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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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Most Bigoted, Genocidal Representative in Congress smears Juan Cole as a Racist

Most Bigoted, Genocidal Representative in Congress smears Juan Cole as a Racist

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The House Committee on Education and the Workplace, headed by the increasingly unhinged Rep. Virginia Palmieri Foxx (R-NC), held another […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Men in Power: Iran's Raisi and the Death of a Enabler

Men in Power: Iran’s Raisi and the Death of a Enabler

Newark, Delaware (Special to Informed Comment) – In the words of the great poet Hafez, “Be happy that the tyrant did not make his way […]

Fariba Amini

Pentagon
The Pentagon’s .00035% Problem

The Pentagon’s .00035% Problem

( Tomdispatch.com ) – There are constants in this world — occurrences you can count on. Sunrises and sunsets. The tides. That, day by day, […]

Nick Turse

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Recognizing Palestine: "In Darkest Episode of 21st Century ... Spaniards were on the Right Side of History."

Recognizing Palestine: “In Darkest Episode of 21st Century … Spaniards were on the Right Side of History.”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The announcement Wednesday that Spain, Ireland and Norway will recognize the State of Palestine diplomatically on May 28 is not […]

Juan Cole

Democracy
With Biden’s Bear Hug of Israeli Atrocities, World’s View of American Democracy Craters

With Biden’s Bear Hug of Israeli Atrocities, World’s View of American Democracy Craters

( Middle East Monitor ) – The Democracy Perception Index (DPI) issued its 2024 report on 8 May, revealing important and interesting shifts in global […]

Ramzy Baroud

Israel/ Palestine
As international support for an independent Palestine grows, here’s what Israelis and Palestinians now Think of the Two-state Solution

As international support for an independent Palestine grows, here’s what Israelis and Palestinians now Think of the Two-state Solution

By Colin John Irwin, University of Liverpool | – With the announcement by Norway and Ireland that they have recognised Palestine as an independent state, […]

The Conversation

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Erdogan Warns that Israel will come for Turkish Territory after Taking Gaza

Erdogan Warns that Israel will come for Turkish Territory after Taking Gaza

Istanbul (Special to Informed Comment) -On May 15, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed that Israel will “set eyes on Turkish territory” after Gaza. Erdoğan […]

Volkan Isbasaran

Bill of Rights
Protesting U of Texas-Dallas Arrest and Suspension of  Faculty and Students Peacefully Protesting against Gaza War

Protesting U of Texas-Dallas Arrest and Suspension of Faculty and Students Peacefully Protesting against Gaza War

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Dr. Richard C. Benson President,  University of Texas at Dallas president@utdallas.edu . . . We […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Food Security
Housing, Not Handcuffs: The Moral Response to Homelessness

Housing, Not Handcuffs: The Moral Response to Homelessness

By Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes ( Tomdispatch.com ) – On April 22nd, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Grants Pass v. Johnson, […]

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