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Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for  an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies
Donald Trump

Trump Pledges F-35s to Saudi Arabia in return for an unlikely $1 trillion in Investment, Angering Israel Lobbies

Juan Cole

Like most things in Trumpworld these investment figures are pure fantasies, and it is disturbing that he is apparently making geopolitical policy

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The UN’s Acquiescence in Trump’s Colonial Plan for Gaza Betrays the Palestinians yet Again

The UN’s Acquiescence in Trump’s Colonial Plan for Gaza Betrays the Palestinians yet Again

11/19/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Trump Luxuriates in Golden Ballroom Plans as Americans Scrimp By

Trump Luxuriates in Golden Ballroom Plans as Americans Scrimp By

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Egypt
Is Egypt on the Verge of Civil War? Morsi backs off Emergency Decree

Is Egypt on the Verge of Civil War? Morsi backs off Emergency Decree

Minister of Defense Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Tuesday that if the country’s turmoil continued, Egypt faced the possibility of a collapse of the state. […]

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrian Horror Show, as Obama, Kuwait Pledge Refugee Aid (+ Cole Interview)

Syrian Horror Show, as Obama, Kuwait Pledge Refugee Aid (+ Cole Interview)

The UN donors’ conference in Kuwait made some progress on Wednesday morning toward its goal of $1 billion in aid to the some 700,000 Syrian […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt:  Canal Provinces Defy Morsi, Weakening his Authority

Egypt: Canal Provinces Defy Morsi, Weakening his Authority

The canal cities of Port Said, Ismailia and Suez rejected the imposition of a curfew and of emergency laws on them Monday night. In the […]

Juan Cole

US politics
Immigration and the Future of America (Chart)

Immigration and the Future of America (Chart)

Immigration to the US is if anything accelerating. The 1924-1965 immigration law had been racist and set strict quotas for everyone but northern Europeans. Since […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt: Morsi invokes Emergency Law in 3 Cities, is Slammed by Opposition

Egypt: Morsi invokes Emergency Law in 3 Cities, is Slammed by Opposition

Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi on Sunday put three Suez Canal cities under emergency law on Sunday for a month. Port Said, Suez, and Ismailiya had […]

Juan Cole

Israel
How Pundits got the Israeli Elections Wrong & Ignored the Influence of Women (Goldman)

How Pundits got the Israeli Elections Wrong & Ignored the Influence of Women (Goldman)

Shalom Goldman writes at IslamiCommentary: Before the January 22 Israeli elections media pundits in the US and Israel were predicting a sharp rightward shift by […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Afghanistan 2014: How the US will Lose Yet another fruitless War (Jones)

Afghanistan 2014: How the US will Lose Yet another fruitless War (Jones)

Ann Jones writes at Tomdispatch.com: Kabul, Afghanistan — Compromise, conflict, or collapse: ask an Afghan what to expect in 2014 and you’re likely to get […]

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Egypt
Egypt: 31 Dead in Port Said Riots over Soccer/ Football Verdict

Egypt: 31 Dead in Port Said Riots over Soccer/ Football Verdict

An Egyptian court ruled against the fans of the Port Said al-Masri soccer/ football team, sentencing 21 of them to death for their role in […]

Juan Cole

Israel/Palestine
Dead Children and Arrested Babies: Palestinian Life under Israeli Colonialism

Dead Children and Arrested Babies: Palestinian Life under Israeli Colonialism

The Palestinian West Bank has been illegally de facto annexed by Israel. This territory was not awarded to Israel even in the UN General Assembly […]

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