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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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Palestinians in Gaza Face Coronavirus alone after 14-Year Israeli Lockdown

Palestinians in Gaza Face Coronavirus alone after 14-Year Israeli Lockdown

By Ahmet Alioglu | – Humans never thinks of the blessings they have unless they’re lost or about to vanish. Freedom to move is an […]

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Corruption
There’s a name for Trump playing down the threat and failing to take action against the virus: Institutional betrayal

There’s a name for Trump playing down the threat and failing to take action against the virus: Institutional betrayal

By Anne P. DePrince and Joan M. Cook | – U.S. intel agencies issued dire, classified warnings to President Trump in January and February about […]

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5 Years into Saudi War on Yemen, 14 mn. in Acute Need, 1/2 of Hospitals closed, and Coronavirus Looms

5 Years into Saudi War on Yemen, 14 mn. in Acute Need, 1/2 of Hospitals closed, and Coronavirus Looms

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Five years ago, Saudi Arabia launched its ruinous war on Yemen. In 2020, the oil-rich kingdom has nothing to show […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Viral Coups:  Authoritarians like Trump and Israel's Netanyahu see Coronavirus as Opportunity for Power Grab

Viral Coups: Authoritarians like Trump and Israel’s Netanyahu see Coronavirus as Opportunity for Power Grab

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – The United States and Israel may be considered “liberal democracies,” though the US is technically a “republic;” and […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Banking
What's the Point of Bailing out Hurting CEOs if they Just use Funds to Buy Back Stock & Feather their Nests?

What’s the Point of Bailing out Hurting CEOs if they Just use Funds to Buy Back Stock & Feather their Nests?

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Occasionally President Trump likes to play defender of the common man. The frequent attacks on NAFTA and […]

John Buell

Climate Crisis
A Planet of Missing Beauties:  In Memoriam

A Planet of Missing Beauties: In Memoriam

( Tomdispatch.com) – The other morning, walking at the edge of a local park, I caught sight of a beautiful red cardinal, the first bird […]

Tom Engelhardt

Donald Trump
Trump, putting Profit Motive and Reelection over Public Health, Undermining Coronavirus Social Distancing Strategy

Trump, putting Profit Motive and Reelection over Public Health, Undermining Coronavirus Social Distancing Strategy

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s daily dog and pony show, which he holds at 6-8 pm every evening to catch audiences tuning in for […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Checkpoints of Death?  How Israel's Illegal Occupation of Palestinian West Bank exacerbates the Coronavirus Crisis

Checkpoints of Death? How Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestinian West Bank exacerbates the Coronavirus Crisis

By Robert Andrews | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Every morning, tens of thousands of Palestinians line up at one of over 140 […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
"Get it Yourselves!" - Trump's 'Every Man for himself' Approach to the Covid-19 National Emergency

“Get it Yourselves!” – Trump’s ‘Every Man for himself’ Approach to the Covid-19 National Emergency

( Foreign Policy in Focus) – A crisis, according to self-help and leadership books, reveals much about a person’s character. The same can be said […]

John Feffer

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