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Turkiye Indicts 37 Israeli Officials for Genocide amid Reports Israel’s own Military Lawyers warned of War Crimes
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Turkiye Indicts 37 Israeli Officials for Genocide amid Reports Israel’s own Military Lawyers warned of War Crimes

Juan Cole

The office pointed to the killing and wounding of thousands of people and the deprivation of the populace of shelter

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Verdict from the People: Why the Gaza Tribunal is about Accountability, not Symbolism

Verdict from the People: Why the Gaza Tribunal is about Accountability, not Symbolism

11/08/2025 By Ramzy Baroud

“Palestine 36” tells a forgotten Story of Revolt – and how the Legacy of Colonialism endures in Palestine

“Palestine 36” tells a forgotten Story of Revolt – and how the Legacy of Colonialism endures in Palestine

11/08/2025 By The Conversation

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Egypt
Mubarak: W. Naive, controlled by Subordinates

Mubarak: W. Naive, controlled by Subordinates

We now have the full text of the May 19, 2009 cable giving background in preparation for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s visit to President Obama […]

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Paul Defends Wikileaks: Neocons Don't Like Losing Grip on Empire

Paul Defends Wikileaks: Neocons Don’t Like Losing Grip on Empire

Rep. Ron Paul defends Wikileaks on the House Floor:

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Israel/ Palestine
Obama Should Let the UN apply Economic Sanctions to Israel

Obama Should Let the UN apply Economic Sanctions to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his far rightwing government have slapped President Obama in the face with mail gloves by refusing to extend the […]

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Islam
On Reading the Qur'an: Hazleton

On Reading the Qur’an: Hazleton

Leslie Hazleton on reading the Qur’an: Hazleton is author of After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam

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Saudi Arabia
Can ‘Desperate Housewives’ Defeat al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia?  Wikileaks

Can ‘Desperate Housewives’ Defeat al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia? Wikileaks

US consulate confirms what everybody already knows. Jeddah in Saudi Arabia has bipolar disorder. The Red Sea Port wears a sober puritan mien during the […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israelis Jettison Peace Talks in Favor of Massive Land Theft; Brazil, Argentina Recognize Palestinian State

Israelis Jettison Peace Talks in Favor of Massive Land Theft; Brazil, Argentina Recognize Palestinian State

The victory of the Republican right wing in the November elections for the House of Representatives has allowed the Israeli government to simply refuse to […]

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Afghanistan
Why our Afghanistan War Dead don’t Seem to be News

Why our Afghanistan War Dead don’t Seem to be News

Tom Engelhardt makes an argument for why the US casualties in Afghanistan are nowadays virtually ignored by television news and get buried in the back […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Cole in Truthdig:  Iran is Winning, Israel Losing

Cole in Truthdig: Iran is Winning, Israel Losing

My new column is out in Truthdig: Leaks Suggest Iran Is Now Winning in the Middle East” Excerpt: Iran is winning and Israel is losing. […]

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Egypt
Egyptian Official: Israelis Might be Behind attacks by Sharks, which seem to be Beasts of Prey

Egyptian Official: Israelis Might be Behind attacks by Sharks, which seem to be Beasts of Prey

Even shark attacks in the Middle East get caught up in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The fifth victim of a shark attack this week at Sharm […]

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