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Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope
Donald Trump

Trump, at War with a Shiite Country, knows nothing of Martyrdom or Apocalyptic Hope

Juan Cole

To the packed crowd, he described Khamenei as a martyr, a spiritual guide, and the physician for pain.

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

Warriors and Soldiers and the War in Iran

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As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

As the Gulf Conflict widens, so does its Environmental Footprint

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Weaponizing Antisemitism

Weaponizing Antisemitism

By Ellen Cantarow and Jennifer Loewenstein | – ( Commondreams.org ) – All of us—and we are legion across the worldmust keep our eyes on […]

Common Dreams

Displaced and Refugees
Israel is not giving Aid Groups what they need to to run operational Responses the Gaza Emergency

Israel is not giving Aid Groups what they need to to run operational Responses the Gaza Emergency

By Raymond Offenheiser, University of Notre Dame | – (The Conversation) – Amid persistent calls from the United States and other countries that Israel needs […]

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Anti-Zionism
Antisemitism and Antizionism: A Dangerous Conflation

Antisemitism and Antizionism: A Dangerous Conflation

Montréal (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Antisemitism is making the headlines. The Israeli Prime Minister describes as antisemitic the accusation that Israel is committing […]

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Why are Algorithms called Algorithms? A brief History of the Persian Polymath you’ve likely never Heard of

Why are Algorithms called Algorithms? A brief History of the Persian Polymath you’ve likely never Heard of

By Debbie Passey, The University of Melbourne | – (The Conversation) – Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, […]

The Conversation

Dissent
War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young

War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young

By Norman Solomon ( Tomdispatch.com ) – Persisting in his support for an unpopular war, the Democrat in the White House has helped spark a […]

Tomdispatch

Dissent
Juan Cole: Israel and Campus Protests (Sea Change Radio)

Juan Cole: Israel and Campus Protests (Sea Change Radio)

Juan Cole: Israel, Gaza and Campus Protests, Part I on Sea Change Radio with Alex Wise. Transcript below. Or listen here: Pro-Palestinian student protests are […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel wants to destroy Gaza and annex the West Bank, but what do the Palestinians want?

Israel wants to destroy Gaza and annex the West Bank, but what do the Palestinians want?

( Middle East Monitor) – What is taking place in occupied Palestine is not a conflict between more or less equals, but a straightforward case […]

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censorship
Washington U.: Protesting Severe Beating by Police of Prof. Steve Tamari, Arrest, Suspension of Faculty and Students

Washington U.: Protesting Severe Beating by Police of Prof. Steve Tamari, Arrest, Suspension of Faculty and Students

Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association Dr. Andrew Martin Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis admartin@wustl.edu . . . We write on […]

Committee on Academic Freedom

Dissent
This Generation's Vietnam: Students are Protesting Israeli Genocide, meeting Media and Political Vilification

This Generation’s Vietnam: Students are Protesting Israeli Genocide, meeting Media and Political Vilification

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Pitching Pro-Palestine protest encampments on their campuses, students risk their futures and physical safety by putting their bodies […]

Dan Dinello

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