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76 Years after Colonial Britain Scheduled a Palestinian State, UK to Recognize Palestine
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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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The Gaza Genocide and the Unravelling of US Hegemony

The Gaza Genocide and the Unravelling of US Hegemony

By Nasim Ahmed | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Israel’s war on Gaza has shattered whatever illusions remained about the strength of US […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump

“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump

By Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen | – ( ProPublica ) – In the three-and-a-half weeks since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, […]

ProPublica

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Proem:  The Trauma of Gaza Scholasticide

Proem: The Trauma of Gaza Scholasticide

  We are closed in, and the key is turnedon our uncertainty…We had fed the heart on fantasies,the heart’s grown brutal from the fare,more substance […]

Hugh J. Curran

Iraq
What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement, and Why does it still affect the Middle East Today?

What was the Sykes-Picot Agreement, and Why does it still affect the Middle East Today?

By Andrew Thomas, Deakin University (The Conversation) – Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Beating Trump, Dumping Trump (It can be Done)

Beating Trump, Dumping Trump (It can be Done)

By Robert Lipsyte ( Tomdispatch.com ) – In bad times — and these are bad times — I call up the spirit of Willie. Willie […]

Tomdispatch

Donald Trump
Sinai! Why Egypt’s al-Sisi says he will snub White House Invitation if Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza is on Agenda

Sinai! Why Egypt’s al-Sisi says he will snub White House Invitation if Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza is on Agenda

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Egypt has shown more spunk in standing up to Trump than has the mostly supine US Congress. Offered the most […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump’s Gaza Plan: A Green Light for Ethnic Cleansing?

Trump’s Gaza Plan: A Green Light for Ethnic Cleansing?

( Middle East Monitor ) – Let’s be clear: the forced displacement of Palestinians is not a new idea. US President Donald Trump’s latest proposal […]

Ramzy Baroud

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza’s Telecommunications: Occupied and Destroyed

Gaza’s Telecommunications: Occupied and Destroyed

  Ali Abdel-Wahab Introduction ( Al-Shabaka ) – In the 21st century, telecommunications—particularly the internet—have become indispensable tools in the global struggle for freedom and […]

Al-Shabaka

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In the Race for Influence in the New Syria, will Türkiye come out on Top?

In the Race for Influence in the New Syria, will Türkiye come out on Top?

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Last week, Syria’s newly appointed President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Ankara to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, […]

Volkan Isbasaran

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