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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Cole in Salon: Gaza and the End of Neoconservatism

Cole in Salon: Gaza and the End of Neoconservatism

My column is out in Salon.com, “Neoconservatism dies in Gaza: The recent Israeli offensive has put the final nail in the coffin of the Bush […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Captain: We are Near WW III

Israeli Captain: We are Near WW III

BBC interviews a former captain in the Israeli army who condemns that attack on Gaza and warns that because of US-Iran tensions, “we are very […]

Juan Cole

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Something Horrible has been Discovered

Something Horrible has been Discovered

The Telegraph: 60 Family Members Killed at Zeitoun/End

Juan Cole

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Al-Fakhoura School Bombed, 42 Killed, Including Children; 13,000 Homeless Water, Medicine in Short Supply

Al-Fakhoura School Bombed, 42 Killed, Including Children; 13,000 Homeless Water, Medicine in Short Supply

In 1996, Israeli jets bombed a UN building where civilians had taken refuge at Cana/ Qana in south Lebanon, killing 102 persons; in the place […]

Juan Cole

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Sayyid Najm: "Tanks against Flesh is not War"

Sayyid Najm: "Tanks against Flesh is not War"

Aljazeera Arabic this evening interviewed Sayyid Najm, an Egyptian novelist and literature specialist on war in literature. He is author of, among other things, Ayyam […]

Juan Cole

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Sayyid Najm: "Tanks against Flesh is not War"

Sayyid Najm: "Tanks against Flesh is not War"

Aljazeera Arabic this evening interviewed Sayyid Najm, an Egyptian novelist and literature specialist on war in literature. He is author of, among other things, Ayyam […]

Juan Cole

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$240,000 Airline Settlement over Banning Arabic Script

$240,000 Airline Settlement over Banning Arabic Script

Raed Jarrar received a $240,000 settlement from JetBlu and TSA over an incident in which he was not allowed to fly wearing a t-shirt with […]

Juan Cole

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$240,000 Airline Settlement over Banning Arabic Script

$240,000 Airline Settlement over Banning Arabic Script

Raed Jarrar received a $240,000 settlement from JetBlu and TSA over an incident in which he was not allowed to fly wearing a t-shirt with […]

Juan Cole

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