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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?
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Manufactured Famines in Gaza began almost 2 Decades Ago, So why Haven’t they been Halted?

Dan Steinbock

New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves […]

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

“A thousand Blossoms with the Day Woke:” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:8

09/02/2025 By Juan Cole

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

Symbolism, Exile and Identity explored in Paintings: An Interview with Massoud Hayoun

09/02/2025 By Global Voices

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Israel/ Palestine
As Israel turns 70, many young American Jews turn away, a la Natalie Portman

As Israel turns 70, many young American Jews turn away, a la Natalie Portman

In a 2013 poll, only a quarter of Jews aged 18 to 29 believed that Netanyahu’s government was sincerely committed to peace

Dov Waxman

Israel
Lost in the debate on Iran: Israel's Nukes and the Vanunu Case

Lost in the debate on Iran: Israel’s Nukes and the Vanunu Case

The Israeli nuclear weapons program, in all likelihood the second most substantial and sophisticated in the world

John Buell

Iraq
Now Iraq is regularly bombing Syria . . . to Blast ISIL Remnants

Now Iraq is regularly bombing Syria . . . to Blast ISIL Remnants

Iraqi warplanes carried out a raid Sunday targeting Islamic State group commanders in eastern Syria

AFP

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Syria: Did E. Ghouta Gas Reports cause Rebels to surrender en masse in Homs, Hama?

Syria: Did E. Ghouta Gas Reports cause Rebels to surrender en masse in Homs, Hama?

Reports of regime use of gas at Douma may have influenced the rebels’ decision

Juan Cole

Syria
Syria: Why tales of a western ‘regime change plot’ don’t make sense

Syria: Why tales of a western ‘regime change plot’ don’t make sense

The 2011 uprising was a genuine expression of popular discontent, not a conspiracy

Brian Whitaker

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Forces injure 40 Palestinians on 6th Friday of Gaza protests

Israeli Forces injure 40 Palestinians on 6th Friday of Gaza protests

At least 40 Palestinians were injured on Friday

Maan News Agency

Yemen
Saudi-led War on Yemen risks causing Millions of New Cholera Cases

Saudi-led War on Yemen risks causing Millions of New Cholera Cases

War-torn Yemen risks a resurgence of cholera that could infect millions as the rainy season advances, researchers warned Friday

AFP

Elections
Iraqi Journalist Who Threw Shoes at Bush Running For Parliament

Iraqi Journalist Who Threw Shoes at Bush Running For Parliament

Muntazer Zaidi famously threw his shoes at former President Bush in protest of the U.S. invasion of his country

TeleSur

Israel/ Palestine
PEN Int'l ‘strongly condemns’ Israel court’s jailing of Palestinian for Writing Poetry

PEN Int’l ‘strongly condemns’ Israel court’s jailing of Palestinian for Writing Poetry

PEN International has slammed the conviction of Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour, who was prosecuted by Israeli authorities for three social media posts, including a poem

Middle East Monitor

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