of its suburbs. Indeed, […]

Juan Cole

Constitution
Nothing less than Survival of our Constitutional Gov't is at Stake in Trump's moves on USPS and Census

Nothing less than Survival of our Constitutional Gov’t is at Stake in Trump’s moves on USPS and Census

Boise, Idaho (Special to Informed Comment) – While we may have become inured to Donald Trump’s assaults on the Constitution and necessary institutions of government, […]

Everett Wohlers

Israel
Will Young Jews Leave Israel because of Netanyahu's Coronavirus Depression?

Will Young Jews Leave Israel because of Netanyahu’s Coronavirus Depression?

By Nabil Al-Sahli | – An article in Haaretz last week highlighted the possibility of young Israelis emigrating [because of COVID-19], which brought Israel’s obsession […]

Middle East Monitor

Islam
The Empires of Faith and the Making of the Prophet of Islam

The Empires of Faith and the Making of the Prophet of Islam

What can modern historians know about the historical figure of the prophet Muhammad? Can modern historians and their critical methods add anything new or, at […]

Sean W. Anthony

African-Americans
Kamala Harris is the America that Trump tried to Stop: the Best of Jamaica and India and born in Oakland

Kamala Harris is the America that Trump tried to Stop: the Best of Jamaica and India and born in Oakland

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Kamala Devi Harris says she is just an American, and that is certainly true. She identifies Black, and that is […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
If Israelis want Peace, why do 55% Support Illegal Annexation of Palestinian Land?

If Israelis want Peace, why do 55% Support Illegal Annexation of Palestinian Land?

( Middle East Monitor) – It is a common platitude amongst some of the weaker parts of the Palestine solidarity movement that “Israelis want peace” […]

Asa Winstanley

Donald Trump
Will Trump Strike Iran as his October Surprise?

Will Trump Strike Iran as his October Surprise?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Was Donald Trump’s January 3rd drone assassination of Major General Qasem Soleimani the first step in turning the simmering Cold War […]

Bob Dreyfuss

African-Americans
Before Kamala Harris became Biden's running mate, Shirley Chisholm and other Black women aimed for the White House

Before Kamala Harris became Biden’s running mate, Shirley Chisholm and other Black women aimed for the White House

By Sharon Austin | – U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, the American daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, is Joe Biden’s choice for vice president. If […]

The Conversation

Corruption
Lebanon's Leaders Resign over deaths of 200, but Trump refuses Accountability for 163,462 Deaths

Lebanon’s Leaders Resign over deaths of 200, but Trump refuses Accountability for 163,462 Deaths

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Monday, the prime minister of Lebanon and his entire cabinet resigned en masse, reports Bassem Mroue at the Associated […]

Juan Cole

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