Juan Cole is actually a rather interesting guy to follow. I think he tends to balance things out fairly well, but he might be a little too "real politick" for some out there.

I've certainly seen him piss off pro-Israeli and pro-Arab people (sometimes at the same time with the same post), but there's no question he has a very deep knowledge of the region. I think he does try to present an accurate picture of the messy network of political movements in the Middle East.