On October 7, 2023 – two years ago – the Hamas-led offensive was portrayed as “Israel’s 9/11” that came out of the blue. This assumption […]
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As Netanyahu moves toward full Takeover of Gaza, Israel faces a Crisis of international Credibility
By Amin Saikal, The University of Western Australia For all its claims of being a democracy that adheres to international law and the rules of […]
On Occidental College’s Disciplining of Students Protesting Gaza
Committee on Academic Freedom | Middle East Studies Association of North Africa | – Letter to the administration of Occidental College about disciplinary proceedings against […]
War Crimes Then and Now: Hiroshima to Gaza
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
By Gavin D. Madakumbura, University of California, Los Angeles and Alex Hall, University of California, Los Angeles (The Conversation) – Fire season is expanding in […]
Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril (HRW)
Israeli forces’ deadly attacks on schools sheltering Palestinian civilians highlight the absence of safe places for displaced people, the vast majority of Gaza’s population. Hundreds […]
We are What we Eat: A Step We all Can take to Fight Climate Breakdown
Greenfield, Mass. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Nuclear physicist Edward Teller predicted in 1959 that the risks of burning fossil fuels, by increasing carbon […]
“Awake my little ones and fill the Cup!” FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:2
Persian poetry of life and love
The Verdict of History: How political Calculations betrayed Gaza
( Middle East Monitor ) – The Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem released a comprehensive report on 27 July describing the Israeli war on Gaza […]
Flames to Floods: How Europe’s Devastating Wildfires are fuelling its next Climate Crisis
By Ioanna Stamataki, University of Greenwich (The Conversation) – In recent years, I have all too often found myself passing over an active wildfire when […]
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