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When Delay becomes Killing in Gaza: Wisdom from the Talmud
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When Delay becomes Killing in Gaza: Wisdom from the Talmud

Shamai Leibowitz

Rabbinic authorities derived a broad prohibition against all forms of destruction and waste

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

02/08/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

02/08/2026 By The Conversation

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Kurdistan-Baghdad Oil Deal? US Strike Kills 11 Civilians Shiites Rally in Najaf, Criticize US Reuters is reporting that the Kurds have reached an agreement with […]

Juan Cole

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Coles Advice To Hilary On Iraq Reply To

Cole’s Advice to Hillary on Iraq Reply to Edwards on the South Lite The Chicago Sun Times has a run down of what the Democratic […]

Juan Cole

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29 Bodies Found In Baghdad Erdogan

29 Bodies Found in Baghdad Erdogan Warns on PKK 29 bodies were found in Baghdad on Wednesday, according to McClatchy. There was also mortar fire […]

Juan Cole

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Everyday Apocolypse In Iraq War Of

Everyday Apocalypse in Iraq War of the Mosques 142 Dead on Tuesday 142 persons were killed or found dead on Tuesday, and Wednesday morning two […]

Juan Cole

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Vigil For Detained Iranian

Vigil for Detained Iranian Intellectuals Amnesty International is hosting a vigil in New York next week for three detained intellectuals, including my friend Haleh Esfandiari. […]

Juan Cole

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111 Killed Or Found Dead In Iraq On

111 Killed Or Found Dead In Iraq On

111 Killed or Found Dead in Iraq on Monday Al-Maliki to Ankara Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has accepted the Turkish government’s invitation to visit […]

Juan Cole

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Situation In Gaza I Have Been Traveling

Situation In Gaza I Have Been Traveling

The Situation in Gaza I have been traveling and not able to spend as much time as usual scanning the news, but of course have […]

Juan Cole

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Pkk Leader Warns Turkey On Incursions

Pkk Leader Warns Turkey On Incursions

PKK Leader Warns Turkey on Incursions Michael Howard of the Guardian interviewed a Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla commander in northern Iraq. Money graf: ‘The […]

Juan Cole

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Kurds And Turks Will They Or Wont They

Kurds And Turks Will They Or Wont They

Kurds and Turks: Will they or Won’t They? Joshua Partlow has a good article in WaPo on the military friction at the Turkish-Iraqi border. It […]

Juan Cole

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