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The Israeli Military’s Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting
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The Israeli Military’s Denial of the Gaza Death Toll was always to Shape Western News Reporting

Juan Cole

The horrid Bill Maher and his guest Van Jones even guffawed about dead Gaza babies.

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

US military Action in Iran risks igniting a regional and global Nuclear Cascade

01/31/2026 By The Conversation

Dance and Music are potent forms of cultural Defiance in Palestine

Dance and Music are potent forms of cultural Defiance in Palestine

01/31/2026 By Waging Nonviolence

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The Collapse of the Climate Change Contrarians and the End of Coal

The Collapse of the Climate Change Contrarians and the End of Coal

It is not proper to speak of “climate skeptics,” since all scientists (including we social scientists) are skeptical of all data and theories every day, […]

Juan Cole

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Mission Failure: Afghanistan (Engelhardt)

Mission Failure: Afghanistan (Engelhardt)

Tom Engelhardt writes at Tomdispatch.com Mission Failure: Afghanistan:A Message Written in Blood That No One Wants to Hear By Tom Engelhardt Imagine for a moment […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
Dear Mr. Romney: Palestinians are Poor Because You Stole from them and Kept them Stateless

Dear Mr. Romney: Palestinians are Poor Because You Stole from them and Kept them Stateless

Mitt Romney, a privileged white man worth a quarter of a billion dollars who has sheltered his money from taxes in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands […]

Juan Cole

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Can You Pass the Hezbollah Quiz?  (Rudolph)

Can You Pass the Hezbollah Quiz? (Rudolph)

CAN YOU PASS THE HEZBOLLAH QUIZ? By Jeffrey Rudolph Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia Islamic organization, has evolved over the last three decades from a guerilla […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
Looking out from the Misrata War Memorial Museum, Libya (Photo)

Looking out from the Misrata War Memorial Museum, Libya (Photo)

Photograph by Juan Cole, late May 2012. View from the Misrata War Memorial Museum, looking across the street. The Misrata revolutionaries raided Qaddafi’s compound in […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
“Now the King loved science and geometry…” (Chagall Lithograph from Arabian Nights)

“Now the King loved science and geometry…” (Chagall Lithograph from Arabian Nights)

Marc Chagall, “Now the King loved science and geometry…” Color lithograph 14 1/2 x 11 inches 1948 “Four Tales from the Arabian Nights,” Plate 10. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Romney on Jerusalem: A World of Hurt for America

Romney on Jerusalem: A World of Hurt for America

As expected, Mitt Romney in Israel tried his hardest to make casino mogul and Likud Party stalwart Sheldon Adelson happy. Adelson has pledged $100 million […]

Juan Cole

art and photography
“Kuwait Stock Exchange” (Andreas Gursky Photograph)

“Kuwait Stock Exchange” (Andreas Gursky Photograph)

Andreas Gursky, “Kuwait Stock Exchange,” Photograph, 2007. Discussed here at Quaerentia as showing us a new way of looking at ‘capitalism in its temple.’

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Top Ten Most Distasteful things about Romney Trip to Israel

Top Ten Most Distasteful things about Romney Trip to Israel

The trip of Republic Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney to Israel is in bad taste for lots of reasons. 1. He is holding a fundraiser at […]

Juan Cole

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