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Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)
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Gaza, Yemen, Iran: Trump’s Opening Gambits in the Middle East (Juan Cole on The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini)

Juan Cole

Juan Cole Interviewed by Francesca Fiorentini: “The Bitchuation Room (with Francesca Fiorentini): How To Lose a Country In 100 Days with Josh Gondelman & Juan […]

The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

The Gaza Precedent: Criminalizing Humanitarian Aid

05/18/2025 By Middle East Monitor

The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

The Gulf States have Long Boosted US Economic Dominance, even if not every President Got a Free Private Jet

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Syria Endgame:  Are Russia and US Planning overthrow of ISIL in al-Raqqa?

Syria Endgame: Are Russia and US Planning overthrow of ISIL in al-Raqqa?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Russian press had been complaining that the West was ignoring its defeat of terrorism in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
On Palestinian Land Day, Israel has usurped 90% of Jordan Valley in W. Bank

On Palestinian Land Day, Israel has usurped 90% of Jordan Valley in W. Bank

By Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics IMEMC | – – The following is a press release by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistic (PCBS), marking […]

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Reproductive Choice
Republican front-runner Donald Trump: Women's "punishment" for abortions

Republican front-runner Donald Trump: Women’s “punishment” for abortions

TeleSur | – – Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that women may need to be “punished” for having abortions in the United States. […]

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Belgium
Are Belgian Nuclear Plants vulnerable to Terrorism?

Are Belgian Nuclear Plants vulnerable to Terrorism?

By Robert J Downes and Daniel Salisbury | (The Conversation) | – – Belgium’s counter-terrorism efforts are once again being called into question following the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
“Investigate Israel’s Extrajudicial Killings:” Sen Leahy, 10 other Congressmen

“Investigate Israel’s Extrajudicial Killings:” Sen Leahy, 10 other Congressmen

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM — US Senator Patrick Leahy along with 10 other Democratic congressmen have called on the US to investigate […]

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Arab Americans
The Trump Doctrine:  End NATO, Patrol Mosques, Nukes for Japan & Allies

The Trump Doctrine: End NATO, Patrol Mosques, Nukes for Japan & Allies

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Anderson Cooper’s interview with Donald Trump on Tuesday evening had the advantage of allowing come-backs and […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Under Israeli Siege, Gaza running out of Clean Water

Under Israeli Siege, Gaza running out of Clean Water

AJ+ | – – “According to the United Nations, 90 percent of the water in Gaza is undrinkable, and the population relies heavily on a […]

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Syria
After Palmyra, the last days of the phony Caliphate?

After Palmyra, the last days of the phony Caliphate?

TeleSur The loss of the historic city amounts to one of the biggest setbacks for the extremist group since it declared a caliphate in 2014. […]

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Belgium
Basques, N. Ireland, Muslims:  Belgium's Problems rooted in Europe's long History of Exclusion

Basques, N. Ireland, Muslims: Belgium’s Problems rooted in Europe’s long History of Exclusion

By Martin Conway | (The Conversation) | – – “What we feared has happened,” remarked Charles Michel, the prime minister of Belgium, in the immediate […]

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