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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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Israel’s Apartheid Deepens (Cole at Truthdig)

Israel’s Apartheid Deepens (Cole at Truthdig)

My essay on the aftermath of the Gaza conflict is out in Truthdig; it is entitled “Israel’s Apartheid Deepens, Along With Its Global Isolation” Excerpt: […]

Juan Cole

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Jeff Halper:  Permanent Matrix of Control being Laid over Palestinian Territory (ICAHD Video)

Jeff Halper: Permanent Matrix of Control being Laid over Palestinian Territory (ICAHD Video)

Part 1 of Jeff Halper’s recent talk in London for the Israeli Committee against House Demolition, which says that 28,000 Palestinian homes have by now […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Obama Recognizes Syrian Opposition as Government, as Fighters advance in Aleppo, Damascus

Obama Recognizes Syrian Opposition as Government, as Fighters advance in Aleppo, Damascus

President Obama announced on Tuesday that the US now formally recognizes the Syrian opposition as the legitimate government of Syria: US Secretary of Defense Leon […]

Juan Cole

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Michigan Workers now have Right to “Work for Less” (Granholm Video)

Michigan Workers now have Right to “Work for Less” (Granholm Video)

Jennifer Granholm explains that Michigan’s new “right to work” law actually is a “right to work for less,” resulting in thousands of dollars a year […]

Juan Cole

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In Memoriam: Ravi Shankar teaches George Harrison to Play Sitar

In Memoriam: Ravi Shankar teaches George Harrison to Play Sitar

Ravi Shankar, the great sitar player who deeply influenced the American popular music of the 1960s and after, was among the figures who got me […]

Juan Cole

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America’s Achipelago of Garrisons abroad costs $1 Trillion a Decade (Vine)

America’s Achipelago of Garrisons abroad costs $1 Trillion a Decade (Vine)

David Vine writes at Tomdispatch.com : “Are you monitoring the construction?” asked the middle-aged man on a bike accompanied by his dog. “Ah, sì,” I […]

Juan Cole

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Polling tries to make Republicans look like conspiracy nuts (Colbert Report Video)

Polling tries to make Republicans look like conspiracy nuts (Colbert Report Video)

The Colbert Report criticizes opinion pollsters for results that seem to make members of the US Republican Party look like conspiracy theorist nut cases. Or… […]

Juan Cole

Syria
South Damascus a Battlefield, as Bodies Pile up, and Bread Crisis in Capital Worsens

South Damascus a Battlefield, as Bodies Pile up, and Bread Crisis in Capital Worsens

The forces seeking to overthrow the Baath government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad have made further advances both in the north in Aleppo and its […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Bangladeshis have Sinking Feeling about Do-Nothing Doha Climate Conference (Video)

Bangladeshis have Sinking Feeling about Do-Nothing Doha Climate Conference (Video)

Bangladesh, among the countries most threatened by climate change, is deeply disappointed by the do-nothing COP18 climate conference that just wrapped up in Doha, Qatar. […]

Juan Cole

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