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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Abuse of History for Politics
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s Abuse of History for Politics

Yoram Meital

Beersheba (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – After his address to an almost empty hall at the UN, Benjamin Netanyahu found a warmer reception at […]

Overwhelming Evidence of Genocide against Palestinians: a Legal Expert unpacks the UN Report on Gaza

Overwhelming Evidence of Genocide against Palestinians: a Legal Expert unpacks the UN Report on Gaza

09/30/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting the Suspension of a Scholar at the University of Kentucky for Statements on Palestine

Protesting the Suspension of a Scholar at the University of Kentucky for Statements on Palestine

09/30/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Taksim Square Protests in Turkey Spread to other Cities, Police accused of Brutality

Taksim Square Protests in Turkey Spread to other Cities, Police accused of Brutality

Protests at Taksim Square in Istanbul that began by opposing the privatization of a park (one of the last spots of green in that part […]

Juan Cole

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Falsely Accused Pot Mom Released in Mexico; Case Argues for Decriminalization

Falsely Accused Pot Mom Released in Mexico; Case Argues for Decriminalization

The release of Yanira Maldonado from a Mexican jail after an apparent attempt to frame her for marijuana trafficking underlines the need to end the […]

Juan Cole

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A German Guru and his Solar Park for the Brahma Kumari Community in Rajasthan

A German Guru and his Solar Park for the Brahma Kumari Community in Rajasthan

The Brahma Kumari spiritual community in Mt. Abu, Rajasthan, seeks to live a life in harmony with nature. Their solution to the need for power […]

Juan Cole

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Egyptian-Ethiopian Conflict Spikes as Addis Ababa dams Blue Nile

Egyptian-Ethiopian Conflict Spikes as Addis Ababa dams Blue Nile

The Ethiopian government’s unilateral and high-handed decision to build an enormous dam on the Blue Nile has thrown Egypt into a state of high anxiety. […]

Juan Cole

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McCain's Photo Op raises Questions about Arming Syrian Rebels

McCain’s Photo Op raises Questions about Arming Syrian Rebels

Lauren Williams of The Daily Star (Beirut) reported that when Sen. John McCain made a visit to rebel-held northern Syria on Monday, one of his […]

Juan Cole

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Iran candidates all “Loyal Servants of Dictator”: Kadivar

by JULIE POUCHER HARBIN, EDITOR, ISLAMiCommentary, on MAY 30, 2013: Mohsen Kadivar Several Iranian opposition figures have declared Iran’s upcoming June 14 presidential election illegitimate, […]

Juan Cole

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Summer Reading:   Napoleon's Egypt (Cole Video)

Summer Reading: Napoleon’s Egypt (Cole Video)

A twitter friend commented that he was finding my book, Napoleon’s Egypt great summer reading. Here is my talk 3 years ago at AUC on […]

Juan Cole

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Top Ten Michele Bachmann Goofs on the Middle East

Top Ten Michele Bachmann Goofs on the Middle East

Michele Bachmann has announced that she won’t run for Congress again (she is under investigation for, let us say, irregularities in her campaign finances). I […]

Juan Cole

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Stephen Fry decries the Grammar Nazis (Video with Kinetic Typography)

Stephen Fry decries the Grammar Nazis (Video with Kinetic Typography)

British actor and writer Stephen Fry‘s rant against grammar Nazis, with kinetic typography:

Juan Cole

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