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

“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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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and Muslim Secularism:  A conversation with Juan Cole (Ta'seel)

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and Muslim Secularism: A conversation with Juan Cole (Ta’seel)

Juan Cole in conversation with Ta’seel Commons: “’To read Juan Cole’s deft, plain-spoken translation of the Rubáiyát is to find companionship, to rejoin a thousand-year […]

Juan Cole

Anti-Vaccination
The inherent racism of anti-vaxx movements

The inherent racism of anti-vaxx movements

By Paula Larsson | – We are currently experiencing a worldwide vaccination effort that’s being impeded by rising pockets of anti-vaccination sentiment. There has been […]

The Conversation

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“No ice cream for you” – Ben & Jerry’s ceases distribution to Israeli Squatter-Settlements in Palestinian West Bank

“No ice cream for you” – Ben & Jerry’s ceases distribution to Israeli Squatter-Settlements in Palestinian West Bank

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The civil society movement to boycott, divest from and sanction (BDS) Israel racked up another victory on Monday when it […]

Juan Cole

European Union
European Islamophobia on both Left and Right is a Major Human Rights Concern

European Islamophobia on both Left and Right is a Major Human Rights Concern

( Middle East Monitor) – Europe’s identity crisis is not confined to the ceaseless squabbles by Europeans over the EU, Brexit, or football. It goes […]

Ramzy Baroud

Left Politics
In Difficult times, Let's remember all the Progressive Victories, and keep Bending the Arc of History

In Difficult times, Let’s remember all the Progressive Victories, and keep Bending the Arc of History

(Charleston, W.V.) – Enormous human betterment has occurred since The Enlightenment, chiefly because crusading liberals overcame conservative resistance, time after time. Modern democracy arose because […]

James A. Haught

Evangelicals
As a new Generation Emerges, Evangelical support for Israel is neither permanent nor inevitable

As a new Generation Emerges, Evangelical support for Israel is neither permanent nor inevitable

By Walker Robins | – Israel’s former ambassador to the U.S., Ron Dermer, made waves in May 2021 when he publicly suggested that Israel should […]

The Conversation

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Palestinian-Israeli Party in Gov't Warns of "Religious War" over Violent Squatter Invasion of al-Aqsa Mosque Complex

Palestinian-Israeli Party in Gov’t Warns of “Religious War” over Violent Squatter Invasion of al-Aqsa Mosque Complex

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that early on Sunday morning, hundreds of Israeli squatter-settlers stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa […]

Juan Cole

Banking
This time, it is the Students and the Unions that the Gov't Needs to Bail out for a Healthy Economy

This time, it is the Students and the Unions that the Gov’t Needs to Bail out for a Healthy Economy

Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) – Digging our way back out of the pandemic recession will not be easy, but we have the […]

John Buell

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Family Separation Law Failed, but the War on Palestinian Love Continues

Israel’s Family Separation Law Failed, but the War on Palestinian Love Continues

Jamal Zahalka | – ( Middle East Monitor) – Three weeks after its formation, the new Israeli government has failed in its first real test. […]

Middle East Monitor

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