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European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel
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European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, passed a resolution asking European Union member states to recognize a Palestinian […]

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

09/12/2025 By The Conversation

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

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Revolutionaries Vow return to Tahrir Square in face of Military Power Grab

Revolutionaries Vow return to Tahrir Square in face of Military Power Grab

Several parties, unions and organizations called for big demonstrations on Tusday in Tahrir Square in Cairo. They will be protesting the issuance on Monday by […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (143) “Religious zealots are all jackasses”

Omar Khayyam (143) “Religious zealots are all jackasses”

Those religious zealots are all jackasses, who’re carrying a burden  of deceit.  And  most amazing of all, under cover  of their self-denial they sell their religion! […]

Juan Cole

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Syria Spirals down into Sectarian War (Cole at Truthdig)

Syria Spirals down into Sectarian War (Cole at Truthdig)

My column is out at Truthdig, “Sectarian Violence Undermines Syrian Regime” Excerpt: “The Syrian government’s resort to Alawite death squads in recent weeks, however, has […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt:  Fundamentalist President + Junta = ?

Egypt: Fundamentalist President + Junta = ?

Since December, Egypt has had as its president a military council, and as its legislature the Muslim Brotherhood. It is possible this morning that Egypt […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (138) “Don’t throw your precious lives to the wind…”

Omar Khayyam (138) “Don’t throw your precious lives to the wind…”

Don’t fall for this world’s  enticements, you amateurs! You know all about its tricks. Don’t throw your precious lives  to the wind. Get yourself a […]

Juan Cole

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What America would be like if it was like Afghanistan (Engelhardt)

What America would be like if it was like Afghanistan (Engelhardt)

Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch [satire alert] It Couldn’t Happen Here, It Does Happen There The Value of American — and Afghan — Lives By […]

Juan Cole

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Father's Day (Louis C.K.)

Father’s Day (Louis C.K.)

Comedian Louis C.K. on Father’s Day:

Juan Cole

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Did the Egyptian Generals make their Coup because of a Conspiracy Theory?

Did the Egyptian Generals make their Coup because of a Conspiracy Theory?

The initial reaction of the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood and its Freedom and Justice Party to the high court decision dissolving parliament had been […]

Juan Cole

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Is the secret war in Yemen and Somalia secret no longer? (Woods)

Is the secret war in Yemen and Somalia secret no longer? (Woods)

Chris Woods writes at the Bureau of Investigative Journalism In what is being viewed by some as a significant move towards greater transparency, President Obama […]

Juan Cole

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