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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves
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France and the UN ride to Save the 2-State Solution, but Netanyahu Buried it in Gaza’s Mass Graves

H. Scott Prosterman

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – French President Macron is taking the lead in a doomed bid to keep a two-state solution alive. […]

“Look to the Rose:”  Edward FitzGerald’s  Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

“Look to the Rose:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:13

09/16/2025 By Juan Cole

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

52 Ways to Combat Malignant Hatred of Muslims

09/16/2025 By The Conversation

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On Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre: US Jews a Face Trump-Fuelled Far Right and a Fringe Left

On Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre: US Jews a Face Trump-Fuelled Far Right and a Fringe Left

(Informed Comment) – October 27 marks the one-year anniversary of the Tree of Life Congregation massacre in Pittsburgh. This was a result of President Donald […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Donald Trump
MACA or Making America Crueler Again: Targeting Refugees and the Helpless

MACA or Making America Crueler Again: Targeting Refugees and the Helpless

(Tomdispatch.com) – On September 26th, President Donald Trump’s White House announced that, in 2020, refugee admissions to the United States will be limited to 18,000, […]

Arnold R. Isaacs

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As Netanyahu Era Ends in Israel, Anti-Arab Racism Causes Political Deadlock

As Netanyahu Era Ends in Israel, Anti-Arab Racism Causes Political Deadlock

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Former Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu, leader of the far right Likud Party, has failed to form a government. His […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
Can his Incursion into Syria Help Turkey's Erdoğan Consolidate Power?

Can his Incursion into Syria Help Turkey’s Erdoğan Consolidate Power?

By Ramazan Kılınç | – Omaha, NE (Informed Comment) – Turkey is a country where the status of democracy and human rights has never been […]

Ramazan Kilinc

Tunisia
Will Tunisia's Populist "Robocop" new President bring "Freedom and Dignity" or  . . .?

Will Tunisia’s Populist “Robocop” new President bring “Freedom and Dignity” or . . .?

By Mohamed Kerrou | – Kaïs Saïed has won Tunisia’s presidential election. This triumph came at the expense of the two forces that have dominated […]

The Conversation

Lebanon
Will Massive Lebanese Demos end the Country's Era of Corruption?

Will Massive Lebanese Demos end the Country’s Era of Corruption?

By Amira Abo el-Fetouh | – We may be too optimistic to hope that the massive demonstrations that have spread in all the cities of […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
No, Trump isn't Bringing Troops home: Not those in Syria, or any of the 60,000 in the Mideast

No, Trump isn’t Bringing Troops home: Not those in Syria, or any of the 60,000 in the Mideast

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Although Trump keeps talking about bringing the troops home from the Middle East, that isn’t what he is doing. There […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
An Arab Autumn:The Hidden Political Poison That Iraq And Lebanon Are Really Protesting About

An Arab Autumn:The Hidden Political Poison That Iraq And Lebanon Are Really Protesting About

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – This month Iraq and Lebanon have anti-government protests in common. Partially that’s due to the ineffective […]

Niqash

Culture
The Rats of Oran: The Far Right's War on Culture

The Rats of Oran: The Far Right’s War on Culture

By John Feffer | – ( Tomdispatch.com) – The far right is on a roll. Just a few years ago, liberals and conservatives would have […]

John Feffer

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