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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives
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California’s Palestine Exception to 1st Amendment is Fought in Courts by Progressives

H. Scott Prosterman

Efforts to legally declare any criticism of Israeli policy to be sanctionable anti-Semitism have reached a crisis point

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

Iran’s Internet Blackout Concealing Atrocities

01/13/2026 By Human Rights Watch

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

How Social Media is Channeling Popular Discontent During Iran’s Uprising

01/13/2026 By The Conversation

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Shiite Reaction To Massacre Blame On

Shiite reaction to Massacre: Blame on Sunni Mosques Sunnis Allege Reprisals on Mosques, Civilians Narratives of what happened on Sunday, when snipers targeted Shiite pilgrims […]

Juan Cole

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Lebanon War Environtmental Disaster So

Lebanon War Environtmental Disaster So

Lebanon War an Environtmental Disaster So says Fouad Hamdan writes in the Daily Star: ‘ An environmental catastrophe unfolded on July 12 when war broke […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Pilgrims Slaughtered Us Losing

Shiite Pilgrims Slaughtered Us Losing

Shiite Pilgrims Slaughtered US losing Battle of Baghdad Guerrillas on rooftops let loose barrages of machine gun fire at Shiite pilgrims on foot as the […]

Juan Cole

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Fallout Of Failed Israeli Raid Al

Fallout Of Failed Israeli Raid Al

Fallout of Failed Israeli Raid Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports that the Israeli raid into the Biqa’ was aimed at kidnapping a prominent Hizbullah leader, or possibly […]

Juan Cole

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56 Of Americans Iraq War Not Worth It

56 Of Americans Iraq War Not Worth It

56% of Americans: Iraq War not Worth it Lockdown Continues amid Shiite Pilgrimage and more Violence US troops found weaponry in an office affiliated with […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Commando Raid Foiled Hizbullah

Israeli Commando Raid Foiled Hizbullah

Israeli Commando Raid foiled: Hizbullah Lebanon says that the Israelis made a commando raid into the Biqa’ valley, attacking a village near Baalbak. The Lebanese […]

Juan Cole

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Tension Between Iran And Shiites In

Tension Between Iran And Shiites In

Tension between Iran and Shiites In Iraq Iraqi Shiite Attacks on Iran Amit Paley and Saad al-Izzi at WaPo explore anti-Iranian feelings among Shiite sectarian […]

Juan Cole

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Jumblatt Blasts Syria Hizbullah Revs

Jumblatt Blasts Syria Hizbullah Revs

Jumblatt Blasts Syria Hizbullah revs up Aid to Victims Majority in US wants Even-Handed Policy Anthony Cordesman surveys the military pros and cons of the […]

Juan Cole

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48 Killed Dozens Wounded Basra Tribal

48 Killed Dozens Wounded Basra Tribal

48 Killed, Dozens Wounded Basra Tribal Leader Threatens More Violence 2 US GIs Killed Two more US GIs were announced killed in Iraq on Thursday. […]

Juan Cole

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