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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?
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Why Weren’t the October 7 attacks Avoided?

Dan Steinbock

On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption […]

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám  1:18

“The Rose as where some buried Caesar bled:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:18

10/06/2025 By Juan Cole

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

Goodbye Petrostates, Hello ‘Electrostates’: how the clean Energy Shift is reshaping the World Order

10/06/2025 By The Conversation

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Palestinians have long resisted Resettlement – Trump’s Plan to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza won’t Change that

Palestinians have long resisted Resettlement – Trump’s Plan to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza won’t Change that

By Maha Nassar, University of Arizona (The Conversation) – President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. should “take over” Gaza, displace its current population and […]

The Conversation

National Security State
A New Military-Industrial Complex Arises:  The Secret War within the Pentagon

A New Military-Industrial Complex Arises: The Secret War within the Pentagon

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Last April, in a move generating scant media attention, the Air Force announced that it had chosen two little-known drone manufacturers […]

Michael T. Klare

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Why not Welcome Israelis to US and Europe instead of Exiling Unwilling Palestinians to Saudi Arabia?

Why not Welcome Israelis to US and Europe instead of Exiling Unwilling Palestinians to Saudi Arabia?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry forcefully denounced on Saturday the remarks of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling for the establishment […]

Juan Cole

Colonialism
Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946)

Palestine Through the Lens: A Visual Chronicle of a Vibrant Society (1898-1946)

Book Author(s): G. Eric and Edith Matson Published Date: 2023 Publisher: Karama Paperback: 215 pages ISBN-13: 9798885892421 by Jamal Kanj ( Middle East Monitor ) […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Efficiency − or Empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile Takeover could end Government as we know it

Efficiency − or Empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile Takeover could end Government as we know it

By Allison Stanger, Middlebury (The Conversation) – Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on […]

The Conversation

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The Slow Suicide of the State of Israel

The Slow Suicide of the State of Israel

Bloomington, In. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – A dozen years ago I visited Israel on a two-week trip as a guest of an American […]

John Walbridge

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: We Analyzed a Year of Satellite Images to Map the Scale of Agricultural Destruction

Gaza: We Analyzed a Year of Satellite Images to Map the Scale of Agricultural Destruction

By Lina Eklund, Lund University; He Yin, Kent State University , and Jamon Van Den Hoek, Oregon State University (The Conversation) – The ceasefire agreed […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
The art of the Steal: Lawless sheriff Trump goes Rogue in Gaza

The art of the Steal: Lawless sheriff Trump goes Rogue in Gaza

Trump’s plan to turn Gaza into a resort tests public tolerance for illegal and immoral actions, part of a wider pattern of US imperialism, says […]

Yoav Litvin

China
China dominates Middle East Solar Sector as Trump hobbles Renewables in US

China dominates Middle East Solar Sector as Trump hobbles Renewables in US

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Chinese firms dominate the manufacture of photovoltaic solar panels, accounting for 80% of the global market (along with most elements […]

Juan Cole

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