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Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty
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Israel is Deliberately Starving Palestinians of Gaza as Part of a Genocide: Amnesty

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Amnesty International concluded this week that the Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza, and […]

Four Ways the West can back up Palestine Recognition with Practical Pressure on Israel

Four Ways the West can back up Palestine Recognition with Practical Pressure on Israel

08/20/2025 By The Conversation

From Gaza to Trump, Some of us Saw this Coming

From Gaza to Trump, Some of us Saw this Coming

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Europe's big Plans for Iran Trade announce Independence from Trump's Washington

Europe’s big Plans for Iran Trade announce Independence from Trump’s Washington

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Despite the significant economic problems Iran faces, and despite the real problems in unequal income distribution, […]

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Donald Trump
Dr. Strangelove in the 21st Century: Trump’s Pentagon lowers Nuclear Threshold

Dr. Strangelove in the 21st Century: Trump’s Pentagon lowers Nuclear Threshold

( Tomdispatch.com) – If you’re having trouble sleeping thanks to, well, you know who… you’re not alone. But don’t despair. A breakthrough remedy has just […]

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Could Trump's Fragile Ego spark Korean or Iran War?

Could Trump’s Fragile Ego spark Korean or Iran War?

By Bandy X. Lee and Jeffrey D. Sachs | (Project Syndicate) | – – Donald Trump is not the first leader with a severe personality […]

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Christianity
Priests close Church of Holy Sepulchre over Israeli "attack on Christians"

Priests close Church of Holy Sepulchre over Israeli “attack on Christians”

Middle East Monitor | – – Church leaders in Jerusalem shut the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday in protest at a new Israeli […]

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UN Security Council calls for 30-Day Ceasefire in Syria's East Ghouta

UN Security Council calls for 30-Day Ceasefire in Syria’s East Ghouta

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The United Nations Security Council finally passed a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire between the […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Saudi Arabia, UN Human Rights Council Member, Continues Rights Crackdown

Saudi Arabia, UN Human Rights Council Member, Continues Rights Crackdown

By Khalid Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center for Human Rights (GCHR) an independent, non-profit organisation that promotes freedom of expression, association and peaceful […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Rescuers say cannot keep up with air strikes battering Syria’s Ghouta

Rescuers say cannot keep up with air strikes battering Syria’s Ghouta

Middle East Monitor | – – Rescuers in Syria’s eastern Ghouta said the bombing would not let up long enough for them to count the […]

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Afghanistan
Despite Trump Surge, Taliban Attack Afghan Army Post, Killing 18 Soldiers

Despite Trump Surge, Taliban Attack Afghan Army Post, Killing 18 Soldiers

TeleSur | – – A bomb attack also took place in the capital Kabul killing at least one person. Islamic State group in Afghanistan claimed […]

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Climate Change
In anti-Trump surge, Renewables make 18% of US electricity & impel job growth

In anti-Trump surge, Renewables make 18% of US electricity & impel job growth

US Carbon Emissions Fall slightly

Juan Cole

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