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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

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Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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 Alabina, "Habibi ya Nour el Ain" (Music Video)

Alabina, “Habibi ya Nour el Ain” (Music Video)

Some Spanish lyrics, some Arabic. In medieval Arabic poetry this genre was called mulamma`at. Alabina, “Habibi ya Nour el Ain,” rare version As This source […]

Juan Cole

China
China and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Enter the Dragon?

China and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Enter the Dragon?

This video report on China’s new interest in Middle East diplomacy begins by pointing out that the Obama administration has announced a pivot toward Asia […]

Juan Cole

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UN has strong suspicions Syrian Rebels used Sarin Gas

UN has strong suspicions Syrian Rebels used Sarin Gas

A UN commission unvestigating the situation in Syria has strong, concrete suspicions that Syrian rebels used sarin gas, but does not have firm proof, according […]

Juan Cole

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BS Happens: Parody of 24/7 Cable News

BS Happens: Parody of 24/7 Cable News

Parody of 24-hour cable news from The Onion that that nails it:

Juan Cole

Israel/Palestine
Israeli, Hizbullah Proxy War in Syria

Israeli, Hizbullah Proxy War in Syria

Israel and Lebanon’s Hizbullah, who fought a war in 2006, are increasingly being drawn into a proxy war in Lebanon. Hizbullah supports the Baath regime […]

Juan Cole

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Shiraz, Iran:  Timelapse Video

Shiraz, Iran: Timelapse Video

Timelapse of scenes of Shiraz, Iran. The southwestern city is known for its poets and shrines to poets and gardens and, in the old days, […]

Juan Cole

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The Conservative Logic of Ferguson’s Smears of Gays, Muslims, Obama and Krugman

The Conservative Logic of Ferguson’s Smears of Gays, Muslims, Obama and Krugman

Harvard historian Niall Ferguson apologized Saturday for having said that economist John Maynard Keyes did not care about future generations because he was gay and […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Arabian Women, Unveiled (VICE video)

Saudi Arabian Women, Unveiled (VICE video)

VICE reports on Saudi Arabian women, unveiled, showing the strong private/ public divide in the Kingdom (and moreover private and public are drawn differently there).

Juan Cole

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We’ve been hurt before: Jon Stewart on Obama’s Renewed Pledge on Guantanamo

We’ve been hurt before: Jon Stewart on Obama’s Renewed Pledge on Guantanamo

Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show on President Obama’s renewed push to close the illegal Guantanamo prison camp. Limbo Update America wanted to believe Barack Obama’s […]

Juan Cole

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