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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

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

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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Top Ten Reasons Israel tried to Censor Bob Simon’s Report on Palestinian Christians

Top Ten Reasons Israel tried to Censor Bob Simon’s Report on Palestinian Christians

Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren not only called the head of CBS news in an attempt to quash a report on the displacement of Palestinian Christians […]

Juan Cole

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Top 5 Stories from the Arab Revolutions Today

Top 5 Stories from the Arab Revolutions Today

1. Syrian military forces subjected the Arba’in district of Hama to intensive machine gun fire on Monday, and some 28 civilians were killed by government […]

Juan Cole

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The Planet has a Fever: Al Gore and Jeffrey Sachs at Granholm

The Planet has a Fever: Al Gore and Jeffrey Sachs at Granholm

Jennifer Granholm interviews Al Gore and Jeffrey Sachs on carbon dioxide emissions and global climate change. At the liberal Current TV channel. Gore: There are […]

Juan Cole

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Was this 16-year-old Drone Victim Really a Terrorist? (Chatterjee)

Pratap Chatterjee writes at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism He walked quietly between his two friends as he entered the conference hall in one of […]

Juan Cole

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Drones, Drones Everywhere, and now we’ve given them to Iran

Drones, Drones Everywhere, and now we’ve given them to Iran

The American deployment of its thousands of drones or unmanned aircraft is one dimension of the breakdown of the rule of law. The US sends […]

Juan Cole

Energy
Earth Day means nothing if We Don’t Limit Carbon Emissions

Earth Day means nothing if We Don’t Limit Carbon Emissions

The first observance of Earth Day was March 21, 1970. I was 17, and along with other students at Broad Run High School, went out […]

Juan Cole

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Yes, MEMRI, there is a Fatwa from Khamenei forbidding Nukes

Yes, MEMRI, there is a Fatwa from Khamenei forbidding Nukes

I’m told that MEMRI, which has its origins in Israeli military intelligence, has put out a statement doubting that Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ever […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (104)

Omar Khayyam (104)

Every place you see  a rose or red tulip, they are tinted by the blood  of a fallen king. Every violet petal  that falls to […]

Juan Cole

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Tens of Thousands of Egyptians Demand end to Military Rule

Tens of Thousands of Egyptians Demand end to Military Rule

Friday was the Day of Reviving the Revolution in Egypt, writes al-Hayat in Arabic, with tens of thousands of protesters filling Tahrir Square in downtown […]

Juan Cole

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