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Terror from the Skies in the Middle East: Israel and the Ghost of Bomber Harris
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Terror from the Skies in the Middle East: Israel and the Ghost of Bomber Harris

Juan Cole

Here is my essay for this week’s Tomdispatch.com . Check out the great Tom Engelhardt’s introduction at that site, where he reminds us of the […]

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Once Allies, Pakistan And Afghan Taliban Lurch Toward Full-Blown Conflict

Once Allies, Pakistan And Afghan Taliban Lurch Toward Full-Blown Conflict

10/15/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Israel is still not allowing International Media back into Gaza, despite the Ceasefire

Israel is still not allowing International Media back into Gaza, despite the Ceasefire

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Leftist Jordanians protest expected gas deal with Israel

Leftist Jordanians protest expected gas deal with Israel

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Dozens of protesters marched in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Friday to denounce a gas deal with Israel that is expected […]

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Iran
 Iran Honors Its Fallen Jewish Soldiers

Iran Honors Its Fallen Jewish Soldiers

By Frud Bezhan | (RFE/RL) | — Iran is well-known for its stinging anti-Israeli rhetoric and refusal to recognize what it calls the “Zionist regime.” […]

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Palestinians Under Threat In Jerusalem

Palestinians Under Threat In Jerusalem

AJ+ | — “With tensions rising in Jerusalem, hate crimes against Palestinians have increased in recent months. Mohammed lost his cousin to one such incident […]

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"Palestinian State Essential to a Democratic Israel" - Frmr Israeli President Shimon Peres

“Palestinian State Essential to a Democratic Israel” – Frmr Israeli President Shimon Peres

TeleSur | — “In France, former Israeli President Shimon Peres said that a Palestinian State is necessary in order to have a democratic Jewish state. […]

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Israeli Squatter Fires on Palestinian Demonstrators near Bethlehem

Israeli Squatter Fires on Palestinian Demonstrators near Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Dozens of Palestinians on Friday held a march against the Israeli occupation and settlement policies in the West Bank in the village […]

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Daesh/ ISIL close to Taking al-Anbar Province as Tribal Levies lack Ammunition, Funding, Unity

Daesh/ ISIL close to Taking al-Anbar Province as Tribal Levies lack Ammunition, Funding, Unity

By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | — Last week, fighters from tribes in Anbar were forced to give up their hold on the […]

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5 Countries where Solar Power is making a Revolution

5 Countries where Solar Power is making a Revolution

By Juan Cole | — Developing countries of the global south don’t have enough electricity. Sometimes rural populations are only just now getting electricity. Ironically, […]

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Blogging Colbert (In honor of the Finale of the Colbert Report)

Blogging Colbert (In honor of the Finale of the Colbert Report)

Reprint: So I was on the Colbert Report, hosted by Stephen Colbert at Comedy Central, on Wednesday night, to promote my new book, Engaging the […]

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Top 7 Ways Assassination Fails USA as Policy

Top 7 Ways Assassination Fails USA as Policy

By Juan Cole Wikileaks has released a government assessment of drone strikes aimed at assassinating top leaders. The document urges such strikes, but is amazingly […]

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