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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest
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Early Farming in Middle East, Sometimes Matriarchal, Spread through Learning, not Conquest

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – A new study by Dilek Koptekin et al., a Swiss-Turkish team, has appeared in Science that combines archeological and genetics […]

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

12 Days Of War: Takeaways From The Israel-Iran Conflict

06/30/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

Chaotic new Aid System means getting Food in Gaza has become a Matter of Life – and often Death

06/30/2025 By The Conversation

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Rocketry 101

Rocketry 101

I don’t think it is going to be easy to stop Gazans from making rockets if they want to. /End

Juan Cole

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UN Halts Relief Work in Gaza; Driver Killed by Israeli Fire; Starvation Looms for Civilians

UN Halts Relief Work in Gaza; Driver Killed by Israeli Fire; Starvation Looms for Civilians

The UN is halting its relief works in Gaza, after an Israeli tank fired on a UN truck, killing the driver: ‘ “The IDF knows […]

Juan Cole

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UN Halts Relief Work in Gaza; Driver Killed by Israeli Fire; Starvation Looms for Civilians

UN Halts Relief Work in Gaza; Driver Killed by Israeli Fire; Starvation Looms for Civilians

The UN is halting its relief works in Gaza, after an Israeli tank fired on a UN truck, killing the driver: ‘ “The IDF knows […]

Juan Cole

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Kucinich: Israeli Violation of Congressional Arms Restrictions

Kucinich: Israeli Violation of Congressional Arms Restrictions

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) argues that Israel cannot claim self-defense when fighting a weak enemy with no air force, navy or army. If Israel is […]

Juan Cole

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Kucinich: Israeli Violation of Congressional Arms Restrictions

Kucinich: Israeli Violation of Congressional Arms Restrictions

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) argues that Israel cannot claim self-defense when fighting a weak enemy with no air force, navy or army. If Israel is […]

Juan Cole

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The Neoconservative Style & Weblog Awards

The Neoconservative Style & Weblog Awards

Michael J. Totten has surged way ahead in the voting online for the best Middle East weblog. The way he has done this is very […]

Juan Cole

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Sadr: Kill US Troops for Gaza; Rockets Hit Israel from Lebanon; Heavy Israeli Bombardment of Gaza

Sadr: Kill US Troops for Gaza; Rockets Hit Israel from Lebanon; Heavy Israeli Bombardment of Gaza

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on Iraqis to kill US troops in Iraq in revenge for the Israeli assault on the people of Gaza. “I […]

Juan Cole

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Sadr: Kill US Troops for Gaza; Rockets Hit Israel from Lebanon; Heavy Israeli Bombardment of Gaza

Sadr: Kill US Troops for Gaza; Rockets Hit Israel from Lebanon; Heavy Israeli Bombardment of Gaza

Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on Iraqis to kill US troops in Iraq in revenge for the Israeli assault on the people of Gaza. “I […]

Juan Cole

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Schmidt: It is 3 Crises, Not One

Schmidt: It is 3 Crises, Not One

Soren Schmidt writes in a guest op-ed for IC Analysis. The fighting in Gaza is closely linked to two other conflicts: Israel’s relationship with Syria […]

Juan Cole

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