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War Crimes Then and Now: Hiroshima to Gaza
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War Crimes Then and Now: Hiroshima to Gaza

Peter G. Prontzos

This week marks 80 years since the United States used its nuclear weapons against the civilian population of Japan in August 1945. Prior to that, […]

Wildfire Season is starting Weeks earlier in California – a new Study shows how Climate Change is driving the Expansion

Wildfire Season is starting Weeks earlier in California – a new Study shows how Climate Change is driving the Expansion

08/08/2025 By The Conversation

Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril (HRW)

Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril (HRW)

08/08/2025 By Human Rights Watch

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Israeli-Made Famine: Denial of Food Aid could Kill 22,000 Palestinians this Month, Half of them Children

Israeli-Made Famine: Denial of Food Aid could Kill 22,000 Palestinians this Month, Half of them Children

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that Israeli airstrikes and ground operations continued over the weekend […]

Juan Cole

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Setting the Record Straight:  Weaponizing Antisemitism to Cancel Academic Free Speech

Setting the Record Straight: Weaponizing Antisemitism to Cancel Academic Free Speech

( Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette) – As someone who believes deeply in human rights for all, who has spent a great deal of time in […]

Ted Swedenburg

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Trump and the End of the American Century

Trump and the End of the American Century

( Tomdispatch.com ) – With recent polls giving Donald Trump a reasonable chance of defeating President Biden in the November elections, commentators have begun predicting […]

Alfred W. McCoy

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Gaza: 400K Rally in DC against "Genocide Joe;" Massive Protests in Johannesburg, London, other Capitals

Gaza: 400K Rally in DC against “Genocide Joe;” Massive Protests in Johannesburg, London, other Capitals

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Millions of protesters came out around the world on Saturday, answering the call of Palestinian activists to rally against the […]

Juan Cole

International Court of Justice
What enforcement power does the International Court of Justice have in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?

What enforcement power does the International Court of Justice have in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel?

By Victor Peskin, Arizona State University | – South Africa says that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and has asked the International […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Civilian Casualties in Gaza Are No Accident

Civilian Casualties in Gaza Are No Accident

( Otherwords.org ) – By Mitchell Zimmerman | An old legal adage states: “Men are presumed to intend the natural consequences of their acts.” The […]

OtherWords

Democratic Party
Could Israel's Gaza Atrocity Spiral into a Red Sea War and Sink Biden's Reelection?

Could Israel’s Gaza Atrocity Spiral into a Red Sea War and Sink Biden’s Reelection?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Joe Biden and his administration believe that they can support the extremist Israeli government in its genocidal assault on the […]

Juan Cole

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US-UK Airstrikes Risk strengthening the Houthi Rebels in Yemen and the Region

US-UK Airstrikes Risk strengthening the Houthi Rebels in Yemen and the Region

By Mahad Darar, Colorado State University | – The U.S.- and U.K.-led strikes on the rebel Houthi group in Yemen represent a dramatic new turn […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
Every Day, Gaza Children face Death from Israeli Bombardment, Denial of Safe Water and Food: UNICEF

Every Day, Gaza Children face Death from Israeli Bombardment, Denial of Safe Water and Food: UNICEF

( Middle East Monitor) – After almost 100 days of violence, killing, bombardment and captivity for children in Gaza, their suffering continues, a UNICEF official […]

Middle East Monitor

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