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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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Bill of Rights
When it Comes to Actively Defending Religious Minorities, Trump is no George Washington; but he Should Be

When it Comes to Actively Defending Religious Minorities, Trump is no George Washington; but he Should Be

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – If Trump were actually acting as a president, he could and would tamp down the terrifying spread of hatred against […]

Juan Cole

Far Right
Despite Crackdowns, White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Videos Take Stubborn Root on YouTube

Despite Crackdowns, White Supremacist and Neo-Nazi Videos Take Stubborn Root on YouTube

The skit was meant to promote the anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that Jews are hastening immigration to the U.S. as a way to replace white people

ProPublica

Climate Change
Icebergs Hiving off Chile’s Giant Grey Glacier at Alarming Rate

Icebergs Hiving off Chile’s Giant Grey Glacier at Alarming Rate

A United Nations study in 2018 found that 95 percent of Chile’s 24,100 glaciers had receded

AFP

Islamophobia
Muslims are Biggest Victims of Terror Globally, and Extremists Share Much in Common

Muslims are Biggest Victims of Terror Globally, and Extremists Share Much in Common

On the international stage we need to stand up against the beliefs that underpin right-wing extremism

The Conversation

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Rupert Murdoch's Fox postpones Pirro, as his Sky Channel is Pulled from NZ Airwaves for airing Shooter's Video

Rupert Murdoch’s Fox postpones Pirro, as his Sky Channel is Pulled from NZ Airwaves for airing Shooter’s Video

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – World-straddling press lord Rupert Murdoch’s media is under pressure in the wake of the massacre of 50 worshipers by a […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
6 Palestinians Displaced by Israeli Policy to New Zealand Murdered by White Nationalist

6 Palestinians Displaced by Israeli Policy to New Zealand Murdered by White Nationalist

RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates declared, on Saturday, that through the Palestinian embassy in Australia’s contact with the Ministry […]

Maan News Agency

Bangladesh
Bangladesh to Exile 100K Rohingya Refugees to an Island "Prison"

Bangladesh to Exile 100K Rohingya Refugees to an Island “Prison”

Dumping a battered and traumatized people on Bhasan Char to face yet another threat to their survival is not a solution.

Human Rights Watch

Syria
Top Five Reasons the Syrian Revolution isn't Actually Over

Top Five Reasons the Syrian Revolution isn’t Actually Over

Displaced persons are eager to continue that most revolutionary act of building dignified lives

The Conversation

Islamophobia
New Zealand Mosque Survivor says Koran Bookshelf Saved Him

New Zealand Mosque Survivor says Koran Bookshelf Saved Him

Soon the Australian was inside the prayer hall, pumping round after round into the defenceless worshippers.

AFP

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