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Recent Elections Show Weaponizing Antisemitism to Protect Israel Is Backfiring
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Recent Elections Show Weaponizing Antisemitism to Protect Israel Is Backfiring

Mohammed Samaana

Israel and its hard line supporters have long relied on weaponizing charges of antisemitism to silence critics

The Other Iran, of Joy and Wine: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:40

The Other Iran, of Joy and Wine: FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:40

03/06/2026 By Juan Cole

De-Healthification: Israel’s Engineered Collapse of Palestinian Life

De-Healthification: Israel’s Engineered Collapse of Palestinian Life

03/06/2026 By Al-Shabaka

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Islam
Lyons:  Islam, Women and the West

Lyons: Islam, Women and the West

Jonathan Lyons writes in a guest column for Informed Comment Islam, Women, and the West   This essay is adapted from my latest book, Islam […]

Juan Cole

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NASA’s Dangerous new Blue Marble

NASA’s Dangerous new Blue Marble

NASA’s new composite “Blue Marble” high definition image of the planet earth from outer space: Quick, a test: Was your first reaction, “What a beautiful […]

Juan Cole

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Greenwald:  Koch Brothers Should Testify before Congress

Greenwald: Koch Brothers Should Testify before Congress

The Wall Street Journal carried a plaintive piece about how the poor far right wing oil billionaires David and Charles Koch (who bring you everything […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam 13

Omar Khayyam 13

Where’s the smoke from my fire around here? Where’s the profit on my investment around here? As for the guy who called me a bar […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
Egypt Soccer Protests Challenge Military Regime

Egypt Soccer Protests Challenge Military Regime

Friday saw another day of big protests and police repression in Egypt’s major cities. The protesters, who want the military to withdraw from politics and […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam 18

Omar Khayyam 18

If you are looking for love, try to attract every heart. On the path of the Presence, try to entice every seeker. A hundred holy […]

Juan Cole

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The Generals try to stop an Iran War

The Generals try to stop an Iran War

It has leaked that US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Gen. Martin Dempsey warned the Israelis that if they launched a strike on […]

Juan Cole

Turkey
KAYAOĞLU: Turkey’s Crackdown on the Press recalls Military’s Tactics

KAYAOĞLU: Turkey’s Crackdown on the Press recalls Military’s Tactics

Barin Kayaoğlu writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: AKP and “Back to the Future” Turkish-Style BARIN KAYAOĞLU [For the Turkish version of this […]

Juan Cole

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Romney:  “I’m not concerned about the very poor.”

Romney: “I’m not concerned about the very poor.”

Quarter-billionaire Mitt Romney to Soledad O’Brien on CNN: “Romney says, “I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there. If it […]

Juan Cole

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