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Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest
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Israel: Polling suggests Extreme-Right Netanyahu Coalition in Trouble, as Tens of Thousands Protest

Juan Cole

The currently dominant right wing coalition would fall from holding 61 seats in the 120-member Israeli parliament or Knesset to only 50.

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Palestine solidarity in Ukraine is all about shared experiences

Palestine solidarity in Ukraine is all about shared experiences

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“I don’t see Palestine as an isolated story”

“I don’t see Palestine as an isolated story”

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You would have to be blind not to notice that the American effort in Afghanistan is heading into the tank…

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Omar Khayyam
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Omar Khayyam (46)

Khayyam, why do you beat yourself up  over your lapses? What’s the profit or loss  in regret? Whoever hasn’t sinned can’t be forgiven. Forgiveness came  […]

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Top Ten Differences Between Rick Santorum and JFK

Top Ten Differences Between Rick Santorum and JFK

Rick Santorum said Monday that when he first heard John F. Kennedy’s speech on religion and politics, it made him want to puke. Santorum misrepresented […]

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Fresh evidence of CIA civilian deaths in Pakistan revealed: Jones

Two new investigations confirm ongoing CIA civilian deaths in Pakistan.

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Omar Khayyam
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Omar Khayyam (4)

Man of the cloth, do me a favor. Take a deep beath and  do God’s work for us. We’re on the straight path, but you […]

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Afghanistan
Qur’an-burning Protests Spread, Santorum calls Obama Weak for Apologizing

Qur’an-burning Protests Spread, Santorum calls Obama Weak for Apologizing

The protests in Afghanistan over the burning of old copies of the Qur’an, the Muslim holy book, by the US military at Bagram Base in […]

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At Oscars, Director of "A Separation" Slams War Talk

At Oscars, Director of “A Separation” Slams War Talk

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, whose film “A Separation,” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film this year, had this to say in his acceptance speech: […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (45)

Omar Khayyam (45)

Since things are not going  to work out the way we want, where will it get us to dwell on our struggles?– Except to sit […]

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The Difference between Romney and Obama (Picture)

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In the build-up to the Super Tuesday primaries, in 2012 and 2008, candidates Romney and Obama, respectively, addressed crowds in stadiums. Here is the difference. […]

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