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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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Israel/ Palestine
Is Gaza America’s Heart of Darkness?

Is Gaza America’s Heart of Darkness?

( Tomdispatch.com ) – During World War II, American leaders proudly proclaimed this country the “arsenal of democracy,” supplying weapons and related materiel to allies […]

William J. Astore

Arab Americans
How Campus Protests exposed the Flaws in Higher Education diversity Initiatives

How Campus Protests exposed the Flaws in Higher Education diversity Initiatives

( Middle East Eye ) – As the school year begins, universities across the United States are confronting their policies on free speech, protest and […]

Nancy A Khalil

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4 Dead in Mass Shooting in Georgia dominated Media; 42 dead in Mass Bombardment in Gaza Ignored

4 Dead in Mass Shooting in Georgia dominated Media; 42 dead in Mass Bombardment in Gaza Ignored

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The ongoing carnage wrought on ordinary Americans by this country’s bizarrely permissive gun laws dominated the cable news networks for […]

Juan Cole

Israel
Israeli Intelligence on the Current Extremist Gov’t: Damage Indescribable: Global Delegitimisation

Israeli Intelligence on the Current Extremist Gov’t: Damage Indescribable: Global Delegitimisation

( Middle East Monitor ) – Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed on 26 August to build a synagogue inside the Noble Sanctuary of […]

Ramzy Baroud

Epidemics
Israel’s War on Gaza created Ideal Environment for Polio Virus, Limiting Clean Water and Sanitation

Israel’s War on Gaza created Ideal Environment for Polio Virus, Limiting Clean Water and Sanitation

Gaza Israel Polio

The Conversation

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Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia:  Juan Cole et al.

Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia: Juan Cole et al.

Middle East Council on Global Affairs | Webinar on “Digital Deception: Disinformation, Elections, and Islamophobia,” September 2, 2024, featuring Juan Cole, Marc Owen Jones, Sohan […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Incursions into the West Bank risk Fuelling Palestinian Resistance rather than Quelling It

Israeli Incursions into the West Bank risk Fuelling Palestinian Resistance rather than Quelling It

By Leonie Fleischmann, City, University of London | – (The Conversation) – As the war in Gaza rages on, the situation in the West Bank […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trumptopia and Beyond: Is Reality the Biggest Fiction of All Today?

Trumptopia and Beyond: Is Reality the Biggest Fiction of All Today?

( Tomdispatch.com ) Yes, long ago, I dreamt of being a novelist. Two ancient manuscripts packed away in a distant corner of my closet attest […]

Tom Engelhardt

Dissent
Why Biden must cut Netanyahu off:  His Policies are Destroying Gaza, Killing Hostages, and Widening the War to the West Bank

Why Biden must cut Netanyahu off: His Policies are Destroying Gaza, Killing Hostages, and Widening the War to the West Bank

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – With the enormous weekend demonstrations in Israel, and Monday’s general strike called for by the Histadrut, the […]

H. Scott Prosterman

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