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Cowardly Israeli Murder of 5 Journalists, including Anas al-Sharif, Smearing them as Hamas
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Cowardly Israeli Murder of 5 Journalists, including Anas al-Sharif, Smearing them as Hamas

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Israeli state by now has a long and sanguinary history of murdering writers and journalists in cold blood. In […]

As Summer Temperatures Soar, Iran’s Water Crisis Worsens

As Summer Temperatures Soar, Iran’s Water Crisis Worsens

08/11/2025 By Global Voices

Why the Gaza War won’t End: Israel’s Strategic Goal has been Ethnic Cleansing

Why the Gaza War won’t End: Israel’s Strategic Goal has been Ethnic Cleansing

08/11/2025 By Foreign Policy in Focus

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In Fit of anti-Palestinian Hatred, Congress tries to Outlaw "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free"

In Fit of anti-Palestinian Hatred, Congress tries to Outlaw “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the chanting of the phrase “From the river to the […]

Juan Cole

Corruption
SecState Blinken is Squelching Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Units for Killings or Rapes

SecState Blinken is Squelching Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Units for Killings or Rapes

By Brett Murphy | – ( ProPublica ) – A special State Department panel recommended months ago that Secretary of State Antony Blinken disqualify multiple […]

ProPublica

Colonialism
Colonialists have long used Starvation as a Tool of Oppression

Colonialists have long used Starvation as a Tool of Oppression

By Ateqah Khaki, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation | – In this episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we continue our conversation about […]

The Conversation

Climate Crisis
Playing Russian Roulette with our Only Planet:  Middle East Gets Failing Grades on Climate Action

Playing Russian Roulette with our Only Planet: Middle East Gets Failing Grades on Climate Action

This is my latest column for Tomdispatch.com. Do check in over there for Tom Engelhardt’s essential introduction. ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Last September witnessed what […]

Juan Cole

Colonialism
Palestinian History: Understanding the Past, Engaging with the Present

Palestinian History: Understanding the Past, Engaging with the Present

My 20-minute presentation on Israel Palestine is the first segment in the below below. In recognition of Arab American Heritage Month and in light of […]

Juan Cole

Artificial Intelligence
A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender

A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender

( Code Pink ) – The Israeli online magazine +972 has published a detailed report on Israel’s use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system called […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

censorship
The NYT's Palestinian-Israeli Lexicon:  Special Edition of the Ghoul's Glossary

The NYT’s Palestinian-Israeli Lexicon: Special Edition of the Ghoul’s Glossary

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – American humorist and, oddly, horror author, Ambrose Bierce (d. 1913), produced a serial, staccato newspaper column consisting of humorous and […]

Juan Cole

Iran
Shadow War no more: With Direct Warfare between Israel and Iran, is there any going Back?

Shadow War no more: With Direct Warfare between Israel and Iran, is there any going Back?

By Javed Ali, University of Michigan | – For decades, Iran and Israel have been engaged in a “shadow war.” Falling short of direct military […]

The Conversation

Anti-intellectualism
Protesting Columbia University's Arbitrary Suspension and Eviction of Students

Protesting Columbia University’s Arbitrary Suspension and Eviction of Students

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Minouche Shafik President, Columbia University officeofthepresident@columbia.edu    Dennis Mitchell Provost, Columbia University dml48@cumc.columbia.edu . […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

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