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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

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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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Red Sea Crisis:  Supply Chain Issues set to Continue Despite Gaza Ceasefire

Red Sea Crisis: Supply Chain Issues set to Continue Despite Gaza Ceasefire

By Gokcay Balci, University of Leeds | (The Conversation) – The world’s major shipping companies say they won’t be sending vessels back to the Red […]

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An Act of National Suicide

An Act of National Suicide

( Tomdispatch.com ) – And that’s something we humans seem to have a genuine knack for these days. If you don’t believe me, just consider those […]

Tom Engelhardt

Far Right
CIA Predecessor: Simple Sabotage Field Manual against Fascist Offices, 1944

CIA Predecessor: Simple Sabotage Field Manual against Fascist Offices, 1944

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States defeated a global and extremely dangerous fascist movement in World War II, but soldiers, armies and violence […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
The cracks in MAGA: the American right is divided over the Middle East

The cracks in MAGA: the American right is divided over the Middle East

by Nasim Ahmed ( Middle East Monitor ) – Donald Trump’s return to the White House marked a new chapter in US politics, but it […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: No Safe Pregnancies during Israeli Assault (HRW)

Gaza: No Safe Pregnancies during Israeli Assault (HRW)

Limited Prenatal Care; Unsafe Deliveries; Newborns Facing Fatal Conditions Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem, January 28, 2025) – The Israeli government’s blockade of Gaza and attacks on […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
China’s Wind and Solar Soar by 357 Gigawatts, as Trump Mires us in backward, Planet-Wrecking Fossil Fuels

China’s Wind and Solar Soar by 357 Gigawatts, as Trump Mires us in backward, Planet-Wrecking Fossil Fuels

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Trump’s attempt to derail the wind and solar industries in the United States in favor of dirty fossil fuels […]

Juan Cole

Unlawful Imprisonment
The Forever Charade: Gitmo, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

The Forever Charade: Gitmo, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

( Tomdispatch.com ) – On January 10th, one day before the 23rd anniversary of its opening, a much-anticipated hearing was set to take place at […]

Karen J. Greenberg

censorship
Protesting to Columbia U. over Forced Retirement of Professor Katherine Franke for Palestine Advocacy

Protesting to Columbia U. over Forced Retirement of Professor Katherine Franke for Palestine Advocacy

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Senator Greg Fryer Co-Chair, Faculty Affairs, Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Columbia University Senate […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Donald Trump
Memo to Trump: How Dumping 2.2 Million more Palestinians on Jordan would Destabilize the Middle East even More than the Iraq War Did

Memo to Trump: How Dumping 2.2 Million more Palestinians on Jordan would Destabilize the Middle East even More than the Iraq War Did

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – First, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet proposed ethnically cleansing Gaza of its Palestinian inhabitants in the fall […]

Juan Cole

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