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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream
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Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte’s Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream

Abdullah al-Ahsan

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between […]

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:”  FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

“Like Snow upon the Desert’s dusty Face:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:14

09/17/2025 By Juan Cole

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

Genocide as Spectacle: The Smartphone Era of War

09/17/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Changing the Climate Conversation: School Strikes are a Start, but we Need Bank Boycotts and other New Tactics

Changing the Climate Conversation: School Strikes are a Start, but we Need Bank Boycotts and other New Tactics

Strengthening the climate movement requires a rethink of strategy and tactics

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Is Trump setting the US up for further al-Qaeda attacks by putting Troops in Saudi Arabia?

Is Trump setting the US up for further al-Qaeda attacks by putting Troops in Saudi Arabia?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump is sending US troops to be based in Saudi Arabia, and King Salman has signed off on the paperwork. […]

Juan Cole

Libya
The United Arab Emirates is getting out of Yemen:  Will it Target Libya Next?

The United Arab Emirates is getting out of Yemen: Will it Target Libya Next?

By Abdulaziz Kilani | @AZ_Kilani | – Last week, the United Arab Emirates confirmed its troop drawdown from Yemen, which has raised questions about what […]

Middle East Monitor

Arab Americans
No, John McCain's Response to Obama being Called "an Arab" was not Exemplary: Here's Why

No, John McCain’s Response to Obama being Called “an Arab” was not Exemplary: Here’s Why

A video of Sen. John McCain from the 2008 presidential campaign wherein he disagrees with a woman at one of his campaign rallies about Obama […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
In Just the Past Year, German CO2 Emissions fell by 33%, as Gas Replaced Coal

In Just the Past Year, German CO2 Emissions fell by 33%, as Gas Replaced Coal

The end for German Coal could come Sooner than anyone Expects

Clean Energy Wire

Donald Trump
The Politics of Fear is intended to make us Dumb and Tribal, if we Let it

The Politics of Fear is intended to make us Dumb and Tribal, if we Let it

By Arash Javanbakht | – People have always used fear for intimidation of the subordinates or enemies, and shepherding the tribe by the leaders. Recently, […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Can Israel conceal War Crimes by Emptying its Archives?

Can Israel conceal War Crimes by Emptying its Archives?

By Motasem A Dalloul | Twitter: @abujomaaGaza | – In January 2018, +972 Magazine published an article outlining the reasons why Israel’s Chief Archivist Dr […]

Middle East Monitor

Colonialism
Putting the American in Somali-American: Why does Ilhan Omar put a Scare into the US Power Elite?

Putting the American in Somali-American: Why does Ilhan Omar put a Scare into the US Power Elite?

Reprint edition. By Juan Cole | – Trump has attempted to depict Rep. Ilhan Omar’s reformism as an expression of hatred for the US. It […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Notorious Moments in Modern History when Dictators Sent their own Citizens "Back"

Notorious Moments in Modern History when Dictators Sent their own Citizens “Back”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s crowds have started chanting “Send her back!” referring to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a Somali-American who came as a […]

Juan Cole

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