By Peter Edwell, Macquarie University (The Conversation) – A new statue unveiled in recent days in Iran depicts a Roman emperor in subjection to a Persian king. Erected in Tehran’s Enghelab Square, the statue titled Kneeling Before Iran shows the emperor grovelling before Shapur I (who ruled around 242–270 CE). But where did this imagery […]
Archives for November 2025
No, ancient Hebrew Slaves didn’t Build the Giza Pyramids
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The persistent myth-making of Israelis about history has become a geopolitical danger, no less than the myth-making of Christian Zionists like current US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alleges that the Muslim jurist or mufti, Amin al-Husseini, put Hitler up to the Holocaust, probably the […]
Climate Tipping Points Close In: Scientists urge radical Action before it’s too Late
By Laura Pereira, University of the Witwatersrand (The Conversation) – New research has found that the world has reached the first of many Earth system tipping points. These will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action. A tipping point is a moment in the Earth’s climate system where even small changes can lead to […]
Veterans Day, Moral Injury and the the Guinea Worm Parable
By Kelly Denton-Borhaug ( Tomdispatch.com ) – It’s been a while since I’ve written for TomDispatch and there’s a reason for that. About 16 months ago, I experienced a catastrophic car crash. An SUV veered across the double yellow line of the highway I was traveling on and hit my little Chevy Spark head-on — on […]
Will Climate Change force Tehran to Evacuate?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian landed himself in hot water on November 6 by broaching the possibility of having to evacuate Iran’s capital, Tehran, if the current water shortage is not alleviated. He said, “If it does not rain in Tehran by December, we should ration water; if it still does […]
The State of Palestine Must Exist: An Interview With Gershon Baskin
By Richard McDaniel ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) – “We need to generate a whole new culture of peace within our political systems,” claims Israeli peace activist Gershon Baskin. The co-founder and co-director of the Alliance for Two States, Baskin is one of the most well-known figures in the Middle East peace process, especially […]
One Month into Gaza Ceasefire, what does Palestinians’ Future look like?
Paul Rogers ( openDemocracy.net ) – Less than a month ago, received wisdom was that Donald Trump was so angered by the Israeli bombing of Hamas negotiators in Qatar that he had forced Binyamin Netanyahu to agree to a peace deal. The first stage of that deal was a ceasefire, which took effect, and the […]
Turkiye Indicts 37 Israeli Officials for Genocide amid Reports Israel’s own Military Lawyers warned of War Crimes
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Daily Sabah, which is close to the government of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, reports that the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued arrest warrants for 37 Israeli officials on charges of genocide. The move comes amid jockeying between Turkiye and Israel over the Turkish proposal to send Turkish […]
Verdict from the People: Why the Gaza Tribunal is about Accountability, not Symbolism
( Middle East Monitor ) – In the face of the international legal and political systems’ paralysing silence and utter failure to hold Israel accountable for its genocide in Gaza, international civil society has refused to stand idly by. Instead, it continues to forge a path, presenting essential working models for what true justice in […]
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