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How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation
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How the Heartbreaking Story of 5-Year-Old Hind Rajab begot an Effective Human Rights Foundation

Dan Steinbock

As The Voice of Hind Rajab is winning over Hollywood, the real-life story is fostering complicity allegations against the Israeli military and Western complicity. New […]

“A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse, and Thou:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:11

“A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse, and Thou:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:11

09/09/2025 By Juan Cole

Gaza Diary: How I risk Death to feed my Family

Gaza Diary: How I risk Death to feed my Family

09/09/2025 By Open Democracy

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How Trees and Forests Heal us and make for Well-Being,

How Trees and Forests Heal us and make for Well-Being,

Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Korean scientists have confirmed that walking through forest areas improved older women’s blood pressure, lung capacity and […]

H. Patricia Hynes

Climate Crisis
As Climate Chaos Accelerates, Governments can’t Afford any other Priority

As Climate Chaos Accelerates, Governments can’t Afford any other Priority

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In December, the New York Times reported that “Earth is finishing up its warmest year in the past 174 years and […]

Stan Cox

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From the Siege of Leningrad to the Siege of Gaza: Colonialist Mentality

From the Siege of Leningrad to the Siege of Gaza: Colonialist Mentality

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment) – Eighty years ago, on January 27, 1944, people in the street were hugging each other and weeping with joy. […]

Yakov M. Rabkin

Israel/ Palestine
UN’s top Court orders Israel to ‘Prevent Genocide’ in Gaza

UN’s top Court orders Israel to ‘Prevent Genocide’ in Gaza

By Michelle Farrell, University of Liverpool | – (The Conversation) – In a landmark decision – and with the whole world watching – the International […]

The Conversation

National Security State
Ron DeSantis: Yet Another Cog in Guantanamo's Torture Machine

Ron DeSantis: Yet Another Cog in Guantanamo’s Torture Machine

Roy Eidelson ( Commondreams.org ) – Recently, there have been troubling revelations about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis — a leading 2024 GOP presidential aspirant — […]

Common Dreams

Displaced and Refugees
Israel's Reputation forever Besmirched by UN Court Injunction to Cease Genociding Palestinians

Israel’s Reputation forever Besmirched by UN Court Injunction to Cease Genociding Palestinians

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The International Court of Justice’s ruling on “provisional measures” regarding the allegation of genocide against Israel for its behavior in […]

Juan Cole

Houthi
Biden Must Choose Between a Ceasefire in Gaza and a Regional War

Biden Must Choose Between a Ceasefire in Gaza and a Regional War

( Code Pink ) – In the topsy-turvy world of corporate media reporting on U.S. foreign policy, we have been led to believe that U.S. […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Israel/ Palestine
Western moral Credibility is dying along with Thousands of Gaza Citizens

Western moral Credibility is dying along with Thousands of Gaza Citizens

By Shaun Narine, St. Thomas University (Canada) | – The western world’s feeble response to Israel’s attack on Gaza has severely damaged the West’s already […]

The Conversation

Democratic Party
Israel's Victory in Gaza turns Pyrrhic as a Majority of Youths and Democrats brand it Genocidal

Israel’s Victory in Gaza turns Pyrrhic as a Majority of Youths and Democrats brand it Genocidal

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Israel is losing its campaign against Gaza not so much on the battlefield — though it is unclear that very […]

Juan Cole

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