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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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Corbyn Calls for Britain to Freeze Arms Sales to Israel after UN charges War Crimes

Corbyn Calls for Britain to Freeze Arms Sales to Israel after UN charges War Crimes

LONDON (Ma’an) — Jeremy Corbyn, head of the British Labor Party, over the weekend, called for the British government to freeze arms sales to Israel […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
Turkish Pop Star's Case Highlights Violence against Women

Turkish Pop Star’s Case Highlights Violence against Women

By Raziye Akkoc | – Ankara (AFP) – When Turkish pop star Sila reported her partner’s physical violence to police, it was a rare moment […]

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New Historicism: A Manifesto for Writing the History of the Qur’an

New Historicism: A Manifesto for Writing the History of the Qur’an

This emphasis on historical methodology is not meant to be positivist

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Spain’s Socialists aim for 75% Renewables in Ten Years (at 40% Today)

Spain is already getting 40% of its electricity from renewables, but its Socialist government hopes to nearly double that proportion in a little over a […]

Juan Cole

nuclear weapons
Nuclear Brinkmanship is Back:  Why We need a New Peace Movement

Nuclear Brinkmanship is Back: Why We need a New Peace Movement

How do you convince current or potential adversaries that in the event of nuclear attack you will respond in kind?

John Buell

Immigration
Ripping Suckling Babes from their Mothers' Breasts: Trump's Border Porn

Ripping Suckling Babes from their Mothers’ Breasts: Trump’s Border Porn

(Tomdispatch.com) – On February 15th, Donald Trump declared a state of national emergency in order to fund his “great, great” border wall without having to […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Want Hate Speech?  Look at the Israeli Government, not US Congresswomen

Want Hate Speech? Look at the Israeli Government, not US Congresswomen

This is a war … This is a war between two people. Who is the enemy? The Palestinian people

Ramzy Baroud

Israel/ Palestine
Far-Right Netanyahu's Blocking of a Palestinian State and anti-Iran Coalition are his Legacy

Far-Right Netanyahu’s Blocking of a Palestinian State and anti-Iran Coalition are his Legacy

Netanyahu killed a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian standoff

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As News of Khashoggi "Kebab" at Saudi Consulate Emerges, GOP Senators Condemn Trump Admin Briefing as Substanceless

As News of Khashoggi “Kebab” at Saudi Consulate Emerges, GOP Senators Condemn Trump Admin Briefing as Substanceless

The bags of Khashoggi’s remains were brought there by various couriers and were incinerated

Juan Cole

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