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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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Mideast Sisyphus: In Aftermath of Brutal Israeli Bombing, Palestinians in Gaza are Thirsty, in the Dark, and lack Medicine, and Thousands are Homeless

Mideast Sisyphus: In Aftermath of Brutal Israeli Bombing, Palestinians in Gaza are Thirsty, in the Dark, and lack Medicine, and Thousands are Homeless

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Every time Israel bombs Gaza into smithereens, it is left to others to try to rebuild. The European Union, Qatar, […]

Juan Cole

Democratic Party
Rep. Cori Bush’s impact on the US Israel-Palestine debate

Rep. Cori Bush’s impact on the US Israel-Palestine debate

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Israel/ Palestine
How the UN Can Help End Israeli Apartheid and Persecution

How the UN Can Help End Israeli Apartheid and Persecution

By Louis Charbonneau | – ( Foreign Policy in Focus) – The latest outbreak of violence in Gaza is depressingly familiar. Scores of civilians, including […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

African-Americans
100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, lessons from my grandfather

100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, lessons from my grandfather

By Gregory B. Fairchild | – When Viola Fletcher, 107, appeared before Congress in May 2021, she called for the nation to officially acknowledge the […]

The Conversation

Arab World
Why Jared Kushner's 'Abraham Accords' did not produce Israel-Palestine Peace and are increasingly Irrelevant

Why Jared Kushner’s ‘Abraham Accords’ did not produce Israel-Palestine Peace and are increasingly Irrelevant

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Jared Kushner/ Trump plan for Israel-Palestine had some basic premises. The first was that the U.S. could act punitively […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Jerusalem: eyewitness account from a divided city

Jerusalem: eyewitness account from a divided city

By Adel Ruished | – Not long after the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force on Friday May 21, members of the Israeli […]

The Conversation

Elections
Disgruntled Iranians Say 'No Way,' Call For Boycott Of June Presidential Election

Disgruntled Iranians Say ‘No Way,’ Call For Boycott Of June Presidential Election

( RFE/RL ) – Less than a month before Iran’s June 18 presidential election, there are few signs of enthusiasm about the vote. For many […]

Golnaz Esfandiari

Climate Crisis
With undersea Nordlink, Norway and Germany act as Huge Renewable Batteries for Each other, Sharing Hydro and Wind

With undersea Nordlink, Norway and Germany act as Huge Renewable Batteries for Each other, Sharing Hydro and Wind

By Kerstine Appunn | – ( Clean Energy Wire ) – Germany is taking another step towards achieving a fully renewable power system by completing […]

Clean Energy Wire

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Irish Parliament first in EU to Condemn Creeping Israeli "Annexation" of Palestinian West Bank

Irish Parliament first in EU to Condemn Creeping Israeli “Annexation” of Palestinian West Bank

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Kerry O’Shea at the Irish Examiner reports that the Irish Dail (parliament) on Wednesday night passed a resolution accusing Israel […]

Juan Cole

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