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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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The Israeli Connection to Trump's Russia Connection

The Israeli Connection to Trump’s Russia Connection

London (Al-Bab.com) – George Papadopoulos, the first person to plead guilty in the Trump-Russia affair, is due to be sentenced soon for giving false information […]

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Making America Hated Again: Trump’s Mideast Policy of Strongmen and War

Making America Hated Again: Trump’s Mideast Policy of Strongmen and War

By David Mednicoff | – Donald Trump has shown little interest in encouraging democratic politics and human rights in other countries. This departure from decades […]

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Yemen: Outcry over Saudi Airstrikes on Children Marks 3 Years of War

Yemen: Outcry over Saudi Airstrikes on Children Marks 3 Years of War

Sanaa (AFP) – A Saudi-led coalition launched military operations in Yemen in 2015, helping the government to push back against rebels who had taken control […]

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Trump Slashes more than $200 mn in Aid to Palestinians

Trump Slashes more than $200 mn in Aid to Palestinians

Washington (AFP) – The United States said Friday that it had canceled more than $200 million in aid for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip […]

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With South Africa Conspiracy Theory, Trump is becoming Dylann Roof

With South Africa Conspiracy Theory, Trump is becoming Dylann Roof

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – White nationalist terrorist Dylann Roof, who murdered nine African-Americans in a church, including a sitting state senator, confessed himself deeply […]

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Anti-Trumpism as a Global–and Domestic–Movement

Anti-Trumpism as a Global–and Domestic–Movement

( Tomdispatch.com ) – One thing already seems clear in the Trump era: the world will not turn out to be the American president’s playground. […]

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Gaza is Running out of Fuel, Medicine:  UN

Gaza is Running out of Fuel, Medicine: UN

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The United Nations has run out of funding to pay for fuel needed for hospitals, water plants and other […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
It Took Me Three Decades to Drive One Hour from Gaza to Jerusalem

It Took Me Three Decades to Drive One Hour from Gaza to Jerusalem

By Abier Almasri | – Traveling Under Occupation Almost Impossible for Palestinians Locked Inside Gaza Earlier this year, the Israeli army gave me a permit […]

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Int’l Court of Justice Hears Iran’s Suit against Trump’s Unilateral Sanctions

Int’l Court of Justice Hears Iran’s Suit against Trump’s Unilateral Sanctions

The Hague (AFP) – Iran’s legal challenge against renewed sanctions by the United States goes before the UN’s top court Monday, as Tehran seeks to […]

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