Palestinians face “criminal prosecution in military courts during which their due process and fair trial rights are systematically violated.”
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Americans need to Answer: When Will Palestinians get their Fourth of July?
By Juan Cole Americans are commemorating the Fourth of July today, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The grievances that the four million inhabitants […]
Can Meditation Slow Ageing? One Nobelist thinks So
By Jo Marchant It’s seven in the morning on the beach in Santa Monica, California. The low sun glints off the waves and the clouds […]
As Israeli Vigilantes pursue revenge killing of Palestinian Children, Troops Go on Unlawful Rampage
Via Human Rights Watch (Jerusalem) – Israel’s military operations in the West Bank following the abduction and killing of three Israeli teenagers have amounted to […]
Rumi on the Environment: Behind the Beauty of the Moon is the Moon-Maker
[For more of Rumi see 53 Secrets from the Tavern of Love: Poems from the Rubiayat of Mevlana Rumi -ed. ] By Aisha Abdelhamid Rumi: […]
As Hundreds of US Troops are Sent to Iraq, Fears of Mission Creep
By Lauren McCauley Lawmakers and anti-war groups raise flags about additional troop deployments and calls for executive "flexibility" As the number of American troops sent […]
Can Tony Blair Mess up Egypt even Worse?
By Juan Cole Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has agreed to advise the government of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Blair maintains that he […]
Juan’s Interviews re: “The New Arabs,” Majority Report, The World, Daily Beast
By Juan Cole Today is the anniversary of the overthrow of Muhammad Morsi in Egypt, one year ago. I have a detailed account of this […]
Not War on Poverty but War on the Poor: Washington’s Real Foreign Policy Aims
By Noam Chomsky via Tomdispatch The question of how foreign policy is determined is a crucial one in world affairs. In these comments, I can […]
Israel’s search for missing settlers shines light on depth of the West Bank’s occupation
By: Ola al-Tamimi Ramallah – What does the occupied West Bank look like 47 years into the occupation? The Palestinian state was about to be […]
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