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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

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Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

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Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank

Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants to stand down and he declines to run in the upcoming Palestine Authority elections. The decision came […]

Juan Cole

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Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank

Mahmoud Abbas Threatens to Step Down in Light of Ongoing Israeli Colonization of West Bank

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he wants to stand down and he declines to run in the upcoming Palestine Authority elections. The decision came […]

Juan Cole

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Right Wing & Settler Press in Israel Denounce Peace Process, Goldstone

Right Wing & Settler Press in Israel Denounce Peace Process, Goldstone

The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases statements from the right wing and settler Israeli press Highlights: Review of Israeli Right-Wing, Settlement Commentaries 16 […]

Juan Cole

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Right Wing & Settler Press in Israel Denounce Peace Process, Goldstone

Right Wing & Settler Press in Israel Denounce Peace Process, Goldstone

The USG Open Source Center translates or paraphrases statements from the right wing and settler Israeli press Highlights: Review of Israeli Right-Wing, Settlement Commentaries 16 […]

Juan Cole

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Erekat Sees One-State Solution if Settlements are not Halted

Erekat Sees One-State Solution if Settlements are not Halted

Saeb Erekat, chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization Steering Committee, said Wednesday that Palestine Authority president Mahmoud Abbas should be frank with the Palestinian people […]

Juan Cole

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Erekat Sees One-State Solution if Settlements are not Halted

Erekat Sees One-State Solution if Settlements are not Halted

Saeb Erekat, chief of the Palestine Liberation Organization Steering Committee, said Wednesday that Palestine Authority president Mahmoud Abbas should be frank with the Palestinian people […]

Juan Cole

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Protests on Anniversary of Embassy Hostage-Taking; Khamenei Complains about Obama's Negotiating Style

Protests on Anniversary of Embassy Hostage-Taking; Khamenei Complains about Obama’s Negotiating Style

The Khamenei regime in Iran commemorated the taking of US embassy personnel hostage on Wednesday, with thousands of its supporters taking to the streets. But […]

Juan Cole

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Protests on Anniversary of Embassy Hostage-Taking; Khamenei Complains about Obama's Negotiating Style

Protests on Anniversary of Embassy Hostage-Taking; Khamenei Complains about Obama’s Negotiating Style

The Khamenei regime in Iran commemorated the taking of US embassy personnel hostage on Wednesday, with thousands of its supporters taking to the streets. But […]

Juan Cole

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Mueller on the Zazi Case: "This is It?"

Mueller on the Zazi Case: "This is It?"

John Mueller, Author of Atomic Obsession: Nuclear Alarmism from Hiroshima to Al-Qaeda, writes a guest op-ed for IC: “Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, […]

Juan Cole

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