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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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Pentagon
Will Technology Make America's Forever Wars Permanent?

Will Technology Make America’s Forever Wars Permanent?

The U.S. and its coalition will continue its airstrikes and coordinated attacks on Syria until the “enduring defeat of ISIS.”

Tomdispatch

Antisemitism
Hatred of One is Hatred of All: San Diego Synagogue Shooter had Attempted to Burn down Mosque

Hatred of One is Hatred of All: San Diego Synagogue Shooter had Attempted to Burn down Mosque

Earnest is an object lesson in the intersection of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism

Juan Cole

Feminism
The Most Dangerous Time for Women's Rights in Decades

The Most Dangerous Time for Women’s Rights in Decades

State legislatures are escalating their assault on abortion rights

Martha Burk

Green Energy
Emirates aiming for 30% Renewables by 2030; Good for an Oil State, but not Nearly Enough for Paris

Emirates aiming for 30% Renewables by 2030; Good for an Oil State, but not Nearly Enough for Paris

Dubai will build the largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project on a single site in the world

Global Voices

Islamophobia
“Islam” and “the West” are no longer useful Terms: No 'Clash of Civilizations' in a Globalized World

“Islam” and “the West” are no longer useful Terms: No ‘Clash of Civilizations’ in a Globalized World

For the Christian West, regardless of the Islamic precept and practice of religious tolerance, Islam has remained often threatening

The Conversation

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The American Tragedy:  Veteran Rams Hindu Family, thinking they were Muslims, in Sunnyvale

The American Tragedy: Veteran Rams Hindu Family, thinking they were Muslims, in Sunnyvale

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – An Iraq War veteran, who had spent 5 years in that country, was arraigned Friday. On Tuesday, he had plowed […]

Juan Cole

Yemen
The Ugly American:  Trump Vetoes Congressional Resolution to get out of Yemen

The Ugly American: Trump Vetoes Congressional Resolution to get out of Yemen

American and British bombs may have killed or injured 1,000 civilians, including women and children, in Yemen

Middle East Monitor

Climate Change
Global Inequality is 25% Higher than it would have been in a Climate-Stable World

Global Inequality is 25% Higher than it would have been in a Climate-Stable World

With 12m inhabitants, Mumbai has the world’s largest population exposed to coastal flooding

The Conversation

Saudi Arabia
Youth among 37 Executed by Saudis had Repudiated Confessions as result of Torture

Youth among 37 Executed by Saudis had Repudiated Confessions as result of Torture

International standards require countries to use death penalty only for the “most serious crimes,” and in exceptional circumstances

Human Rights Watch

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