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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
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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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Why is maverick NATO member Turkey flirting with the BRICS Bloc?

Why is maverick NATO member Turkey flirting with the BRICS Bloc?

By Jorge Heine, Boston University | – (The Conversation) – Turkey tends to march to its own drum in international affairs. Take the United Nations […]

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25% of 95K Injuries inflicted by Israel in Gaza are "Life-Changing;" Require Medical Care that Israelis Destroyed

25% of 95K Injuries inflicted by Israel in Gaza are “Life-Changing;” Require Medical Care that Israelis Destroyed

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Monday, Israeli bombardments killed 38 people in Gaza. Based on past experience, we can expect a majority of those […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump’s anti-Abortion Drive will Take Lives: Lessons from Ireland on why ‘Reasons-based’ access to Abortion doesn’t Work

Trump’s anti-Abortion Drive will Take Lives: Lessons from Ireland on why ‘Reasons-based’ access to Abortion doesn’t Work

By Seána Glennon, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa< | -

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Can the World Save Palestine from US-Israeli Genocide?

Can the World Save Palestine from US-Israeli Genocide?

( Code Pink ) – On September 18th, the UN General Assembly is scheduled to debate and vote on a resolution calling on Israel to […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

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Trump-Vance are doing to Haitians what the Israeli Right has done to Palestinians — Demonize a Whole People

Trump-Vance are doing to Haitians what the Israeli Right has done to Palestinians — Demonize a Whole People

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The vile and disgusting tactic of J.D. Vance and Don Trump of spreading false, racist charges against Haitians of eating […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
How Netanyahu corrupted Britain’s oldest Jewish Newspaper with self-serving Propaganda

How Netanyahu corrupted Britain’s oldest Jewish Newspaper with self-serving Propaganda

by Nasim Ahmed Nasimbythedocks ( Middle East Monitor ) – How did Britain’s oldest Jewish newspaper end up publishing a story that Israel’s security forces […]

Middle East Monitor

Green Energy
Green Energy is Quiet Energy: Let’s stop getting Sick from Noise Pollution

Green Energy is Quiet Energy: Let’s stop getting Sick from Noise Pollution

( Tomdispatch.com ) – The most pressing environmental crisis of these times, our heating of the Earth through carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas pollution, […]

Stan Cox

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International Pressure on Israel averted Widespread Gaza Famine this Summer, but the Danger is Back: RI

International Pressure on Israel averted Widespread Gaza Famine this Summer, but the Danger is Back: RI

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Refugees International has issued a new report about hunger in Gaza. The authors say, “Contrary to the official Israeli pushback, […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Time to End Business as Usual in Unlawful West Bank Settlements

Time to End Business as Usual in Unlawful West Bank Settlements

By Bill Van Esveld Associate Director, MENA, Children’s Rights Division ( Human Rights Watch ) – The United Nations’ core human rights agency is mandated […]

Human Rights Watch

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