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Israel’s Enduring Colonial Project in Palestine
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Israel’s Enduring Colonial Project in Palestine

Mehmet Rakipoglu

Settler colonialism is a structure rather than an event, governed by a persistent logic of elimination aimed at securing land

Judaism as an Occupied Territory

Judaism as an Occupied Territory

02/25/2026 By Moshe Behar

Donald Trump’s Death Cards:  ICE Brings the War Home

Donald Trump’s Death Cards: ICE Brings the War Home

02/25/2026 By Nick Turse

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Obama will Veto new Iran Sanctions, Israel War Mandate pushed by AIPAC Senators

Obama will Veto new Iran Sanctions, Israel War Mandate pushed by AIPAC Senators

(By Juan Cole) In his end-of-the-year press conference, President Obama had to defend his Iran negotiations in the face of a revolt within his own […]

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Erdogan expected to bounce back from corruption probe blow

Erdogan expected to bounce back from corruption probe blow

Turkish prime minister has been hurt by arrests of people close to him – and his government’s response – but his presidential prospects are still […]

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Europe Lawmakers Push Back on Circumcision

Europe Lawmakers Push Back on Circumcision

Encouraged by Israeli diplomats, parliamentarians from the Council of Europe have submitted a motion opposing an earlier resolution condemning ritual circumcision of boys. Click here […]

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Afghanistan
American Public: Invasion of Afghanistan a Mistake, Speed up Withdrawal

American Public: Invasion of Afghanistan a Mistake, Speed up Withdrawal

(By Sarah Lazare) More than twelve years after the initial invasion, U.S. public opinion of the so-called Good War in Afghanistan appears to be souring. […]

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Human Rights
UN: A Million Palestinians will Need Food aid in Israel-blockaded Gaza Next Year

UN: A Million Palestinians will Need Food aid in Israel-blockaded Gaza Next Year

PressTv reports, “The UN says nearly a million Palestinians are expected to need food aid in the Gaza Strip next year” Their blurb: “About 800-thousand […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Four Syrian Bedouin Women, c. 1890 (Photo of the Day)

Four Syrian Bedouin Women, c. 1890 (Photo of the Day)

Photo of the Day: Four Syrian Bedouin women in the late 19th century. Mirrored from Al-Mashriq Syria in 1900 had a population of a little […]

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Climate Change
Scotland is going 100% Green by 2020; shame on Dirty America

Scotland is going 100% Green by 2020; shame on Dirty America

(By Juan Cole) Glasgow is the city of the future, not Phoenix. Scotland has a population of about 5.3 million, a little more than the […]

Juan Cole

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Congress cuts Food Stamps, maintains Estate Tax Loophole worth $100 bn to the Rich

Congress cuts Food Stamps, maintains Estate Tax Loophole worth $100 bn to the Rich

(By Juan Cole) You know how the Tea Party House of Representatives obsessed with cutting food stamps to working families and veterans and children this […]

Juan Cole

Environment
Real Time Earth Wind Map

Real Time Earth Wind Map

Real Time Earth Wind Map from Earth Nullschool.net h/t Treehugger

Juan Cole

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