“Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.” – ― Stefan Zweig Throughout wars and even in the calmest situations, journalists, especially independent ones, have always been the target of their governments and their cadres. In this war, which is not […]
Archives for September 2025
How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza
( Code Pink ) – One year ago, the UN General Assembly demanded that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian Territories within twelve months. The General Assembly voted, by 124 votes to 14, with 43 abstentions, for a strong resolution that not only “demanded” an end to the occupation within a year, but […]
Researching the Roots of War to Fight Militarism
( Tomdispatch.com ) – I have spent the bulk of my career — on and off since the late Carter Administration — following the money that drives war and repression. What I have finally learned after so many decades of doing research on the war machine is that while research is critical, it must be […]
Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves of famine in Gaza since spring 2024. First weaponized 18 years ago in the Strip, these hunger games could have been preempted several times. Why weren’t they? On Friday, August […]
“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8
Quatrain no. 8 in the first edition of Edward FitzGerald’s loose translation of the FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is about the impermanence of all life — of flowers and of kings and heroes. It is a common theme in the Persian originals. I have argued that since some of this poetry grew up in […]
Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun
‘The work is Arab, by and for the diverse Arab peoples. But it is beyond that, thoroughly human’ Written by Omid Memarian Massoud Hayoun, ‘Sick of foul, I’ll take the goat,’ 2024. Acrylic on canvas, [91.4 x 121.9 cm (36 x 48 in). Photo courtesy of the Larkin Durey gallery, London. ( Globalvoices.org ) – […]
Local Journalists and Fixers are being Killed by Israel at unprecedented Rates in Gaza. Can anyone protect them?
By Simon Levett, University of Technology Sydney (The Conversation) – Journalist Mariam Dagga was just 33 when she was brutally killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on August 25. As a freelance photographer and videographer, she had captured the suffering in Gaza through indelible images of malnourished children and grief-stricken families. In her will, […]
Why Even “Progressive” Dem Leaders won’t Stand up on Gaza: AIPAC’s Undue Influence
Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Why has the Democratic leadership shown such reluctance to take effective legislative action to halt the flow of arms and military supplies to Israel, given the Netanyahu government’s orchestrated genocide and starvation in Gaza? Despite the overwhelming consensus among grassroots Democrats, the Democratic National Committee just last […]
Let them in: Opening Gaza to the foreign Press Corps
by Dr Binoy Kampmark ( Middle East Monitor ) – The Fourth Estate may not be in a good way, corrupted and compromised as it is, but in some instances, it remains the only light cast over the predations and ghastliness of power. For that precise reason, the state of Israel has been most cautious, […]
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