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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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“I Didn’t Hear my Other Children Screaming:” A Family’s Horrific Losses in Gaza

“I Didn’t Hear my Other Children Screaming:” A Family’s Horrific Losses in Gaza

Belkis Wille Associate Director, Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division ( Human Rights Watch ) – “I would tell my husband I felt like it was […]

Human Rights Watch

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The growing Influence of Israel’s Ultranationalist Settler Movement

The growing Influence of Israel’s Ultranationalist Settler Movement

By Leonie Fleischmann, City St George’s, University of London (The Conversation) – Days after taking office, as he issued executive order after executive order to […]

The Conversation

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The Israelis Left behind  50 mn. Tons of Bomb-Infested Rubble in Gaza, as Hundreds of Thousands Stream Home

The Israelis Left behind 50 mn. Tons of Bomb-Infested Rubble in Gaza, as Hundreds of Thousands Stream Home

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli systemic destruction of civilian building infrastructure in Gaza generated over 50 million tons of debris by 1 December […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
Red Sea Crisis:  Supply Chain Issues set to Continue Despite Gaza Ceasefire

Red Sea Crisis: Supply Chain Issues set to Continue Despite Gaza Ceasefire

By Gokcay Balci, University of Leeds | (The Conversation) – The world’s major shipping companies say they won’t be sending vessels back to the Red […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
An Act of National Suicide

An Act of National Suicide

( Tomdispatch.com ) – And that’s something we humans seem to have a genuine knack for these days. If you don’t believe me, just consider those […]

Tom Engelhardt

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CIA Predecessor: Simple Sabotage Field Manual against Fascist Offices, 1944

CIA Predecessor: Simple Sabotage Field Manual against Fascist Offices, 1944

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The United States defeated a global and extremely dangerous fascist movement in World War II, but soldiers, armies and violence […]

Juan Cole

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The cracks in MAGA: the American right is divided over the Middle East

The cracks in MAGA: the American right is divided over the Middle East

by Nasim Ahmed ( Middle East Monitor ) – Donald Trump’s return to the White House marked a new chapter in US politics, but it […]

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: No Safe Pregnancies during Israeli Assault (HRW)

Gaza: No Safe Pregnancies during Israeli Assault (HRW)

Limited Prenatal Care; Unsafe Deliveries; Newborns Facing Fatal Conditions Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem, January 28, 2025) – The Israeli government’s blockade of Gaza and attacks on […]

Human Rights Watch

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China’s Wind and Solar Soar by 357 Gigawatts, as Trump Mires us in backward, Planet-Wrecking Fossil Fuels

China’s Wind and Solar Soar by 357 Gigawatts, as Trump Mires us in backward, Planet-Wrecking Fossil Fuels

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – President Trump’s attempt to derail the wind and solar industries in the United States in favor of dirty fossil fuels […]

Juan Cole

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