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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

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Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (99)

Omar Khayyam (99)

Those who sow  a bit of reason in their hearts never waste a single moment of their lives. Either they seek  divine good pleasure, or […]

Juan Cole

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David Frum on Gasoline Prices and Iran (bzzzt  Wrong)

David Frum on Gasoline Prices and Iran (bzzzt Wrong)

I caught Republican strategist David Frum speaking on Erin Burnett’s magazine show on CNN Tuesday evening. I looked, but I couldn’t find a transcript yet, […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (117)

Omar Khayyam (117)

It’s too bad if a heart lacks fire, and is deprived of the light  of a heart ablaze. The day on which you are without […]

Juan Cole

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US Embargo of Iran's Oil Could Lead to Covert Ops, War (Cole @TheAlyonaShow)

US Embargo of Iran’s Oil Could Lead to Covert Ops, War (Cole @TheAlyonaShow)

Here is my interview on the Alyona Show, RT, regarding the current US and European financial embargo on the sale of Iranian petroleum.

Juan Cole

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How Pakistan Gouges US on Afghan War Expense (Hiro)

How Pakistan Gouges US on Afghan War Expense (Hiro)

Dilip Hiro writes at Tomdispatch.com Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride How Pakistan Makes Washington Pay for the Afghan War By Dilip Hiro The following […]

Juan Cole

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Top Five Green Energy Stories Today

Top Five Green Energy Stories Today

5. France has decided to build 2 gigawatts worth of wind turbines offshore, as its nuclear plants age and updating them or replacing them becomes […]

Juan Cole

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Romney:  Poor Women with 2 year olds "Need to go to work" (Hayes)

Romney: Poor Women with 2 year olds “Need to go to work” (Hayes)

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes busts Mitt Romney on his faux outrage that stay at home moms should be said to be “not working.” In fact, apparently […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Danish Ambassador Asks Israel for Explanation of Assault on Peace Activist (Video)

Danish Ambassador Asks Israel for Explanation of Assault on Peace Activist (Video)

A group of European peace activists bicycling near Jericho in the Palestinian West Bank were stopped by Israeli occupation forces, and Lt Col Shalom Eisner, […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (118)

Omar Khayyam (118)

The gentle breeze seems to have brought  your distant fragrance to my heart; it just abandoned me and went out looking high and low for you. And now […]

Juan Cole

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