Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place (541–750 CE) in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring […]
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Israel and Iran: Itching for War, Playing with Fire
Newark, Delaware (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long wanted war with Iran and has all along been trying […]
Expressing Outrage at USC over its Decision to cancel Asna Tabassum’s Valedictory Address at Commencement
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association | – Carol Folt President, University of Southern California president@usc.edu Andrew Guzman Provost, University of Southern […]
Haiti Today, America Tomorrow? When Democracies Die, Mobs Take Over
( Tomdispatch.com ) – Haiti has descended into chaos. It’s had no president or parliament — and no elections either –for eight long years. Its […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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