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Rumi and Shakespeare: On Forgiveness and Reconciliation
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Rumi and Shakespeare: On Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Juan Cole

Jalaluddin Rumi (d. 1273) has sometimes been called “the Shakespeare of the East.” The comparison is just

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One Year After Assad’s Fall: Iran’s Strategic Collapse In Syria

One Year After Assad’s Fall: Iran’s Strategic Collapse In Syria

12/13/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

The Transatlantic Rift over Gaza’s Future

The Transatlantic Rift over Gaza’s Future

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Can Hamas Survive the Stupidity of its ISIL-Style Tactics in its Drive against the Grey Zone?

Can Hamas Survive the Stupidity of its ISIL-Style Tactics in its Drive against the Grey Zone?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Hamas leaders have said they were driven to their attack on Israel this weekend by two major considerations, the danger […]

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Rep. Tlaib grieves Palestinian and Israeli Lives lost after Hamas Attacks, Calls for end of Apartheid

Rep. Tlaib grieves Palestinian and Israeli Lives lost after Hamas Attacks, Calls for end of Apartheid

By: Ken Coleman – ( Michigan Advance) – Israel on Sunday formally declared war on Hamas after the Islamist militant group waged a series of […]

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If Ukrainians had taken the Steps Palestinians just took Would they be seen as Heroes?

If Ukrainians had taken the Steps Palestinians just took Would they be seen as Heroes?

  by Faaiz Gilani FaaizGilani ( Middle East Monitor ) – As we watch the events unfolding in the besieged Gaza Strip, where resistance fighters […]

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Tribalism versus International Law in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Tribalism versus International Law in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

William Roper: “So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!” Sir Thomas More: “Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Hamas Attacks kill at least 600 Israelis, Mostly Civilians, including 260 at Music Festival

Hamas Attacks kill at least 600 Israelis, Mostly Civilians, including 260 at Music Festival

(Middle East Monitor ) – At least 600 Israelis have been killed in the ongoing military escalation with Palestinian groups in Gaza, according to local […]

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Israeli PM Netanyahu: "We have decided to Halt Electricity, Fuel, Goods to Gaza"

Israeli PM Netanyahu: “We have decided to Halt Electricity, Fuel, Goods to Gaza”

( Middle East Monitor ) – Following security cabinet meeting held early on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli occupation will […]

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How America Abandoned our Poor: Confronting the Needless Scourge of Poverty

How America Abandoned our Poor: Confronting the Needless Scourge of Poverty

( Tomdispatch.com ) – On the island of Manhattan, where I live, skyscrapers multiply like metal weeds, a vertical invasion of seemingly unstoppable force. For […]

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New Gaza Conflict shows that "Abraham Accords" can't bring Peace as Long as Israelis keep Palestinians Occupied and Stateless

New Gaza Conflict shows that “Abraham Accords” can’t bring Peace as Long as Israelis keep Palestinians Occupied and Stateless

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The conflict that broke out on October 7, 2023, between Palestinian militants and Israel underlined once again that the status […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Troops Kill 6 West Bank Palestinian Protesters, including a Minor, as Demonstrations against Israeli Killings of Civilians Break Out

Israeli Troops Kill 6 West Bank Palestinian Protesters, including a Minor, as Demonstrations against Israeli Killings of Civilians Break Out

( IMEMC ) – An 18-year-old Palestinian man and a 13-year-old child were the latest in a long list of civilians killed on Saturday, October […]

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