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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
Academic Freedom

The Silence of the Scholars: How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza

Shamai Leibowitz

Silver Spring, Md. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – The true measure of a scholar is not the number of books they publish or the […]

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

“But still the Vine her ancient Ruby Yields:” Fitzgerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:5

08/22/2025 By Juan Cole

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

‘All Eyes On Gaza City’ as Israel Ramps Up Campaign of Conquest and Ethnic Cleansing

08/22/2025 By Common Dreams

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Demanding an End to Israel's Military Assault on Gaza's Educational Sector

Demanding an End to Israel’s Military Assault on Gaza’s Educational Sector

Committee on Academic Freedom, Middle East Studies Association. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu  Fax: +972-2-5664838   Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant pniot@mod.gov.il   Brigadier General Hisham […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Corruption
7 Questions to ask to Protect yourself from Medicare Advantage Scams

7 Questions to ask to Protect yourself from Medicare Advantage Scams

Diane Archer ( Common Dreams ) – During this Medicare Open Enrollment period, ask yourself these seven questions. And, please know that you can always […]

Common Dreams

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Israelis and Palestinians:  It will be Worse Next Time

Israelis and Palestinians: It will be Worse Next Time

Storrs, CT (Special to Informed Comment) – Israelis and Palestinians have already entered hell. The casualties, the wounded, the hostages, the displacement of people and […]

Jeremy Pressman

Israel/ Palestine
The Humanitarian Pause in Gaza Proves Diplomacy Works: Now we need a Real Ceasefire

The Humanitarian Pause in Gaza Proves Diplomacy Works: Now we need a Real Ceasefire

A quick FAQ on the agreement between Israel and Hamas to release hostages and pause the fighting. By Khury Petersen-Smith and Phyllis Bennis | – […]

Foreign Policy in Focus

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In the Face of Death, Destruction and Displacement, Beauty plays a Vital Role in Gaza

In the Face of Death, Destruction and Displacement, Beauty plays a Vital Role in Gaza

By Stephanie Acker, Clark University | – A small group of children in Gaza sit on a lavender and white blanket around a small tray […]

The Conversation

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50 Israeli Hostages to be exchanged for 150 Palestinian "Prisoners" -- Why the Prisoners are also Hostages

50 Israeli Hostages to be exchanged for 150 Palestinian “Prisoners” — Why the Prisoners are also Hostages

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al Jazeera reports that Qatar successfully brokered the exchange of 50 Israeli hostages held by Hamas for 150 Palestinians held […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Israel's Sustained Bombing Created Massive Gaza Disease Risk: Overcrowded Shelters, Dirty Water and breakdown of Basic Sanitation

Israel’s Sustained Bombing Created Massive Gaza Disease Risk: Overcrowded Shelters, Dirty Water and breakdown of Basic Sanitation

By Yara M. Asi, University of Central Florida | – (The Conversation) – After more than a month of being subjected to sustained bombing, the […]

The Conversation

Israel/ Palestine
When Palestinians “Die” and Israelis get “Killed” in the same War

When Palestinians “Die” and Israelis get “Killed” in the same War

Written bySafa Written byMariam A. Federal Building, San Francisco, October 20, 2023. Hundreds of people from many backgrounds came together outside Senator Nancy Pelosi’s office, […]

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The Israeli Right Wing's Genocidal Dream of the "River to the Sea"

The Israeli Right Wing’s Genocidal Dream of the “River to the Sea”

(Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – While the US mainstream media and most political leaders have condemned ceasefire rallies for embracing the cry “from the […]

Mark Karlin

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