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The Silence of the Scholars:  How leading Academics gave Cover to Genocide in Gaza
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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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The Media must stop Enabling Trump's Attention-Seeking use of Fascist Rhetoric

The Media must stop Enabling Trump’s Attention-Seeking use of Fascist Rhetoric

By Robert Danisch, University of Waterloo | – Donald Trump is campaigning for the presidency of the United States the same way that Adolf Hitler […]

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The Humanitarian Paradigm and the Normalization of Ethnic Cleansing

The Humanitarian Paradigm and the Normalization of Ethnic Cleansing

by Ramona Wadi ( Middle East Monitor ) – The despicable diplomacy which is allowing Israel to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians from Gaza is spoken […]

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Having Vanquished Gaza's Hospitals, Israel Turns to bombing Schools, Killing Dozens

Having Vanquished Gaza’s Hospitals, Israel Turns to bombing Schools, Killing Dozens

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Gaza Ministry of Health announced Sunday that on the previous day at least 80 people were killed by the […]

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Is there any Hope of a Ceasefire in Gaza?

Is there any Hope of a Ceasefire in Gaza?

By Paul Rogers | – ( OpenDemocracy.net ) – As we near the seventh week of the war in Gaza, the extent of the devastation […]

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Gaza/ Hiroshima: Could Israel Nuke the Palestinians?

Gaza/ Hiroshima: Could Israel Nuke the Palestinians?

By Joshua Frank | – ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Israel’s robust military, the fourth-strongest in the world, is ravaging Gaza and, along with armed settlers, […]

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Bahrain
What does the Gaza Conflict Mean for the UAE, the Abraham Accords and Saudi Normalization?

What does the Gaza Conflict Mean for the UAE, the Abraham Accords and Saudi Normalization?

Exeter, UK (Special to Informed Comment; Featured) – When the United Arab Emirates (UAE), along with several Arab states such as Bahrain and Morocco, normalized […]

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Israel/ Palestine
How Colonialist depictions of Palestinians feed Western Stereotypes of eastern "Barbarism"

How Colonialist depictions of Palestinians feed Western Stereotypes of eastern “Barbarism”

Elizabeth Vibert, University of Victoria | – Like so many other Palestinians, my friend Abeer Salah (not her real name) lives in exile. For Salah, […]

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The Hidden History of Hamas

The Hidden History of Hamas

by Akil N. Awan Follow @Akil_N_Awan on Twitter L ( The National Interest) – The savagery of Hamas’ heinous terrorist attack on October 7, which […]

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Is Israel deliberately Starving the Palestinians of Gaza? WFP Warns of Immediate Possibility of Man-made Famine

Is Israel deliberately Starving the Palestinians of Gaza? WFP Warns of Immediate Possibility of Man-made Famine

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the World Food Program of the United Nations urgently announced that Gaza faces widespread food shortages. Abeer Etefa, […]

Juan Cole

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