‘The Long War’: Israel’s Violence on Palestinian Youth
JUAN COLE: The brutal murders of three Israeli teenagers and a Palestinian youth have driven attacks on children to top of the news agenda but it’s not new.
‘And Poof!’: The Moment ‘The Peace Process’ Died
JUAN COLE: Israel reneged on its promises, Kerry called them out and then all hell broke loose.
‘We Will Close Down Twitter’: Erdogan’s Attempt Fails
JUAN COLE: Let it be a warning to dictators around the world – a clumsy attempt to shut down Twitter in Turkey back-fires.
‘Racist’: The Report Israel Doesn’t Want You to Read
BEN WHITE, INFORMED COMMENT: The U.N. has just published a report which is a damning indictment of its treatment of non-Jewish citizens
“Due Process”: It’s Being Erased from U.S Constitution
PETER VAN BUREN, INFORMED COMMENT: Drone attacks on U.S nationals overseas could be a portent of things to come at home.
‘Too Extreme for Al Qaeda’: Al Zawahiri Disowns ISIL
JUAN COLE: The insistence by many commentators in speaking about a single Al Qaeda entity in Iraq and Syria is plain wrong.
‘Violent, Impulsive, Rash and Greedy’: The Real Sharon
JUAN COLE: Arial Sharon’s legacy is one of disaster for Palestinians, Israelis and the wider Middle East.
‘Round Up the Usual Muppets’: Egypt’s Rulers Court Ridicule
JUAN COLE: Secret messages being transmitted via muppets on television ads? You couldn’t make it up.
The End of the ‘Turkish Model’? Erdogan Loses It
JUAN COLE: He has accomplished much but has been caught in a swirl of corruption allegations and is soundingly increasingly shrill
For Netanyahu Iran Is About ‘Apocalypse’ and ‘Mushroom Clouds’
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu demanded on Sunday that the world community constrain Iran to change its “genocidal policy” toward Israel, in the course of a speech in which he attacked President Obama’s current round of negotiations with Iran over its civilian nuclear enrichment program.
JUAN COLE: It appears that a light foam forms on Binyamin Netanyahu’s lips when he begins speaking about Iran. Not all Israeli politicians are like him
Egypt’s New Constitution: A Very Mixed Bag
JUAN COLE: Many of its provisions will be welcomed by secularists, in particular those with plenty of money but there are some fundamental contradictions too.
Why the U.S Should Stay Out of Iraq: Top Ten Reasons
JUAN COLE: Nouri Al-Maliki is in Washington pushing for increased U.S involvement in his country’s affairs. I have one word of advice to President Obama – resist!
‘Bye Bye, America, Hello, Russia’: Arab World Turns
An Egyptian delegation heading to Moscow just after the United States cut $300 million out of its aid package to Cairo to punish the July 3 military coup there has raised speculation that Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s military junta is shopping for a new superpower patron. In the 1960s at the height of the Cold […]
Israel and Iran: A Lot More In Common Than They Think
JUAN COLE: Binyamin Netanyahu’s observations on Iranian jeans-wearing provoked much mirth but the two countries have a lot in common.
“Thank You, Vladimir.” What Obama Should Say to Putin
JUAN COLE: By taking the words of John Kerry and quickly formulating a new policy on Syria Putin has saved Obama from a major political embarrassment
Ghost of Iraq Comes Back to Haunt US/UK Syria Plans
The heavy propaganda for an Iraq War waged by the Bush administration and the Blair government in 2002-2003 came back to haunt the Anglo-American alliance on Thursday when the British parliament voted 285 to 272 not to authorize a military strike on Syria.
JUAN COLE: The heavy propaganda for an Iraq War waged by Bush, Blair governments came back to haunt the alliance on Thursday when parliament voted not to authorize a military strike on Syria.
Death Toll Rises in Egypt’s Descent into Emergency
Some early reports spoke of 120 dead in the first 40 minutes, including two policemen (9 policemen were said to have been wounded). Alarabiya was still only reporting 5 dead several hours after the push against the squares began.
JUAN COLE: Early reports spoke of 120 dead in the first 40 minutes, including two policemen. Alarabiya was still only reporting 5 dead several hours after the push against the squares began.
U.S. Iran Oil Policy: Whose Interest Is It?
Not since President Roosevelt told Japan in July 1941 that he was going to cut it off from American petroleum has the United States threatened to use oil to strangle a country so completely.
JUAN COLE: Not since President Roosevelt told Japan in July 1941 that he was going to cut it off from American petroleum has the United States threatened to use oil to strangle a country so completely.
‘Inhumanity’, Not ‘Sexting’, Is Anthony Weiner’s Real Problem
JUAN COLE: Weiner’s been caught out again. The really big deal about him though is his unwavering support for virulently anti-Palestinian policies
Top Ten Reasons Why Americans Should Care About Egypt
JUAN COLE: Recent events in Egypt don’t seem to hold much appeal for the major news corporations in the U.S but all Americans have a stake in what happens there
