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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?
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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?

Dan Steinbock

On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption […]

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:18

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:18

10/06/2025 By Juan Cole

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

10/06/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
On Empathy and other Liberal Zionist Canards

On Empathy and other Liberal Zionist Canards

By Yoav Litvin | – (Aljazeera) – The “peace process” between Israeli and Palestinian representatives is long dead, yet the funeral still has not been […]

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Donald Trump
Baghdad: Calls to Expel US Troops from Iraq after Trump said They spy on Iran

Baghdad: Calls to Expel US Troops from Iraq after Trump said They spy on Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump’s assertion that he intends to keep US troops in Iraq to spy on Iran has produced a firestorm of […]

Juan Cole

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Why Saudi Regime Murdered Journalist Khashoggi in a Consulate

Why Saudi Regime Murdered Journalist Khashoggi in a Consulate

Turkish authorities couldn’t enter the embassy without permission from Saudi Arabia

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
2/3s of Himalayan Glaciers to Melt by 2100, Threatening Water for 2 Billion People

2/3s of Himalayan Glaciers to Melt by 2100, Threatening Water for 2 Billion People

The Himalayan glaciers, which formed some 70 million years ago, are highly sensitive to changing temperatures.

AFP

Islam
Pope Francis, Muslim Rector of al-Azhar, Call for Religious Freedom & Full Citizenship

Pope Francis, Muslim Rector of al-Azhar, Call for Religious Freedom & Full Citizenship

The two religious leaders signed a document on “human fraternity for world peace and living together”

AFP

Greece
Greece’s Muslim Minority Complain of “Marginalization”

Greece’s Muslim Minority Complain of “Marginalization”

What characterises this population is a plural identity

AFP

Donald Trump
Trump to Keep Troops in Iraq as Spies on Iran, but determined to withdraw From Syria, Afghanistan

Trump to Keep Troops in Iraq as Spies on Iran, but determined to withdraw From Syria, Afghanistan

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump spoke on foreign policy Sunday on “Face The Nation,” further explaining his thinking on US troops in Syria, Afghanistan […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Netanyahu’s Likud Party uses Trump Photo in Israeli Election Billboard

Netanyahu’s Likud Party uses Trump Photo in Israeli Election Billboard

Trump is popular in Israel because of his tough policies towards the Palestinians

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Meet Amani:  A Palestinian Human Rights Defender

Meet Amani: A Palestinian Human Rights Defender

For Amani, being a Human Rights Defender means caring for others, “even if their needs don’t affect you.”

Maan News Agency

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