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Genetic Study shows “Phoenicians,” like all “Nations” were a Multi-Ethnic Franchise
Archaeology

Genetic Study shows “Phoenicians,” like all “Nations” were a Multi-Ethnic Franchise

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Harald Ringbauer et al. writing in Nature report on a genetic study of the ancient Phoenicians that is really going […]

The Madeleine ship: A Message of Solidarity with Gaza and resolve to break the Blockade

The Madeleine ship: A Message of Solidarity with Gaza and resolve to break the Blockade

06/01/2025 By Juan Cole

Cheers And Jeers As Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi Returns To Iran

Cheers And Jeers As Cannes-Winning Director Jafar Panahi Returns To Iran

06/01/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

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Iran condemns "medieval barbarity" of Israel's Sde Teiman Camp, insists on Right to Deter further Aggression

Iran condemns “medieval barbarity” of Israel’s Sde Teiman Camp, insists on Right to Deter further Aggression

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Iranian spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, condemned Israel on Saturday on “X” for practicing “medieval forms of […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Lawmakers try to Block Torture Prosecutions

Israeli Lawmakers try to Block Torture Prosecutions

By Bill Van Esveld, Associate Director, MENA, Children’s Rights Division | – A standoff at Israel’s Sde Teiman military base this week has thrown longstanding […]

Human Rights Watch

Africa
German Colonialism in Africa left Hundreds of Thousands Dead: Its Chilling Afterlife

German Colonialism in Africa left Hundreds of Thousands Dead: Its Chilling Afterlife

By Henning Melber, University of Pretoria | – (The Conversation) – Germany was a significant – and often brutal – colonial power in Africa. But […]

The Conversation

Epidemics
Israeli Total War infects 40,000 with Hepatitis A, threatens Polio Epidemic, Recalling Past Experiments on Human Subjects

Israeli Total War infects 40,000 with Hepatitis A, threatens Polio Epidemic, Recalling Past Experiments on Human Subjects

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In a 2011 exposé , Mike Stobbe of NBC news revealed a long history of federal physicians from the US […]

Juan Cole

Hizbullah
Assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders is a Gamble for Benjamin Netanyahu that buys him Time but risks wider Wars

Assassination of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders is a Gamble for Benjamin Netanyahu that buys him Time but risks wider Wars

By Scott Lucas, University College Dublin | – (The Conversation) – The missile that struck a building in southern Beirut on Tuesday, killing Hezbollah’s senior […]

The Conversation

Christan Nationalists
Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Country

Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Country

By Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Nick Surgey, Documented | – ( ProPublica; Co-published with Documented ) – A network of ultrawealthy Christian donors is spending […]

ProPublica

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Turkey's Erdogan denounces killing of Haniyeh, blocks Israel at NATO, Boycotts it, and threatens Intervention

Turkey’s Erdogan denounces killing of Haniyeh, blocks Israel at NATO, Boycotts it, and threatens Intervention

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The only Middle Eastern country that has taken significant political and administrative actions to protest Israeli war crimes is Turkey. […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Iran vows "Harsh" Response to Haniyeh's Killing, But how Likely is all-out War with Israel?

Iran vows “Harsh” Response to Haniyeh’s Killing, But how Likely is all-out War with Israel?

Ali Mamouri, Deakin University | – (The Conversation) – Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed to inflict “harsh punishment” on Israel in retaliation […]

The Conversation

nationalism
Reports of the Death of Nationalism are greatly Exaggerated

Reports of the Death of Nationalism are greatly Exaggerated

( Tomdispatch.com ) – They were all buddy-buddy for the cameras, going for a joy ride in a deluxe limo and toasting each other at […]

John Feffer

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