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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

08/20/2025 By Rebecca Gordon

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The Thin Line Between Political Censorship and Fighting Fake News in Iran

The Thin Line Between Political Censorship and Fighting Fake News in Iran

By Mahsa Alimardani | (Global Voices) | – – The Iranian government is reportedly taking steps to expand regulations on large public news channels on […]

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Climate Change
Trump’s plan to drown World in Oil is a Planetary Nightmare

Trump’s plan to drown World in Oil is a Planetary Nightmare

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Scroll through Donald Trump’s campaign promises or listen to his speeches and you could […]

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Donald Trump
Why do GOP Presidents get to go Hard Right, and Dems are just GOP Lite?

Why do GOP Presidents get to go Hard Right, and Dems are just GOP Lite?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I belong to no organized political party. I am a Democrat. After it was confirmed that […]

Juan Cole

Employment
It’s the Economy, Stupid:  Ending ‘Religious’ Violence in the Middle East

It’s the Economy, Stupid: Ending ‘Religious’ Violence in the Middle East

Moha Ennaji | (Project Syndicate) | – – FEZ – The escalation of radicalism, violence, and civil wars in the Middle East since the so-called […]

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump claims torture 'works' – but what does the science say?

Donald Trump claims torture ‘works’ – but what does the science say?

By Coral Dando | (The Conversation) | – – The US president-elect Donald Trump has on several occasions insisted that torture is a good idea […]

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Climate Change
Fearful of Trump Climate Conspiracy nuts, Scientists Fervently Copy Data

Fearful of Trump Climate Conspiracy nuts, Scientists Fervently Copy Data

TeleSur | – – “People have felt a call to arms. We need to be outspoken,” said Adam Campbell, a researcher at Ross Ice Shelf […]

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After Aleppo, Russians prepare to defy Trump re: their Iran Alliance

After Aleppo, Russians prepare to defy Trump re: their Iran Alliance

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – the left-leaning Lebanese newspaper al-Safir [Ambassador] reports that the armed resistance to the regime of Bashar […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
2/3s of Palestinians think 2-state solution doomed & 52% say Trump Should stay out of Mideast

2/3s of Palestinians think 2-state solution doomed & 52% say Trump Should stay out of Mideast

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Two thirds of Palestinians believe the two-state solution is no longer viable and want Palestinian President […]

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Children
A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue

A Yemeni Child Dies Every 10 Minutes as Saudi Attacks Continue

TeleSur | – – The U.N. said malnutrition and other preventable diseases are killing thousands of children in Yemen as its health system is on […]

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