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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Baathist Riposte:  How the Regime Came back in the Syrian Civil War in 2014

Baathist Riposte: How the Regime Came back in the Syrian Civil War in 2014

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — In the course of 2014, two major trends, long since visible in the Syrian civil war, were strengthened. […]

Juan Cole

Christians
You'll Never Guess where Santa Claus was really from

You’ll Never Guess where Santa Claus was really from

BBC News | — “Although widely thought to hail from the North Pole, Santa Claus is in fact originally from Turkey. The BBC’s Mark Lowen […]

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African-Americans
Illusions of Whiteness:  Millions of Southern 'Whites' have African Ancestry

Illusions of Whiteness: Millions of Southern ‘Whites’ have African Ancestry

TheLipTV | — “Six million White Americans have some African ancestry, according to a new study, which looked at the genetic records of 145,000 people, […]

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Apartheid
Israeli Occupation military demolishes dairy factory in Hebron, Palestinian West Bank

Israeli Occupation military demolishes dairy factory in Hebron, Palestinian West Bank

HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Thursday destroyed a dairy factory in the Hebron village of al-Burj, the owner told Ma’an. Yasser Muhammad Salim Masharqa […]

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Iraq
Iraq: Extremists of Daesh/ ISIL on the Move in Mosul in Response to Kurdish Advance

Iraq: Extremists of Daesh/ ISIL on the Move in Mosul in Response to Kurdish Advance

Khales Joumah | Mosul | (Niqash.org) Last week’s victory over the extremist Islamic State group in the Sinjar area has had a significant effect on […]

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Why Kim Jong-Un was Really afraid of "The Interview:" A Humiliation Romp, not an Assassination Flick

Why Kim Jong-Un was Really afraid of “The Interview:” A Humiliation Romp, not an Assassination Flick

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) — N.B.: Contains spoilers; if interested in the film, go see or stream it first and then read. There […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
The Bureaucracy of Terror in Mosul:  Todenhöfer's Unprecedented Footage from Within

The Bureaucracy of Terror in Mosul: Todenhöfer’s Unprecedented Footage from Within

BBC News | — “A German author given unprecedented access to territory controlled by the so-called Islamic State, has told the BBC that IS is […]

Juan Cole

Christianity
Christmas in Gaza

Christmas in Gaza

Middle East Eye | — “Christians in Gaza prepare to celebrate yet another Christmas under the Israeli imposed siege. Bishop Alexios of Gaza speaks to […]

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Christianity
How Jesus' Message of Peace & Non-Violence Got Lost

How Jesus’ Message of Peace & Non-Violence Got Lost

By Mairead Maguire | (Nobel Peace Laureate) BELFAST (IPS) – I recently visited Assisi, the home of St. Francis and St. Clare, two great spirits […]

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