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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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Israeli Army Accused Palestinians of self-arson, Then Video emerged of Israelis setting Fires

Israeli Army Accused Palestinians of self-arson, Then Video emerged of Israelis setting Fires

Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem has released a video showing illegal Israeli settlers setting fire to fields in the occupied West Bank, contradicting the Israeli […]

Middle East Monitor

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B-52s over Iran?  Our Nation's Past Trauma from "Carpet Bombing"

B-52s over Iran? Our Nation’s Past Trauma from “Carpet Bombing”

By James Carroll | – (Tomdispatch.com) – Earlier this month, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group — the massive aircraft carrier itself with its […]

Tomdispatch

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If Trump really only wants 'No Iranian Nukes,' then he should just rejoin the Nuclear Deal

If Trump really only wants ‘No Iranian Nukes,’ then he should just rejoin the Nuclear Deal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump said in Japan that he is not looking for regime change in Iran. Trump said at a news conference […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Why Young Jews are Detouring from Israel to Palestine

Why Young Jews are Detouring from Israel to Palestine

By Lornet Turnbull | – (Yes! Magazine ) – Some are using Birthright trips to draw attention to the Israeli occupation, its policy of oppression, […]

Yes! Magazine

Algeria
Veiling and Revolutions: From Algeria to Sudan

Veiling and Revolutions: From Algeria to Sudan

By Ouissal Harize | – (OpenDemcocracy) – With women leading revolutions in Sudan and Algeria, it is natural to wonder again, will Arab uprisings be […]

Open Democracy

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How the New 'Aladdin' stacks up against a Century of Orientalist Hollywood Stereotyping

How the New ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a Century of Orientalist Hollywood Stereotyping

By Evelyn Alsultany |- Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping. In the live-action ‘Aladdin,’ […]

The Conversation

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Yemen: On Memorial Day, Remember the 233,000 Dead in US-Backed Saudi War

Yemen: On Memorial Day, Remember the 233,000 Dead in US-Backed Saudi War

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Memorial Day should be rethought, as a day to mourn the death and destruction caused by war. Trump is using […]

Juan Cole

War
US Army Tweeted 'How has Serving Impacted You?'  It didn't Go Well.

US Army Tweeted ‘How has Serving Impacted You?’ It didn’t Go Well.

Tweet Inadvertently Triggers Responses Revealing ‘Real, Painful, and Horrifying Human Costs of War’

Common Dreams

Iran
Would Israelis & Saudis be Targets in any Trump-Iran Conflict?

Would Israelis & Saudis be Targets in any Trump-Iran Conflict?

By Maysam Behravesh | @behmash | – Although neither the United States nor Iran want war, tensions and along with them the likelihood of conflict-triggering […]

Middle East Monitor

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