Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Refugees International has issued a new report about hunger in Gaza. The authors say, “Contrary to the official Israeli pushback, research and analysis by Refugees International has corroborated evidence of a severe hunger crisis in Gaza and found consistent indications that famine-like conditions occurred in northern areas during the first […]
The Morass of U.S. Middle East Policy was visible in the Harris-Trump Debate
ABC provided a transcript of the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. I have some thoughts on the Middle East dimension: On Gaza, Harris said, “Well, let’s understand how we got here. On Oct. 7, Hamas, a terrorist organization, slaughtered 1,200 Israelis. Many of them young people who were simply attending a concert. Women […]
“Entire Families Vanished:” Israeli Air Force Burns up 20 Refugee Tents, kills 40, in Strikes on Humanitarian Zone
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera Arabic reports that the Israeli occupation army committed yet another massacre on Monday evening, targeting a tent encampment of internally displaced refugees in the al-Mawasi area of the district of Khan Yunus in the south of the Gaza Strip. Civil defense said that 40 persons were killed, and […]
Semi-Automatic Guns à la Dr. Seuss: Would you like One on the Road, Would you Like one in a School?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – WLKY: “The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says shots were fired on Interstate 75 near London, Kentucky. Deputies are looking for Joseph A. Couch, 32, as a person of interest. According to officials, five people were shot and three people were injured in car crashes connected to the incident.” The shooter […]
US State Department declines to Condemn Israel for Shooting American Activist in the Head, Killing Her
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Basil Maghrebi at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that on Friday, Israeli troops killed an American observer in the West Bank with a gunshot to her head, as she participated in a procession at Beita south of Nablus in the Palestinian West Bank. Aysenur Eygi, 26, a US citizen, […]
In Six Years, Australia has doubled its Renewable Energy, and 36% of Households have Rooftop Solar
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Australia’s Climate Council has issued a new report on clean energy in the country’s states. Winter is ending in Australia, but it is worrisome that their August was among the hottest on record this year, presaging a hot dry summer to come, and raising the real risk of further massive […]
4 Dead in Mass Shooting in Georgia dominated Media; 42 dead in Mass Bombardment in Gaza Ignored
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The ongoing carnage wrought on ordinary Americans by this country’s bizarrely permissive gun laws dominated the cable news networks for hours on end on Monday, as a 14-year-old shooter killed 4 persons and wounded 9 at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga. Two of the dead were also 14-year-olds, destined […]
Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia: Juan Cole et al.
Middle East Council on Global Affairs | Webinar on “Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia,” September 2, 2024, featuring Juan Cole, Marc Owen Jones, Sohan Dsouza, and Sahar Aziz. Middle East Council on Global Affairs: “Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia In 2007, the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. established the Brookings Doha Center (BDC). […]
Massive Demonstrations, National Strike in Israel as Crowds blame PM Netanyahu for deaths of Hostages
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Basil Maghrebi at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that tens of thousands of Israelis participated on Sunday evening in massive demonstrations unprecedented since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack, especially in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. They were demanding a deal of the exchange of hostages that would lead to […]
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