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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“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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I refuse to serve – the lonely conscience of Israel’s refuseniks

I refuse to serve – the lonely conscience of Israel’s refuseniks

By Ahron Bregman, King’s College London via The Conversation In 1988, I was in Kathmandu in Nepal when I found out that war was raging […]

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Crime
Employers' theft from Worker Wages 3 times more than all other Theft in US

Employers’ theft from Worker Wages 3 times more than all other Theft in US

The Young Turks “As the economy slowly recovers, it’s become increasingly clear that it’s not just unemployed Americans who need help from the government. It’s […]

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Iraq
Turkey's Caution on ISIL War: "It's far away for them but very close to us"

Turkey’s Caution on ISIL War: “It’s far away for them but very close to us”

By Ali Murat Yel, Editor-in-Chief TurkeyAgenda In the United States the public has difficulty in understanding the reluctance of Turkey to join the international coalition […]

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Must Muslim Americans Condemn ISIL?  Must Turkish Jews Condemn Gaza War?

Must Muslim Americans Condemn ISIL? Must Turkish Jews Condemn Gaza War?

By Juan Cole During the recent Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, a controversy broke out in Turkey about whether Turkish Jews were required to […]

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Apartheid
15 Palestinians die in Mediterranean Capsizing, fleeing Israeli Siege of Gaza

15 Palestinians die in Mediterranean Capsizing, fleeing Israeli Siege of Gaza

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fifteen migrants from Gaza died on Saturday after a boat they were riding in capsized in the Mediterranean sea off the coast […]

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Climate Change
HIstoric Mass March against Global Warming:  Saving the Planet Next Sunday in NYC

HIstoric Mass March against Global Warming: Saving the Planet Next Sunday in NYC

By Eddie Bautista, La Tonya Crisp-Sauray, and Bill McKibben On Sunday, September 21st, a huge crowd will march through the middle of Manhattan. It will […]

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Iraq
As Sunni MPs Plea for Precision US Strikes, Iraqi Gov't Kills 31 in School Shelter

As Sunni MPs Plea for Precision US Strikes, Iraqi Gov’t Kills 31 in School Shelter

Human Rights Watch (Erbil) – The Iraqi government should promptly investigate an airstrike that hit a school housing displaced people near Tikrit on September 1, […]

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al Qaeda in the Arabian Penisula
Remember Pres. Obama Saying ISIL Campaign like Yemen?  Here's Yemen

Remember Pres. Obama Saying ISIL Campaign like Yemen? Here’s Yemen

Middle East Eye: “Houthis take to the streets to mourn the protesters killed during a sit-in at a government ministry last week, as their pro-government […]

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Egypt
Top 5 Contradictions in Obama's Emerging ISIL Strategy

Top 5 Contradictions in Obama’s Emerging ISIL Strategy

By Juan Cole In the past week, Secretary of State John Kerry has marshaled support of some sort from both European nations and from countries […]

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