Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 23, 2014
Al-Arabiya Washington bureau chief Hisham Melhem had a piece in Politico Magazine on Thursday on what he calls the collapse of Arab civilization. The piece is riddled with contradictions and fuzzy thinking and with all due respect to Milhem, who is a knowledgeable and experienced correspondent, I am going to disagree with it vehemently. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 16, 2014
During the recent war in the Gaza Strip, a controversy broke out in Turkey about whether Turkish Jews were required to condemn Israel’s actions, as some pro-Palestinian Turks suggested. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigSep 15, 2014
In the past week, Secretary of State John Kerry has marshaled support of some sort from European nations and from countries in the Middle East for the U.S. push against Islamic State. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigJul 19, 2014
The Israeli security establishment was almost certainly encouraged to launch its military assault on little Gaza by the current divisions over political Islam in the Middle East. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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