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Neocon Nightmare: Americans Flee Iraq as US Embassy is Hit and Oil Ports are Closed
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Neocon Nightmare: Americans Flee Iraq as US Embassy is Hit and Oil Ports are Closed

Juan Cole

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shi’a al-Sudani on Wednesday called up Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian and condemned Trump’s “unjust war”

Dahiyeh: the Beirut Suburb at the Heart of a Deadly Israeli Military Doctrine

Dahiyeh: the Beirut Suburb at the Heart of a Deadly Israeli Military Doctrine

03/15/2026 By The Conversation

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

As Hell Rains Down on Iran, Western Media averts its Gaze

03/15/2026 By Truthdig

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When does Defense turn into Aggressive Destruction? –  Far-Right Zionism and Gaza

When does Defense turn into Aggressive Destruction? – Far-Right Zionism and Gaza

( Counterpunch ) – The most significant recent escalation in the ongoing Zionist real estate project, enabled by apartheid and genocide of the Palestinian people, […]

Yoav Litvin

Australia
In Six Years, Australia has doubled its Renewable Energy, and 36% of Households have Rooftop Solar

In Six Years, Australia has doubled its Renewable Energy, and 36% of Households have Rooftop Solar

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Australia’s Climate Council has issued a new report on clean energy in the country’s states. Winter is ending in Australia, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Is Gaza America’s Heart of Darkness?

Is Gaza America’s Heart of Darkness?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – During World War II, American leaders proudly proclaimed this country the “arsenal of democracy,” supplying weapons and related materiel to allies […]

William J. Astore

Arab Americans
How Campus Protests exposed the Flaws in Higher Education diversity Initiatives

How Campus Protests exposed the Flaws in Higher Education diversity Initiatives

( Middle East Eye ) – As the school year begins, universities across the United States are confronting their policies on free speech, protest and […]

Nancy A Khalil

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4 Dead in Mass Shooting in Georgia dominated Media; 42 dead in Mass Bombardment in Gaza Ignored

4 Dead in Mass Shooting in Georgia dominated Media; 42 dead in Mass Bombardment in Gaza Ignored

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The ongoing carnage wrought on ordinary Americans by this country’s bizarrely permissive gun laws dominated the cable news networks for […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Israeli Intelligence on the Current Extremist Gov’t: Damage Indescribable: Global Delegitimisation

Israeli Intelligence on the Current Extremist Gov’t: Damage Indescribable: Global Delegitimisation

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed on 26 August to build a synagogue inside the Noble Sanctuary of […]

Ramzy Baroud

Epidemics
Israel’s War on Gaza created Ideal Environment for Polio Virus, Limiting Clean Water and Sanitation

Israel’s War on Gaza created Ideal Environment for Polio Virus, Limiting Clean Water and Sanitation

By Lee Sherry, University of Glasgow | – (The Conversation) – A ten-month-old boy in the Gaza Strip was recently paralysed by poliovirus – the […]

The Conversation

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Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia:  Juan Cole et al.

Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia: Juan Cole et al.

Middle East Council on Global Affairs | Webinar on “Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia,” September 2, 2024, featuring Juan Cole, Marc Owen Jones, Sohan […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Incursions into the West Bank risk Fuelling Palestinian Resistance rather than Quelling It

Israeli Incursions into the West Bank risk Fuelling Palestinian Resistance rather than Quelling It

By Leonie Fleischmann, City, University of London | – (The Conversation) – As the war in Gaza rages on, the situation in the West Bank […]

The Conversation

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