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Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline
Donald Trump

Riyadh-Islamabad “Islamic NATO” to Check Israel in Shadow of US Decline

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a dramatic signal that the Arab Gulf nations have completely lost faith in the American security umbrella, on Wednesday […]

Stephen Colbert:  “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

Stephen Colbert: “We are all Jimmy Kimmel”

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Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

Israeli Forces’ Attack on Sanaa kills Journalists

09/19/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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Gaza:  Study Shows Rapid Deterioration in Mental Health of Palestinian Children under Israeli Blockade

Gaza: Study Shows Rapid Deterioration in Mental Health of Palestinian Children under Israeli Blockade

The Commission “found a further 1,642 children sustained injuries from live ammunition, bullet fragments or shrapnel

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Water, Oil and Netanyahu: Why Trump gave Syria's Golan away to Israel

Water, Oil and Netanyahu: Why Trump gave Syria’s Golan away to Israel

some analysts have suggested that the timing of this announcement was calculated to bolster Netanyahu’s campaign

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Palestinian Court in Hamas-Ruled Gaza Affirms Freedom of Press

Palestinian Court in Hamas-Ruled Gaza Affirms Freedom of Press

“This represents not just a victory for Hajar but for freedom of the press.”

AFP

Donald Trump
We did Trump to Ourselves and Should Own up to It; Mueller and Putin can't Save US

We did Trump to Ourselves and Should Own up to It; Mueller and Putin can’t Save US

All this is not to say that Putin did not try to put Trump in. He did.

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Golan: Trump Shift Denies Syrians' Rights under International Law (HRW)

Golan: Trump Shift Denies Syrians’ Rights under International Law (HRW)

Syrians in Occupied Territory Protected Under International Humanitarian Law

Human Rights Watch

Immigration
12 Ways to Make Sense of the Border Mess

12 Ways to Make Sense of the Border Mess

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service calculates that planned wall segments will negatively affect 60%-75% of the LRGV’s lands

Tomdispatch

Yemen
After School, Yemen’s Children seek Work at the Cemetery

After School, Yemen’s Children seek Work at the Cemetery

The UN estimates two million Yemeni children, out of an eligible seven million, are out of school.

AFP

Islam
Building Bridges: Juan Cole Interview on Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires

Building Bridges: Juan Cole Interview on Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires

Andrew C Condon interviewed me in this podcast on my new book abut peace themes in the Qur’an and the life of the Prophet Muhammad. […]

Juan Cole

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No, Trump did not Defeat ISIL: He Executed Obama's Plan

No, Trump did not Defeat ISIL: He Executed Obama’s Plan

American, Lefist-Kurdish Flags raised Over ISIL’s last Sliver of Territory in E. Syria

Juan Cole

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