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Int’l Court of Justice Finds Israelis Broke Law by Starving Palestinians of Gaza
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Int’l Court of Justice Finds Israelis Broke Law by Starving Palestinians of Gaza

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The International Court of Justice, established by the UN to adjudicate issues among nations, issued an advisory opinion on Wednesday […]

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Will global Support for Palestine force Israel to honour Ceasefire in Gaza?

Will global Support for Palestine force Israel to honour Ceasefire in Gaza?

10/23/2025 By Open Democracy

Saudi Arabia: Spate of Executions of Child Offenders

Saudi Arabia: Spate of Executions of Child Offenders

10/23/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

Further Due Diligence Needed After Suspension of Some Cloud and AI Services Human Rights Watch — (New York, October 10, 2025) – Microsoft should suspend […]

Human Rights Watch

Climate Crisis
How Extreme Temperatures Strain Minds and Bodies: A Karachi Case Study

How Extreme Temperatures Strain Minds and Bodies: A Karachi Case Study

By Gulnaz Anjum, University of Limerick and Mudassar Aziz, University of Oslo (The Conversation) – When the daytime air feels like an oven and night […]

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Israeli Government Votes to Implement Trump Peace Plan for Gaza as Hamas Pledges to Uphold it

Israeli Government Votes to Implement Trump Peace Plan for Gaza as Hamas Pledges to Uphold it

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – According to the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 , the Israeli government on Friday approved the ceasefire in Gaza and the […]

Juan Cole

Omar Khayyam
“From what once lovely Lip it springs unseen:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:19

“From what once lovely Lip it springs unseen:” FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:19

With no. 19 in in the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the theme turns away from the glory of kings […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Never in a Million Years: 10 Reasons why Trump should never be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

Never in a Million Years: 10 Reasons why Trump should never be Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Who doesn’t know that President Donald Trump desperately wants a Nobel Peace Prize and said bitterly, “They will never give me […]

Clarence Lusane

Israel/ Palestine
A short History of the Gaza Strip takes a long View of today’s Conflict

A short History of the Gaza Strip takes a long View of today’s Conflict

By Martin Kear, University of Sydney (The Conversation) – A Short History of the Gaza Strip, by historian Anne Irfan, is a timely addition to […]

The Conversation

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As Ceasefire Looms, Gaza’s Children are Still Starving

As Ceasefire Looms, Gaza’s Children are Still Starving

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Trump peace plan has resulted in an agreement between Hamas and Israel to pause fighting and exchange prisoners. Other […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the UN, Regardless of the Trump Plan

Urgent Next Steps for Palestine at the UN, Regardless of the Trump Plan

( Codepink ) – As U.S. President Donald Trump surely intended, his “20-point Gaza plan” succeeded in upstaging calls by many other world leaders at […]

Nicolas J. S. Davies

Climate Crisis
Forced to Work on an Overheating Planet

Forced to Work on an Overheating Planet

Workers on the front lines of climate change are treated as expendable. This is morally bankrupt and unsustainable By Denise Brennan As the planet heats […]

Open Democracy

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