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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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How Lebanon’s National Identity is exploited to justify Violence against It

How Lebanon’s National Identity is exploited to justify Violence against It

By Rayyan Dabbous, University of Toronto | – (The Conversation) – The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah confirmed on Sept. 28 that its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump urges Israel to hit Iran’s nuclear Centers, Terrorism that would create a massive radioactive “Dirty Bomb” and kill 70K

Trump urges Israel to hit Iran’s nuclear Centers, Terrorism that would create a massive radioactive “Dirty Bomb” and kill 70K

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The dastardly Don Trump has urged Israel to strike at Iran’s civilian nuclear enrichment sites, which include the uranium conversion […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Inside the State Department’s Weapons Pipeline to Israel

Inside the State Department’s Weapons Pipeline to Israel

By Brett Murphy | – ( ProPublica ) – Ambassador Jack Lew urged Washington to give thousands more bombs to the Israelis because they have […]

ProPublica

Israel/ Palestine
"Investigating war crimes in Gaza" I Al Jazeera Investigations

“Investigating war crimes in Gaza” I Al Jazeera Investigations

Al Jazeera English: “Investigating war crimes in Gaza I Al Jazeera Investigations” Excerpt from YouTube transcript: The West cannot hide. They cannot claim ignorance. Nobody […]

Al Jazeera English

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Think Again:  Do You Think the US Economy Performs better under Republican Administrations?

Think Again: Do You Think the US Economy Performs better under Republican Administrations?

Tiffin, Ohio (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Quite a few people believe things that are not true, but that do not do much harm. […]

Arnold Oliver

Iran
Iran’s Strikes on Israel have set Conflict in the Middle East Spiraling, in rising Security Threat

Iran’s Strikes on Israel have set Conflict in the Middle East Spiraling, in rising Security Threat

By Javed Ali, University of Michigan | – (The Conversation) – Iran fired at least 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Oct. 1, 2024, amplifying […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
“What Should I Do With This Pain?” Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians urge Peace and Reconciliation, drawing on their Grief

“What Should I Do With This Pain?” Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians urge Peace and Reconciliation, drawing on their Grief

By Helen Benedict ( Tomdispatch.com ) – With the first anniversary of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel approaching, the death toll in Gaza climbing to […]

Tomdispatch

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Vice-Presidential Debate: A Successful Governor takes on a Firehose of Hate and Falsehoods

Vice-Presidential Debate: A Successful Governor takes on a Firehose of Hate and Falsehoods

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – As a Southern man of letters, I’ve learned a lot from Tennessee Williams’ plays and films. Watching […]

H. Scott Prosterman

Iran
Why Tehran chose to attack Israel

Why Tehran chose to attack Israel

( The National ) – Iran is the first Middle Eastern state in the 21st century to strike Israel directly, having fired a massive salvo […]

Ibrahim Al-Marashi

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