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Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel Rally against Military Conscription, with one Killed after they attack Bus
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel Rally against Military Conscription, with one Killed after they attack Bus

Juan Cole

An Israeli police statement blamed the demonstrators, saying that they had disturbed the peace, closed off streets, damaged buses

With Maduro Abduction, the US Addiction to Regime Change is now farcical

With Maduro Abduction, the US Addiction to Regime Change is now farcical

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Trump’s War on Women: Bodies, Roles, and Futures at Risk

Trump’s War on Women: Bodies, Roles, and Futures at Risk

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Egypt
Egyptian Protesters Reject Military Concessions, Demand Officers Return to Barracks

Egyptian Protesters Reject Military Concessions, Demand Officers Return to Barracks

On Wednesday morning there were clashes between protesters and the military at the Ministry of Interior, which the interim government feared might be invaded and/or […]

Juan Cole

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Students, Pepper Spray & Class War: Cole in Truthdig

Students, Pepper Spray & Class War: Cole in Truthdig

My column, ” How Students Landed on the Front Lines of a Class War” is out in Truthdig.

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egyptian Revolution 2.0?

Egyptian Revolution 2.0?

Egypt is virtually rudderless as morning breaks on Tuesday. Interim prime minister Essam Sharaf and his cabinet tendered their resignations in protest against the use […]

Juan Cole

Bahrain
Top Developments in the Arab Spring Today

Top Developments in the Arab Spring Today

1. Egypt’s security police and other forces are alleged to have killed 13 persons and wounded hundreds more at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo as […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Army vs. People in Egypt

Army vs. People in Egypt

Thousands of protesters in and around Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo clashed for a second day on Sunday with Egyptian security forces, with some 18 […]

Juan Cole

Libya
Libya Should Turn Saif over to the Int'l Criminal Court

Libya Should Turn Saif over to the Int’l Criminal Court

The capture of Saif al-Islam Qaddafi on Saturday has created a knotty set of political and judicial issues. Aljazeera English has video: Saif was indicted […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood and Liberals Confront Military Rule in Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood and Liberals Confront Military Rule in Egypt

Al-Ahram reports in Arabic that hundreds of thousands of Egyptians all around the country protested on Friday against the military remaining in power. The Muslim […]

Juan Cole

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OWS under Pressure:  Banks Bailed out, People Sold Out

OWS under Pressure: Banks Bailed out, People Sold Out

The Occupy Wall Street held a series of rallies around the country on Thursday, in response to the attempt of Mayor Michael Bloomberg to remove […]

Juan Cole

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Serri:  Iran’s UN Inspectors are Repeating the Iraq Mistakes

Serri: Iran’s UN Inspectors are Repeating the Iraq Mistakes

Hamid Serri of Florida International University writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: The UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency under Yukiya Amano is adopting […]

Juan Cole

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