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More Americans now Sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis
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More Americans now Sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new opinion poll by the Sadat Center at the University of Maryland finds a sea change in the American […]

Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes (HRW)

Gaza: US Forces Can Be Liable for Assisting Israeli War Crimes (HRW)

08/28/2025 By Human Rights Watch

Israel’s killing of Journalists follows a Pattern of silencing Palestinian Media that stretches back to 1967

Israel’s killing of Journalists follows a Pattern of silencing Palestinian Media that stretches back to 1967

08/28/2025 By The Conversation

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The Frightening Israeli Army used on Palestinian Children (Australian TV)

The Frightening Israeli Army used on Palestinian Children (Australian TV)

Australian Broadcast Co. and Journeyman Pictures: “The Frightening Israeli Army Used On Palestinian Children”: For more on Israeli arrests and abuse of Palestinian children see […]

Juan Cole

Economy
Gaza's Palestinians, Besieged by Israel, turn to Solar Power

Gaza’s Palestinians, Besieged by Israel, turn to Solar Power

Here’s an excellent AFP film clip and article from a couple weeks ago that I think deserves a wider audience. Gazans turn to solar power […]

Juan Cole

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Why Romney is Wrong that Obama's Syria Policy Emboldened Putin

Why Romney is Wrong that Obama’s Syria Policy Emboldened Putin

(By Juan Cole) On Face the Nation on Sunday, Mitt Romney slammed President Obama’s policies toward Russia as “naive” and called the country a “geopolitical […]

Juan Cole

Africa
Saudi Arabia Again Fails Human Rights 101 (UNHRC)

Saudi Arabia Again Fails Human Rights 101 (UNHRC)

The [United Nations’] Human Rights Council’s review of Saudi Arabia comes at a time of serious concern about the rights situation in the country. Authorities […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
Coal, Gas & Oil are Huge Water Hogs; Solar is a Water Saver

Coal, Gas & Oil are Huge Water Hogs; Solar is a Water Saver

Solar Power Is A Huge Water Saver (World Water Day Infographic) (via Clean Technica) Every year on this day since 1993, the community of nations […]

Juan Cole

Culture
Pakistani Sufi Anthem:  Jhule Lal Dam Mast Qalandar by Nusrat Fateh Ali

Pakistani Sufi Anthem: Jhule Lal Dam Mast Qalandar by Nusrat Fateh Ali

Qawwali is the South Asian Muslim equivalent of African-American Gospel music. This particular song celebrates the thirteenth-century Sindhi mystic, Sayyid `Uthman Marwandi, known as Lal […]

Juan Cole

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ABC:  Bush's Neocon Spokesman for Illegal US Occupation of Iraq Slams Russia for Crimea

ABC: Bush’s Neocon Spokesman for Illegal US Occupation of Iraq Slams Russia for Crimea

It just baffles me that failed Neocons like Dan Senor are still given a hearing inside the Beltway. ABC News actually interviewed Senor, the spokesman […]

Juan Cole

media
TYT: MSNBC's Chuck Todd Rips CNN for "Breaking News" Malaysia Plane Fraud, Discovers MSNBC Doing it Too

TYT: MSNBC’s Chuck Todd Rips CNN for “Breaking News” Malaysia Plane Fraud, Discovers MSNBC Doing it Too

Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks says when she was a guest on another cable news channel, the producer told her, “remember: our viewers are […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Are Some Iraqi Politicians being Disqualified because they Criticized PM Nouri al-Maliki?

Are Some Iraqi Politicians being Disqualified because they Criticized PM Nouri al-Maliki?

(From a Niqash Special Correspondent in Baghdad) A number of high profile MPs have been banned from running in Iraq’s upcoming general elections – allegedly […]

Juan Cole

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