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Former Israeli PM, in Epstein Files, Dreamed of Israeli Eugenics and Pretty Converts
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Former Israeli PM, in Epstein Files, Dreamed of Israeli Eugenics and Pretty Converts

H. Scott Prosterman

former Israeli PM Ehud Barak is being held to account, only because the ruling Likud Party perceives him as an enemy of their agenda

Is Turkey in Israel’s Crosshairs, after Iran?  A Strategic Rivalry Reconsidered

Is Turkey in Israel’s Crosshairs, after Iran? A Strategic Rivalry Reconsidered

02/24/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Why Islamic Finance could provide an ethical Model for funding the green Transition

Why Islamic Finance could provide an ethical Model for funding the green Transition

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Israel Lobby
Jon Stewart/ Daily Show:  Adelson will accept “Outer Israel” as term for Occupied West Bank

Jon Stewart/ Daily Show: Adelson will accept “Outer Israel” as term for Occupied West Bank

The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook Jon Stewart and Samantha Bee of The Daily Show send up […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
No US troops Killed in Combat last Month for first time since 2003

No US troops Killed in Combat last Month for first time since 2003

NewsyWorld: “No U.S. Troops Died In Afghanistan In March” For the first time since 2007, no US troops were killed in Afghanistan in March, and […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Can Egypt's Women ever find a Personal Space of their Own?

Can Egypt’s Women ever find a Personal Space of their Own?

(By Zainab Magdy) Last month a young woman was mob attacked on Cairo University campus. Socially and culturally constructed circles that control our lives seem […]

Juan Cole

Economy
Obamacare Enrolls 7.1 Million:  But Will the haters ever stop hating?

Obamacare Enrolls 7.1 Million: But Will the haters ever stop hating?

LAST week, while watching videos on YouTube, I was repeatedly served with an advertisement in which a mournful woman informed me that unfortunately, Obamacare “just doesn’t work.” This left me bemused, since I live in a country where a variety of Obamacare…

Juan Cole

Climate Change
High as a Kite on Carbon Dioxide:  Fracking Delirium in the American 1%

High as a Kite on Carbon Dioxide: Fracking Delirium in the American 1%

(By Michael Klare) Of all the preposterous, irresponsible headlines that have appeared on the front page of the New York Times in recent years, few have exceeded […]

Juan Cole

science
The Promise and Existential Risks of Nanotechnology (Plus Free book)

The Promise and Existential Risks of Nanotechnology (Plus Free book)

Video by Dr. Kim Solez on Existential Risks [of Nanotechnology] prepared for the Lifeboat Foundation. The Bill Joy video excerpt from the year 2000 in […]

Juan Cole

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Palestine's Abbas finally  says will Go to UN over Israeli Squatters

Palestine’s Abbas finally says will Go to UN over Israeli Squatters

(By Juan Cole) Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday signed a some 15 international treaties and UN legal instruments, including the Geneva Conventions, in preparation […]

Juan Cole

Arab Spring
Egypt's new Cult of Personality:  The Beatification of Saint Gen. al-Sisi

Egypt’s new Cult of Personality: The Beatification of Saint Gen. al-Sisi

(By Charles Kurzman via IslamiCommentary) Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the military ruler of Egypt for the past nine months, is no ordinary candidate for president. He […]

Juan Cole

Drones
Drones Gone Wild:  on the unreliability of killer robots

Drones Gone Wild: on the unreliability of killer robots

(By Alice Ross and Jack Serle) UK Parliamentarians have called for greater transparency in the UK use of drones, citing the Bureau’s research. The call […]

Juan Cole

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