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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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Israeli Author Yuval Noah Harari Refuses Honor, Protesting Nation-State Law

Israeli Author Yuval Noah Harari Refuses Honor, Protesting Nation-State Law

Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari has refused to be honoured by the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles, USA, in protest against Israel’s nation-state law. Harari, […]

Middle East Monitor

India
Right Wing Hindu Gov’t of India Strips 4 mn Muslims of Citizenship

Right Wing Hindu Gov’t of India Strips 4 mn Muslims of Citizenship

Guwahati, India (AFP) – India on Monday effectively stripped four million people in Assam of citizenship, sparking fears of mass deportations of Muslims from the […]

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Government surveillance
'Quiet Skies': US Latest Spying Program on Unsuspecting Air Passengers

‘Quiet Skies’: US Latest Spying Program on Unsuspecting Air Passengers

The teams document whether passengers fidget, use a computer, have a “jump” in their Adam’s apple or a “cold penetrating stare,” among other behaviors, according […]

TeleSur

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Top 5 Things Released Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi Learned in Colonial Israeli Prison

Top 5 Things Released Palestinian Activist Ahed Tamimi Learned in Colonial Israeli Prison

Let’s donate to send Ahed Tamimi to Law School

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump & Dirty, Rotten Russian Money: Will it be his Downfall?

Trump & Dirty, Rotten Russian Money: Will it be his Downfall?

Washington, DC (Foreign Policy in Focus) – Russian money saved Trump when his projects were on the verge of collapse. Will it now be the […]

John Feffer

China
Trump has Launched a Trade War with China:  Why he will Lose

Trump has Launched a Trade War with China: Why he will Lose

When I first reported from China in 1980, bicycles outnumbered cars on Beijing’s major streets, and the tallest building in town was a 25-story hotel. […]

Reese Erlich

Turkey
Turkey’s Erdogan Defies Trump over Sanctions Threat, Pastor, & Warns US Losing Ally

Turkey’s Erdogan Defies Trump over Sanctions Threat, Pastor, & Warns US Losing Ally

Ankara (AFP) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the US in comments published Sunday that sanctions would not force Ankara to “step back” after Donald […]

Raziye Akkoc

Arab World
Trump Disses Real NATO, now Wants Unrealistic Arab NATO

Trump Disses Real NATO, now Wants Unrealistic Arab NATO

The Trump White House is again hoping for a summit of Gulf Arab leaders this fall, after the last one collapsed. The idea is to […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
Immigrant Youth Shelters: "If you're a Predator, It's a Gold Mine

Immigrant Youth Shelters: “If you’re a Predator, It’s a Gold Mine

We obtained police reports and call logs from more than two-thirds of the shelters housing immigrant children. Here’s what they show.

ProPublica

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